Debts, Policies, and Press Freedom in 19th Century Debate
The piece analyzes postwar U S debt declines and per capita interest, compares international debt, praises fixed maturity bonds, and cites Explorer Baldwin. It questions Cuba policy, mocks Coxeyism, and condemns a Texas court's suppression of public testimony, defending free speech rights.
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O. P. Austin
Washington
Bureau of Statistics
North American Review
France
Great Britain
Press Freedom in Houston Contempt Case Sparks Debate
A Houston judge barred printing proceedings from a murder case, prompting contempt charges against the Houston Chronicle. The dispute raises questions about judicial power versus constitutional protections of free speech and press, and whether courts may prohibit coverage of ongoing trials.
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Houston
Texas
Gillespie
Local
Criminal Court
Houston Chronicle
Chronicle
United States
Congress
California Supreme Court
Unusual Kansas Marriage Ad Sparks Comment Amid Political Talk
A Kansas woman advertises for a husband citing her state’s originality. A Republican leader urges credit for good intentions from the President. The piece jokes about hot places and proposes a new arbitration board with sports names to negotiate with coal operators if they reject the ruling.
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Kansas
Arbitration Commission
John L. Sulivan
James J. Corbett
Robert Fitzsimmons
James J. Jeffries
Terence McGovern
New York's Political Spin and The Nebraska Salary Standoff
The piece ridicules reaction to fear of mice and mocks Washington scientists for ignoring a woman who once pursued a chair. It urges New York to send Tim Sullivan to the House and Bill Devery to the Senate, and notes Dr. E Benjamin Andrews refusing Nebraska University salary raises, hinting at impropriety.
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Washington
New York
Tim Sullivan
House of Representatives
Bill Devery
Senate
Congress
E. Benjamin Andrews
Nebraska University
King's china valued at two million in royal palaces
An estimate places King Edward's porcelain collection at Buckingham and Windsor palaces at about two million dollars. The piece notes public interest in royal holdings and hints at potential unrest over such valuables in a hypothetical riot involving a Pima Indian maid servant.
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Edward
Buckingham
Windsor Palaces
Woman's fear of mice explained by experts
A 19th century overview cites Professor McGee and other scientists attributing women's antipathy to mice as an inherited trait from primitive ancestors or a consequence of clothing. The piece notes theories from the ethnology bureau in Washington and debates whether trousers would blunt the fear.
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McGee
Bureau of Ethnology
Washington
Arizona
New Mexico
Mexico
Dr. Salmon
United States Bureau of Animal Industry
Otis Mason
Smithsonian Institution
Stejnegar
National Museum
Yankee Ingenuity and Grasshopper Turkeys in New England
A Boston dispatch notes a Massachusetts tobacco planter training turkeys to hunt grasshoppers, turning field pests into profit. The piece playfully imagines further seasonal miracles and reflects on frontier schemes like wolf scalps and self milking animals. It also comments on the Senate Territorial committee handling New Mexico before Arizona and end with Chancellor Andrews’s football remark.
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New England
Boston
San Francisco
Old Bay State
Massachusetts
Dispatch
Colorado
Whitcomb Riley
Senate Territorial Committee
New Mexico
Arizona
Election remarks praise Judge Cowan and Mr Plumer
The citizens of Pima county congratulate Judge Cowan on his legislative election and commend N E Plumer for a clean canvass and swift campaign. The piece cautions Republicans not to blame Cubans for their plight.
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Pima County
Judge Cowan
N. E. Plumer
Leprosy Progress Linked to Fish Abstinence
A London Polyclinic lecturer stated at a meeting that leprosy progress could be halted if patients fully abstain from fish. He cited cases from his experience including a blind man with long-standing muscular atrophy who, after eighteen months of fish abstinence and low-dose arsenite, showed disappearance of patches on hands and feet.
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London
Fully informed Naggsby and the Golds bys dialogue
In a brief exchange in the Los Angeles Herald, Naggsby asks if the Golds bys are known and Wagesby affirms, recalling a hired girl who once worked for them a year before joining their household.
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Goldsbys
Los Angeles Herald
The Sense of Light in Newborn Vision Development
The article traces how newborn vision begins as light vs darkness awareness and gradually learns depth, distance, and three dimensional shapes. It notes double vision early, the role of touch in learning sight, cases of recovered sight, and emphasizes careful eye care for infants to guard against bright light.
Quip About Quarrel Sparks a Family Laugh
A witty exchange between Harry and Uncle George highlights a marital dispute after one family member notes temper. The humor rests on two people blamed for the quarrel and a mother-in-law as the second party in the row.
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George
Harry
Boston Transcript
Confusion Over Performer’s Encore Sparks Mock Applause
A sallow dyspeptic in the fifth row mutters confound it as cheers swell. The crowd realizes the performer will sing again rather than bow and accept thanks, prompting renewed applause and humorous commentary from the Chicago Tribune.
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Chicago ‘Tribune
Child labor is an undesirable infant industry
Boston Herald calls child labor an undesirable infant industry in a dated editorial stance. The brief item labels child labor as an economic misstep and questions its long term viability. The piece reflects historical debates on labor practices affecting youth.
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Boston Herald
Putting It Gently. Pond Recollections of Hoecake and Flapjack Days
The Richmond Dispatch notes nostalgia for antebellum cooking methods with hoecake and flapjack advice and visions of a Virginia home with open fireplaces. It laments modern digestion and storage limits while dreaming of a grand country kitchen, mint beds, icehouse, and guest seats by the chimney. Later columns mention Tody-Jennie and a marriage proposal involving Wood.
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Virginia
Richmond Dispatch
In a Brown Study
A brief exchange about perfecting a study room by making it brown. The humor hinges on the phrase brown study suggesting deep thinking in a brown-toned ambience.
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Quickrich
Brown
No Cornerstone Principle Cited In Town Slogan
A brief civic note extols the word No as a cornerstone of manhood and social order. The essay warns against easy compliance and urges self respect as the start and end of all inward command.
Flattery and insincerity warned by Catholic Home Companion
A Catholic Home Companion reflection cautions against flattery and empty talk. It warns that deceptive words are like concealed arrows aimed to blind and mislead listeners.
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Catholic Home Companion
Pearl of a Suitor Essays for Love and Wealth
A suitor begs to marry a daughter for love not status while the father wittily retorts he values a proper setting and wealth. The suitor is told to return when he can afford it, as effort beyond ability wastes time.
The Cook Book Tips for Salmon Fowls and Cakes
Practical kitchen notes cover boiling salmon with bicarbonate for color, browning fowls in a hot oven then slow roasting with frequent basting, using milk in gravy from roasts, creole tomato garlic sauce for bluefish, a quick sponge cake with eggs sugar flour cinnamon and lemon, and letting pancake batters rest two hours for better texture.
A Clever Horse
A Boston Herald tale describes a horse in Pie Alley fed through a canvas bag over its muzzle. The animal, hungry and wobbling, leans on a wagon wheel to access the oats, finishing them neatly with a satisfied twinkle in its eye.
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Boston Herald
How to Keep Young
The article urges maintaining youth through active lifelong habits. It cites Peter Cooper and William E. Gladstone continuing vigorous activity into old age, arguing mind and body stay flexible when age limits are rejected, preserving life’s work.
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Peter Cooper
William E. Gladstone
If Only She Had Married Him
A girl in blue laments to the girl in gray that she wishes she had accepted him. The gray girl notes his vow of unhappiness and the possibility she could ensure otherwise by marriage.
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Blue
Chicago Post
Marriage Seen as Necessity in Witty Exchange
A Chicago Record-Herald joke has a man declaring marriage a necessity when paired with a cross eyed, talkative wife whose nose is turned up and whose father is worth about $2,000,000, illustrating a satirical view on marriage.
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Chicago Record-Herald
A Matter For Wonder Mrs Peck Returns From Niagara
Mrs. Peck has returned from Niagara to astonish her husband with her tale. Mr. Peck reflects in personal awe as he wonders at Niagara’s effect and its wonders.
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