Inheritance Tax Discussed as Revenue Source
A Watauga Democrat excerpt notes Supreme Court support for the inheritance tax aimed at funding the Spanish American War. It argues wealth accumulation should bear taxes beyond life-time fraud and highlights the tax as a growing revenue source in England and several states. The piece lauds the decision as a decade’s great triumph and a fitting century end.
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Barth Carolina Baptist
United States Supreme Court
England
Union
Rabbit Triumphs Over Black Snake in Rural Encounter
The Azheboro Courier reports Mr D A Leach of Hoover Hill recounts a roadside battle near N R Skeen's mill where a large black snake coiled around a young rabbit. An old rabbit intervened, attacked the snake, and after a fierce struggle, forced the snake to release the young rabbit. The rabbit then delivered another blow that mortally wounded the serpent. the observer Briles killed the snake and found the rabbit had split the snake in two.
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D. A. Leach
Hoover, Hill
Jacob L. Briles
Leach
Mr. Briles
N. R
Mrs. Calvin Zimmerman Endorses One Minute Cough Cure
Mrs Zimmerman of Milesburg Pennsylvania endorses One Minute Cough Cure as a speedy safe remedy for coughs colds croup and sore throat. She says it is pleasant for children and produces immediate relief. She recommends it to mothers and notes it is harmless.
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Calvin Zimmerman
Milesburg
Women's Gambling Room Raid Sparks Turmoil in 264 Eighth Ave
Police swooped on a poolroom at 264 Eighth Avenue as about fifty women gambled on horse races. Manager Grace R Ryan was identified as Guesse M McKee, newly married to Lt Hugh Martin. Strong-armed officers restrained rioters, 34 women were arrested, many fainted, and some escaped through back windows. The raid shook households as husbands learned of wives gambling turf events. New York Letter to Baltimore Sun.
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Eighth Avenue
Grace R. Ryan
Guesse M. McKee
Hugh Martin
United States Army
Fort Hancock
New York
Baltimore Sun
Pennsylvania Goings On Hint at Wide Political Corruption
The Asheville Citizen notes a pattern of alleged misconduct across Pennsylvania. Philadelphia officials face charges from blackmail to election fraud while a former legislator fled the state, a former U S attorney was convicted of bribery, and local leaders in Shamokin Scranton and Lancaster face bribery or embezzlement probes with tens of thousands of dollars in question.
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Pennsylvania
Public Safety
Philadelphia
United States
State Agricultural Department
State Printing Office
Shamokin
Agar
Scranton
Lancaster County
Asheville
Fiendish Attack Spurs Cure for Kidney Ailment
I Volker of Iowa suffered a severe attack through his kidneys causing back pain and inability to sit without support. After using Electric Bitter he reports a dramatic improvement, claiming renewed health. Available for 26 cents at Blackburn's.
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I. Volker
Iowa
Blackburn's
Incoherent Musings on Action and Advice
A fragmentary reflection extols taking action over talk and learning from others. It contrasts individual initiative with clerical and business behavior, suggesting the value of heeding wiser minds while relying on personal effort to rise each day. The text is rough and garbled, preserving scattered aphorisms about motivation and opinion.
Pointed Paragraphs From a Chicago News Snippet
A NY style collection of wry aphorisms on manners wealth love and society. It jokes about leasure lovers, diamonds and glass houses with a mix of quips about summergirls buses and labor unions. The tone recalls newspaper humor columns.
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Warriage
Chicago News
Would de 8 So Again for Fifty Times Its Worth
A reader reports severe stomach pains and weakness after a night’s illness. At Miller McCurdy’s drug store they recommended Chamberlain’s colic cholera and diarrhoea remedy, noting rapid relief after one dose. The letter claims it is the finest stomach remedy and invaluable at home, urging future use. The Lexington Dispatch notes 164 hawk heads were presented to Clerk Phillips in May, with county pay totaling 41 dollars for hawk scalps.
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Miller & McCurdy
Chamberlain
G. H. Witgon
Liveryman
Burgettstown
Washington
Lexington
Phillips
Pain Balm Cures Hip Strain, Rheumatism Claim
A Fall injury from heavy box handling left the claimant with a worsening hip problem. After a doctor’s initial slight strain diagnosis, rheumatism was suggested. A druggist recommended Chamerlin's pain balm, and half a 50 cent bottle cured the condition entirely. Shared by F. A. Bascock of Eric, Pa, who endorses it to friends.
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F. A. Bascock
Eric
Grand jury foreman swears witnesses with old history
The Greensboro Record notes an error in the last term where the grand jury foreman used a copied old history to administer oaths to witnesses, an oversight that remained undiscovered until near term’s end.
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Greensboro
One Minute Cong Cure credited for saving girl from croup
W. H. Musser of Millheim saved his young daughter by using One Minute Cong Cure as she suffered croup. The ad claims it is the only harmless remedy delivering immediate relief for coughs colds bronchitis grippe asthma and throat and lung troubles. Coffey Bros Phillips Son endorse the product.
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Musser
Millheim
Coffey-Bros. Phillips & Son
Ex Governor Oates shoots at would be attacker in Montgomery
Ex Governor W G Oates shot and killed a black man at his Montgomery home after the assailant advanced with a pistol. The governor, warned to stop, fired, killing the assailant. Other items include generic maxims and a note on jail fees, with a Lexington Disputel reference.
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Montgomery
Ala
W.G. Oates
Oates
Lindsay
Lexington
Nasal Catarrh Cure Promises Quick Extirpation
A local advertisement touts a 30 minute Extirpator operation to remove nasal parasites causing catarrh and claims cures for catarrh cancer and tumors. Dr. COW. Pippa offers free examinations from Sholi's Mills, North Carolina with a money back guarantee if cures fail.
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Cow. Pippa
Sholi’s Mills
N.C
Witness Testimony Details Dr King's New Discovery
Witness J. L. Martin of Dixie describes severe coughing and throat trouble. He praises Dr King's New Discovery as a remedy for coughs colds and throat chest illnesses noting its claimed success for four years in his family. Advertises price five dollars and one dollar, with trial bottles free at Blackburn's. Mentions political speculation about Hanna and a potential vice presidential candidate.
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J. L. Martin
Dixie
Morning Post Raleigh North Carolina Advertises Its Service
The Morning Post in Raleigh promotes itself as the popular priced morning newspaper with telegraphic and general news service. Special correspondents in all parts of the state provide a complete synopsis of state news.
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North Carolina
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