Debate Over Saloons and Prohibition Sparks Activism
The Arena article recounts voices on saloon reform led by Mes. Hilen Gouger and Rev. Walter Vrooman. Gouger supports prohibition and women’s enfranchisement, while Vrooman backs a state dispensary model. B C Flower warns liquor power influences politics and proposes Scandinavian style or state control with limited hours.
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Lignier
Arenis
Magalaine
Bach
Simvinitz
Bow
A. Miner
Low
Marsachusetts
Mes
Hilen Gouger
Prohibition Party
Abe
Gougar
Oy Cie
Protilemein
Walter Vrooman
South Carolina
Ben BR. Tillman
Reform Party
National
B. C. Flower
Arena
Flower
Lion
How High Will a Kite Go
A fragment from historical papers discusses kite altitude and physics. It cites an 1800 foot practical ceiling for a single kite, notes wind tension limits, and mentions multi kite setups reaching higher heights. The piece includes stray quotes from contemporary papers and miscellaneous weather advice.
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Esfman
St. Louis Republic
Ballroom talk and a fatal misread in Buffalo satire
A humorous fragment shows a society debutante fretting over what to discuss with a literary suitor. He praises a party, she distracts with Mary Queen of Scots, and the awkward exchange ends with his astonishment. The piece weaves in jokes about memory, manners, and conversational misfires.
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West Slide
Son Sacceas
Literacura
Mons Or Leas
Buffalo
Mary, Queen of Scots
Buffalo Express
Banks
Rivers
Chicago Tribune
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Wadsworth, Nev
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