Dooley on Newport Monkeys and the Rich
Dooley chats about Newport society and wealth, mocking moguls, yachts, and parties. He recalls a monkey party hosted by Wallie Wimper, notes the entertainment and excess, and reflects on how riches fuel leisure and envy.
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Frind
Newport
Misther W
Monkey
New York
South Dakota
Rhode Island
Roger Williams
Algernon Hinnissy
Hogan
Father Kelly
Grates
Hankerbilt
Mr Rounder Contends Open Season on Lawless City Affairs
Rev Jerry Rounder mocks strict enforcement in a town, urging open seasons for sidewalk spitting gambling nickel slots prize fighting and other law breaking. He criticizes sporadic enforcement and predicts bands and crackdowns, noting observed public tolerance and officials' fatigue.
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Donovan
Colbert
Adil
Main Street
Four of George Ade's Fables End in Laughs of Life
A collection of George Ade style fables satirizes American life, art, and social mores. The tales follow Alec in Paree, bohemian students, a failed artist, a diligent office worker, and a vanity contest at a golf resort, each ending with a pointed moral about modern stubbornness and pretensions.
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Art
Alec
Middle West
America
Paree
Directory
Gagan accuses Tracy of stealing gold nuggets in Milwaukee
A note from ONEY GAGAN describes an overnight robbery in Milwaukee where Tracy allegedly held a gun and took a pouch of gold nuggets. Gagan says Tracy fled after midnight, threatened violence, and planned to reach Seattle before heading to Rathel and Chicago.
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Seattle
Everett
Tracy
Merrill
Oney Gagan
Chicago
Mary MacLane
Butte
Milwaukee
Sol
Rathel
Lake Washington
Thunder Mountain
Humorous Notes of the Day and Light Verse Snippets
A collage of quips and short jokes from various papers humorously reflecting daily life. Bits poke at philanthropy, celebrity culture, love, envy, and social scenes with breezy, old time charm. References include Washington Star Chicago Tribune Baltimore American Milwaukee Sentinel and Philadelphia Press.
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Dooley
Mr. Dooley
Arrhey Road
Manny
Olson
Misther Graball
Muskegon
Aigrette Vandycocker
Misther
Roger Smitherson
Manny Mutual
Mr. Hennessy
Th’ Intertainment
MR. Rounder
the Tabernacle
Jerry Rounder
George Ade
West
Josiah
Illinois
France
Joe Miller
Long Island
Archibald
Gazooks
Toiler
Harvard
Ton Trust
Blonde
Number One
Number Two
Pather
Washington Star
Borus
Chicago Tribune
Jimmy
St. Peter
Baltimore American
Nell
Belle
Milwaukee Sentinel
Miss Gusch
Paderewski
Mr. Grabbe
Philadelphia Press
Mrs. Subbubs
Martius
Aurelius
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