Jug Trains and Topeka Temperance Law Reportage
Correspondent from Topeka describes the first month under Kansas temperance law noting open liquor sales in many towns to those known as “solid” on the issue. He details prosecutions, evolving access, and drafty routes like jug trains, plus broader remarks on prohibition’s mixed results and related national debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torexa
Kax
Kansas
Jim
Santa Fe
Dar
Kansas Avenue
Topeka
Boutelle
Tefft House
Wichita
Leavenworth
Atchison
Fort Scott
Kansas City
Missouri
Golden Marriage Reflections on Love Across Time
A quotation from Theodore Parker discusses marriage as a gradual progression from youth to age. It compares beginnings of love to Mount Washington starting at Boston Bay and frames the golden marriage as a deeper, lasting phase beyond initial passion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Washington
Boston Bay
Heaven
Earth
Theodore Parker
First Effects of GOP Quarrel Appears in Ohio
The Chicago Inter Ocean notes discontent among Sherman Blaine and Grant factions within the Republican camp. Antagonism over Conkling’s Albany defeat affects national politics, showing deeper resentments and complicating party managers’ efforts to steer the rift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Sherman
Blaine
Grant
Conkling
Albany
Chicago Inter Ocean
Rep
Obituary Pigeon-Hholes and the Race to Print
A New York correspondent recalls how newspapers prewrite obituaries for notable figures. Dispatches on Disraeli’s death arrived at 1 am, and many papers already had obituaries prepared, stored in “pigeon-holes” for instant use, ensuring coverage even when time is tight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Buffalo Courier
Dispatch
Disraeli
Silent influence and the unseen atmosphere of character
A reflection on how every action thought and feeling affects others around us. It asserts that people influence family and community quietly through daily life and unseen conduct, shaping the lives of those they touch. No person lives or dies to themselves in this moral continuum.
Arab Maxims on Training and Care of Horses
The text advises domesticating a colt from a young age to produce a simple, faithful horse capable of hardship. It warns against beating or angering the horse, urges gentle correction, and emphasizes gradual work to build endurance. It also notes signs of good conformation while drinking and lists key body traits.
Wonders of Broom Corn and its flour potential
A description of broom corn as a future major food source with flour from seed yielding up to half its weight. Notes high per acre outputs of 300 to 500 bushels and 30000 pounds, soil benefits, and relation to sorghum. Also comments on public opinion and universal dislike.
A Jersey Incident Sees Lovers Lose It All
In a New Jersey forest two lovers stroll as birds sing and sunlight glitters on the scene. The man, misled by a hollow stump, captures what he thinks is a white kitten, only to face a grave outcome later. The maiden recalls the tragedy in a letter, remarking on the absurdity of the pursuit.
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America
Europe
Jane
T. M. Coan
Harper
Magasine
United Kingdom
Great Britaan
Ireland
France
United States
Germany
Russia
United Adom
Italy
Spain
Republic
Dahomey
Oxyan
Porto Novo
Pacey
New Jersey
George
Iceland
New York Express
Municipal indebtedness totals 1.37 billion nationwide
Census bulletins show aggregate debts of cities and towns at 570 million, national debt 500 million, state debt 300 million, summing to 1.37 billion. Including the national debt, Americans owe 10 percent of all we possess.
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Dorey
Linston Sentinel
Sentinel
Wenston, N. J
North
Carolina
Raleigh
North Carolina
Ws Aemever
Hamburg
Tam
Preston Roan
Winston
Arselyea
SFC
Mao
York
Portland
Maine
Elis
J ‘Mus & Co
Augisis, Maine
Winston, N. C
Main Stree
Merchants’ Hotel
Stennary
Wieson
Avenert
Danville
Virginia
Robert D. Johnston
Merchant Tailor
Pir
Ax Houm
H.s. Foy
J. W. Foy
Silent
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