Diverse Opinions On Women Smoking And Alaska Self-Rule
The New York Sun urges improvement by Cuda in 1909 while other editorials mock insect life, caution about women smoking in public, and advise moderation for grip sufferers. Debate on Alaska self-rule parallels rising German suffrage demonstrations as New York celebrates cosmopolitan patriotism in schools with diverse immigrant pupils.
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The
Washington Post
Austria
Hungary
Germany
New York Evening Post
Prussia
German Empire
Berlin
Dawn Flight of the Wind Couriers Poem Fragment
Poem fragment by Don Marquis in Putnam's Monthly describes dawn ascent as airships depart at daybreak. Vivid imagery portrays the Morning Star fading the Moon while pursuers race the Sun. The voice urges haste and celebrates human progress and skyward reach.
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Don Marquis
Putnam's Monthly
Johnnies Dream Aims At Greatness From Early Years
A seven year old named Johnnie is raised as the family favorite and ideal of willpower. A rival sister arrives, triggering envy and temper. A fantastical dream voyage to Babyland on a witchlike guide reveals the origin of babies before waking back to his bed. He cherishes his sister afterward and keeps the dream to himself.
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Johnnie
Anow
Mamma
Blanket Bay
The limits of age debated by a Baltimore professor
A lively discussion traces ideas about usefulness with a medical professor who suggested age limits. It cites Dr Osler and notes retirement ages for soldiers, judges, and officials, arguing usefulness spans beyond 70 or 80 in some cases despite popular beliefs. The piece quotes the New York Tribune and contrasts age with vigor and experience.
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Baltimore College
Osler
Army
Navy
Dewey
Manila
Navy Department
Bureau of Navigation
Secretary of the Navy
Union
New York Tribune
Washington Star
Chicago Daily News
Philadelphia Press
Dustin Stax
Lotsman
Chicago Tribune
MacPherson
Puck
Goodby
Melindy
Hiram
New York City
Brooklyn Bridge
Rakeleigh
Pepprey
Remarkable Find In Flemish Village Vaesmunster Portrait
A near intact portrait by Anton Vandyck of his nun sister, once missing from Waesmunster Convent, reappears after auction fragments. The lot including convent materials sold for 8 cents, revealing the painting.
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Waesmunster
Anton Vandyck
Vandyck
Washington Star
Humorous Quotations From Early 20th Century Newspapers
A collage of witty quips and jokes from various papers features pithy lines about heating with unpaid coal bills, mismatched wisdom, Irish and Scottish dialect humor, and social observations. Notable exchanges include a boastful convalescent and a shopowner who never lied.
Pocket Umbrella Patent Offers Easy Fold and Quick Use
Suse mih introduces a pocket umbrella that folds into a compact compass size and can instantly become a full serviceable umbrella. The design opens almost as easily as a regular umbrella with no extraneous attachments, offering a practical improvement in portability.
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Susemih
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Cuda
New York Sun
London
Richmond Times Dispatch
National Grange
Hartford
Grange
Free Masons
Alaska
Congress
Davy Jones
Great Lakes
Buffalo Docks
Ocean
New York
Boston Transcript
Yesternight
Margaret Thomson
Pra-la-lee
Scotland
Willie Sooters
Nashville American
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