Suspicious City Council Move on Telephone Franchise
The Indianapolis Sun editorial laments a planned Monday night council vote on the New and Indianapolis telephone franchise amid court actions in Lebanon and Cleveland. It warns against urgent action before court disclosures on Brailey and Central Union, urging public control of phones and promising to expose influences shaping the decision. In Pekin a ceremonial scene with a mandarin and joss sticks is briefly noted.
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Lebanon
Brailey
Ohio
Indiana
Cleveland
Central Union Telephone Company
Central Union Company
No Such Barbarism as King Worship in This Land
The piece condemns king worship and idolatries in a republic. It cites John D Archbold in a New York federal building refusing to refresh memory on Standard Oil matters, asserting he was not called upon to answer. The commentary mocks aristocratic deference and suggests strong indignation at impudence in public officials.
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New York
John D. Archbold
Standard Oil Company
Archbold
United States of America
Mr. Archbold
Suffragette Critical View Cites Home as True Sphere
In a Tit-Bits item a suffragette jeers at Mrs Humphry Ward and argues that women belong in the home, not the polling booth. A New York suffragette lunch uses a parable to stress domestic roles, drawing a Scots tale of a pilgrim and Mount Sinai.
Egyptian Plumber Mummy Sparks Daring Revival Talk
A Louisville Courier Journal remark imagines an ancient Egyptian mummy as a plumber. The narrator muses on reviving the mummy for its time, but dismisses the plan as risky and asks who would pay for such a revival.
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Louisville Courier- Journal
Little Chinese Emperor and American reverence clash in satire
The piece lampoons imperial worship and American egalitarianism as it contrasts a Chinese observer’s view of certs of deposit practices and emperors with U S. ideals of equality and government by the people. It notes Americans’ lack of reverence, the worship of money, and zeal to prosecute all, regardless of status.
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Monk Eastman
Thomas F. Ryans
Archbolds
John D. Archbold
America
Money
Fight for Pure Milk
An Harper's Weekly article by Joseph H. Adams discusses milk pollution epidemics and a shift away from sidewalk ice tubs. It notes New York and Chicago ordinances to curb unsanitary milk distribution, arguing only certified and pasteurized milk are fit for consumption and detailing how they differ.
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Joseph H. Adams
Harper’s Weekly
New York
Chicago
Had Both Kinds in Brooklyn Life Dialogue
A humorous exchange shows Brown asking about absent treatment and Jones replying he will receive present treatment at home for the long absence. The line underscores witty wordplay typical of Brooklyn Life humor columns.
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Jones
Brooklyn
The Entomologist Names Bug After Regina
A professor praises his aged cook Regina for years of service and reveals he will name the newly discovered bug in her honor, as reported by Flegende Blaetter.
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Regina
Flegende Blaetter
Football item from Yonkers Statesman satire note
A clipped Yonkers Statesman excerpt jokes about football with a playful exchange referencing a son losing an eye and an arm in the Philippines, linking Gotham humor with the Philippines setting.
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Gotham
Yonkers Statesman
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