Outing for New York's Poor at the Riverfront Recreation Pier
The New York Herald depicts a sweltering summer night on a recreation pier where thousands gather for music and refreshment. A diverse crowd of Irish Italian Hebrew families and children fill benches and tunnels as laborers seek brief relief from hardship. The scene blends joy and sadness with observations on class race and resilience as guards note most men are in nearby saloons.
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New York Herald
Hudson
North River
Katie
Billy
J. G. Brown
Gas arrears notice warns of April 1 shutoff and meter removal
Gas consumers in arrears are informed that if payments are not made by April 1 their gas service will be shut off and meters removed. A $1 penalty applies for re installing meters.
Literature And Money In Nineteenth Century Writing
The Philadelphia Press notes how authors like Amelia E Barr, Richard Harding Davis, and Rex Beach earned high incomes from writing, contrasting wealth with Barr’s small estate. It cites earnings, royalties, and living standards of notable American writers as a gauge of literary wealth and value. It also mentions a safety glove invention from an Indian inventor and chrome leather gloves for machinists with steel wire threads.
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Amelia E. Barr
Amelia
United States
Richard Harding Davis
Robert W. Chambers
George Ade
Rex Beach
Rinehart
John the Methodic Baptist’s Faith Readiness
A short reminiscence from near Victoria Texas about a non-reader who defended his Baptist faith with quick retorts. The man challenged others to read the Bible and to read about John the Baptist, prompting responses that revealed his insistence on scripture despite illiteracy.
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John the Methodic
Victoria
Texas
John
John de Methodia
Not His Affair The Interfering Old Horse
An old horse and its driver San Winters are described as having seen better days. Sam finishes a day of peckling and drives through a busy street as a bystander jokes about the horse interfering with him. Sam responds with a casual question about the critic.
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San Winters
Sam
Railways See Traffic Boom Driven by Efficiency Gains
American rails account for over one third of world track. Traffic now triples compared with 20 years earlier, with freight and passenger totals rising sharply. From 1900 to 1917 productivity and capacity grew, boosting output per worker and train loads while expanding tracks and equipment.
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United States
Adequate Rates Urged by Life Insurance Presidents
In a resolution by the Association of Life Insurance Presidents the heads of large insurers call for railroad rehabilitation and by law set rates adequate to support current and future commerce, stabilize railroad credit, and secure securities.
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Association of Life Insurance
Credit Men Committee Warns On Railways Protections
The executive council of the National Association of Credit Men states in a public release that transferring railways to private control must safeguard against receivership and ensure uninterrupted service for the nation’s credit health.
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National Association of Credit Men
Deferred railroad work to meet postwar growth
The piece notes a massive need for new railroad capital and work to restore and expand facilities after wartime interruptions. Walker Hines warns Congress that without rapid investment, public service will suffer as equipment, terminals, tracks, and shops require modernization in the next few years to handle rising traffic.
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Walker TD. Hines
Albert B. Cummins
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
John J. Esch
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Hines
Congress
The Wrinkle Problem and Ways to Smooth It
An article outlines wrinkle causes from sun wind and tight shoes and aging. It promotes facial care using milk cream, hot water and massage to reduce lines around the eyes mouth and forehead with nightly routines and gentle rubbing for best results.
BlufferQ Ponders Silk Worm Farm Scene
In a short, quizzical scene Miss Fadda operates a large scale silk worm raising setup. A nearby object on the ground prompts a question if she is exercising a worm, suggesting a humorous, curious moment.
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Miss Fadda
Floating population and navy jokes in a seaside chat
A comic exchange features Mis Smeyethe’s nephew seeking an ideal wife and Uncle Crusty muttering about a girl called Op. A Russ and Randy Pikes quip on luck and pie, while Billy Likes boasts about stealing soap by appealing to others.
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Crusty
Randy Pikes
Billy
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