Twisted Headlines From The Semi Weekly Nation
A chaotic mix of quips and oddities from The Semi Weekly Nation touching on social quirks in Chicago, rumors about local figures, odd laws, and curiosities. The pieces name-check Toledo boast, a barbershop ordinance, and various playful musings on society, crime, and invention.
Engaged or ought to be: a hinted union in the parlor
A fragmentary dialogue notes potential engagement between Sue and young Jack. Pater asserts a forthright claim that the matter lies between Sue and Jack, with Mater present in a dimly lit parlor as the hint of a marriage conclusion surfaces.
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Sue
Jackwon
Pater
Mater
Society's Games of Chance and Poker Tales
A Chicago Inter Ocean piece surveys fashionable gambling, noting baccarat, roulette, poker and ping pong as society amusements. It recalls a witty matron seeking a roulette wheel, the allure of betting in ping pong, and lively poker remembrances under bridges and in churches, with anecdotes of ladies sitting in and a Sunday-night poker story.
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Pont Biy
Wiliam Gordon Cumming
Brooke
Noth
Ambaaeddor
Henry
Clark Street Bridge
National Capital
Congress
Willie Dear
Chicago Inter Ocean
Costumes in Vogue for the Automobile
Paris fashion notes detail evolving driver and passenger attire for auto use. Leather suits and hoods yield to lighter, more stylish garments. women gain waterproof cloaks and chic caps. New Parisian items include la couverture pantalon overalls, le parapluie du chauffeur windproof coats, bootettes, rubber mittens, and windflap sleeves with internal guard.
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France
Bia
Paria
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