Not Much Sport in Whipping Reporters at Capitol
A satirical piece recalls Senator Bailey of Texas attempting to whip a reporter, only to be bested by the journalist and his paper. It argues reporters win public narrative, while statesmen face silent retaliation from press galleries and clipping bureaus.
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Bailey
Texas
Clapp
Minnesota
Capitol
Senator Bailey
Statesman
Kalamazoo
New York City
New York
House of Representatives
Washington
House
House of Delegates
Zanibar
Victory for Victor Murdock and Wichita in DC tale
In Washington on July 12 Representative Vic Murdock of Kansas from Wichita recounts a humorous exchange about his hometown. He recalls newspaper boy offering to sell the Wichita Eagle with a bet settled by dinners, illustrating a playful feud with critics of Kansas.
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Washington
Vic Murdock
Kansas
Wichita
Murdock
Wichita Eagle
Pennsylvania Avenue
Vic
Eagle
New York
Reflections of a Bachelor From the New York Press
A satirical column questions charity and gender norms with wry aphorisms about women, romance, and social behavior. The piece argues women and men navigate courting, marriage, and public appearances through self interest and social performance.
Baseball Year Round in World Wide Posts
The piece notes baseball is in season somewhere worldwide at all times with games in Britain Canada the Philippines and southern California. It recounts a doctor story about hairs from a Norway rat used to prove a murder case at Assizes and ends with the physician praising the microscope’s value.
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Washington, Special
Britain
Canal
States
Philippines
California
East
Canada
Sas
Norway
L—— Assizes
The Microscope Story and the Hair Evidence
A medical observer recounts how microscopic hair analysis aided a murder conviction. He describes hair variations across species and body parts, the eyebrow hairs in a case, and a juror’s doubt about identifying hair origins. The tale ends with a note on social life and postal cards during summer.
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Old Moore
Rural Telephone Dispute Mania Splits Neighbors
A neighborhood quarrel sparked by a simple telephone line escalates into mutual accusations and vandalism. Swanson Boggs Scroggs Jones and other residents become embroiled, ending with silent lines, ruined wires, and lasting feuds across the community.
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Ny Mae
Swanson
Boggs
Mrs. Scroggs
Farmer Jones
Scroggs
Smith
Chicago
Inter-Ocean
Autograph Swap with Chief Justice Fuller
Harper's Weekly recounts Mark Twain waiting for a Boston streetcar when a student asked for his autograph. Twain obliged and joked that it is delicious to be full but heavenly to be Fuller, signing Melville W. Fuller’s name in bold script.
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Harper's Weekly
Mark Twain
Boston
Mr. Clemens
Justice Fuller
Fuller
Melville W. Fuller
Convincing the Jury From Lippincott’s
A New York lawyer recalls a Arkansas trial where whisky was used as jury evidence. The defendant faced adulterated liquor charges and the jury asked for more evidence before reaching a verdict, illustrating humorous contrast in juror behavior.
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Lippincott's
Tennessee
New York
Arkansas
Three of a Kind pun exchange from Florida Times Union
A Florida Times Union humor piece presents a father son dialogue on puns. The son asks for a pun and the father outlines three kinds of puns good indifferent and bad. The exchange ends with a supper joke about thought of supper.
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Florida Times-Union
Rascal
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Newstand
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New York Press
Tropics
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Parley Sheldon
THE
Story County Bank
Ames
Iowa
Ee Exchange
Knauth
Nachod & Kahne
National Bank of Commerce
Firat National Bank
Des Moines
Savings Bank
Firee National Bank
Marshalltown
Judisch Bros
W Meat Market
Story County
Revada
U.S
Frank Maverly
Prop
Morgan, Morgan & Watts
Attorneys-at-Law
Ames Bavings Bank
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