Old Guard Persists While Youth Shapes The Age
The piece argues aging leaders remain influential in politics literature and public life as younger generations profit from their elders. It highlights figures like Pope XIII Bishop Potter Twain Howells and Depew, noting many stay active past retirement age while new voices rise, urging mutual respect and shared成果 in improving society.
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Isa Pope XT
Toeoen
Potter
United States
Totetot
Ibsen
Mark Twain
Stedman
Women vote in South Australia and other notes
Coverage notes women's suffrage in South and West Australia and its perceived calm voting. It also surveys railway accidents across the nation, insurance company results for 1901, Arbor Day plans for Iowa schools, and a Panama Canal historical note, concluding with Roosevelt tariff discussions and Cuba trade terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Australia
An Irish Kick and the Wandering Dog Magistrate
A cyclist in Ireland was bitten by a dog. He wrote to the local paper and the reply noted the dog belongs to a magistrate who wanders the road yet sits in judgment on others. The remarks imply the magistrate’s dog is allowed freedom while the accusing rider is judged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Nerhborhood
Kipling's South Africa war critique and British losses
The piece weighs Rudyard Kipling's verse against British conduct in South Africa, noting brave troops from Canada and Australia, and argues the war's end hinges on destroying or capturing the Boer forces. It cites 1901 casualty and prisoner figures, then shifts to a Pennsylvania Railroad wage increase and Wisconsin’s postmaster general prospect, framing labor fairness and public service leadership.
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Kipling
Britain
Canada
Australia
Mother Land
British Armas
War Office
England
South Africa
London
Smallpox quarantine alert in town households
Citizens report Mr Backlett quarantined at home due to smallpox with a sick child and a quarantined servant. A local medical warning praises Allen's Lung Balsam as a cure, urging readers to obtain a bottle to remedy bronchial discomfort.
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Citiman
Mr Backlett
Getta
Philadelphia Press
Allen
Blonds and Brunettes Raise Theoretical Matchmaking Question
A Chicago Tribune quip features a lecturer arguing blonds should marry brunettes and vice versa. A blond man and a woman named Miss De Muir debate natural hair and complexion, ending in comic disbelief as he mutters doubts about authenticity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss de Muir
Chicago Tribune
Perry Davis Painkiller Endorsed for Cold Relief
Advertisement urges readers to use Perry Davis Painkiller to combat colds and prevent serious health effects. It stresses family trust and a sixty year legacy of relief and promises a cold is conquered in a day.
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Perry Davis
Mean Conclusion Debate Sparks Yonkers Statesman Quip
The Yonkers Statesman quotes a provocative line about a wife described as sweet sixteen in a social commentary item. The remark prompts readers to consider manners of phrasing and respect in public discourse.
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Sweet Sixteen
Yonkers Statesman
Amateur banter and quips in Town Topics Puck blurbs
A collage of quick quotes shows humor about legislative success with cash leftovers, self-defense prowess, and rapid proposals. The snippets feature Gladys, Ethyl, Edith, Harold, and Edith in light social jabber.
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Gladys
Harold
Edith
Puck
Curious political notes and global events in brief
Under President Cleveland Henry O Payne is named fourth. Locust plagues devastate South Africa as Britain expands control. Chamberlain may adopt a saltant crest. NYC tunnel disaster provokes blame debates. National Council of Women to protest Britain’s camps in South Africa. Argentina Chile tensions excite Europe more than New York. Panama Canal commerce lags. a Chicago judge rules $25 suffices for marriage.
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Swinburne
William Dean Howells
Hoar
Massachusetts
Juanics Fuller
Supreme Court
Grover Cleveland
Choate
St James
Ambassador White
Berlin
Chauncey Depew
France
Cleveland
Henry O. Payne
Badger
South Africa
Chamberlain
New York
New York Central Railroad
National Council of Women
Great Britain
Argentina
Chile
London
Paris
South America
Europe
Muffled city snippets show a pugilist quarrel and a judge’s mercy plea
A Washington Star quote notes a boxer recounting a fall and vaccination as a provocation. The Tribune questions a snake beginning to wag its tail. An appeal for mercy follows a bigamist’s plea before a judge, with the remark about his families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
Dodds
Little Jack
Y. Tribune
His Usefulness in Words and Warped Wit
The Philadelphia Bulletin quotes a quip about a character named Charly. The remark notes Charly’s limited usefulness, countered by a playful line that he makes a nice cigarette holder. The snippet presents a humorous exchange from the paper.
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Charly
Philadelphia Bulletin
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He Republican
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Journal Printing Company
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L. Eastman
Maurice Farnham
Ae Ea Enance
Illinois
the Journal Printing Company
Moline, Il
Moline, Illinois
Waie
Forcus
Walor
United States Senate
Carnegie
Angell
Michigan University
Elet
Harvard
General Miler
Admiral Dewey
Schley
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Julia Ward Howe
Susan Anthony
South Australia
Federation of Adelaide
Anya
South
Alfred Bayliss
Public Instructions
Isthmus
Panama
Indies
Philip II
Washington Dispatches
Roosevelt
Cuba
Stuble
Chicago Daily News
Pania
James Prendergast
Amato Bay
Jamaica
West India Islands
F J Clendenin
E. Helmbeck
Rudyard Kiping
Albion
Pnat
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Philadelphia Record
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Alexander W. Randall
Andrew Johnson
Timothy C. Howe
Chester A. Arthur
William 5. Vilas
Hotair
Panama Canal
Chicago
Nervigor
Waar
Ev Pey
C. H. Jennings
Lima
Peffer
C.J. Hetty
Santa Clara
Cal
Peffer Medical Ass'n
Ill
J. Clendenin
Sapolio
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Jule Walters
Louise Llewellyn
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Clendenin S
Excelsior Diaries
Hotel Sommers
Moline, Ill
Fred G Berger
Sol Smith
Russell’s
Frederic Summerfield
Noah Vale
Mr. Russell
Clendenin
John H
Mueller and Kindssof
Second Avenue
Illinois Theatre
Thomas R Hearst
Melbourne
MacDowell
Florence Stone
Melbourne MacDowell Company
Sardou
Lloyd's
Harper House Block
Rock Island
Davenport
Messrs
John G. Fisher
Thos. N. Ryley
Lyric Theatre
Fluke’s
Brady Street
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