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Reform by Compulsion in Politics and Public Manners
A 1957 commentary contrasts state laws curbing cigarette smoking with early American freedoms. It argues against paternal regulation and warns that overreach could erode personal liberty, leading to a society of dependents reliant on government oversight. It then pivots to Canada, critiquing Liberal governance and graft, and laments moral decline while urging a timely awakening.
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Aristocratic Senator Remains Noble, Public Service Praised
A Northern columnist extols a distinguished Southern Senator as a model of public virtue, noting his decades in office, principled stance, and impact on national discourse. The piece contrasts wealth with integrity, praising his unblemished honor and dedication to service despite personal financial challenges.
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Tax on bachelors sparks Wakefield petition at Statehouse
A petition from "the unmarried ladies of Wakefield" seeks a graduated tax on bachelors with penalties for various age ranges, culminating in a harsh sentence for older men. The proposal, noted by Senator Hayes of Hampden, awaits committee assignment amid unusual satire. Also included is a vignette about a Japanese prince explaining a polite hiss during a young girl's hand greeting.
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Windom’s rise and fortunes in urban life
Fragmented phrases hint at social commentary on appearance and opportunity. Observations touch on reputation, money, and gender roles with a mix of cynical aphorisms about accountability, competence, and the limits of advice. The tone resembles terse urban opinion writing.
House of Lords at mercy of Commons
Twenty years ago Lord Balla urged the crown could cancel a peer’s writ of summons for gross misconduct, a doctrine cited by Liberals to question Lords’ ratification of Commons measures. The article notes royal writs, attendance fines, and figures on Lords’ attendance, then profiles Sir Percy Girouard named Governor General of Nigeria and his rail career and marriage.
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The Old Days and The New Satirical Verse
A Chicago Record-Herald poem contrasts past frugality with current high costs, extolling “Uncle Joe” while critiquing rising prices. It includes a brief note from the New York Times about presidential dining rules and a nod to a potential New York State president reviving an old tradition.
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Icicles on Boilers from Yukon Winter Tales
Yukon miner B L Parsons arrives with dramatic reports of Daywson City cold weather. He describes stove fires roaring as wood seems to melt to ice, white fog like frozen vapor, and extreme exposure risks. He details freezing of exposed skin, frost effects on tools, and a safe coal oil immersion treatment to thaw frozen limbs, warning of pneumonia and dangers to hands, ears, and lungs.
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The Lost World and Strange Rites Across Time
A fragmentary collage of verse and prose includes Sidney Royse Lysaghnis and a poem about a lost world, plus a tale of Edward Schooley and wife preserving a body atop a mountain for weeks. Reports also describe a New York Sun marine sighting over Coney Island and light social quips about aging and marriage.
Wall Street in Delirium as Roosevelt Threat Envisions Crackdown
A vivid World syndicate feature depicts Wall Street spiraling into delirium from Roosevelts for radical financial reforms. It foresees 10 percent railroad rate cuts, stock seizures, constitutional upheaval, and mass indictments while Roosevelt hovers over a city engulfed by panic and surreal visions. The piece warns of further catastrophe if the President’s actions proceed.
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How He Works Inside the White House Circles
Ridney Brooks describes an instinctive, fast decision making style in the White House executive wing. He cites a curt dismissal of a European ambassador, mentions plans for an inheritance tax and appointing a Jew, and notes clashes with Senators and muck-rakers while reflecting on his own self-image and influence. In New York a typhoid case prompts a blood transfusion attempt to save Ellen B. Platt, granddaughter of Senator Thomas C. Platt, with a Yale senior volunteering as donor amid rapid medical efforts.
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Snuff Trade Persists Despite Fashion Drop
A Philadelphia millionaire notes snuff remains lucrative among the fashionable and masses. He ships large quantities to Georgia, Alabama, the Carolinas, France, South America, and Africa, with diverse consumption methods from gums and nostrils to horn boxes and pepper mixtures. He asserts steady livelihoods in snuff trade amid changing tastes.
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Japanese View of U S War Prospects At Willard Hotel
Pablo Masoniti former Chilean state railways commissioner in Santiago discusses Japanese sentiment toward the United States, warning against war, noting Japan’s commercial advances and own sugar production, while observing Chinese and German markets yielding to Japan. He cites nitrate exports from Chile and mentions Foraker’s rising national profile. He also relays impressions from Frederic Boxhorn and others on Washington progress, U.S. railroads, and Los Angeles optimism.
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