All aboard for Washington Democrat job hunt explodes
The piece portrays a mass exodus of Democrats heading to Washington after an election, aiming for federal and state positions. It notes capital city rallies and party officials jockeying for jobs, with New York’s Tammany Hall preparing to issue photos on currency and scrutiny of roads funding amid the Mint hype.
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Racher Asa
Uncle Sam
New York
Washington
Wilson
Cleveland
Tamtwnany Hall
Fourteenth Street
California girl raises butterflies to adorn fashionable dining salons
A San Jose State Normal School graduate from Truckee California, Misgrimena McGlashan highlights turning butterfly breeding into a profitable social fad. She describes simple, low cost cages, feeding, and care steps for rearing moths and butterflies, claiming earnings of about 90 dollars weekly with minimal capital and no formal entomology knowledge.
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California
San José
Truckee
Balkan War Drives Up Costs of Tobacco in 1910s Era Panic
A garbled OCR style reminiscence links Balkan conflicts to rising tobacco costs and heavy drinking, highlighting cigarette taxes, bank withdrawals, and money gains by government officials. The piece weaves speculation on wartime hoarding, social panic, and economic strain across postwar America, with references to tobacco deposits, saloons, and a general mood of drought and scarcity.
Foxhunting’s grip in English counties shapes sport and nature
The article argues foxhunting dictates gamekeeping in Midlana counties, noting fewer wardens and fox-focused coverts. It contends foxes influence wildlife balance, with vermin kept in check and fox covert testing the health of local industries, framing sport as a leading activity in the region.
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England
Minera
Fox
Rome
Games in church described in medieval holy dances
Ancient accounts depict clerical games in church settings with pelete ball play and canons dancing after receiving the ball. The ceremony included a formal handoff, a circular dance, and organ accompaniment as praises were sung, with emphasis on the ball’s ceremonial rotation among participants.
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St. Stephen's
Queer Societies Promote Odd Civic Projects in New York
In New York a string of little known societies pursue quirky civic aims. A woman advocates delivering all packages including large and even dripping ones. another promotes making one’s own bed as social economy. A group shuns wooden matches to protect forests, favoring wax matches.
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