Convincing An Englishman My Lilian Bell
A New York American excerpt contrasts arrest of Ady Constance Lyton and other suffragettes in London with American suffragists marching on Albany. It argues English national ego blocks gender reform and suggests a women’s strike would force interdependence, citing raids on the House of Commons and railings removed by police.
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Ady Constance Lytton
Lord Lytton
India
London
Mr. Asquith
Albany
New York American
Reasonable Auto Speed Laws Across States
The article explains how speed limits evolved with motor cars and compares Massachusetts Illinois and other states. It notes that penalties apply when speed is unreasonable, with prima facie evidence in Massachusetts and similar tests of reasonableness used elsewhere. The piece cites legal tests from Leslie's Weekly.
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Sidneys. Gorman S
Illinois
Massachusetts
Leslie
Extravagance In Nerve Force
A reflection on wasted effort and nervous exhaustion inspired by a friend’s overactive routines. The author cites a Sunday tea scene where anxiety and haste drain energy, noting needless force in daily motions and the link to fatigue.
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Mast
Amateur photographer's swift snap at Coney Island
Mr H G Simmons, a renowned New York amateur, captured a remarkable moment at Coney Island in June 1908. While strolling with his camera, he instinctively photographed a diving horse as it prepared a forty five foot leap, recording a one six hundredth second exposure.
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H. G. Simmons
New York City
Coney Island
Tent Fashionably Converts for Easy Transport
A San Francisco inventor devises a tent that disassembles into triangular sections and folds into ponchos. Connected by buttons, these sections form a weatherproof garment with arms free, and two sections can make a shelter tent. The distributed pole sections allow hunters to carry ponchos and tent pieces together, easing movement.
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Washington Star
New Words and Picturedrome Sparkling in Ad Language
A reader ponders coinages like aviator and aviation and notes lazy wordplay on navigation. The Manchester Guardian remarks on new terms seen in ads such as picturedrome and three sessions daily at skating rinks, expanding meanings beyond traditional senses.
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Manchester Guardian
Polling Question Sparks Polar Voter Debate at Poles
A playful exchange questions woman voters at the polls, replying yes and noting the North and South Poles as a humorous frame. The snippet closes with a Sewanee Tiger reference.
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Hob
Nob
North
South
Poles
Oklahoma inventor markets animal catcher for pigs and small beasts
An Oklahoma inventor develops a grappling tong device to trap elusive animals in confined spaces. The tool uses pivoted curved jaws, foldable arms, a rope through rings, and a short chain to secure and lift an animal by its leg, easing capture for farmers and butchers.
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My Lilian Bell
Alice K. Falloros
Huntsman
San Francisco
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