Puget Sound Navy Yard A Symbol Of U S Naval Power
The Bremerton Puget Sound Station is presented as a formidable fortification and port complex protecting Pacific Northwest commerce. It highlights strategic location, inner harbor safety, largest dry dock, expansive docks and shops, and plans for expansion including new dry docks and coal bunkers. The article notes rapid local growth, civic cooperation, and the city of Bremerton evolving around the station with ample water supply, timber, and rail links. It also references notable ships passing through, such as the Iowa Wisconsin Oregon and Philadelphia, and promotes the region as a growing naval hub with accessible travel from Seattle Portland and Tacoma.
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Ncle Sam
Pacific Northwest
Sam
Puget Sound
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San Juan de Fuca
Port Townsend
Earth
Bremerton
Great Dry Dock
Uncle Samuel
Pacific
Uncle Sam
Mare Island
Brooklyn
Department
Far East
Coeoy
San Diego
San Francisco
Sitka
Dutch Harbor
Rebring
Lake Washington
Uited
Pacific Coast
Iowa
Wisconsin
Oregon
Santiago
Philadelphia
Sailor's and
Marine Club
Port Orchard Bay
Gale Brothers
Kitsap
Naval Station
Patent Mad Expired in Rialto Encounter
Lou Field met Gus Rodgers on The Rialto and joked about last winter's patent leather shoes. Gus sighed that the patent expired, explaining the shoes had gone to the wall.
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Lou Field
Gus Rodgers
Rialto
Fields
Gus
Louis
New York Times
Noahs Ark Lurches as Dinosaurus Causes Wave Clash
An 1840s Ohio paper quotes a passenger exclaiming at a shipboard dinosaurlike figure as the ark tilts to starboard, waves dash against the roof. The speaker complains the creature should stay on its own side while Noah moves cargo below deck.
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Noah
Ohio State Journal
Peter the Great’s name and fate discussed by a father and son
A small boy asks if Peter the Great had another name and if he is dead. The father replies that Peter is out of training, and uncertain whether he has died, reflecting a casual dialogue about a historical figure.
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Peter the Great
Noted Criticism of a Golfer's Looks Sparks Debate
A Chicago Record-Herald item quotes a passerby remark on a girl's appearance and her father's $20,000,000 fortune. The column contrasts the wealth with the family’s lack of titles, noting they have traveled to Europe twice without securing wins.
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Europe
Chicago Record-Herald
Notable Quips From The Press Across Two Uproarious Exchanges
The quotations capture playful boastfulness and cartoonish street banter. Chicago Record-Herald recalls a boastful man starting from meager roots while the Baltimore World presents a humorous dialect exchange warning of social consequences.
Joneses Describe Visit To Mrs Browns In Hammocks
Mrs Jones recalls not staying long at Mrs Brown's, noting the Browns were all resting in their hammocks. Mr Jones adds he left when he grew tired of sitting and returned home.
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Mrs. Jones
Ohio State Journal Race Plans Mentioned at Fair
Bizzer asks for 100 or 0 until tomorrow while Buzzer hints at races. Bixzer clarifies he will attend a church fair with his wife, as noted in the Ohio State Journal.
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Bizzer
Bixzer
Ohio State Journal
Miss Swift Pictures A Million Dollar Catch
A fragment from the Pittsbury Press notes Miss Swift enjoyed a summer fishing trip. she celebrated a great catch. An elderly man described as worth at least a million is cited in the same brief item.
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Baltimore World
Miss Swift
Pittsbury Press
Election talk and quips amid quiet campaign scenes
The conversation shows a Mississippi and a New Jersey congressman reflecting on a sparse election turnout with remarks about the lack of activity and casualties. The piece notes that voters were scarce and troops were out, while public interest remains muted as people buy Hamlin's Wizard Oil claiming cure for various pains.
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Mississippi
New Jersey
Antique Furniture Bargain Conversation
Mrs Richmond compliments the set while Mrs Bronnborough recalls obtaining the furniture at a price nearly as low as new. The exchange captures a household charm and a thrifty purchase moment.
Monopole Spices Pitch From Wadhams & Kerr Bros
A Portland Oregon packing firm promotes Monopole spices offering two cent stamps and a free sample tin, arguing the cost of samples is worth building a customer base. The notice asserts Monopole goods are of the highest quality and that repeat purchases follow trials.
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Monopole
Wadhams & Kerr Bros., Packers
Portland, Or
Rival Boys Trade Barbs Over Whippings in Woodshed Tale
A Chicago reader quotes a dialogue where two boys boast about who is tougher. The first claims his father is stronger while the second counters by saying he listens and notes his own father takes him to the woodshed, implying a whipping. The brief exchange captures a rough neighborhood-schoolyard taunt with implied discipline.
Clock clocks in new neighbors with ping pong chatter
In a Chicago Tribune vignette Tommy notes the new neighbors have a clock that chimes ping and pong rather than tick tock. Johnny asks how Tommy knows and Tommy confirms with a wink that the sound marks their difference.
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Tommy
Johnny
Chicago Tribune
Plain Sailing by Miss Upmann Piques Philadelphia Bulletin
A brief quip from the Philadelphia Bulletin mocks Miss Upmann’s lofty airs as plain sailing. The exchange contrasts taste and demeanor in a concise, period-voice remark.
Armchair medical ads and witticisms from old papers
Fragments show an advertisement for a nerve treatment by Ir Kline in Philadelphia with a $2.00 trial, plus a quip from Indianapolis News and a joke exchange about servants and a coat of arms from Philadelphia Press and Puck. Names and places: Kaine, Lad.vll Arch st Philadelphia, Sidney, Rodney.
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Frei Ie
Ir Kline
Kaine
Lad
Arch St
Philadelphia
Sidney
Rodney
Puck
Husband and Wife in Workplace Marriage Mention
A Philadelphia Bulletin quote reflects on a man marrying the woman who once worked for him, noting it is common for men to marry and keep their wives employed thereafter. The exchange highlights social attitudes toward workplace marriages.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Tested him as a good soldier and writer in print
A fragmentary exchange questions a man’s soldierial fitness and writing speed. Jokes about rapid phrases and references to Roberts and Kitchener surface amid ad quips praising Allen’s Foot-Ease for bunions and teething remedies for children in a parade of stray lines.
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Roberts
Kitchener
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