City politics clash over engineering and police appointments
The piece argues Mayor Bookwalter should not appoint a railroad civil engineer to the city engineer post, contending the office must stay nonpartisan. It urges police superintendent come from within the department, naming Harry Wallace and Martin Hyland as likely internal choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joss
Jeup
Bookwalter
Bookalter
Bookter
Police
Harry Wallace
Martin Hyland
Ing
Pse Two
Quigley Hyland
State institutions need better fire protection now
State officers push for improved fire safety at state institutions housing wards. The piece notes the risk to helpless residents and mentions Lorenzo Snow, president of the Mormons, who lived a long life despite having 13 sons and 13 daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorenzo Snow
The
Mormons
Council finance committee vow to shed grim past
Members pledge a new approach after two years of tense meetings and budget battles. The committee aims for clearer oversight and cooperative reform to ease fiscal strain on city services.
Emphasis Styles Across Cultures In Quick Quips
A collage of light quotations contrasts how French, British, Italian, and American people express emphasis, then humorously notes the mule’s unbeatable clarity through heel gestures. A cartoonish dialogue about love and fame adds quick witticisms from U S newspapers.
What the Papers Say In Brief
A compilation of sharp quotations from multiple papers noting political remarks and public opinion. References include the Philadelphia Ledger New York World Pittsburg Commercial Gazette Detroit Free Press St Paul Dispatch and mentions of Lord Kitchener and the Sultan of Turkey. The piece ends with an advertisement style note on Hood's Sarsaparilla.
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Philadelphia Ledger
America
Morgan
New York World
Lord Kitchener
South Africa
Pittsburg
Miss Stone
Roosevelt
Turkey
St. Paul Dispatch
Back to Smoky Holler Sketches and Songs of a Singer
A fragmented sketch shows a visit to Smoky Holler with neighbors recalling past social life. A المتalic scene about a restless room prompts a landlord to reveal a drummer's suicide from 30 years ago. The piece shifts to light family scenes and a humorous misprint about gifts and tubs.
A Poor Compliment
A humorous exchange quotes Edward Singer recalling a faulty remark to a red headed girl described as a brick. The brief note captures a witty misstep and a sharp compliment gone wrong.
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Ing
Poem Excerpt Reflects on Time and Love
A lyrical brief explores longing to convert cherished hours with a beloved into lasting joy. The speaker wishes to buy time as gold to retain happiness, invoking mythic lines and the critic’s voice to frame the reflection.
Singing Through the Months to a Lost Dream
A poetic note from Blithe to a beloved one recalls singing through the year's months from April to October. The speaker finds happiness in memory and nature yet aches for the lost dream and the touch of the loved one, while confronting desolate nights and enduring longing.
Pumpkin Pies and Their Timeless Recipe
A humorous note praises pumpkin pies as national staples and shares a detailed pie filling and pumpkin preparation recipe. It instructs on stewing pumpkin, straining, mixing pumpkin with sugar butter eggs spices and milk to fill two large pies, and recommends a moderate oven bake.
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Turkey
Chicago
Amer Foam
Pointed Maxims and Social Observations
A collage of wry sayings on gender roles and manners. Probing lines compare procrastination and precipitation, question fears of being left, and joke about heaven surprises for a wife’s kin. Advice mixes wit about debt, appearances, and the lure of novelty in hats and pins.
The Monopolist Poem at Chicago Tribune
A fragmentary verse item quotes a lines from The Monopolist about hoarding ta ters and denying neighbors. The piece presents a rhythmic call against selfishness with a playful repetition of ta ter terms.
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Chicago Tribune
Bride to be told to act calm and dignified during escape
A speaker worries about a wedding scene as she tells a companion to appear composed and aloof. She notes a man in the back grinning and wonders if he guesses the plan while she frets over his amusement and the bride’s perception. The exchange hints at secrecy and social scrutiny.
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Fins
Hyland
Board of Safety
Joe Stevens
Indianapolis
Jety Board
Smoky Holier
A Wreath of Roses Adorns Young Women’s Hair
The piece notes young women wearing flower wreaths with small roses as among the prettiest hair adornments, describing the low hairstyle style of the era.
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HESUN
SUN
City Engineer's Office
Willie Wallie Astor
London
Thim
Tammany Tiger
New York City
Eoard
Hood
Lake Michigan
Illinois River
Mississippi
St. Louis
United States
Europe
White River
Indiana
William Cox
Montgomery County
Steel Trust
Virginias
Kentucky
New Jersey
Congress
Daniel Butcher
Quigley
Mark Twain
Hastings
India
New York
Members Merchants’ Association
Gainsborough
BBC
Bedford
English
Gloria School
Um- Ladies
Oesseveee
Ghote Cece
Seecey
Patostetind Kipbibs Rae Coseneee
Jardinieres
Sheffield Steel
Sey Yuey E
Santa Claus
Pettis Dry Goods Co
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Tess
Jess
Philadelphia Press
Chicago Post
Smoky
Smoky Holler
Ebenezer Gray
Hollyhawks
Lizy Keller
Hiram
the Baptist
Tommy
Twrashton
Ethel
Marie
Edward Singer
Stein-Bloch
Manhattan
L.strauss
BSB
West Washington St
EAGLE
Pall Mall Gazette
Frank L. Stanton
Punkin
Dame Grundy
Best Potatoes
Lenox
Glass
Star
Chamberlain
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