Diverse gossip and satire from The Semi-Weekly Nation
A collage of humorous notes on society, politics, and culture. Items include a nod to China’s leadership, Lord Kitchener, fashion quips, a Barrie income, Bohemia praising American beer, aging figures like J C Hummel, and jokes about marriage, weather, and journalism. Also mentions a solar eclipse, Revere’s ride, and a Georgia poet who published none of his 4,000 poems.
The Singing Neighbors Clash In Tenants Row
A West End Avenue dispute escalates when a certified noise complaint leads a singer to demand quiet in her apartment. The Board of Health, granting a morning to 10 PM permit, prompts a furious retaliation as the harpists’ clash ends with deteriorating conditions and a quip about Sullivan.
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The Old Family Doctor Essay of a Town Doctor
A child recalls a beloved local physician who cared for illnesses, delivered babies, and comforted a crying sister after a rabbit accident. The poem celebrates the doctor as a gentle, trusted figure who brings both life and solace, ending with a view of heaven where the Great Physician welcomes him.
Edison Light For All Men At Low Cost
Edison claims a perfected generator that uses a potent fuel to produce electricity cheaply for all. He says light and power could cost a few cents daily, usable by laborers and millionaires alike. The device is simple enough for an ordinary person to operate and wire a home for bells telephones and car batteries. Harper's Weekly notes work remains before full harvest, but cheap generation is solved.
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Edison
Harper’s Weekly
Teachers to Carry Slate Disinfectant Bottles in Derbyshire
London Graphic reports Derbyshire health officials push one child one slate policy to curb slate pencil sucking and slate cleaning by pupils. Teachers will be equipped with disinfecting fluid to sanitize slates, aiming to halt epidemic spread in schools.
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Derbyshire
London Graphic
Child’s Logic Ends With A Trick Question
A boy asks if his son will be James Little III, given his father James Little Sr and he as James Little Jr. The exchange toys with generational naming and reflects a child's playful grasp of family titles.
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James Little
James Little, Jr
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