Church urged to ally with workers in city slums
A Presbyterian assembly feature argues the trades union advances immigrant Americanization, equal pay, education, and temperance while urging the church to fight for workers in dirty urban slums. It claims Jesus urged individual reform and calls for a square deal for both workers and the church.
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Denver
Colo
Presbyterian General
Charlez Stelale
Presbyterian Department of Church and Labor
Carroll D. Wright
United States
Caild
Jesus Christ
Africa
Jesus
Josh Billings
Sines
Sam Crawford the Detroit Tigers star barber order
A Detroit Tigers figure, Sam Crawford, described as a heavy plugger and barber, visits a restaurant and requests beefsteak and onions with a confident pose at the table. The anecdote frames his demeanor and casual dining moment in playful terms.
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Sam Crawford
Detroit Tigers
Crawford
Perfume and Its Abuse in Old Fashioned Advice
An archival column condemns overpowering perfume in daily life and society. It argues fresh air and health suffice, suggesting old fashioned remedies like orris root and lavender. It recalls gentle scenes of lavender and dried rose scents, with practical tips for scenting garments using garden roses and sachets.
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Jedy
Cabbage Roast Beat and Homey Barber Visit Clash
A fragmented exchange shows a shopkeeper defending a barber customer service approach while a patron comments on cabbage and roast, hinting at a tense but casual confrontation about making patrons feel at home. The scene suggests a small business dialogue with informal slang and misheard words.
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Telpa
Tolin
Thakft
Railroads press bid to overturn Spokane ruling
Interior western cities urge organized resistance to the Interstate Commerce Commission decision in the Spokane rate case. They plan to send delegates to Washington for the June hearing and press for coast rates to lower inland freight costs amid rail and water competition. The piece also surveys the ongoing fight over imitation whiskey labeling and federal enforcement.
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Railroads
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington, Wash
Mexico
Interstate Commerce Committee
Spokane Chamber of Commerce
Spokane
Washington, D.C
Chicago
Missouri River
Pacific Coast
A. W. Donald
Washington
Taft
United States
Unite States
Ana Twles
White House
Bowers
Department of Justice
Office test of honesty shows two youths’ paths
In a midwestern office, employer Jones tests Johnny by placing 65 cents within reach. Johnny steals, then returns nothing and jokes about it, while a model pupil later remorsefully returns the money. The tale parallels the Gerald Good fable and ends with Johnny keeping the loot but offered a raise.
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George Chester
Jones
Johnny
Sesson
Gerald Good
Anyony
Cardinal Goulies
Mr. Jones
How did your husband tell you the old old story
A Houston Post reader quote contrasts the old tale of engagement with the dating tale of married life. The exchange centers on whether a husband expressed love before or after marriage, reflecting social attitudes of romance and commitment.
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Houston Post
Lincoln's jab at glib opposing lawyer in court
In a historic trial, Lincoln mocks the other lawyer as a glib talker whose mind seems to halt when he speaks. He likens the man to a small steamboat, recalling his days as a keelboatman and a little vessel with a five foot boiler and seven foot whistle that always stopped when it whistled.
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Lincoln
Recklesa
Sangamon
Taunting Him. Archibald Said in Milliner Window
A poet’s wife teases Archibald about selling a poem for fifty dollars and twenty seven cents. He asks what paper carried it. She replies it was not printed. it appeared in a milliner’s window.
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Archibald
Going Up Good Man aAh Says a Young Man Smokes
A terse backchat centers on a youth who smokes depicting a cautionary claim about rising in life. The reply dismisses the idea, asserting the young man will succeed despite smoke and mischief.
Self-denials as a teaching quip in humor
A wry exchange defines self denials as a mock refusal when someone seeks money from a father who is not at home. The joke hinges on the idea of refusal by proxy, flipping the usual creditor role to a missing parent.
Myth of Hanging Gardens at Babylon Debated
A fragmentary Poston Post item wonders if the legendary Hanging Gardens of Babylon are a myth and mentions a visitor from Babylon possibly saving two women with a new spring hat in a chaotic, questioning tone.
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Babylon
Poston
Dressed That Way in Cupid Salome Confusion
A brief panel captures a fashion moment as a passerby asks about a figure, and another notes the image resembles Salome rather than Cupid, highlighting humorous misidentification in a period-era illustration.
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Cupid
Salome
Lands Open For Settlement In Three Reservations
About 700000 acres across Spokane Cour d'Alene and Western Montana reserves will open for homestead entry in 1910 with August draw dates. Registrations start in Spokane Cour d'Alene Kalispell and Missoula with payments due at entry. Entry regulations expected in June and April 1910 deadline for settlement.
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Spokane
Cour d'Alene
Wisthead
Idaho
Kaliapell
Missoula
Mont. R. Insinger
Board of Control
National Irrigation Congress
Tuly Uy
Cour d’Alens
Flathead Reserve
Spokene
Warhead
Rocky Mountains
Montana
Kalispell
Kootenai
Pend Oreills
Fathead
Cour d'Alenes Cross & Tract
Washington-Idaho Line
Colville
Columbia Rivers
Cour d’Alene
Speculative Stockmen in Cattle and Feed Trade
The article contrasts cattle producers who raise stock and feed with buyers who finance both, labeling the latter as speculative stockmen. It defines a real stockman as someone who primarily produces rather than finances. The distinction emphasizes labor versus speculation in the cattle industry.
Raising One's Salary by Winifred Black
A columnist reflects on women workers earning seven dollars weekly and how worth determines pay. She urges self-advancement, warns against resenting employers, and advises focusing energy on bettering one’s skills to raise income. The piece shifts to comparing shopping manners in New York and London, praising English sales etiquette after a New York anecdote.
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New York
London
Regent Street
London Daily Mail
Taft’s Golf Round Sparks Humorous Exchange on Return from Cuba
President Taft struggled on the golf course after his Cuba trip, admitting to terrible play on the opening holes. He told his East Coast caddy in a folksy aside that the voyage had unsettled him. The caddy showed polite curiosity about his prior golf experience.
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Taft
Cuba
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God
Jess
Christ
Earth
Missouri
Louis
Winifred Black
Womia
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