Taggart praised in unlikely eulogy from Decatur Democrat
A long, satirical piece defends Thomas Taggart against critics in Indianapolis and quotes Lew Ellingham of the Decatur Democrat praising Taggart’s influence and noting persecution by papers. The writeup jokes about eating words and political-trickery in the Democratic party.
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Thomas Taggart
Pluto
Democratic Party
Lew Ellingham
The
Decatur Democrat
Stokes Jackson
Jackson
Taggart
Lew
Indianapolis
John W. Kern
Senate
Kern
Tom
John Worth K
Ellingham
Marshall
Denison
John Lamb
Lamb
DeQuincy
Abolish the Masher Crusade in Indianapolis
An editorial lauds Indianapolis police for launching a campaign against a social menace labeled as the masher. It condemns the archetype as a by-product of licentiousness and vanity, urges vigorous prosecutions, and calls for severe punishments to protect women in the city and visiting outsiders.
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Indianapolis
Harry Thaw
Chester Gillette
On the Last Day What Would You Do If Tomorrow Arrived
A reflective piece ponders how people would spend the last day if a comet predicted to strike tomorrow were true. It weighs whether to face the end with fear or calm, urging orderly living, reconciliation, and attention to deeper values with loved ones.
Contemplating the Last Day and Moral Preparation
A reflective piece asks readers to undo harsh deeds and amend indifference. It warns the comet would miss Earth tomorrow yet suggests the last day may come anyway and challenges present actions that would shape how one would spend such a day.
Hamilton Health Post Sparks Private Versus Public Edict
Opinion pieces urge Milwaukee to hire the best expert for health duties and compare private hiring to public service, arguing public bodies should not hamstring talent. A long tribute lauds John R. Kissinger for risking yellow fever exposure to save fellow soldiers, receiving congressional recognition long overdue. It cites Roosevelts era cautions and James J. Hill’s economic guidance, urging thrift and prudent use of natural resources.
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Seidel
Milwaukee
Hall
Chicago
Detroit
St. Louis
Milwaukee Street Railway Company
Cleveland
New York
New York World
John R. Kissinger
South Bend
Ind
Act of Congress
Spain
Cuba
Kissinger
Kissing
Waste and conservation in Worlds Work critique
The piece notes pessimistic and hopeful views on U S waste and capital in Worlds Work. It highlights Mr Hill urging conservation to stretch scarce food, urging balance between comfort and waste while warning luxury leads to national decline.
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Mr. Hill
Hill
The Laundry of Life by Bert Leston Taylor
A concise verse meditation compares life to a laundry process where bright colors fade with time. People are subjected to fate’s wringer and rubbing with others as they are scrubbed and mangled in public view. Some retain happiness while others receive a dull domestic finish.
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Bert Leston Taylor
The Rough Rider Poem of Valor and Freedom
A Poem for Today presents The Rough Rider, depicting a hardy, modern frontiersman who rides and reads, fights for freedom, rejects pomp, and upholds honesty. The verse honors a virile, open, Harvard plains blend, urging all to join the cause against injustice and corruption.
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Harvard
The
Plains
In the Days of the Comet by H G Wells
A vivid excerpt imagines a comet induced gas changing all living beings for about three hours. It follows global scenes across New York London Chicago and Sydney as people, crowds, ships, and entertainment falter, then awaken to a transformed world.
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New York
London
Chicago
Kajla
Sydney
Melbourne
New Zealand
Paris
Rome
Berlin
St. Petersburg
Constantinople
The End of the World by Camille Flammarion
In a global panic a comet collision looms altering life in Paris and cities worldwide. People flee indoors as a scarlet comet lights the sky and fires consume the atmosphere, while astronomers at observatories alone confirm the impending doom.
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Camille Flammarion
Pests and Social Irritations on Public Transit
Detroit News quotes a satirical list of social annoyances in crowded street cars. It names un Signed postcard senders, talkative lovers, rule bending children, and people probing others on personal housekeeping as urban social pests affecting Sundays and personal peace.
There's a Reason. Long walks in open air conflict with stomach
A humorous exchange quotes a physician ordering long walks in the open air and a dyspeptic patient noting the instruction was to walk on an empty stomach, which he never does. The Chicago Tribune caption frames the anecdote as a witty medical exchange.
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Chicago Tribune
Dressing the Part
A witty Baltimore American quip notes a man obsessed with patents and fashion. The piece mentions he even wears patent leather boots, highlighting comic satire of pretentious style.
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Daffy
Baltimore American
One or the Other Judge Question at Barn Fire
A farmer faces a courtroom inquiry after his barn burns shortly after insurance, arguing a poor man cannot afford both barn and insurance. The exchange highlights financial strain and accusations of arson in a humorous cartoon caption style.
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Meggendorfer
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Herod
James J. Hills
Roosevelt
Lincoln Steffens
Dwight Hills
Juvenal
James J. Hill
Detroit News
Rough Rider
Republic
H. G. Wells
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