Anglophone musings on news and folly from the era
A jumble of 1920s style notices and reflections, noting disasters, science claims, social trends, and political curiosities. It references a mine disaster, Turk identity questions, infant mortality efforts, a new aero plane equipped auto, and various court and social anecdotes across cities like Nome New York Maine and Seattle.
Telegraph Operators Duel With Machines Over Morse Legacy
The piece recalls the long clash between human telegraphers led by the Morse method and automated printing systems. After a 1907 strike, one company briefly returned to key and sounder work, citing machine unreliability and storm sensitivity. Wheatstone is noted as an early but now largely supplanted system, with long distance lines reshaped by repeaters and printing telegraphs replacing many automated attempts.
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England
Chicago
San Francisco
How Far Free Speech Can Go with Safety
A historical view argues that free speech must be exercised with regard to community welfare and must conform to law. It rejects anarchy and demands government by laws, not men, with speech regulated to protect reputations and public order while allowing honest opinion within legal bounds.
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Republic
Criticise French System of Criminal Law Critique of French criminal procedure and jail conditions
The essay argues against France’s judge as public prosecutor and commends American fairness while criticizing the U S system for the third degree. It contrasts open in court questioning with secret torture in police stations and condemns coercive interrogation as a disgrace to civilization and freedom.
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Mme. Steinkeil
Five Dairy Cows and Twenty Acres of Corn
A small tenant farm in San gamon county reports yearly costs and profits from dairy and poultry. Five cows yielded 404.81 from butter plus 159.97 net dairy profit after feed, totaling 509.69 from cattle, with poultry and eggs adding 304.67 and 183.04 respectively. Overall, after expenses, the farm shows a substantial net income, plus outside work and corn value, suggesting medium profits for a tenant operation. Cement promotes thrift initiatives for barnyard improvements and house work.
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Nollach
Mir Leigh F Maxey
Sangamon County
Mr. Nollsch
Timois
State
Call Your
Care of Plow After Harvest
Instructions urge wiping dirt from wood and iron plow parts, applying a good coating to metal for spring use. Emphasizes avoiding delays in future scouring and ensuring plow readiness.
Plan to feed lambs through barn without wide doors
A. Rosa of Livingston County Michigan describes a barn layout that feeds lambs on the ground floor via trap and secondary doors, avoiding wide openings. The design includes trap doors three feet high and six feet long, with sliding sections that can be closed to protect the interior while enabling access from front and rear doors.
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A. Rosa
Livingston County
Michigan
Childish Side at Turin Gala Prompts Contested Judgments
A fragmentary tale discusses Dr. Lombroso and a Turin event where a guest judges a boy’s behavior. The narrative notes a boy’s silence during a breakfast, a cried protest, and the guest’s departure, hinting at judgments of morality and propriety amid a chaotic scene.
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Italy
New York
Werles
Denealy
Lombroso
Newbom
Wedding Rings Across Ireland and Jewish Traditions
The article discusses the cultural significance of wedding rings in Ireland and Jewish ceremonies, noting heirloom value passed through generations, regional esteem, and historical inscriptions. It contrasts Irish customs with Jewish practice, mentions money gifts for ring purchase, and describes rings as symbols of eternity and continuity.
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Ireland
Isles
Bathiess and bathing customs amid a canal voyage tale
A fragmented account blends Bathiess ritual bathing on St. Peter's Day with a maritime scene describing the first fleet of ships for canal operation. It mentions annual bathing, warnings against baths, and a demonstration of canal freight capacity, ending with a sailor's puzzled remark about a ship’s maneuver.
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