The Automobile Toll and a Call for Safe Transit
A historical column compares global car ownership and per capita rates, noting the United States leads with 24,600,000 registered autos and motorcycles in use elsewhere. It argues mass car use brings safety risks, citing roughly 96,000 yearly accidental deaths in the United States and urging Congress to act to save lives. The piece also muses on future transport modes and a nostalgic reminiscence about a Prospect schoolhouse from decades past.
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United States
France
Copenhagen
Amsterdam
Denmark
Holland
Wallington
Congress
OILY LESSONS IN MISUSED ENGLISH WORDS
Fragmented OCR text discusses common English errors and misuses including contractions You're She's not and isn't. It references a word study with examples like canon cannon and a Jay's word, noting mispronunciations and justified mind as themes.
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Vine Jay
Stu
Sister Smith
Brother Jones
Populist orator rants on supply and demand law tale
William Allen White recalls J F Todd a Populist orator who demanded two dollar wires and seventy five cent corn. He argues the law of supply and demand is being repealed by speculative corners and fake trading while Congress contemplates action. The narrator notes age wiser than youth and reflects on a funny world.
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Congress
Tim Rome
Axe
William Allen White
Modern farming schemes and odd humor from tiny notices
A collage of farm gadgets, misadventures, and local musings. Jokes about gas lighting, cement posts, honey extraction, and cattle fodder accompany stray anecdotes about a New York dining scene and a Minnesota Swede named Youny Olsen.
From Prison to Law: Robber Turns Student and Serves Time
A condemned robber in 1814 Maryland, with limited schooling, completed a correspondence law course, repaid a victim, saved $1,000 in prison, and hopes to practice as a lawyer on release. A North Dakota editor shares a motoring prayer urging safer driving and restraint.
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Wn Davies
Geo Maryland
Jai
Preacher Wit and Parish Humor from an Old Scrapbook
A caretaker of jokes from a clerical theme features tales of a minister and his sharp wife, a burglary foiled by wit, a seminary preacher, and revival quips. The pieces sketch busy church life with playful lines about sermons, congregants, deacons, and parish manners.
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Mel Park
Abe Martin Probes Farmers Over Grape and Barley Trade
A fictional Abe Martin character chides grape raisers and barley growers, hinting at consequences for their practices. The narration riffs on the past, recalling a life insurance agent from thirty years ago as a cautionary memory.
Belief on Human Origins from Ancient Peruvians
A fragment notes that ancient Peruvians believed the sun descended to lay two eggs and from these the first humans arose, reflecting a creation tale about human origins in Andean lore.
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Washington County
Elder, Shannon & CO
Bruce Cowden
East Main Street
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Matthew
Rauery
Illion Autos
EL Do
J. F. Todd
Luca
John
Lizzie
John Farms
Howard C. Kesley
New York
the Inquirer
Concordia
Minnesota
Howe
Thanks TO
Beauty
Panion
Collum
Oman
Man
Ely
General
Femin
Dankfus
Y Cometry
Martha
Hamish
Deason Smith
Abe Martin
North Side Square
Baker's Coconut
Wesse
Benteco
Phaste
Certo
Flash de Luxe
Benteco Store
Saneauich
Lux
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