Suffrage for Women
John Temple Graves attacks the woman suffrage agitation in New York American, arguing men won’t grant equality while women are divided, praising gentleness and unity, warning of a loss of chivalry, and urging women to pursue rights without political mire. He disputes suffrage aims and urges self restraint until women unite for reform.
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John Temple Graves
New York American
Eve
Damon
Pythios
Jonathan
David
Frog Industry in France Varieties and Market Supply
Consul-General Mason reports on French frog varieties the green and red edible species. Green frogs provide most food value while red frogs are smaller and less valued. American bull frogs are rare imports. Paris markets rely on marshes near Montmorency Vincennes Boulogne and other regions. frog farming is expanding to ponds with controlled water drawdown and feeding strategies to boost supply.
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Frank H. Mason
Paris
New Zealand
South America
France
United States
Montmorency
Vincennes
Boulogne
Vendee
Landes
Lorraine
Timber Harvest Averts Forest Famine Warns Expert
Dr. Bristol warns that half of forest timber is wasted before lumber. From 1880 to 1906 cut timber rose from 18 to 50 billion board feet while annual wood use tops 100 billion. White pine declines threaten market dominance as yellow pine and Douglas fir grow scarce. Hardwood prices soar and foresters warn of near hardwood famine with millions of acres burned yearly.
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Rudolph Cronan
McClure
Bristol
Of Age. From the New York Herald. Mr. Walker
A brief quip shows a boy replying that he will be twenty one when of age. The anecdote mentions a drastic decline in Swedish distilleries from 23 000 to 132 over fifty years.
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The
New York Herald
Mr. Walker
Sweden
St. Louis
Alton B. Parker
Rainey
Popular myths on rattlesnake bite debunked by expert
Dr John Marshall from the University of Pennsylvania lectures physicians in Philadelphia, debunking common rattlesnake bite beliefs. He states there is no antidote and whisky does not counter venom, while offering safer treatments and clarifying venom behavior and rattlesnake striking patterns.
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Philadelphia
Science
John Marshall
University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Marshall
Marshall
Hale
Senate
Allison
Capitol
Senator Hale
Maine
Weather Talk and Submarine Tenders in a Magazine
A whimsical riff on weather's role in daily speech mocks a world without talk of rain sleet and heat. The piece then notes United States submarine tenders in a magazine and compares candlelight to gas illumination, anchored by a New York Times motif.
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New York Times
United States
Metal millinery becomes fashionable protective headgear
A mock history describes metal hats made from copper bronze silver and gold and shaped as everyday items. Inventors claim durability against rain wind and debris with riveted, bolt on frames and steel supports. The piece lampoons fashion innovation and notes firms already ordering these architectural hats.
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Lake Superior
Destiny of the United States and the world in Harper's view
Kenry Paradyne argues in Harper's Weekly that America’s fate mirrors Rome and Constantinople, predicting England’s decline and a union of English-speaking peoples under American influence. Democracy will fade, socialism rises, and distribution systems must be reorganized as markets collapse. by 2009 no major redrawing of the map occurs.
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Kenry Paradyne
Harper's Weekly
United States
Constantinople
Rome
England
Australia
Canada
America
New World
Taft's Double in House Rep Pays For Taft Like Smile
Visitors to the Senate gallery confuse Senator Paynter of Kentucky with President Taft. Paynter resembles Taft in build head and blond mustache and even his Tate smile. Paynter's career moved between Congress and Kentucky courts before pursuing the Senate, echoing Taft's path from judiciary to presidency.
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Senate
Senator Paynter
Kentucky
Taft
Tate
Paynter
House of Representatives
House
Kentucky Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals
United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Tidings of the Times and a Pup on the Sleeve
A playful verse notes a head resting on a coat sleeve revealing a dog’s clumsy climb. The speaker jokes about excuses for the pup’s antics while acknowledging the visible evidence of the animal’s mischief.
Ames and Lodge clash in Massachusetts political feud
Washington dispatch details Representative Butler Ames from Massachusetts trailing Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. It portrays Ames as a wealthy West Point graduate with vast mill interests, labor ties, and a looming primary fight. The piece also notes Hale's non smoking stance in the Senate, Rainey’s canal era recollections, and a humorous Kuestermann lost speech incident.
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Ames
Lodge
Butler Ames
Massachusetts
Bay State
Henry Cabot Lodge
Mr. Ames
Massacusetts
Florida
Ben Butler
West Point
Senator Lodge
White House
Senator Crane
Crane
Boston
Lowell
Pumpkin Pie Lore From Orrington to Bangor
Maine culinary quirks are celebrated in a humorous piece describing pumpkin pie as a regional obsession. It traces the pumpkin pie belt from Bangor to the New Hampshire line, notes local tastes, and extols pumpkin pie as a practical, comforting staple in Maine households and gatherings.
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Maine
Orrington
Bangor
New Hampshire
New England
New York
Great Lakes
Islands
Kennebec
Waldo
Arostook
Poland
The Greatest Bridge in the World by Frank W. Skinner
Collier's article touts the Queensborough Bridge as the world’s greatest by length and capacity. It describes five main spans totaling 8 600 feet in length, two deck levels, 200 000 000 annual car passengers, and a construction cost exceeding 20 000 000 dollars.
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Frank W. Skinner
Collier's
Queensborough
East River
Fifty-ninth Street
New York
Ravenswood
Queens
Blackwell's Island
Forth Bridge
Kindness at a South railroad junction
A hungry northern traveler, with two minutes before his train, orders coffee. A cordial young restaurant worker offers to delay the train by telephoning the superintendent who owns the branch road. She enables a good meal despite the tight schedule. Stockings made from human hair are worn by Chinese fishermen to keep feet dry, stretched over cotton stockings.
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Draevy
Coatsleeve
Washington Times
Gustav Kuestermann
Wisconsin
Kuestermann
Panama Canal
Griggs
Georgia
Mr. Kuestermann
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