Summer Wit Across City Pages
A collection of wry observations from the publisher's page noting playful takes on summer living and current quirks. It quips about hay fever, advice from a medical expert, hypothetical questions, and humorous fanciful lines on celebrities, trains, poetry, and a New York motorist mixing maple syrup with oil.
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New York
Luther Burbank's Odor Less Motor Car Dream
The passage praises Luther Burbank as a valued benefactor and suggests his greatest achievement would be a motor car without odor, framing it as the crowning glory of his career.
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Luther Burbank
New York Man Affirms Happy Marriage to His Mother-in-Law
A New York man declares he is perfectly happy in his marriage to his mother-in-law, a statement that lands as a sharp blow to the jokesmiths union and their routines.
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New York
Europe
Jokesmiths’ Union
Women in Newport Market Their Own Goods Fashionably
Newport women are taking control of marketing, with some even working if the task is stylish. The shift highlights an energetic, self driven approach to selling and social visibility in the community.
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Newport
Helen Keller Sings Demonstrate Hope for Theater Artists
Deaf and blind Helen Keller has learned to sing marking a hopeful moment for a group of six cent theater artists and their prospects for artistic achievement.
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Helen Keller
Pupil in aviation school falls 200 feet
An East aviation student plunged two hundred feet but escaped unharmed. Several football coaches are said to be assessing the injured pupil for possible implications or injuries.
Questionable proposals on housing rebellious youths in foreign lands
The speaker jokes about shipping youths described as "bad men" to Mexico or Central America to become revolutionists. He muses that it might not hurt the country and could aid genuine revolutionaries. The note ends with a quip comparing beans to beefsteak and a nod to the Boston Red Sox.
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Mexico
Central America
New York Street Car Capacity Confusion
The double decked street car in New York carries 88 persons while an older model can transport 100, though it would only seat 50. This highlights differing passenger capacities between car types.
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New York
King George's Kitchen Rage Ends in Photo Reality
A comic line notes that King George claims a new kitchen rage while a photo reveals he lacks a safety razor, underscoring humorous mismatch between invention claim and appearance.
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King George
Druggists Demand Legible Prescriptions
Pharmacists urge doctors to write prescriptions clearly removing romance and mystery from medicine, insisting legibility protects patient safety and ensures proper dispensing.
Aviators Push for New Records Despite Hazards
The article notes the persistent drive of aviators to break records as dangers and past fatalities fail to deter them, describing air travel as hypnotic and compelling despite risks.
Thief Uses Motor Boat To Haul Off Booty In City Heist
A thief in Atlantic City fled by motor boat taking his loot. The report notes the suspect favors modern upgrades in his illicit trade and hints at a swift getaway.
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Atlantic City
Chicago hotel clerk fined for flirting incident
A Chicago hotel clerk was fined $200 after a flirting incident. The case highlights decorum expectations for hotel staff and the limits of conduct in customer service.
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Chicago
Automobile Popularity Forces Higher Footwear Costs
The rise of motor vehicles and leather demand raises shoe prices for pedestrians, worsening the injury of the motor craze amid cost increases and reduced affordability.
Millionaires Colony on Long Island’s Nassau County
The northern Nassau County region from Great Neck to Cold Spring Harbor hosts America's wealthiest estates circle. Rich buyers since Meadow Brook club era build grand palaces amid forests, clubs and waterways, with auto mobility making distant sites accessible and a notable roster of prominent residents.
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America
Long Island
Nassau County
Great Neck
Cold Spring Harbor
Sound
Long Island Railroad
Manhattan
Hempstead
Oyster Bay
Cold Spring
New York Yacht Club
East River
United States
York
Meadow Brook
Nassau Country Club
Piping Rock Country Club
Western Hemisphere
Madison Square Garden
England
Kent
Devonshire
Texas
Europe
Westbury
Meadow Brook Club
A. T. Stewart
Garden City
Homstead
Charles Pratt
Standard Oil
Glen Cove
Pratt
Henry Davison
Peacock Point
Howard Gould
Harvey Laden
H. Bramhall Gilbert
Dr. Satterwhite
Colgate Hoyt
Center Island
B. D. Morgan
Wheatley Hills
James Byrne
W. D. Guthrie
W. J. Matheson
Clarence Mackay
J. P Morgan, Jr
Mackay Place
Roslyn
Father's Quoit Hits Child in Quoit Game
Four year old Effie Griffiths died in a Wellsburg hospital after a quoit pitched by her father D B Griffith struck her in the face at Independence Washington county near the Belleview camp meeting grounds. The child suffered a shattered nose and cheek and a fractured skull and was rushed for treatment but had little chance of recovery.
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Washington
Effie Griffiths
Wellsburg
W. Va
Independence
Washington County
Belleview
Effie
D. B. Griffith
Griffith
No'm Luck Dims as Automobiles Drive Horseshoes
Aunt Phoenie explains misfortune comes from cars taking away luck. She argues horseshoes and four leaf clovers are rarer as automobiles replace horses, noting she even had to fetch a horseshoe from the country to hang over her dog’s bed.
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Phoenie
George Monk the Man Who Sold a Throne
The article portrays George Monk as a scheming military opportunist who shifted loyalties between Parliament and Royalists. It traces his rise from a 17th century youth to commander and later duke, detailing bribes, manipulation, and his pivotal role in Charles II’s restoration.
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George Monk
Monk
England
Charles I
Scotland
Ireland
Charles
Parliament
Oliver Cromwell
Cromwell
Commonwealth of England
Richard
Cromwell Party
Commonwealth
Charles II
London
Duke of
Albemarle
Cartouche the Great Robber of Paris
The article recalls Louis Dominique Cartouche a famed French criminal of Paris born c1693 renowned for his organized gang in the early 1700s and bold daylight heists. It notes his clever methods bold style lavish display and fearsome reputation culminating in his capture in 1721 and death on the wheel.
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Lfe
Cartouche
Iceberg Proximity Warning Urged for North Atlantic Shipping
Urgent call notes no invention has greater benefit to shipping than a timely iceberg proximity warning. Until tied to safety, north Atlantic passage remains dangerous, requiring utmost caution from seafarers and ship masters to avert disaster.
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North Atlantic
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