Untitled Miscellany Items Ridicule and Reflection
A collage of short items notes curiosities and opinions from politics science fashion and travel. It mentions a Bradford Wisconsin man growing roses on an apple tree a claim about electric fans spreading germs and the cost of maintaining Abe Ruef in San Francisco.
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Bradford
San Francisco
Abe
Service and sacrifice in military families and the whip debate
The article recalls navy and army parents enduring long separations and losses, noting courage and duty in service. It contrasts humane criminology with the waning whipping post, citing a Delaware official who whipped 235 inmates since 1901 and argues Delaware should abandon cruel punishment in favor of humane methods.
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Admiral Goodrich
San Juan
Spain
Capron
Army
Navy
Delaware
Breach of promise verdict for Miss Stufflet in Norristown
Miss Stufflet, 48, sued Linnie Kinsell 68, for breach of promise in Norristown Pennsylvania. Jury awards $125 after she testified two other suitors failed and Kinsell preferred a wife over a housekeeper.
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Amanda
Tufflet
Norristown
Linnie Kinsell
Mies Stufflet
Kinsell
Stu@et
Kincell
Miss Stuffet
Worship of Teeth Across Religions and Cultures
The article surveys teeth reverence in various faiths. It notes Buddha's tooth in an Indian temple, the Cingalese veneration of a monkey tooth, and elephant and shark teeth as relics among Malabars and Tengalelenders. It mentions Siamese ownership of a sacred monkey tooth and a wartime loss to the Portuguese.
Jail for Trust Offenders? Attorney General Seeks Prosecutions
Attorney General Bonaparte argues for jail sentences for trust magnates and notes prior cases where corporations were convicted while their presidents were acquitted. He emphasizes pursuing only responsible individuals, not mere underlings, and seeks prosecutions with reasonable chances of success.
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Department of Justice
Women Are Braver Than Men By George R Sims
A period piece praising female bravery across roles from single women to widows and mothers. It extols self sacrifice and maternal instinct while contrasting male bravado in moral codes and temptation.
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George R. Sims
Fragmented prose on courage and time in census notes
A damaged excerpt discusses bravery and moral courage regarding time and money. It mentions census papers and the idea that cowardice or folly shapes perceptions of aging, with fragmented phrases about bravery and the flight of time.
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Beetre
Jesson
Appalachian Forest Reserve debate and timber outlook
W. L. Hall argues the Eastern States hold 2 500 000 acres of timber land with uneven ownership. He warns rising prices and fires hinder supply and urges federal action to create a national forest system in the Appalachians to secure hardwood production long term.
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W. L. Hall
U. S
Appalachians
United States
Our Daddies Out Thought Us By W. P. Faunce
A brief excerpt discusses how modern youth differ from past generations in thinking. It cites a New York World critique about young readers having quick taste for ephemeral pieces yet tending to surrender conviction when pressed.
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W. P. Faunce
New York World
We shall not pass this way again verse
Poem fragment from The Delineator reflects secret pain between lovers and a plea to end tenderness and part with heavy hearts Seeking to forget small grievances and end their painful passage in a reflective mood
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Heach
USA
The Manager and a Lace Counter Dispute
Alice Landon stands firm over a lace sale as a matron accuses it of damage. The manager confronts the staff as tension rises among the shop workers and their patrons.
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Brie
Alice
Alice Landon
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