Editorial on marriage and crime in early 20th century press
A Sacramento Bee headline in a column mocks Coburn’s “any kind of wife” doctrine while Toledo Blade and Chicago Journal excerpts debate marriage, bachelor costs, and civic duties. The piece critiques lax views on crime as disease and argues for strict punishment, harsher penalties, and reform. It juxtaposes marital satire with crime statistics and prison philosophy.
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Coburn
Pittsburg
Brill
Amer
Sacramento Bee
Iowa
Canada
Germany
England
France
Belgium
Europe
United States
America
Chicago Journal
The Census And The Withers Mouthpiece Of Boast
A letter laments census accuracy amid American boasting and proposes a form to extract exact facts from government reports. It questions age disclosure with jokes about women and notes men may shave years. discusses marital status and the lingering image of widowed women.
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Old Maida
Fight the House Fly War Actions for cleaner homes
The Chicago Journal urges housekeepers to wage war on common houseflies as disease carriers. Screen windows, store foods in protected receptacles, prevent stale odors, and keep alleys and streets clean to protect families and the community.
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Chicago Journal
Trolley Talk Sparks Laughs And Thunderstorm Tale
In a crowded trolley, John jokes about women talking as Miss Wilson explains a missing stack of two letters and a postal card she misplaced. A male passenger dormantly narrates a thunderstorm memory, sparking a quick end to the ride as the car stops and the friends depart.
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John
Miss Wilson
Beaan
Slater
Tly
Helen
Wilson
Busseane
Czar’s Early Love Tale Shapes Royal Court History
A long circulated Russian court drama recounts a youth prince's forbidden romance with Majaen Kagan, daughter of a New York contractor. The affair, opposed by Empress Marie and Prince Nicholas, ends with a forced betrothal and eventual marriage to Princess Alice of Hesse.
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Murmy
Jenese Hrukes Om
New York Ban
Majaen Kagan
Paul
Nicholas
Marie Feodtorovna
Alice of Hesse
Tirn
Biberta
Russia
Alice
Rodely Poor Man's Auto On A Trolley Tour
An adventurous traveler completes a 1 070 mile trolley trip from Syracuse to Chicago in forty hours and plans a second leg to St Louis. He calls the trolley the poor man's automobile, noting humor and hardship while the auto crowd battles tales of tire trouble and blue smoke.
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Syracuse
Chicago
St. Louis
Ionary
New York World
Manhattan
Westchester County
Automoblile
Mamaroneck
Man
Copenhagen
Connec Onn
Breathing Stimulant Suppresses Need for Air and Time Perception
The report explains rapid deep breathing as a mental stimulant, extending breath control and delaying fatigue. It notes increased endurance in muscular tasks after preparatory breathing, with pulse rise and altered time perception during the session. A NY Tribune item recounts a Batoum anecdote about customs officials and trousers, plus a short Solomen P Rodes platform and Barnstaple glove tradition.
Old Favorites Kitty of Colorstas and a Moral Rhyme
A fragmented reader piece recalls Kitty of Colorstas with a milk pitcher mishap and a kiss that follows. The verse moves through misfortune, reflection on gentleness, and a moral note about human bias and restraint, ending with a philosophical aside on cannot fully know what lies ahead.
Cannibals and tobacco in satire on missionaries
An eclectic excerpt mocks anti tobacco crusades, arguing cannibals offer no rationale to abstain. It questions motives of missionaries and cites anecdotes about dogs and tobacco oil while weaving a tropical scene with cannibals and a beach gathering.
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Friends of Humanity
Selentiate
Weither
Tropics
Batta
Ragland & Paper Contanue
Frim Bill Nye Budget On Cannibal Islands Diet
A quip from Bill Nye in Budget ridicules missionary aims on Cannibal Islands. He claims he never urged residents to change habits and proposes a savage themed diet critique with biting humor and references to Caucasian chowder and remorse in a satirical lens.
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Tormece
United State
Bill Nye
Meals and Luncheons Shape Cities and Courts in Era
A mosaic of 19th century notes surveys imperial Russia social rituals and a Midwestern luncheon culture. It cites Imperial Girls’ School customs, courtly meals, and a Pole student’s act, then shifts to Des Moines’ civic revival via business luncheons, the Greater Des Moines committee, and referendum government schemes. The piece closes with a Mencken-like quip on intellect versus chauffeurs and a Louisville reflection on shadows and appetite.
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Middle West
Mays Collier
Des Moines
Commercial Club
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Mer
Mettink Salles
Batoum
Charles Hereaford
New York
New York Tribune
Turkey
Eugileb
Hatoum
Amd
Willy Nilly
Solomon
P. Rodes
Solomen
Adial & Stevenson
Missouri Legin
Caar
Rovaly
Sumer
Rolomon P. Rodea
F. J. Smell
Devonshire
Barnstaple
Barnetaple
Whee
Gah Ie
Kitty
Coleraine
Chen
Burne
His Majesty
Feoon Widdie
George Brandes
Imperial Girls’ School
Atyliah Court
Grust
Alexander
Pole
Ale Groper
Brows University
Faunce
Tesl
Louisville Courier Journal
Collier & Collier
Seliting
Johns
Joseph McChesney
McChesney Bik
Jersey
Plame Ervey
En Lee Jerey
Albert Carey
M. D. Holbrook
Fennenden Street
Binar
P.m
P. mi
ST. Johns
Oregon
Daniel 0. Webster, A. B. M. D
Dawson Street
Piiter
University Park
Portland
Idr
RAMBO
Richmond
First National Bank Building
ST. Johns, Oregon
W. E. Hartel
Holbrook Block
DR. J. Vinton Scott
Woodlawn
D. E. Hopkins
Oftles
Piano School
Lilie Wells Carey
Fessenden St
Plano
ST. Johns, Obe
J. R. Weimer
Laurel Lodge
Odd Fellows' Hall
P. Galas
Pellowe’ Hall
Allen
de Scott Kellogg
Pamily Trede
Ward
St. Johns Sand and Gravel Co
Jakeson
Ousgrove
Newton and
Fessenden
Stewete
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