Underlying Exclusion Laws and Press Truth Claims
Excerpts argue that California's alien exclusion laws target Japanese and other groups, framed as labor competition and racial inferiority. The piece discusses international law, Japanese assimilation, and land tenure, then shifts to a meditation on press honesty, citing how readers influence what is printed and what is suppressed for public interest. A quip from Indiana editors and a Scottish homesteader anecdote close the selection.
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Indiana
Japanese rise to power and anti immigration sentiment foretold
The passage argues that efficient labor by Japanese workers challenges American laborers in California and warns that democracy in Japan could prompt a cabinet crisis in the US. It discusses potential tensions with Britain’s dominions, economic strains from war debt, and the possibility of conflict if attempts to grant Japanese citizens equal status are resisted. It notes a future test of naval mobility after Panama Canal completion.
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Canada
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
Great Britain
Japan
United States
Panama Canal
Quips and Cranks and Wanton Wiles
A poem notes that when life’s resources are exhausted and one exhausts energies in strife, every pleasure is paid for by Destiny. It warns that debts accrue regardless of fortune, and old Destiny remains an unyielding collector of all joys and frivolities.
Hearst Office Jokes About Press Ranks
In New York a visit to the Hearst paper office reveals a tangle of editors and titles as Mrs Hearst quips that the place resembles a Central American army with all officers and no privates. The anecdote highlights newsroom hierarchy and haste in chasing a good interview from visiting statesman.
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William R. Hearst
New York
Statesman
Brown
Senator Blank
Craig
Popular
Dessert Shortage Sparks Child Wail at Dinner
Victor and Edwin, six and four, sit with five elders at dinner. Victor cries out that seven are present but only six desserts remain, fearing his younger brother Edwin will miss dessert while others try to console him. Also a brief Puck exchange hints at a pun about posing as a poor girl in the country and waiting for a suitor.
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Edwin
Blanche’ Innit
Puck
Tom Pollard
Tom
Ruth Chester
Mr. Graves
Billy
Alfred
Molly
Trousseau Ord Rene
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Judy
Head Covered With White Pimples Stirs Hearts in Ransom
Portable illness tale from Ransom Illinois describes infant scalp eczema spreading to body. After sleepless months and failed remedies, family reports cure using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment following an eczema advertisement.
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Ransom
Ill
Cuticura
Dept.t
Boston
Samuie Frea
Peruna touted as help for stomach ailments in old ad copy
The fragment promotes Peruna as a remedy for stomach derangements, citing a letter from Mrs. Bauer who says the medicine let her eat again after years of weakness. It notes Peruna tablets as an alternative for those who object to liquid medicines.
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Sophie Banter
Faribault
Minn
Inevitable Dance at the Town Hotel Sparks Romantic Entanglements
Molly Carter plans a bold debut with Tom Pollard, then recounts a whirlwind dance at the hotel that rekindles old passions. She weighs marriage to Alfred against family ties and social expectations in a small town.
Women lead in old age pension receipts in 1912
Statistics show nearly twice as many women as men received old age pensions in 1912 under the British scheme. Mrs Charles H Israels of New York heads a dance program Arcadia banning tango and turkey trots but teaching other dances as many as 2000 attend. Philadelphia officials seek a civil service exam for women to qualify for street cleaning inspection roles during clean-up week.
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Charles H. Israels
New York
Arcadia
Director of Public Works
Philadelphia Highway Bureau
Civil Service Commission
Philadelphia
Cows in Disguise Dobber Confesses in Puck Note
In a mocked confession, the artist Dobber admits deceiving Mr Gotrox about the pastoral painting purchased two months ago. He reveals the supposed barterry bushes in the foreground are actually cows, a detail he says he cannot conceal any longer.
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Dobber
Mr. Gotrox
Gotrox
Supreme Court Adjourns Without Big Rail Rate Decisions
Washington June 11 The Supreme Court adjourned today until next Monday without issuing decisions in any of the remaining major railroad rate cases.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Better to Sidetrack Both Evils Than Choose One
A compact aphorism arguing it is wiser to sidetrack two evils than pick the lesser when faced with two undesirable options. The line emphasizes cautious strategy over rash choice.
Break Away From Blood Bondage
Many suffer from drug related distress and blood disorders. The ad promotes S.S.S. as a universal blood purifier that cleanses blood, boosts health, and improves appearance, urging readers to obtain a $1 bottle and contact The Swift Specific Co. for cases that are stubborn or peculiar.
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Swift Specific Co
Swift
Atlanta, Ga
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