Quick Jests and Witty Exchanges Across Papers
A collage of humorous exchanges from Philadelphia Press Philadelphia Inquirer and Chicago Tribune features jokes on giving versus receiving Castor oil wrinkles fretwork and Socrates witty banter. It also notes a Yonkers Statesman quip about a man at 24 keeping a strand of a girl's hair in his watch.
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Plato
Socrates
Xantippe
Chicago Tribune
Nantaske
Old Narragansett
Old Gansett
Public life advice from influential man in Washington Star
The influential man advises an anxious individual on entering public life. He splits guidance by personal ambition and spouse’s social aims, suggesting politics for the former and diplomacy for the latter. The exchange reflects early 20th century views on public service and social mobility.
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Ife
Washington Star
Roof Guardian and Milk Booths Highlight City Life
A New York Slinger building nears the thirty fifth floor as planners consider areas for rooftop weather control and views. Nathan Straus opens milk booths selling pure sterilized milk to the poor for a penny a bottle using hot water and Korax for bottle cleansing. A Nantasket maid egg tale is recounted with a Rhode Island twist about translation mishaps.
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Slinger
New York
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Nathan Straus
Philanthrophist
New York City
Swamplehurst Ride Across a Long City Evening
Subbaba explains to Cuthiman that the daily ride home is long and lonely, yet he keeps company by bringing a new fervent girl each time. The exchange is recounted in a Philadelphis Press snippet.
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Cuthiman
Swamplehurst
Subbaba
Philadelphis Press
Locomotive Fireman Slams Nuisance Talks and Bosses
A locomotive fireman criticizes bosses for plans to kill the smoke nuisance, arguing he would implement his own intelligent reform. He jokes about firing some of the bosses and expresses fatigue with their discussions.
Post Office Money Orders Surpass $100 in Odd Exchange
Grincer asks about limits on money orders and Batch ellor Hall boasts sending a $250 post office money order to his wife who demanded $350 in a single message. Philadelphia Press notes the unusual high amount and the simple postal method.
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Batchellor Hall
Philadelphia Press
Cleaping pliver offered at affordable price in market
A bemused seller touts a new polish item called cleaping pliver priced at only 50 cents a ben. The exchange hints at bustling trade and curious chatter among customers and canvassers.
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Canrumery Serry
Bearing the Weak to Fulfill Christian Duty
Rev William C Stinson argues strength is for aiding the weak not self gain. He urges the strong to share health wealth and time to support the destitute, noting society resembles a joint stock where the able bear the burdens of the poor and needy. The message blends scripture with Ruskin ethics urging generous beneficence.
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William C. Stinson
Wethen
Board of Health
John Ruskin
Esther
What Is Religious Man in Our Day
A concise study by Henry F Cope argues religion is living by a higher ideal rather than mere doctrine. The religious person follows inner vision, seeks the best, and embodies ideals in conduct, forming a life that endures beyond death. It emphasizes inner light, conscience, and fruits over labels or creeds.
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Henry F Cope
God
Nazareth
Cay
Short Meter Sermena Sayings and Satire
A compact collection of quips about love loss and contentment with playful verse and a critique of a fake prophet. The text includes garbled lines and focuses on the press, faith, and everyday wisdom in a rhythmic, sermon like tone.
Global rail privatization and heavy locomotive orders noted
The report highlights China reclaiming railroads after 25 years of opening and France ordering unusually heavy German locomotives. It also covers bananas ripened by electricity in England and remarks from Dr Arthur D Little on chemistry’s vast impact on industry including steel, dyes, indigo, and tantalum’s rapid production and usefulness in electric lamps.
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England
Arthur D Little
American Chemical Society
Hewitt
Liebig
Ekeberg
Australia
World's Largest Stack Under Construction at Indian Point
The Boston and Montana Mining Company builds a 50 foot inside top diameter smokestack at Indian Point across from Great Falls Montana. Ten thousand tons of concrete foundation and 500000 feet of lumber for scaffolding precede a hoped November completion. The stack would be the world’s largest, rivaling the Eiffel Tower and the Washington Monument in height.
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Boston and Montreal
Indian Point
Great Falls
Montsana
Seattle Post-Intelligence
Beetten
Boston and Montana Company
Eiffel Tower
Paris
Washington Monument
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Knox
Riese
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