Crying Over Spilled Milk in La Follette Election
Bangor Independent owner Gessler rails at the La Crosse Tribune and Milwaukee Journal for backing Stephenson in the Wisconsin senate race. The Tribune is accused of bias and folly while the Independent urges readers to move on, defending Stephenson as the clear choice.
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Gessler
Bangor Independent
Tribune
Senator la Follette
Stephenson
The
Independent
la Crosse Tribune
Milwaukee Journal
Isaac Stephenson
United States Senate
Esch
Hatten
Cooper
Lenroot
Et al
Esch-Hatten
Herman II, Ekern
Trempealeau
Ekern
Bangor
Leader-Press
Chronicle
Senate
la Crosse
la Follette
la Follette- Connor
Lumber Trust
Witty History Repasts on Brief Retorts and Wit
A London Globe column recalls sharp replies from history and literature. Tallyrand and others deliver fabled quips on pain, color mixing, walking on an empty stomach, and clever put downs by Jerrold Johnson Wesley and a Scotsman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Globe
Tallyrand
John Brown
Opie
Abernethy
Dean Hole
Great Northern Railway
Douglas Jerrold
Jerrold
John Wesley
Wesley
Purgatory
Scotland
Pig Patron and the Winwick Church Tower Legend
In Winwick a carved pig in the church tower marks a village lore about a pig moving the foundation stone thrice during the church’s construction. Locals say the pig’s name in local speech sounds like its grunt, linking the creature to the village’s name and charm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancashire
Winwick
Leigh
Warrington
Babcock Receives Loving Cup From Washington Friends
Joseph Weeks Babcock, later a U S congressman, is presented a loving cup from Washington acquaintances. The cup is filled with high proof Bourbon and sipped slowly, a light jab at a past vigorous refusal to support water on each shoulder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Courier Journal
Joseph Weeks Babcock
Congress of the United States
Washington
Wisconsin
It Pays to Advertise and the Editor's Trust Reflections
A collage of old ads shows jokes of misread notices and humorous misprints about furnished rooms and sales. A Bangor Independent excerpt lampoons life choices for men while a Tomah Herald Monitor piece invites readers to form a consumer trust amid growing reform topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Mail
Society of Equity
Paper Trust
Standard Oil
Tomah Herald-Monitor
Burroughs joins Roosevelt attack on Long nature fakers
The Milwaukee Sentinel notes John Burroughs defends Roosevelt against Rev. Long in a debate over nature writing. Burroughs labels Long a faker and warns him to seek cover as a true naturalist pursues him, using vivid animal metaphors and period tone.
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Milwaukee Sentinel
John Burroughs
Burroughs
Long
Roosevelt
Hernshaw
Teddy
Dr. Long
Busse
Quips and Cranks and Wanton Wiles Decline
A New York Times verse notes a debutante named the Chameleon whose changing hair color from brown and red to raven black marks a season ending. The speaker recalls meetings at Ardsley links and the beach with a man and a lace baby hat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardsley Links
New York Times
Spelling reform advocate cites London jury tale
William Archer urges reform at a New York dinner claiming public open mindedness would earn unanimous adoption. He recalls a London joke about a juror missing from the box and the foreman delivering a verdict in his absence, illustrating public attitudes.
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William Archer
New York
London
Washington Star
Quotations on Life andPolitics from Harper's Weekly
A collage of aphorisms on gender, work, love, and society. It notes that politics is masculine yet acknowledges a powerful first boss who was a woman and observes the balancing act of a modern wife. The piece ends with a quip about a husband’s eight hours for sleep work and explanations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reginald Wright Kauffman
Harper's Weekly
Conditions of His Health
A comic exchange from the Atlanta Constitution features an old afflicted man listing ailments from war rheumatism to a wooden leg lash and deafness before declaring his health never better. The quip reflects a wry philosophy of endurance on the life road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta Constitution
Janitor Henry Burch Recounts Stormy Sermon Memory
The Oil City Blizzard recounts Henry Burch, longtime Trinity Methodist janitor, noting a thunderstorm during a sermon that had been preached previously. The minister recalls a severe storm, and Henry comments that a similar storm occurred the last time that sermon was delivered by the same preacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Burch
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church
Henry
Oil City
Sad tale of an 8 year old beggar child
A husband inquires about his wife's sadness and learns she has been thinking of a poor eight year old beggar child whose father died in the civil war and whose mother died soon after, a sorrowful domestic vignette from the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Comedian and Actor Meet in Herald Square
A famous comedian greets fellow actor in Herald Square and jokes about evening plans. They decide to visit the Hotel Astor to hear the newly rich eat soup, a quip from Harper's Weekly.
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Herald Square
Jack
Hotel Astor
Harper’s Weekly
Gossiping Women Prompted by Mr Knox Comment
A reading from the Catholic Standard and Times cites Mr Knox admonishing women for gossiping about neighbors faults. His wife retorts that listeners would care about their better points if they discussed them.
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Mr. Knox
Catholic Standard and Times
Dr Kings New Discovery Praised by Fort Edward Resident
My Best Friend Alexander Benton of Rural Route 1 Fort Edward N Y says Dr Kings New Discovery cured his asthma six years ago and helped his son's wife overcome incipient consumption. He notes the cough ending first and other symptoms vanishing until she was well. Guaranteed by O T Erhart druggist price 50c and 1.00 trial bottle free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Benton
Fort Edward
N. Y
O. T. Erhart
Unknown Proverb Sparks Debate on Desires and Actions
A terse remark about lacking certain things challenges readers to consider motivation and behavior. The line prompts reflection on what people pursue and how they respond when resources are scarce.
Gold Dust and Law Clash Over Claim in Alaska Mine
Glenister faces a court receiver as Galloway sues to assert title to the trust mine. McNamara and Voorhees enforce court orders while Dextry resists surrender, hoping to prove title. The clash threads through a harsh frontier town with a looming legal showdown and a perilous chase to hold the claim.
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Dextry
Glenister
Wilton Struve
McNamara
Struve
Galloway
Nonplus Struve
Alaska
Voorhees
United States
Mexico
Mullin
Judge Stillman
Tenderest Fingertips Bond Yet Gentle Power
A remark on tenderness contrasts with a stern grip on hair, hinting at a sharper dynamic in intimate interaction. The line suggests a shift from softness to control.
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Mair
Gesler
Beatus Hardfacts
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Dex
Slapjack Simms
Hank
Alec McNamara
Slapjack
Marvel Flour
Listman Mill Company
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