Mixed 1900s Clippings Highlight Public Issues And Science
Various editorials and notes discuss a wide range of topics. A girl in Ohio faced a darning needle incident, while debates over alcohol laws and licensing reform circle Atlanta papers. Yaqui Indians are praised for civility yet armed, and speedboat riders draw condemnation. A doctor shot by a patient raises alarms about medical fees and burial funds. The Detroit Free Press asks about the magazine’s vocation, while moralizing about wage earners contrasts with farm labor. The English Law Journal notes bar hospitality to guests, and U S policy in Cuba faces scrutiny over elections and autonomy. Medical prospects foretell future treatments via fluids from diseased sources and animal models, with cautious optimism for vaccines and inoculations.
Creditors Close In as Duke Faces Landing
A troubled little duke and his bride discuss the creditors awaiting them on shore. He explains their anger stems from a small dowry and his late father’s harsh dealings, fearing ruin if debts are not settled before landing. A strong buyer who supplied the engagement ring looms, threatening further trouble.
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Samson
Camille
Chicago Record-Herald
Guardian Angel Or Bride’s Secret Love
Elizabeth’s world shifts as Bobby, lover of Kitty, declares she is the one he loves. She hides the truth to preserve a dream but his sudden confidence and plan to marry test her resolve. A letter confirms the ruse and hints at a future where Elizabeth’s role is only as guardian, not bride, to his happiness.
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Elizabeth
Kitty Marshall
Bobby
Miss Lancaster
Kitty
Mrs. Lancaster
New York Evening Journal
Puck
The Motor Elopement Agent of Paris Mlle Walters
An account of Mile Walters a Paris elopement entrepreneur who used motor cars to spirit couples across borders. Her famed schemes included heiresses runs to Belgium and Pau to Cherbourg with multiple cars while pursuers were misled, ending with a bankrupt estate and a celebrated career in romance and risk.
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France
Gretna Green
Jeannette
Jacques
Mlle
Bob Walter
Paris
Mlle. Walter
Walter
Bob
Mlle. Walters
Belgium
Frontier Custom House
Mile. Walters
Panhard
Pau
Cherbourg
Willie’s Beliefs and Comparisons Across Eras
S. E. Kiser, writing in the Chicago Record-Herald, recounts a father’s musings on famed figures. He praises Homer, Shakespeare, and other icons while doubting their modern prowess in boxing and other arts. The piece contrasts poetic genius with public prowess through humorous opinion.
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Shakespeare
S. E. Kiser
Chicago
Record-Herald
Fretful Dad Objects as Son Seeks College Play Role
A Kansas City Journal snippet shows a worried father saying his son is always up to something and that boys will be boys. He adds he would not object to the young man taking a female role in a college play.
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Kansas City Journal
Barber Adverts French English Haircuts at 6 Cents
A Shepherds Bush London barber promotes hair cuts in French and English styles for six cents each and reports the Franco British style as a great success at the same price.
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Shepherd's Bush
London
Why Salt Content Fails to Change Fish Flavor
The New York Press ponders why live salt water fish like cod and mackerel retain salty or even less saline flesh compared to inland fish. notes that diet and environment seldom explain flesh taste differences, comparing to land animals and crops.
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New York Press
Tuxedo Club Sends Steelhead Trout Eggs to Aquarium
The Tuxedo club has annually gifted trout eggs to the Aquarium. This season they sent 1,000 steelhead trout eggs that were well eyed upon arrival. The fish are now nearing emergence and twelve inch trout hatched and reared here from these eggs are in the tanks.
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Tuxedo Club
Aquarium
New York Sun
Witty Exchanges and Jests From Early 20th Century Panels
A collection of light quips and banter from various papers, featuring remarks on travel, income, language mishaps in Paris, shipboard waves, family duties, servant life, and marriage choices. Includes jokes about politics, labor, and social manners with named papers and speakers.
Makeup of British Army Enlistment by Skill and Nation
Last year 27,921 unskilled, 13,022 skilled tradesmen, and 15,223 in separate categories offered to enlist. About a quarter rejected. unskilled slightly higher pass rate. Englishmen 178,240. Welsh 3,588. Scots 18,129. Irish 22,836. Colonials 9,014. aliens 25. Westminster Gazette.
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Westminster Gazette
Women in Maud wed to share burden as men cut railroad ties
The women of Maud Oklahoma keep to the pledge of avoiding debt while their husbands undertake hard labor cutting railroad ties, maintaining family duties and home fronts as men work outdoors.
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Maud
Okla
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ohio
Atlanta
Atlanta Journal
Wisconsin
New York Herald
Detroit Free Press
English Law Journal
Asquith
K. C
Bar
M. Berryer
Mr Choate
John Hallams
Nnns
Lord Bramwell
Benjamin
United States
Cuba
New York Tribune
Manana
R. Ramsay
Japan
Willie
Homer
Lo Af
Jim Jeffries
Knicks
Mike Cau
Yo Wagner
Tommy Urns
Fonny Fellows
Golomn
Senator Brown
Stella
Bella
Harper’s Bazar
Blobbs
Philadelphia
Louisville Courier-Journal
Uptown
Nora
Cholly
Pepprey
Gus Sappy
Miss Pepprey
Philadelphia Press
Simkins
Timkins
Kago Daily News
Eben
Washington Star
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Chicago Daily News
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