Peggy's Threat and Honest Advertising Plea
Peggy's Threat reports William R. Hotchkin of the Sphinx club at a Waldorf-Astoria banquet in New York urging advertisers to pair honest goods with honest ads. The excerpt includes a playful exchange about kissing Peggy and the difficulty of skretch, as cited from the Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Peggy
William R. Hotchkin
Sphinx Club
Waldorf-Astoria
New York
Coty
Sandy
Cincinnati Enquirer
Mayfair priest on women’s suffrage provokes wary quips
In Sucess Magazine Father Vaughan of London, famed for unsettling the comfortable classes, says he would grant votes to women but warns suffragettes would demand them as well. Ally Sloper’s cartoon captures a dining room gag about post meal opinions.
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America
Father Vaughan
London
Chesterton
Sucess Magazine
Amateur artist humor cited in domestic exchange
A caller compliments a husband on his drawing skill and landscape ability while noting his figure work, and the wife replies that he draws well at everything except a salary, as parodied by a judge.
Umbrella Borrower Questioned Over Ownership
Fragmentary dialogue suggests Jones took an umbrella from an owner who claims it is his property. The exchange hints at a harmless mood but leaves ambiguity about the umbrella’s rightful owner and the borrower's return.
Why She Was Sorry Miss Giddy Not In
The Caller facetiously asks why Norah is sorry and Norah replies that the big story of all time is missing Miss Giddy, leaving the audience amused and puzzled.
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Norah
Sorr
Giddy
Taxpayer Confrontation Sparks Political Boss Exchange
An indignant citizen declares he is a taxpayer while a political boss retorts that the citizen owes his status to the boss’s efforts, framing the dispute as a nutrients of taxation and influence.
Horse Ride Offers Appetite and Humor
A cautious speaker contemplates riding a horse as a joke about appetite. The implied humor suggests the ride may stimulate hunger, while noting affordability concerns and a playful twist about the horse also benefiting.
Marriage as a Rite Defended by Professor and Maiden
A professor defends marriage as an ancient rite while a 40 year old maiden challenges the idea, calling modern practice a wrong. The exchange reflects contrasting views on matrimony and its evolving meaning.
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Ana Btacheldrhood
Made Public His Resignation From Grant Cabinet
General Jacob D. Cox of Ohio, once secretary of the interior, resigned over a clash on civil service methods. The dispute centered on merit versus political influence, with Cox advocating merit and efficiency and Grant delaying action before finally accepting the resignation. The two remained warm friends.
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Jacob D. Cox
Ohio
Grant
Union Army
Wabash Railroad
Congress
University of Cincinnati
Montreal
Notre Dame
General Cox
General Grant
Sherman
President Grant
Secretary of the Interior
Interior
Cox
Treasury Department
Charles Nordhoff
New York Evening Post
William Cullen Bryant
Nordhoff
Evening Post
BE. B. Washburne
Sheep Flocks Shrinking as Pasture Lands Deplete
Sheep flocks are diminishing in all countries as sheep require vast ranges for grazing. Even in Argentina once seen as a wealth source, profitability now depends on districts where pasture area far exceeds tillable land.
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Argentina
Princes, Promoters and Congo Riches Exposed in 1910 Talk
Senator Chauncey M. Depew recalls a Hamburg chat with the future Edward VII where the prince questioned him about Henry L. Sanford and his role as United States minister to Belgium. Sanford allegedly influenced Leopold II to exploit Congo riches, with later schemes and lavish stock certificates attracting French investment, funding the Congo venture.
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Henry L. Sanford
Congo
Prince of Wales
Edward VII
Chauncey M. Depew
Hamburg
Mr Depew
United States
Belgium
Mr. Sanford
Connecticut
Leopold
Africa
Sanford
Mr. Depew
Henry L. Stanford
Florida
France
J Edwards
Sherman Faces Mock Accusation At Atlanta Meeting
In Atlanta a church audience claimed government funds stuck to John Sherman’s hands during his tenure as Secretary of the Treasury. The episode, recounted by Rev. Benjamin Kelley and others, ends with Sherman quipping that the contribution box will erase the stain as dollars were donated.
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Congress
Georgia
Hayes
South
Tennessee
David McKendree Key
Treasury
Sherman
Atlanta
African Methodist Episcopal Church
General Sherman
Colored Brethren
John Sherman
United States
Brother Sherman
Mierman
E. J. Edwards
Maud-So Alice to wed young DeMillion in bold match
Gossip notes a planned marriage between Maud and Alice and the young DeMillion, described with lively local tone. Ethel comments that the match is a feather in her cap as chatter about the wedding swirls through the community.
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Maud
Alice
DeMillion
Ethel
Park Life Institute trains boys in farming near Dubuque
In Dubuque Iowa a two year old Park Life institute founded by Prof B J Horchem offers farm based education for boys ages twelve to sixteen. The program combines outdoor living with book study teaching scientific farming, crop varieties, livestock, poultry, and agricultural engineering like ditch digging and irrigation to curb city lure.
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Dubuque
Iowa
Chief Delight of Paris Boulevard Spirit described by Sarcey
The essay speaks of Paris as defined by its boulevard a central moral and cultural spot. The narrator recalls returning to Paris from the provinces and rushing to the Madeleine to ride an omnibus along the boulevards feeling the city’s life and perfume.
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Paris
Madeleine
Bastille
Civic development society guides progress and investor appeal
The passage urges a civic development society to improve a community through industrial interests sanitation education and local advantages. It argues individuals alone cannot address these issues and highlights the society's profit in guiding progress and attracting investors and home seekers.
Starting School Gardens Spirit Sets Students Learning
The piece urges teachers to begin school gardens with the right spirit. It says that lack of plant or soil knowledge is acceptable and instructs teachers to admit ignorance and learn alongside pupils as the garden progresses. A confident, open stance is framed as the key to success.
Docks Extend as Plans Favor Ultra Long Vessels
South Brooklyn already has docks able to handle a thousand foot ship. The Mersey dock and harbor board plans to build docks one thousand feet long. A leading trans Atlantic line says it will begin construction of at least one steamer longer than any other vessel, though not by tonnage.
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Brooklyn
Mersey Dock and Harbor Board
Three Aims of Education by Bowdoin President
William de Witt Hyde, president of Bowdoin College, says education should fit a person to earn a living, support society through understanding its worth, and enjoy civilization by cultivating imagination.
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William de Witt Hyde
Bowdoin College
Remarks by the Children in London Draw Laughs
Mrs. Bull recalls amusing child sayings in London. A three and a half year old defines a wedding as a curtain headpiece then man. Dorothy proclaims she is God stuffed. A girl mixes up John the Baptist and John the beloved disciple, missing John Bull.
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John the Baptist
John
John Bull
Dare to Be Happy and Trust Divine Joy
A poetic exhortation urges embracing innocent joy with faith in God. It calls for sacrifice, detachment, renunciation, and a grateful religious optimism that sees God as Father. It encourages confessing joy and accepting happiness as a gift rather than self made.
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Armlel
The Tragedy That Wasn't
A judge recalls a disturbing scene where a man raises a knife and a woman recoils. The knife plunges multiple times, but the dramatic line reveals the misdirection with the quip about three big chops ending the moment.
The Discoverer Story Weighs Easy Job Claim
A reflective note about a seeker of faults who finds little reward beyond admitting the easiest job on earth. The piece pivots on honesty over ambition and questions what constitutes true recompense.
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Earth
Wealthy Mrs. Boggs and the lone spouse talk
A dialogue centers on Mrs. Boggs as a very wealthy, solitary wife. The exchange highlights her status and her being an only wife in a terse social vignette.
Postum touted as coffee substitute in editor Browne letter
A Rockford Morning Star editor lauds Postum for curing coffee related indigestion and health issues. The letter urges boiling for 15 minutes to unlock flavor and nutrients, contrasts coffee’s harm with Postum’s benefits, and promotes the booklet The Road to Wellville.
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Editor Browne
The
Rockford Morning Star
J. Stanley Browne
Wellville
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