Capitol plans curb electric rail ideas and add elevators
Washington reports the House and Senate building commissions favor practicality delaying electric trains from Capitol links. Public works include two new main elevators, removal of partitions, and reallocation of spaces plus a court petition to condemn nearby land for new buildings. Columbus memorial plaza features planned fountains and bronze columns. Naval academy class size adjustments noted with 801 midshipmen anticipated.
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House Building Commission
Cannon
Hepburn and
Richardson
Capitol
Congress
House
Naval Affairs Committee
United States
District Supreme Court
Pennsylvania Avenue
B Street
Fourteenth
Fifteenth Streets
Union Station
Columbus
Naval Academy
Navy Department
Academy
Humors of the Hour and Hard Luck Tales
A humorous fragment from Harper's Weekly features a sympathetic caller lamenting her string of unlucky marriages. She recounts first engagements, a sea fate, a bull toss that left her ex-husband dead, then divorces and a current spouse she deems hopeless. The piece rib the misfortune with light satire.
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Vieters
Hiram Woggs
Tom Bagby
Iehild
Harper's Weekly
City Boarder Accused of False Pretense Plot
Detroit Tribune notes a private quarrel at the Summer Boarding House where a City Boarder faces arrest for obtaining money under false pretenses. The exchange hints at a rift with Warmer Ryetop and Father Ryetop as witnesses to the alleged deceit and hunger after a week in residence.
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Yeou
Detroit Tribune
The Humorous Huckster Joke
A Philadelphia Press plate features a housekeeper and a wry huckster exchanging a pun about lettuce and an advance agent. The joke hinges on the pun that the lettuce is cheap and “sent ahead.”
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Philadelphia Press
He Protested Too Much
A quoted exchange shows the speaker recounting a statement by Dingle and expressing initial belief followed by disbelief. The dialogue captures skepticism about honesty and trustworthiness in a brief, reflective exchange.
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Dingle
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Frayed Fagin dialogue on money bill fame
In a Philadelphia Press item the exchange imagines a great man’s face on a twenty dollar bill. Lilyfield Talbot responds preferring to gain tangible control over wealth. The snippet captures streetwise banter about fame and money.
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Lilyfield Talbot
Philadelphia Press
Quotation on Baseball Umpires and Customs Inspectors
A Washington Star exchange notes that a man should care about others' opinion yet acknowledges the need for baseball umpires and customs inspectors in practical life.
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Washington Star
No Room For Doubt
Comic dialogue exchanges feature Miss De Playne and Miss Peachley in a Chicago News clipping about inquiring heiress status and romantic attentiveness, hinting at social intrigue and witty banter.
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Miss de Playne
Apology Accepted and Forgiven in Denver Exchange
A lighthearted note from Denver News Times records a mother forgiving a young man who apologized for kissing her daughter. The daughter confirms the apology was sincere and says she kissed him to show her forgiveness.
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Denver News. Times
The Ruling Passion Quip on Heaven and Gold
Witty remark contrasts heaven with greed as a speaker jokes that a ruler would abandon paradise to melt his crown into gold dollars, seeking a furnace in the afterlife. A playful dig at avarice framed as a fable dialogue.
Temptations Tested by Magistrate and Prisoner
A dialogue excerpt shows a magistrate admonishing a prisoner for temptations. The prisoner responds with dialect claiming many trials, but the greatest test is described as the bard.
Well Meant Dialog from Harper's Weekly
A brief dialogue depicts a polite exchange between a hostess and a distinguished foreigner. The guest reassures the host that he will not find the setting dull, while the hostess questions if she and her husband provide sufficient amusement.
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Harper’s Weekly
To Be Congratulated
A Chicago Record-Herald item notes Buzzington with a joke about his wife finishing his stories. The remark turns on a well known tale swapping quip about wives completing husbands anecdotes.
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Buzzington
Chicago
Brecord-Herald
Uniform taxation plan urged to end hidden values
A proposal argues for classified taxation to replace the uniform rate. It cites banks, oil storage, franchises, and deposits as examples of invisible value that escape current taxes, urging a system that taxes all property by clear categories and values.
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John Gr
Alora
Ander
Ohio
County Auditors
Boards of Equalization
Woman and Fashion New Waist Model Blouse
A blouse of batiste linen features an upper bodice with small lengthwise tucks and decorative plaitings. The lower section is encircled by a band of tucks, creating a gathered effect.
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Batiste
Latest Lingerie Trends Highlight Silk Petticoats and Combina tions
Silk petticoats with embroidery ruffles and satin petticoats with linen ruffles are among new novelties. Suggestions include freshening a worn satin petticoat with a tan linen ruffle and reviving an old satin petticoat with dark brown and blue checked silk ruffles. White Magerle combinations promise a slimmer look with wide insertion trim and colored embroidery threads at the neck.
The Parted Pompadour Hairdo Returns in Style
A revival of the parted pompadour is noted with a severe line and fluffy sides. It advises avoiding roughening the hair and suggests options like thin puffs under the hair or a marines roll, finishing with a soft figure eight at the back.
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Order of Foresters
Oma
New York
China
Hsienchang
Hasic
Scotland
Firth of Tay
Bagdad
Vera Cruz
Mexico
South America
Pernambuco
Valparaiso
Imperial Post of
Austria
Franz Josef
Real Estate and Insurance Offers for Farms and Lots
Real estate and insurance notice seeks buyers and sellers for properties including farms in Michigan and lots in a new town in Texas. Promotional inquiry promises affordable prices and farming land listings in an iron district.
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Michigan
Texas
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