Suburban Postal Rates and Newspaper Circulation
The Daily Journal reports postal changes and reduced rates for agents, with details on subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions, and options by mail prepaid. It notes where to obtain the Indianapolis papers and discusses political and international topics of the era, including discussions on Panama, Bryan, and imperial movements, in a period-voice summary.
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Mr. Bryan
Improve railway safety with extra watchman on trains
The text argues that machinery cannot replace human alertness and endurance, noting a dedicated lookout duty aboard ships and urging an extra watchman on the 10 comotive of every passenger train to guard against collisions.
Indiana earns wide influence in House committee choices
Speaker Cannon’s appointment of sixty committees reflects a measured balance of public aims and personal ambitions. Indiana gains the largest recognition yet, with chairmanships of key panels in a five state bloc including Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota. Hemenway and Overstreet receive major posts, Crumpacker leads census duties, and Landis handles printing amid broad Republican praise.
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Cannon
Indiana
Middle West
Illinois
Wisconsin
Iowa
Minnesota
Hemenway
Charles B. Landis
Fairbanks
Congress
Hepburn Pure Food Bill Prompts Washington Debate
Washington dispatches report a coming clash over the Hepburn pure food bill. It passed the House and was favorably reported to the Senate, with a conference memo rial urging passage. The bill aims to curb adulteration and false labeling of imported and domestic foods and beverages, a concern echoed by manufacturers and the public.
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Washington
House
Congress
Senate
Secretary of Agriculture
United States
New York
Illinois
Wisconsin
District of Columbia
United
District of Jumbia
West
Indiana
Hepburn bill urged to curb adulterated bottled drinks
The article argues strong for federal power to regulate interstate commerce to stop adulterated beverages like blackberry wine and other mislabeled foods. It notes a Philadelphia case, a Cincinnati firm, and a warning by Ohio’s pure food commissioner. Congress can act across state lines. state laws suffice only within a state. Public policy and health demand such a law.
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Jamaica
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Pure Food Commissioner of
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Congress
Indianapolis Retail Trade Prosperity Amid Winter Rush
The mild fall delayed winter shopping but a ten day cold snap boosted trade in Indianapolis. Holiday buying surged as shops filled with customers and a wide stock of goods met public demand. Merchants praised quality, fair dealing, and the expanding retail district, noting department stores rival larger cities and attract regional shoppers.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis Hog Market Remains Strong in Week Review
The Journal notes Indianapolis holds its ground as a major hog market and packing center. Week receipts reached 11,000 with year to date ahead of last year by over 250,000. November receipts exceed last year by about 4,500, while local packers bought 26,521 during the week versus 21,761 a year ago. Indiana, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, and Nebraska lead hog production in the region.
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Omaha
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Iowa
Illinois
Missouri
Nebraska
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Rush
Hog production shifts as population grows across states
The article notes hog numbers rising with population but lagging in the East while North Central states expand output. Indiana, a major corn and hog state, remains a key market hub as demand grows. comments on war era recruitment and education stats follow, with brief items on the ship subsidy debate and historic anniversaries.
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North Atlantic
New England
New York
New Jersey
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Indiana
Change in Business and Seasonal Remarks
Sassafras George paid his quarterly city call today, plans to close sassafras business and raise ginseng instead, Franklin Star reports. A Cambridge City Tribune reflection notes snow separates living from existing, as sidewalks are cleared for residents and not for those who merely exist.
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The Exacting Coal Trust Exposed in Indiana Trade
A Well known manufacturer in Ligonier is cited as a sample of the coal trust’s extortionate practices. The item references payments in local notices and complimentary tickets, illustrating pressure on small businesses. The Madison Statehouse scene adds a civic tone to the report.
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Coal Trust
Ligonier
Coal shipment leads to contract threat in Ligonier
A man faced pressure after bringing a load of coal to his home for domestic use. He was warned that breaking his contract by diverting any portion of the shipment for other purposes could result in its abrogation, according to the Ligonier Banner.
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Ligonier Banner
Quail Cause Car Crash Near Augusta Damages Car Fronts
A Tuesday afternoon collision east of Augusta involving an electric car and a covey of quail shattered two large front windows. Four quails were killed, and the item quips that hunters might fare better taking trolley cars rather than shotguns when seeking the Bob White, as noted by the Zionsville Times.
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Augusta
Merry Bob White
Zionsville
Largest steer in Indiana headed for St Louis fair
A Roan steer weighing 2700 pounds, four years old, purchased Monday by eight Greentown youths, will be fattened for the St Louis world’s fair. James Swope owns the farm near Greentown, two miles south and a half mile east.
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Indiana
James Swope
Greentown
St. Louis
Long-lost Kansas brother visits Plymouth washer
Mrs. Mary Reese, earning a living by washing for twenty years, was visited at Thanksgiving by a brother from Kansas she had not seen in over thirty years. He will provide for her, ending her need to wash for others, proving the proverb that work and patience bring reward. Also notes impressive corn yields from W N Williams and J R Overstreet, with ears weighing up to two and a half pounds and extensive totals for the season.
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Kansas
Plymouth Tribune
W. N. Williams
Edinburg
J. R. Overstreet
Indiana
The Humorists Living on the Proceeds
A Philadelphia Ledger blurb notes humorists claim a man in winter lies on his automobile because he cannot afford to run it. The twist is that he has sold the car.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Courage to take cold bath on winter mornings
Briggs asks Griggs about cold bath courage on winter mornings. Griggs admits he missed it this morning because there was no hot water. This town topic style exchange highlights domestic routine and small humor.
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Griggs
Ready-made suit sparks price joke exchange
In a light remark, Kloseman disputes paying high prices for custom clothes. He shows a ready-made suit bought for $7 and jokes that admitting a $90 price would require a phone call to confirm. The quip appears in a Philadelphia Presa column.
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Tight Chest Cold Shown In Conversational Exchange
A Philadelphia Press snippet depicts Mr Stinjay muttering about a cold settled in his chest and the hostess noting sympathy. The hostess's boy chimes in noting he was told by his father that Stinjay was "tight-chested" amid the polite exchange.
Why Do You Sit Near the Bass Drum and Cymbals
An exchange between two theatergoers, Mr Comrox explains to an old friend that he sits near the bass drum and cymbals to stay awake during a grand opera, lest he disgrace his mother and daughters with falling asleep.
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Colombia
Grover Cleveland
America
Mr. Bryan
Judas Iscariot
Truth and Lies in a Lawyer Client Exchange
A Chicago News quip has a lawyer demanding the client reveal the truth fully before taking the case. The client asks where to begin and the lawyer suggests starting with exact finances. In other exchanges, playful to sharp put downs explore honesty and prevarication among witty figures.
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Chicago News
Indiana Editorial Notes on Public Figures and Politics
A compilation of quotes from Indiana newspapers criticizing and commenting on politicians, finance leaders, and national policy. It mentions William Jennings Bryan, the State Board of Agriculture seeking damages, support for incumbents, James Whitcomb Riley, Morgan and Rockefeller, Tammany Hall, and J Pierpont Morgan's supposed pick for the next presidential race.
Indiana Democrats eye Hoosier candidates for national ticket
Indiana political observers discuss possible presidential and vice presidential choices among John W. Kern, Ben F. Shively, and Robert W. Miers. The article notes Kern and Shively as strong figures in Indiana and Miers as a leading reformist, with East Coast and local factions weighing eastern versus western nominees and the influence of Toy story mentions of Taggart and local party leaders.
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Indianapolis
Ben F. Shively
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Can't Beat Them A Batch Of Little Stories
A constituent reads a hotel sign Dont Blow Out the Gas and is billed 40 cents extra for burning gas all night. The hotel keeper quips that you cant get ahead of them. In a separate tale a warehouse owner receives a $10 rat catcher bill and asks if he gets anything for the rats.
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Cleovercus
Uysilius
Chicago Tribune
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Washington
George
St. Louise
Philadelphia Press
Simplicity and Charity of Nobel Laureate Mommeen
The New York Christian Advocate recalls Professor Mommeen as a childlike, simple man who won a Nobel prize of 150000 marks last year and donated 5000 marks to Charlottenburg libraries and 1000 to the University of Leipsic for papyrus collections. It notes his humility and contrasts him with William Nast, father of Albert J. Nast, praising his lifelong simplicity and learning.
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Charlottenburg
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William Nast
Albert J. Nast
Christian Apologist
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Christian Advocate
Morning May Wren Funeral Observed, Gardener Recalls
A gardener recalls a strange May incident as wrens gathered in two semi circular festoons outside a window and twittered mournfully. The birds then released and flew off, leaving a dead wren beneath the eaves observed by the narrator and a visiting naturalist.
Barber recounts queer customer and eyebrow pencil moment
A Philadelphia Record excerpt recalls a barber noting queer clients and a man who enjoyed facial massage hot towels and scented salve. The tale climaxes with the client asking for eyebrows to be penciled, prompting the barber’s quip about surprise and delight.
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Philadelphia Record
Remarkable Undertaker Sign On New York Church Door
A visiting couple from the country tours St Pauls Chapel in New York. Their escort notes the churchs claim to age while the visitor remarks that every sexton here is an undertaker allowed to advertise on the church door. The exchange highlights a curious trend in the city.
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New York
St. Paul's Chapel
Sexton
New York Times
Cat causes stage giggle during Madame Sans Gene play
Kathryn Kidder recalls a laundry scene mishap when a theater cat wandered on stage. She picked up the cat to calm it, then continued as the audience erupted in laughter, realizing the feline was hidden near the red hot range. The York Times report notes the humorous incident.
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