Locals That Might Be Written
A bustling collection of small notices and character sketches from town life. Col Eph Hiekins enjoys new patent leather shoes. Deputy Sheriff Bluton loses a silver timepiece to a gypsy fortune teller. Liza Bet Samuels, a town landmark, undergoes dental work. Dane Ilopper and Jed Hawkine stir local chatter. Political quips and humorous vignettes mix with anecdotes about Tod Peters, Bug Batles, Luke Marks, Tut Toterholmer, and a serialized moral essay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eph Hiekins
Bluton
Benwick
Liza Bet Samuels
Dane Ilopper
Hagan
Ian Bobbitt
Vince
Jed Hawkine
Jo Kenilworth
Legislateur
Kurnel Ace Simpkins
Abe Lincoln
Tod Peters
General Assembly
Tod
Bug Batles
Lem Samuels
Bug
Luke Marks
Greece
Turkey
Toterholmer
OL Odler
Witymen
Congress Passes Major Revenue Bill With Tariffs and Taxes
Congress approved a sweeping revenue bill aimed at raising about 205 million dollars annually through higher income, inheritance, war munitions, and excise taxes. The measure raises rates for high incomes, imposes new munitions taxes, boosts tariffs on dyestuffs, and creates a labor commission, with bipartisan support and provisions to retaliate against Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Administration
Crimmins
Kenyon
LaPollette
Norris Anul Clapp
United States Lab Commission
Great Britain
Federal Land Bank
National Farm Loan Associations
Det
Rifty
Dr Kings New Life Pills Advertisement Claim
An old advertising pitch urges relief from constipation with Dr Kings New Life Pills. It touts impurities and sluggish liver as causes, promises mild bowel movements, and claims a dose tonight will make you cheerful at breakfast. Available at druggists for 25 cents.
Fragmented Poem and Farewell Prayer by Max Ehrmann
A garbled OCR passage mixes travel fare notes including prices and car types with a Max Ehrmann reflection poem. The prayer seeks daily work, courage, generosity, restraint, gratitude, and lasting gentleness across life’s tempests and aging.
Errors of Men in a Distant Dream of Power
The narrator recalls men swindling in horse trades and fighting for the last word in debates. Tales describe a bully attacking a newspaper editor, a jostled clownish press world, and a racer bribery scheme. The piece shifts to Solomon’s wisdom and grandeur, then warns of pride and deadly sin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Taylor
Wills
Wildcat Fork
Panther Creek
Sanctani
Nemesis
Jock
Solomon
Heaven
Earth
Tim
Easy Fu Dollars and a Bridgeport Janitor Tale
A Bridgeport janitor plans to quit after hearing of higher pay at munitions works a dollar a day. He returns to his old job but recalls the promised pay, while Congress approves a rural delivery bill allowing motorcycles or sidecars for routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Abe
Bridgeport
Conn
Darkey
Abe
Mr. Blank
Dollahy
Congress
Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
An old advert promotes Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as essential for prompt relief from Coke and diarrhoea. It urges timely treatment before a physician arrives and notes the medicine's wide availability and strong reputation.
Two Cigarettes One Match Tale From Waldorf Astoria
John Wilson, brother of Equitable Life vice president George T. Wilson, recounted a hotel talk about a superstition that it is bad luck to light more than two cigarettes with one match. An Irish secretary objected, saying the fiasco would make a fine scam to spread the rumor. The directorate supposedly kept to two for prudence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Herald
John €. Wilson
George JT. Wilson
Equitable Life ‘Reserance Society
Waldrof-Astoria
Dre
Matcd
Col
Wilson
Condense Commandments Proposal Revisions by Episcopal Bishops
A proposal to shorten the first five of the ten commandments is submitted to the Episcopal Church. The commission of bishops clergy and lay men recommends changes including no other gods before me no graven images no taking the Lord's name in vain and keeping the Sabbath while honoring parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Protestant Episcopal Church
Commission of Bishops
Schwab tore up a million dollar salary contract
A legendary tale recounts Charles Schwab cancelling a $1,000,000 annual salary contract after Carnegie’s steel merger. The episode, cited by Carnegie and others, portrays Schwab as driven by purpose over wealth, highlighting his influence in the steel industry and his knack for recognizing opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie
The
Steel Corporation
Carnegie Company
Charlex
J.P. Morgan
Schwab
Heath
Monrigan
Carnegie
Charles
Bond
Carniighe
Mr Jones
Charlie Schwab
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Union Drug Co
Rexall” Store
North Carolina College OF Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
Great Technical College
B. Owen
West Raleigh
N. C
Vador
Alee
Monroe
Henderson Roller Mills
Gordon Si Investient CO
Philadelphia Life Ins. Co
Farmers and Merchants’ Bank Bldg
Monroe, N. C
Kristian Herald
Hinself
Levnsky
Goldstein
Mr. Goldstein
Levinsky
Levincky
Custon House
Belpts
Tayeel
Max Ehrmann
Thos. A. Edison
Weaver College
Weaverville, N.C
Union
Banner Counties
J. R. Walker
A. M
Prestiont
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