JAPAN'S HEAVY BURDEN AND ITALICAS BLURRY NOTES
Commentary on Japan's finances and looming taxation amid deficits, debt per capita, and rising prices, with Denby's warning of possible war as Tokyo faces revenue shortfalls and reined military spending. Includes varied local notices and editorials about public affairs and sensational cross-statement items.
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Japan
Denby
Michi
Sam
Massachusetts
Dalty Bunday
Myr
Ching
United States
Tokyo
House of Peers
Europe
America
China
Carrier
Washington
Alexandria
Town Drunkard and Marriages for Fun In Prohibition Era
A Virginia town grapples with the Byrd liquor law forcing drinkers toward emigration or work while tavern doors close behind them. The piece laments the town drunkard’s fate as prohibition advances and recounts a series of sensational “fun at marriage” anecdotes that reveal changing social norms and public attitudes toward alcohol and marriage.
Curing a Toothache by a New Mexico Cowboy Tale
A New Mexico judge on the Bell ranch suffers a toothache with no relief until a Texas cowboy offers a drastic cure, threatening to shoot the tooth out. After a dramatic showdown on the prairie the cowboy leaves, and the judge proclaims the pain has ended despite his gunfire.
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New Mexico
Dover
Judge Booth
Bell Ranch
Hed River
Jedge
Pategonia
Sedge
Early legends on coins and the rise of country names
The article traces the use of religious inscriptions on coins from ancient Hebrew and Roman practices to English French and Scottish royal issues. It notes that European nations used sacred phrases, with New England and Mormon issues adopting devout legends. It highlights the 1864 enactment of In God We Trust on U.S. bronze 3 cent pieces and its subsequent prevalence.
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Japan
Bester
Hetty Green
Boston Globe
Rome
Iig
James VI
Scotland
New England
New World
Broken Teeth at Weddings Report From New York Sun
The New York Sun notes that after East Side weddings dentists see a harvest as guests crack teeth on wedding cake. They joke that gritty ingredients and hard figurines in cakes cause damage rather than cake.
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New York Sun
Big East Side
Jake the dangerous spirit warns Meridian police
A fragmentary warning claims a new illicit compound named Jake, mixed from alecho and ginger extract with two parts hell, exists to tempt whisky users. It allegedly does not create a whisky habit yet may intensify thirst and could be as lethal as cocaine to unaware users.
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Jake
Meridian Police Department
School for Dogs in Parla Teaches Polite Behavior
A school for dogs has opened in Parla with the aim of teaching manners. Trained dogs greet visitors by jumping and wagging, accompany them to the door, and bow as they depart. They also fetch dropped items like handkerchiefs and gloves for their owners.
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Parla
Electric cow powered meter patent in Stroud route 1
A Stroud farmer claims a patent for an electric meter fixed on a cow's back. A dynamo powers the device as the cow moves, and a phionogram signals milk flow. The setup supposedly strains milk and yokes the stool, with a winged arm arresting the process if the cow kicks.
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Lincoln County
Stroud
Route 1
Countess Bug King Names Her Extraordinary Title
The King of Saxony has granted Prince Victor Frederick of Schoenburg a morganatic wife, Francesca von Maison von Lobenstein, a new title Countess Bug in her own right. The patent states their children will be little Bugs, and that the bride’s rank remains below his, with the village Bug near Bamberg cited as the family’s association. Once married, the couple’s residence is to be Bamberg, where Prince Victor owns a chateau.
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Virginia
Gov Swanson
Joy Tavern
Virgina
Bess
Prohibition
Bug
Saxony
Victor Frederick of
Valeria Matson “von
Francesca von Maison von Lobenstein
Countess
Alice of Bourbon
Pius X
Venice
Iscardhal
Dresden
Giron
Toselli
Lina del Irete
Supreme Court of
Vatican
Prince Frederick
Don Carlos
Rome
Naples
Haunted Red Palace Drives French Ambassador from Turkey
Paris cable reports Ambassador M Constans of France at Constantinople believes the Red Palace is haunted by a vengeful ghost. He cites strange incidents including beds tilting, an ambassadress being tossed down stairs, and garden attacks. Several embassy staff died mysteriously. He requests recall and plans to leave Turkey.
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Red Palace
Paris
New York
M Constans
France
Constantinople
Foreign Office
Turkey
Ypsolanti
M Conetans
Figo
Pierre
Japanese wedding ring worn by Mrs Post Wheeler
Mrs Post Wheeler, known in literary circles as Hal le Erminte Rives, married in Japan to Post Wheeler, secretary of the American Legation. An Episcopal ceremony used a Japanese wedding symbol ring wider than ordinary and richly carved with Japanese characters reading My beloved. The sentiment repeats around the band.
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New York Sun
Post Wheeler
United States
Halle Erminte Rives
Japan
Post Wheelsy
Legation
Southern Republican Votes in the South and Taft Patronage
Analysis shows Southern Republicans remain sparse in national voting with postmasters far outnumbering GOP votes in 1906 1908, while delegates to the convention rise from district results. The piece notes the Roosevelt administration’s patronage and a “referee” system shaping the South’s GOP leadership and congressional delegation. Then a Puck cartoon excerpt mocks social pretensions and bridge chatter, mixing satire with a scene of social gossip.
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Washington
New York
Mora
South
Taft
Roosevelt
Mississippi
Congress
Chicago
Georgia
Texas
South Carolina
New England
Princess Marie Obrenovitch’s Tomb Moved in Roumanian Town
Tombs near St Spiridion church are relocated due to building work in Tagsy Roumania. Princess Marie Obrenovitch, famed in the mid 1800s as Europe’s most beautiful woman, is found preserved in her coffin after forty years. Her marriage to Prince Milosh Obrenovitch produced Milan, the future King of Servia, and Demetrius who influenced Romanian politics.
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Tagsy
St Spiridion
Princess Marie Obrenovitch
Europe
Helen of Troy
Catargi
Birh
Bojer House of
Mme
Olga Maurojeni
Carmen Sylva
Roumana
Marie Catargi
Milosh Obrenovitch
Milan
Servia
Bucharest
Roumania
Prine Alexander John Conza
Princesa Marie Obrenovitch
Demetrius
Bostonian Appreciation and Yosemite Tale Recalled
A fragmented early 20th century text recalls Dr David Starr Jordan recounting John Mir leading a Bostonian party to Yosemite Valley. The tale notes a sudden panoramic view and a humorous exchange about crossing a gap. Separate fragments mention a courthouse mishap at a marriage and probate papers delayed by nerves.
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David Starr Jordan
Brooklyn
John Mir
Yosemite Valley
Mir
Muir
Siding Places of Diamonds Exiled by Her Family
A muddled historical narrative traces a rupture between Bucharest and Belgrade, the Roumanian revolt against Couza, and the royal intrigues of Marie Obrenovitch. It ties palace conspiracies to Bojar pride and to the Regetti line, then shifts to anecdotes about Marie’s exile, royal life, and a sensational note on the Regent diamond and Paris trivia. The piece blends fiction-like romance with overheard court gossip and assorted modern curiosities.
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Bucharest
Belgrade
Roumania
Belle Amie
Congo
House of Catargi
Marie Obrenovitch
Regetti
Sition Couga
Princesa Marie
Couza
Vienna
Lot
Aie
Helen
Conza
New York
Jon Griffen
Ang Ty Evan
Hurery
Roumania Manguise Ve
Brentwood Company
Jena
Poultry Plucking by Air Reported in England
A journal from England describes a poultry plucking method using wind and electrically-driven currents to remove plumage from freshly killed turkeys. Farmers in Norfolk have pursued a satisfactory machine, and the new process claims turkeys can be plucked by air for a cost of 18 cents each.
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Nanitime News
England
Norfolk
Reflections of a Bachelor and Weathered Wit
A misc text collection notes children’s views on school and vacation with witty lines about reform and weather. Readers share humorous reflections on cold winds, rain, and squalls that provoke quick comebacks and clever minds. The piece includes playful verses about prudence and timing amid chilly days.
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New York
Preea
Odd Portents and Signs from the Baltimore Sun
The piece surveys superstitions among Southern African American and white communities about weather signs and luck. It lists various beliefs: a sneezing cat predicts rain, cows and dogs signaling weather, figs seeing wind, money carried three days in a shoe guarantees a win, lightning-struck trees bring misfortune, burned or misplaced shoes presage death or trouble, and footwear rituals linked to bad luck.
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Baltimore Sun
South
Judas
Views of Visitors in Washington on Philippines Tariff Debate
Visitors in Washington discuss Philippine tariff politics with George Bronson Rea. He argues Congress must act to aid sugar shipments and Philippine stability, warning of harm to islands if tariff remains and noting beet sugar influence in the United States. He cites Taft as defender of Philippine interests and recalls past political portraits and debates on tariff, immigration, and referendum.
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Congress
George Bronson Rea
Far Eastern Review
Manila
Raleigh
New York
Philippines
Ovent
Taft
Washington
Rea
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Islands
Sager
Mensure
House
Japan
Freeman Herp
Ohio
Col Thorp
Fia
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Willard
Gol Thop
Garfield
Geo Garfields Distr
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Pitt
Iis
Alphonso Taft
Ths Yard
Mentor
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