Prohibition Act debated by Judge Merrimon in North Carolina
Gorpsworo June 5 1881 A letter discusses the constitutionality of the last session Prohibition Act. The author argues the act is unconstitutional due to how the elector vote only affects penal provisions, while the act as a whole remains operative, and cites conflicts with Revenue Acts and legislative power limits. He favors temperance but opposes prohibitory legislation as worsening harms.
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Gorpsworo
Jidge Merrimon
United States
Supreme Court of the
Merriman
A. D
Tle
Suvern
Blackstone
Ide
Bayard
Delaware
North Carolina
Merrim
Jaco Farragut
How to Find a Person's Name In a Word Puzzle
The article explains a method to deduce a name ABDI from column letters by using the first letters of columns, summing alphabet positions, and selecting letters one by one. It includes an example with Jane, showing how letters A J N are located, then discusses a passenger pigeon description and Wilson's scene of vast flocks, with calculations of birds and food.
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Saint Loup
Abdi
Jane
Tizeon
Wilson
Kentucky
A Time-Honored Remedy in a Creaky Exchange
A dialogue between Col M and Pompey discusses afflictions among enslaved people, mentioning itch as a disease the land has afflicted, with a dawning exchange about remedies and intentions. A widower in the West seeks a wife, stressing quality and quantity.
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Pomp
Col. M
Old Pompey
Shingle calculation for a barn roof
Instructions for estimating roof shingles. To find one side’s area multiply length by breadth and adjust for weather exposure. A 100 by 30 feet roof yields 432,000 square inches per side, giving a final shingle count of 3200 for both sides after trimming the final digit.
Lowell Woman Swallows Pin. Pin Emerges From Cat Ear
A Lowell woman swallowed a pin and, three minutes later, the pin came out of the ear of the cat she held on her lap. The anecdote is presented as a light story for readers to believe. Henry’s wife accuses him of staying out. his reply questions the husband's saloon behavior.
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Lowell
Exerly
Henry
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