Celebrity Musings and City Gossip from a Social Column
A dense parade of names and quick sketches fills a social column. It notes Willie and Eugene Howard, Frederic and Fanny Hatton, Lawrence Tibbett, H L Mencken, Katharine Brush, Ralph Barton, Dudley Field Ma, Kipling, and many others. Snippets cover clubs, theater, boxing, publishers, and a barber shop of anecdotes.
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York
Bentienan
Indy
Willie
Eugene Howard
Kate
Frederic
Fanny Hatton
Lawrence Tibbett
H.L. Mencken
Katherine Brush
Ray Long
Lonel Barrymore
Edward Bowes
San Francisco
Calif
Ninepaper
London Times
Maggie
Liverpool
Tim
Cain
Dudley Mield
Maone
Kipling
England
Benu Nash
Popular Fallacies About a Chicago Recluse Millionaire
A shabby Chicago recluse amassed a fortune claiming to own a million dollars. He ran a push cart for fifty years and was rumored to be rich, though many fallacies depict junk collectors as wealthy. The piece argues against assuming wealth from poverty and mocks the public’s taste for fabulous fortunes.
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Chicago
Wall Street
Not Standardized Yet Local Customs Spice United States
A humorous riff on regional pride across the United States notes five gallon hats in the Southwest, frockcoats among Southern senators, and Californians joking that silver dollars and cartwheel-weight pockets define real money. The piece suggests local customs bring life and variety, despite national standardization.
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United States
Southwest
Carolinas
Long Island
Deep South
Ilinois
California
Iowa Farmers Buy UP IN IOWA Movement Spreads Across States
Iowa farmers pledge to spend 1000 to 5000 dollars each on farm machinery as a volatile buy now movement grows from a neighborhood effort to a broader regional trend. They say hoarding money hurts others and hope widespread action could boost equipment purchasing and stimulate the economy.
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Iowa
Bullfighting Dreams and Corners of Spain in America
The excerpt imagines two Cornell students studying heredity to breed larger bulls in Castile and suggests Ithaca would host bullfights. It mentions Ernest Hemingway training for the arena and Sydney Franklin as a popular matador, proposing possible courses in bullfighting and defenses against enraged bulls.
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Cornell
Spain
Castile
Ithaca
Ernest Hemingway
Picador
Banderillero
Sydney Franklin
America
Dramatic tale of General Ma death hoax unfolds
A sensational Orient story claimed General Ma died with a fortune and opium layout beside a body. Later, it emerged the body was not Ma and the tale was a fiction designed as a clever hoax. The episode highlights the crafts of a shrewd figure miscast as a flamboyant artist.
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Orient
General Ma
Thia
Ceneral Ma
Listen World Belief In People By Elsie Robinson
A reflective essay argues true belief in people requires accepting them as they are, not as we wish. It contrasts genuine faith with conditional approval, warns against judging others by pattern, and uses a troubled daughter as a focal example of how real belief tests tolerance and fidelity.
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Jones
Worllless
Pervin
Per Ap
Shem
Ike
Tnt
Mull-Ion
Sheena
And I Remember When
Deputy U S Marshal recounts a San Antonio flood night on Herbert Avenue near Broadway. Water rose eighteen feet flooding homes and forcing residents to seek shelter on a high terrace where a Jersey cow wandered to a neighbor’s porch.
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Wolp
U. S
San Antonio
Herbert Avenue
Broadway
Ste
High Terrace
Marry Go Round by Helen Rowland comic essay
A humorous meditation on summer romance at resorts. It satirically contrasts aging desires, unattached men, and damsels seeking amusement with the fading glamour of mid August. The piece blends social commentary with playful, period voice and flirtatious wit.
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Helen Rowland
Introducing my girl to relatives and friends
Dear Miss de Peyster the letter discusses how to introduce a woman to family and friends. It provides formal and informal forms, naming examples like Mother Miss Martin and Aunt Mary Miss Martin. It emphasizes clear pronunciation and direct eye contact in introductions.
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Miss de Peyster
A.M
Mix Martin
Miss Martin
Walter
Thoman
Helm
Martin
Mary
Milan Martin
Mina Martin
Typhus Fever Vaccine From Public Health Service
The United States public health service announces a new typhus vaccine tested on animals and believed safe for humans. Typhus, spread by lice in unsanitary conditions, causes high fever rash and fatigue with possible complications like bronchopneumonia if untreated. The notice explains differences from typhoid fever and cautions on transmission and care.
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United States Public Health Service
Europe
King Fees
Injunction sought over San Antonio charter election dates
A petition for an injunction to restrain San Antonio from holding the charter election act for September 0 until the jury manday assults are resolved was filed in the Fourth Court of Civil Appeals. Hearing set for 9 o'clock next Wednesday morning before Chief Justice W. B. Fly.
Hearst Papers Advocate Calls for Economic Reforms
The Hearst Papers Advocate outlines a plan including a five billion dollar loan to curb unemployment and boost circulation. It supports a percent sales tax, reducing income taxes to aid finance firms, and immediate Volstead Act modification to allow light wines and beers, reviving industry and employment while restoring liberty.
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