Millionaires Go Pace That Kills
A review of Pittsburg high rollers and their sensational marriages divorces and crimes. The piece chronicles Hart McKee Eugene Phipps and James Clarke as well as John Moorhead W. E. Corey and other city millionaires whose lavish lifestyles, love affairs and legal battles drew New York attention and stained domestic peace in the era.
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New York
Pittsburg
Harry Thaw
Evelyn Nesbit
Stanford White
Hart McKee
E. Sellers McKee
Sutton
Washington
Esther Bartlett
Mackintosh Kellogg
Clarke
Mr. Kellogg
Mrs. Clarke
Mr. Clarke
Erie
Clark
Katherine Willoughby
St. Augustine
Fla
T. O.C. Jones
Smoky City
Where Chorus Beauties Come From
A look at the sources of Broadway chorus beauty notes that many front row performers come from Oil City Newcastle and Horseheads while New York girls gain fame through constant migration of country beauties. Indiana and Ohio are cited for notable local attractiveness with California and Colorado also contributing. The piece contrasts interior states with New York and California in temperament and pursuit of stardom.
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New York
City
Newcastle
Horseheads
Indiana
Ohio
Colorado
California
San Francisco
Interior States
Chinch Bug Control Tips From Oklahoma Station
Oklahoma experts say spreading chinch-bug disease has not controlled the pest. Four protection methods are recommended: destroy winter quarters, plant a trap crop and plow under, plow a ten foot dust strip around cornfields, and pile cut green corn to attract and kill bugs by disease. Do not spray. Begin winter cleanup to protect wheat.
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Oklahoma
Farm Facts on Labor, Alfalfa, and Spraying Advice
The note advocates garden produce preservation and labor solutions, cites a Pacific coast supplier of Japanese farm workers, and records a neighbor with hens buying alfalfa at 50 dollars per ton. It warns that dairying may mislead and offers spraying tips for potatoes using tobacco juice, gasoline, and blue stone to kill pests.
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Pacific
Orange Judd
Hay crops and oat harvests under short hay supply
The article notes oats may be grown and harvested before grain maturity for coarse fodder when hay is scarce. It warns that this method yields hollow, coarse stalks that bleach if not dried quickly in a dry season. It advises sun drying and hay tedder use for best curing with heavy crops.
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Orange Judd
Breeder’s Stock Changes Offer No Guaranteed Edge
The breeder who keeps changing his stock cannot guarantee improvement for a decisive advantage since a single failed litter does not ensure all future litters will fail or succeed.
Dining Etiquette: Ignore Accidents at Mealtime
Advice urges diners to leave a dropped plate in lap and continue eating, labeling calling attention to table mishaps as vulgar behavior. The guidance emphasizes composure and normalcy over embarrassment.
Hairy missteps and polite plans in old jokes and notices
A collection of satirical quips and social observations from early papers includes jokes about moustaches at Miss Dibbleson, a quip on hair restorer, a wifes ploy to avoid racing, and an architect's comment on church seating. The items reflect contemporary humor and social etiquette with brief, domestic, or humorous angles.
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Corey
Pittsburg
Maybelle Gilman
Pittsburg Natatorium
Miss Gilman
Idle Rich Man Seeks Quartet Of Balloons
The Idle Rich One requests a set of balloons including a high altitude model a low altitude craft a touring balloon and a town balloonette in a humorous Puck exchange about ballooning needs.
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Puck
Shattering Sentiment at Graduation Bugle Call
A Chicago Daily News fragment captures a beautiful girl graduate recalling the bugle call and a corpulent matron replies with a sharp, humorous quip about grinding scissors and the risk of losing them. The exchange highlights playful inanity at a graduation moment.
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Chicago Daily News
Poor Plan to Keep Her Home by Scare Tactics
In a humorous dialogue a husband suggests scaring his wife by claiming a notorious predator named Jack the Kisser prowls the area to keep the new girl at home three nights a week. The wife moments of doubt recalls her own youth and questions the tactic.
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Jack the Kisser
N. Y
The Man from the Furniture Movers London Sketch
A brief London Sketch caption lampoons a scene with a warehouse crew and a humorous bathroom setup. The piece hinges on a misheard question and a comic clash between expectations and delivery.
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London
Heiress Bride Changes Gus Life Says New York Weekly
Gossip notes George has married into wealth but reports he works hard to cover living costs at a $40 weekly hotel. The heiress’s father funds her and she remains with him, the item states.
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Gus
George
Clover
N. Y
A Feline Bluff
A playful report from the Detroit Free Press about a family scene where a cat accuses a dog of stealing whipped cream while a whiskered cat contemplates a foam covered mouth image. The humorous exchange centers on mistaken dramatic behavior and domestic mischief.
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Detroit Free Press
A Rushing Business
Two men banter about daughters' marriages in a brief Detroit Free Press exchange. The first asks if there are troubles marrying off daughters. the second notes both daughters are already twice married.
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Detroit Free Press
Cow Milking Lesson Sparks Lighthearted Exchange
In a humorous exchange cited by the Chicago Daily News a speaker recalls learning to milk a cow last summer while in the country. A playful question follows about whether the cow or the learner found the activity amusing.
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Chicago Daily News
Their Ultimate End Inventions on the Scrap Heap
A witty Life magazine quip contrasts resilient toys and kitchen utensils now considered useless on the scrap heap. The exchange highlights disposable culture and faded durability in domestic life.
Jumping at a Conclusion
A Washington Star quip contrasts misanthropy with a street car conductor. A boy asks what misanthropy means and receives a definition about distrustful people, then humorously answers that he means a street car conductor. The exchange highlights a playful misinterpretation of a heavy term.
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Washington Star
No Resemblance in a Sardine Exchange
A dialog from the Chicago Tribune features Miss Mirtie and Mr. Fainthart debating a claim about being a sardine. The Young Man denies resemblance while The Young Woman defends him, noting concern about crowding others.
Confidential chatter on office control and higher ups
A quoted exchange from the Chicago Tribune about political maneuvering and office management. The Heeler notes investigations would expose someone higher in the hierarchy while the confidant asks how the job endures amid irregularities.
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Heeler
Chicago Tribune
Tobacco Factory Smoke Ordinance Case
A Chicago Tribune note quotes a police justice charging a tobacco factory owner with violating the smoke ordinance. The owner insists the factory has a right to emit smoke from its chimney as a tobacco production site.
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Chicago Tribune
Not the Squeeze He Meant
A young couple in love crowded a tramcar and debated seating there. He asked if they could squeeze in, she blushes and suggests waiting until they reach home. Tit-Bits.
The Fiancees Dilemma in a Cleavland Leader Note
A distressed woman fears she forgot which engagement ring Jack gave her. With minutes before his visit, she struggles to recall the correct ring, tears on her cheek and a hunted look in her eyes.
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Jack
Cleveland
Six Best Sells Punch Line in Book Store Exchange
A customer jokes about a bookstore ad when praising six titles. The clerk responds with a pun about abbreviating the ad turning it into six best sells. The exchange reads as a light, humorous dialogue in a retail setting.
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Chicago Daily News
Married Couple Letters During a Business Trip
Mr Gayboy informs Maria he will write only occasionally during a 32 day business trip. Mrs Gayboy reassures, plans to stay with the children, and says she will seek him out if needed.
Johnny Jimson’s Replay Leads to Family Clash
In a Cleerland Leader excerpt, Mrs. Jimson punishes Johnny who, once freed, strikes her in the jaw. An overheard exchange shows Johnny denying fault and asking who started the fight, highlighting a domestic dispute in the family.
Morning Roll Home Quip From New York Herald
A brief quip notes a traveler asks why at that hour and replies he is simply rolling home in the morning, reflecting a light anecdotal moment from the New York Herald.
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N. Y. Herald
Unidentified hobo asks for help. a man replies with a dime
A Chicago Daily News item shows a hobo appealing for aid to a man about town, who hands over a dime and quips that it will buy "three fingers." The exchange captures a moment of street humor in the city.
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Chicago Daily News
Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow Cartoon Dialogue
A cartoon caption shows Becker stating his wife chooses an expensive mountain resort hotel for alimony during a summer separation. No other context is provided from the source.
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Becker
N. Y
Quarrels Over Money Misses Divorce Impact
A Houston Post line notes a husband quarrels with his wife about money daily. The speaker asks if a divorce would result, but the response claims divorce would worsen his situation because he would be forced to work.
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Houston Post
Oyster supper at the church yields singalong policy
Yonkers Statesman reports a church oyster supper where each person who found an oyster must sing. Crimsonbeak says it was enjoyable with only one song sung the entire evening, prompting humor about tiresome performances.
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Crimsonbeak
Yonkers Statesman
The Cheerful Loser and Races Puck Cartoon Exchange
A humorous cartoon dialogue features The Cheerful Loser declaring the racing game the greatest, The Near-Winner retorting with skepticism, and The Cheerful Loser claiming victory by noting you can beat it, all in a witty Puck style.
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George
Puck
Moonlit garden concert by Elsie Casseigne King
A verse from Metropolit an Magazine contemplates hollyhock colors pink red and yellow under moonlight. The scene is a parlor and hall with laughter while the garden blooms quietly, hollyhocks dancing in night air just for the speaker. The piece contrasts with a note on Arctic land claims as a separate aside.
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Elsie Casseigne King
Metropolitan Magazine
Count Boni de Castellane Forced to Work by Misfortunes
The sentence notes Count Boni de Castellane has been reduced in circumstances and can only work, a constraint his sense of honor prevents him from resisting.
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Boni de Castellane
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