Heroic Diver James F Scott Saves Torpedo Crewman
The account recalls gunner's mate James F Scott of the U S S Montgomery diving to recover a torpedo at Narragansett Bay on August 24, 1909. He faced rising buoyancy and a dangerous, moving ordnance, lifting the torpedo to the surface and signaling for help before being wounded and treated aboard.
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James F Scott
U.S S
Montgomery
Narragansett Bay
Muill
Scott
Charlestown
Mass
Woburn
J. F. Scott
Parcel post threat to country towns and young women
Byron Williams argues parcels post will drain country stores and offices, push girls to cities where they face moral danger, and ruin rural life. He urges women to organize against the bill, defend country merchants, and vote for honest lawmakers to protect homes and futures.
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Chicago
A. W. Douglas
National Magazine
Douglas
Sea
Aise
Tle
Dingle
Dale
Wennessy
Armour and Wabash
Express
Congress
Parcels Post
Washington
Pacers
Byron Williams
Pity the Rich
A prisoner laments being known by a number not a name and fearing lifelong suspicion from police. A philanthropic visitor counters that ownership of automobiles also subjects people to scrutiny and loneliness.
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Lfe
Of Course He Would
A clipped dialogue fragment presents a speaker asserting truthfulness and nostalgia for poverty over wealth. The exchange questions letting others keep wealth or return to poverty, ending with a concern about the happiness of those who gained money.
Rapid Improvement In Speech Therapy Term Debate
A man discusses his evaluation and says the term mental efficiency helped his son. The other person asks what comes next and the reply is that he will pursue a lecture.
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Fitch
Questioning the new balance of gender roles in voting
A poem ponders a future where women gain rights and men adapt. It asks if men will support women in public life or retreat to traditional duties and fashion, and whether a ballot counted marks a new era for household power.
A Rank Heretic Parson Says Churches Should Not Bear Debt
Mrs Goodsoul warns that the new parson is unorthodox claiming he believes no church should carry a debt. Mrs Naybor reacts with astonishment as the conversation reveals the unconventional stance.
Fragmented overheard chatter in a crowded office
Clipped scraps describe a scene with a bald man in a blue tie at a desk and a woman in a hobble skirt discussing voting. Mentions a peach-basket hat, a man with a sik hat and mourning band, and a floor walker with a curled mustache near an elevator.
Fragmented Poetical Fragments At The Blue Goose
A garbled dialogue mix references Shakespeare Ben Jonson and Darwinian ideas about germs. A crowd at the Blue Goose signs quotes about love food and invention. Noah and Ark imagery appear as a digressive aside about discoveries and nerve.
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Ben' Jonson
the Styx
Noah
The
Ark
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