One Man's Rich Estate and a Challenge to Mr Webber
The piece contrasts Dr. William D. Thomas's extensive library with a meditation on books as living legacies. It praises the Thomas collection's breadth, frames, and humanist voice across theology science and philosophy. A second section rebuts Chief Webber and the police news suppression claim, urging proof from police and demanding honesty from The Tribune's reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William D. Thomas
Thomas
Addison
Lebanon
The Library as Wealth Beyond Money
A meditation on the vast library as priceless wealth built by study and sacrifice. The passage honors Shakespeare Goethe Guizot Carlyle Emerson and other luminaries, noting time research and patience as its true cost and urging the library’s legacy to future generations.
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Shakespeare
Goethe
Guizot
Carlyle
Ruskin
Emerson
Water power battle souring as attorney attacks state panel
Chippewa Falls lawyer Daniel Buchanan tells the special water power bills committee that the state waterway commission has no future. Senator Laird questions him, exposing Buchanan as counsel for water power firms and lobbyist for their bills. Judge Reid’s annual report is called a “pretty essay” defending state water powers amid claims of public domain squander.
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Daniel Buchanan
Chippewa Falls
State Waterway Commission
Ray S. Reid
Laird
Buchanan
Reid
Prince Ito's Killer Condemned by World Opinion
A reaction condemns the murder of Prince Ito by a Korean relative of those he caused to be executed, noting the act as a deplorable consequence amid widespread outrage.
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Prince Ito
Quips and Cranks and Wanton Wiles
A humorous verse describes Jim Snifkins buying a fountain pen and filling it with ink. The pen writes smoothly, lasting a long spell, and he refills when the ink runs low. He praises the pen for its clean writing quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Snifkins
Ito slayer seen as patriot amid Korea Japan tensions
The piece argues the slain man is judged differently by nations, praising his sacrifice against oppression while noting Korea’s subjugation by Japan. It frames Ito as a patriot who faced torture and death for his country and questions foreign suzerainty.
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Korea
Finland
Japan
Russia
Ito
Mars
Court Again Refuses Lese Majeste Defense
Question raised about the fate of a truckman who acted the same way five years ago as a man convicted years earlier with no confinement. The judge’s decision echoes in discussions of lese majeste and punishment.
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Wrecker
Doans Kidney Pills Proved Effective By La Crosse Resident
Local resident Mrs. Mary Coales of 1712 Market St La Crosse Wis reports Doans Kidney Pills cured her kidney trouble years ago. She suffered back and loins pains before taking Doans purchased at Erhart's drug store. Price 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY is U S sale agent. Remember the name Doans.
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Doan
la Crosse
Mary Coales
Market St
Wis
Erhart’s
Foster Milbourn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
The Quixotic Scribbler Jim Snifkins and His Pen
A humorous take from St. Paul Dispatch about Jim Snifkins who writes with ease and perpetual cheer. He sends many letters and wires, never anger, insisting he leads, not follows, as a simple truth. The piece mocks how jesters gag the pen and revels in the whimsical writing habit.
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Jim
St. Paul
Archbishop Delights Orphans With Candy Promise
Archbishop P J Ryan of the Altoona diocese entertained orphans at Cresson during Bishop Garvey’s ruby jubilee. He told a joke about candy and promised to send home the treats when he returns, delighting the children with his stories.
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Altoona
Catholic Church
E. A. Garvey
Cresson
Philadelphia Record
Disease Crux in Family Line Names Core Treatment
A historian quotes a saying that disease must be fought at its source and jokingly asks if hereditary illness should be treated by treating the father, reflecting attitudes on heredity and medicine.
Beggar Told to Take a Dollar in Trenton Shop
A seedy man entered a Trenton store seeking aid and after a long tale the clerk directed him to the proprietor. The proprietor’s friend urged the boss to give a dollar from the cash register, turning the matter into a joked charity that the merchant could no longer resist. The beggar persisted until payment was made to appease him.
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Trenton
Jones
Thanksgiving at Home Through a Child's Eyes
A young narrator reflects on Thanksgiving duties at home with parson, mother, and father preparing the meal. The child notes the family labor before the feast and then the joy of sitting at the table and enjoying the food. Published in Lippincott's.
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Lippincott’s
Wealthy broker pals with star actress in Life dialogue
A witty exchange in Life magazine features a rich young broker lending his car to a famous actress and a quip about hitching his wagon to a star, reflecting Hollywood gloss and clever banter.
Wisconsin Business University Ad Promotes Immediate Action
An advertisement from Wisconsin Business University La Crosse urges readers to seize opportunity now. It touts 7015 employed graduates earning up to 5000 annually, claims strong employer placement, banking and public endorsements, and offers a catalogue via postal card.
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W. B. UU
Toland
Bishop Schwebach
Gov
Johnson
Cleveland
United States
Wisconsin Business University
la Crosse
Wisconsin
State of
Judge and cashier exchange over payment trust
A Pennsylvania county judge who also served as a bank cashier refused a stranger's check after noting weak identification. The exchange ends with a wry remark about safeguarding cash, illustrating caution in financial dealings.
Three of the stingiest men in the state in town
In town yesterday, three said to be the stingiest in the state displayed odd habits. One refuses to drink from another’s well, another’s family writes only a small hand, and the third stops his clock at night to save wear on machinery. All decline the county paper for its strain on their spectacles.
Little Brown Jug at Kildare Faces Private Standoff
A dialogue between Miss Dangerfield and Mr. Ardmore reveals plans to pursue outlaw gang activity, ghosted by a sheriff’s reply. Ardmore contemplates sending his forester to Ardsley, while Miss Dangerfield plots a governor-linked maneuver and a potential visit to her aunt in Kildare.
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Jerry
Ardsley
South Carolina
Kildare
Papa
Mr. Ardmore
Chopin
Miss Dangerfield
Raleigh
Nellie
Ardmore
Land of the Little Brown Jug Brings Raleigh Train Crisis
In Raleigh, caboose 0186 and three box cars block the yard as Ardmore coordinates a tense standoff. Telegrams fly while sheriff Dilwell County authorizes restraint, and Ardmore uses a private purse to fund tolls. Strike-breakers and armed guards accompany a railguard train.
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Raleigh
Thomas Ardmore
Dilwell
Ardmore
Commonwealth
Ardsley
Cooke
Government
Secret Service
Carolina Hill Country
Peruna praised for facial neuralgia relief by readers
Mrs. C. S. Sagerser of Kansas City reports relief from nasal, ear, and eye symptoms after grippe and neuralgia using Peruna, crediting it with prevention of colds and near full recovery. Mrs. T. Frech of Hickory Point, Tenn., recalls seven years of catarrh and stomach trouble improved to full health after Peruna. Man a lin an ideal laxative.
Train Caboose Conveys Tales From The Rails
Ardmore warns staff of Mrs Atchison arrival and Geraldine Dangerfield’s guardianship on the way to Ardsley. Ardmore’s sister reports a puzzling impression of their noble brother-in-law as the train heads toward Kil dare. The caboose becomes a vivid symbol of rail life and the conductor’s autocratic role as the story continues.
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Raleigh
Kildare
Ardmore
As Bad as All That The Doctor Nonsense
Cartoon dialogue presents a surgeon dismissing a cancer claim and urging immediate sobriety. The Souse questions seriousness, fearing only a simple operation could help. The exchange reflects temperate medical advice about alcohol influence on health.
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Doc
Cleveland
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