Rail innovations threaten the New York mail network
Postmaster E M Morgan and federal authorities push a rapid transit upgrade for letters and parcels in Manhattan. Proposed double mail tubes between Grand Central and Penn stations would handle regulation bags of mail, boosting hourly capacity and cutting repouching delays as an underground conduit and possible maglev ideas emerge for intercity service.
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FE. M. Morgan
New York
Pauly
Business Indus
Revolumn
Manhattan
Harlem
Bint
Morgan
Federal Postal Auorities
Grand Antral
Pennsylvania
Run
Business Secon
Grand Central
Penn
Basine Bs Winnnti
Pth
Tate
Seids Nivik
Feuding Twins Split Home Over Grandfather Chair
Two Welsh valley twins Luke and Mathew Gregory shared a single chair as the center of a 23 year feud. They divided a Wyoming valley home along a literal line, cooking, eating, and living on opposite sides and never speaking. The chair stood alone in the middle as the only shared item.
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Luke
Mathew Gregory
Wilkesbarre
Gregorys
Wyoming Valley
John Gregory
Gregory
Scotland
Mathew
The Leaven Civics Class Cartoon
A backstage quip about a class of young women. The artist praises a composite portrait as artistically beautiful while a student notes one face altering the average. The exchange appears in a period cartoon style.
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Puck
Political Bluff in Rail Car Tale by Representative Taggart
Representative Taggart of Kansas City recounts a campaign ruse in which he sat beside an unknown rival on a railway car and lavished praise, only to reveal their identities at journey's end. Both men acknowledged they had recognized each other from photographs and enjoyed the humorous deception.
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Taggart
Kansas City
Kan
Prairie
American Business Hustle Echoes Across Seas
London World notes a eastern city official travels to inspect electrical material plants in Germany the United States and Britain finding Americans warmly welcomed while British manufacturers receive little local assistance. The piece contrasts proactive American hospitality with neglectful British conduct.
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England
Far East
Germany
Great Britain
United States
America
London
Little Gertrude Corrects Grandma With Time Trick
Five year old Gertrude lived with grandparents. She asked to visit a friend, grandma postponed to tomorrow, Gertrude woke early and challenged, saying yesterday said today was tomorrow. This humorous anecdote from Mack’s National Monthly highlights a child’s witty grasp of time.
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Gertrude
Tomorrdny
Gertude
Grandma
Mack's
National Monthly
Women fill many roles beyond home labor in statistics
The Baltimore Sun notes large numbers of women in professions including stenographers teachers professors trades agriculture physicians clergy designers lawyers and journalists highlighting a shift from traditional home duties to public work with 429 497 women in various professions and other sizable female presence in many fields.
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Baltimore Sun
Weary Listener Sparks Debate Over Attentiveness
A terse exchange unfolds as a talkative man claims victory in arguing while a deflated responder admits he cannot stay awake long enough. The banter centers on endurance and rhetorical skill in a crowded setting.
Wrong Idea About Magistrate Refusal Interview
A speaker complains the magistrate blocked an interview and accuses him of biased, non-committal views.
Her Three Rs Debutante Education Debate
In a lively exchange Schuyler questions what makes up the three R s for a debutante. Van Puyster adds wit noting rai ment ragtime and repartee as essential life elements.
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Schuyler
van Puyster
Its State Dialogue on Indian Opera Style
In a sharp exchange the speakers joke about naming an Indian opera. One suggests original, the other counters with Aboriginal as a possible title, highlighting playful debate over cultural naming.
Eloquent Ruler Rebutts the Universe with a Letter
A playful exchange unfolds as a meek man asks if one rules the universe. The woman retorts she rules the first letter, turning the moment into a witty, pointed joke about power and language.
Fletcher's Castoria Returns to Market
Advertisement notes Castoria as a safe remedy for infants and children with a 30 year history and urges its use. It mentions Mrs van Million returning from Europe and a remark about smuggling foreign cigarettes.
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Hrnparterie Mothers of
Castorila
Fletcher
van Million
Europe
Weira Work Cubist Pie Mirrors Crisis Crux
A fragmented string references a volcano in action and a still life painting by a cubist. It comments on European crisis reports noting Germany with the largest share and ends with a remark on politeness yielding dividends.
Woman Recovers After Lydia E Pinkham Remedy
Bellevue Ohio woman shares a testimonial describing severe pains nervousness and irregularities. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she improves rapidly and feels like a well woman urging others with difficult cases to try the remedy. The advertisement touts a long success record for the product.
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Bellevue
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
L. E. Pinkham
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Bachelet
Boston
Pyodel
IE BA
Ee Ee Ad
Spred Pruieed
Carter
Carters
Iain Hikt
Haverstock RD
Hampstead
Lordon, Lng
DSS
Sofiette Harpebs
Gaghen
Lad
U.S. A
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