Year of bread not battles in local notices
A fragmentary 1900 era compilation notes civic matters and local chatter. It mentions Aguinaldo and followers, a push for civilization, a call to publish city council proceedings, a planned United States Cartes launch, and Washington’s birthday observance. It also references pork and hogs, pauper aid debates, Lovejoy memorial funding, Manila actions, and a Madison county coroner case over a lamp explosion death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison County
Mary Skinner
Upper Alton
Board of Supervisors
Ich
Early 20th Century Voter Duty and Budget Debates
The piece urges citizen participation in the upcoming city election and criticizes proposed public spending. It questions local governance as a business and warns against weak candidates. It notes a measure to spend 150 000 on homes for inebriates and mocks the plan, citing potential social and economic downsides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob” Rose
Fayette County
Woc
Greenville [Tem
Thias
Ross
Which Would You Do Long hair advice from papers
A fragment from Glenwood Phonograph urges a man to cover cranky attitudes by getting a haircut while Pulaski Independent suggests young men let their hair grow. The clipped notes reflect quirky editorial thrift and period style from small Louisiana papers.
In Search of the Clerk of the Judiciary Committee
A Washington scene unfolds as Mark Twain style musings recount a stranger’s pursuit of a clerk position with the Judiciary Committee. A Kalamazoo visitor, sharp mustache, and probing questions provoke frustration and comic exchanges with a wary Senate aide amid weather talk and odd aliases in a chaotic encounter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judiciary Committee
Mark ‘Fwain
Washington
Chicago Republican
Puitry
Perkins
Bangs
Tie
Dan
Ame
George
Michigan
Senate
Udon
Kalamazoo
Feian
Kalamna Zoological Gardens
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Weekly
B. W. Jarvis
Asociste
Postonice
Kros
Illinois
Tur Warentry
Cann
Troy
Nell
Tegal Notics
Aguinaldo
St. Jacob
J. Ro Failwarda
United States
Maine
Havana Harbor
Washingtonsa
Howardsville Republican
Brothers Crossman
J. J. Brennour
Lovejoy
Manila
Samuel
Spain
Witamy
Aneh
Springfield
Bonarda
Ile
Tinger
Aquila
Havana
Santiago
Loilo
Guam
Uncle Sam
Joe
Litan
J. H. Stienhans
General Merchandise
W. Clay Street
Prig
J. W. Buel
Price
Africa
America
Chamberlain
Chicago
Flingen Bros
South Side
69Th Street
Wentworth Ave
Kingston
the New Home Sewing Machine Co
Orange
Maca
Union Square
N.Y
Louis
Maranting
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