The Real Villain in Theatrical Troupe
A baggeman asks a youth if he is the villain of the troupe. The youth says no and confesses he used to be the villain. He then accuses the company treasurer, who is about five hundred miles away heading west, as the real culprit.
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Washington
Star
Hatchet attack shocks Washington journalist in Greensboro
Louis Brownlow, a Washington newspaper man, paused in a Greensboro drug store to request a match when a young colored man burst in with a gash along his skull. He explained that a friend had hit him with a hatchet in an apparent accident.
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Greensboro
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Brownlow
Coffee Threshed Her Fifteen Long Years
A grateful reader credits Postum with curing spinal irritation and nervous trouble after fifteen years of coffee use. The testimonial claims improved health, appetite, sleep, and ability to walk long distances after switching to Postum, with instructions and product details for Instant Postum and grocer sales.
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Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creek
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Progress of Seven Sisters policy in New Jersey politics
Big corporations have not decided how to oppose the Seven Sisters anti trust bills. Senator Davis aims for public hearings but wants quick action. Other items include a proposed new board for the Kearny Soldiers Home, amendments to the German election law, and moves on constitution planning and state building additions.
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New York
Newark
Davis
J. Warren Davis
Salem County
Wilson
Senate Judiciary Committee
Soldier's Home Board
Kearny Soldiers Home
Supreme Court
R. Wayne Parker
Board of Managers
Reed
Camden
Hughes
Grosscup
William Hughes
Paterson
United States
Frank O. Briggs
Edward E. Grosscup
Daniel Voorhees
Washington, D. C
Tenement House Laws Face Amendment Protests
Proponents warn against changes that would undermine tenement house protections while critics say some amendments weaken the existing statute. petitions favoring a branch court were sent to Senator Slocum for introduction and a referendum on district court bills was urged. East Monmouth League repeats Speaker Taylor’s pledge to push the bill.
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Special Branch
Board of Trade
Long Branch
Taylor
East Monmouth League
State faces 1600 idle convicts after contract ban
Thomas B. Madden urges New Jersey readers to aid in remedying a policy shift that leaves 1600 inmates without work. He warns that prison conditions may worsen without future employment plans, arguing idle confinement breeds mischief and possible insanity among inmates.
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Thomas B. Madden
Madden
New Jersey
Annual Dinner of New Jersey Legislative Correspondents Club
Announcement says the Legislative Cor respondents' Club of New Jersey will hold its annual dinner on Tuesday evening February 20 in Trenton attended by Governor and President elect Wilson and the Senate and Assembly members. Arrangements chairman James F Dale. The club held its annual meeting at the State House.
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Egan
Assembly
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Essex County
Zisgen
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Richards
Atlantic County
Senate
Wilson
House
Secretary of State
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New Jersey
Senate and
James F. Dale
New York Hotel Bell Boy Delivers Kitten News
A nervous hotel manager warned staff he must be informed of any incident. A new bell boy burst in reporting the downstairs cat had kittens, prompting the manager to react sharply. The scene involves three Daughters of the Confederacy and a startled boss.
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New York
Daughters of the Confederacy
Temperate Water For Horses Sparks S P C A Controversy
A brewery wagon driver stops at a restaurant to water his horses. A bystander woman insists on tempering the water to about 67 degrees, demanding hot water to mix with cold. She warns she will watch drivers to ensure humane watering.
Serious Matter Brings Doctor to Door in Boston
Briggs asks about a serious issue as the doctor visits after a report of a bill collection, noting the physician called at the door yesterday. The exchange appears in the Boston Evening Transcript.
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Griggs
Briggs
Boston Evening Transcript
Belle Do You Think It Unlucky to Marry in 1913
Nell argues marriage depends on the man's wealth. She says it is unlucky to marry a poor man, reflecting social attitudes of the era in a conversation from 1913.
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Belle
Nell
Turning Over a New Leaf with Weight on It
A brief saying emphasizes practical change requires effort and measurable impact. It analogizes adopting new habits to placing a weight on a fresh start to ensure sustained progress.
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