Divorces in Australia and San Juan Hill recalled
The article surveys divorce rates in Australia with figures for Victoria and New South Wales, noting high rates after acts in the 1890s and comparing with Germany, France, Romania, Switzerland, and the United States. It also features Richard Harding Davis’s reminiscence of San Juan Hill, describing the shift from war trenches to peaceful farming.
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New Castle
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Butter as a Punch Line in Food Adulteration Tale
In Philadelphia engineering expert William Barclay Parsons jokes about butter stories and fake adulterations as he recalls a restaurant waiter declaring a hair in butter as genuine and served to prove the butter is not oleo. The quip frames a broader note on food fraud.
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William Barclay Parsons
Philadelphia
Lest He Forget Flora Sued Over Husband’s Kiss Debt
A Detroit Free Press item reports Flora’s humorous suit against her husband for breach of affection. She claims fifteen cents per departure without a kiss, seeking compensation for the recurring neglect.
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Flora
Detroit Free Press
Vacation time satire on life and leisure trends
A humorous meditation on vacations contrasts rustic outdoor escapes with high society style. It mocks costumed leisure seekers and indulgent routines, noting the dangers of illness for some and the relentless pursuit of dress, dining, and travel for others, with a closing jab at the simple life.
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Chicago Daily News
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