Costs and truths behind Wood- Wilson campaign and Rayner quip
The piece notes campaign spending for Woodrow Wilson and Niles. mentions about 1,159,445 dollars spent, with donors andFortune Ryan not listed. It reflects on automobile growth and ownership in 1912, New York leading registrations, and motoring as healthy leisure. It recalls Senator Rayner in a Bathing joke about luxury and necessity in Congress.
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Rayner
Congress
Raynor
Maryland
Holding Back the Eggs and the Cost of Living
The piece argues storage and bottlenecks inflate prices as eggs and other staples are hoarded in storage facilities. It cites $400,000,600 yearly egg production and $66,000,000 stored, noting distribution flaws and high costs to consumers. It compares to Germany where parcel post enables direct producer to consumer shipping avoiding middlemen and high prices. It criticizes municipal storage as a costly remedy and calls for frank public accounting of stored foods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Municipal ownership and egg storage questions explored
The piece discusses plant maintenance costs as first costs for municipal ownership, and examines storage as a practical issue. It notes one sixth of total output two eggs per dozen is kept from the market, and questions if business can juggle production without shifting storage costs to customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Cooking School
America
Wisconsin Post supports income tax for trial period
The Saturday Evening Post, after months of reluctance, agrees to let the Wisconsin income tax proceed for a fair trial. It cites input from Wisconsin readers and notes the tax could be afforded a test run while dissenting voices warn of a revolutionary shift against progressive policies. The piece reflects on McGovern backers and the tax debate amid growing public opinion.
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The
Saturday Evening Post
Wisconsin
Post
Progressive
McGovern
Dreams and debts haunt a sleeping man in verse
A poetic sequence shows a man dreaming of bills and unpaid debts. In one dream a judge and wagons fill his cellar with coal while another dream threatens violence over unpaid summer fees. A third dream places him ashore as a ship sets sail, leaving him behind.
Expert Claims Bachelors More Prone to Insanity Than Married Women
An expert argues bachelors are likelier to become insane than married women. He suggests a closed season against hunting them could help, noting potential mental health risks associated with bachelor survival.
Congress Uncertain as New Session Opens
The piece notes Congress has not recognized the Chinese republic and may fail to recognize itself when it convenes again. It mentions New Jersey rabbit hunters finding $133 in a disappeared rabbit’s burrow and Baltimore launching an anti noise crusade, while Baltimore claims a status as the oyster home.
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Congress
Chinese Republic
New Jersey
Baltimore
Quote Pits Turks Against Sherman Attribution
A playful remark notes that although Turks do not know General Sherman they would agree with him on a single point. The line uses a historical reference to contrast unfamiliarity with a shared stance.
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General Sherman
Chicago Shivers As Temperatures Dip In Freeze
The coldest weather of the winter hit Chicago from 2 to 5 a.m. with the thermometer at 11 degrees above zero. Local residents braced for more frosty conditions as the chill lingered.
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Chicago
People Condemn Others Yet Do The Same
Observers note a paradox as individuals judge others for conduct they themselves commit in private or behind closed doors, highlighting a common double standard in moral behavior.
A Whistler Story
Robert Henri recalls a New York dinner talk on over finished painting. He recounts a Piccadilly meeting between Whistler and Leighton where Leighton mocks Whistler’s rough style and asks why he never finishes. Whistler replies by questioning why Leighton ever begins.
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Whistler
Robert Henri
New York
Leighton
Bouguereau
Mr. Henri
Piccadilly
Burlington Arcade
Life A Little Sun and Rain Poem Snippet
A brief poem showing life’s mix of sun and rain with gentle joy and pain, ending with sleep. The line from the Milwaukee Sentinel presents a reflective, tranquil mood in compact verse.
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Milwaukee Sentinel
English Fans Craze For Football Draw At Yale Training
Head Coach Howe recalls a humorous English tale about football devotion and a draw. He notes stadiums near 100000 fans and contrasts a pub joke where a player’s payoffs depend on wins and losses. The quip ends with a joke about popularity and money.
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Howe
Yale
Bess
Dean's Kidney Pills Praise From La Crosse Reader
Mrs. Catherine Loth of 421 Vine St La Crosse Wisconsin credits Doan's Kidney Pills with ending her backache and kidney troubles after tried remedies failed. She reports lasting relief and endorses the product, noting its availability at local dealers for 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY is the U S agent. Remember the name Dean's.
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Dean
la Crosse
Catherine Loth
Vine St
Wis
Erhart
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Dean’s Land
Vessels Safe at Chicago Harbor After Icebound Voyage
Lake vessels retreated from fear of Friday hazards as they began to reach Chicago. The Minerva a three masted schooner docked with a lumber cargo from Manistee Michigan and iced over. The steamer Carolina from Muskegon docked later with a rough voyage reported. The steamer Arizona arrived today encased in ice and over 36 hours overdue.
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Chicago
Minerva
Manistee
Mich
Carolina
Muskegon
Arizona
Movement plans rest rooms for farmers wives and children
Plan announced at the Wisconsin country life conference to be held January 30 and 31, 1913 at the University of Wisconsin. The aim is to set aside a house where women and children can wait while farmers attend to business, similar to facilities already available at Eau Claire Viroqua Menominee Fairchild and Richland Center.
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Madison
Wis
Eau Claire
Viroqua
Menominee
Fairchild and
Richland Center
Wisconsin Country Life
University of Wisconsin
County Officers Bond Bids Sought by County Board
Bids are invited for furnishing surety bonds for county officers for terms starting January 1 1913. Names listed include County Treasurer 50 000, County Clerk 2000, Clerk of Circuit Court 5000, Sheriff 5000, District Attorney 1000, Register of Deeds 3000, Coroner 500, County Surveyor 500, Superintendent of Poor 1000. Bids due by 2 PM December 18 1912. right to reject bids reserved.
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Watesce Ae
Marriage aboard the Wangaroo sparks class and duty clashes
Captain Owen Kettle and Miss Dobbs clash over rank aboard the Wangaroo. She insists on remaining a stewardess and insisting on her own place, while Captain Kettle demands obedience and proper seating. Rex the retriever grins at the farce as the voyage nears the African coast.
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Miss Dobbs
Kettle
Wangaroo
Owen Kettle
George Chesterman
Neil Angus McTodd
Rex
Sir George
Grand Canary
Re-enter the Norman Towers under quirky British law
The article notes an odd shipping law where a vessel carrying passengers must have passengers sign on as crew before shore officials. Sir George Chester man lists himself as ship's surgeon for one shilling per month, while Violet Chesterman and Emily Dobbs sign similar vows under Captain Kettle.
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Kettle
Sir George
Board of Trade
Norman Towers
George Chesterman
M. P
Violet Chesterman
Emily Dobbs
Captain Kettle
Traps for the Unwary in Stump Speeches
Senator Beveridge notes stump speaking is the hardest work with hecklers in the audience. A tale illustrates how a pause invites a heckler, as a speaker learns that a man is known by his works. The humor pivots on a gas works digression and the idea that rest too much.
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Senator Beveridge
Turks Flee From Constantinople As City Direses
Thousands flee the city over the past month with residential districts nearly emptied. Many cross the Hellespont to Asia Minor or sail west, while able bodied men stay to defend Constantinople. The image shows Turks fleeing from Pera.
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Constantinople
Hellespont
Asia Minor
Pera
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