Rich heir Irving Childs and alimony court clash
A New York City Club scene unfolds as Irving Childs aged 25 faces a stalled $700000 inheritance. He squandered $400000 after a lavish upbringing, losing wife and child while alimony disputes rise. Rev John Cavanaugh blasts rapid social change, calling for drastic remedies.
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Irving W. Childs
New York City
William Henry Childs
Irving
Childs
Irving Childs
New York
Wall St
Tariff battle looms as three plans seek relief
The column weighs three paths to tariff reform including reciprocity with Canada and a tariff board, a drive to untax food and clothing, and Champ Clark’s item by item revision. It argues any plan shifts burden to consumers and foresees suspense and readjustment stages. A Pennsylvania judge rules a husband may wash and dress a baby when the wife is busy, a blunt note on domestic duties.
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Canada
Champ Clark
Sam
Pennsylvania
Woes of the Inseparable Sisters Blazek Duel
A German judge faces a tangled case as the Siamese twin sisters Blazek, joined at the body, are involved in contrasting actions. One sister faces breach of contract charges and arrest, while the other sues for false imprisonment. The dilemma tests legal and domestic bounds as a childless maiden sister watches.
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Germany
Blazek
Blazer
Making the Man Provide
California enacts a law to compel supporting husbands by ordering public work on state highways and diverting $1.50 daily earnings to families. The plan aims to enforce marital obligations and help fathers save money, while Ramon Corral remains in Diaz’s official circle as interior minister and vice president.
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California
Ramon Corral
Diaz
Ramon
Observations Maine and the Seasonal Climate Talk
The piece notes Observations Maine as annual earthquake proof of spring with frost leaving the ground. It cites a calm Mikado with peace assurances while keeping powder dry. Hindus claim richness lies in what one can do without and mentions summer clothing prices in Seattle and high automobile sales per capita, with secrecy on the leading city.
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Maine
Mikado
Seattle
Juvenile Court Suspends Sentence Over Threats and Promises
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item sketches a juvenile case where a stubborn youth faces detention but pleads not to be locked up. The judge suggests confinement, yet the boy breaks down and vows to reform as the baseball season opens in April.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Springtime Ragtime and Luv Fad Satire
A humorous verse sketch mocks spring moodiness and lovesick youths as a ragtime fad. It jokes about a moony group, the idea of dope to cure love, and a quip about political aspirations and church fashions.
Jokes and quips across a busy office scene
A collage of humorous exchanges from old papers. A stern broker questions a lazy office boy about a ball game while cartoon captions tease manners and work. The variety includes a vaudeville style gag about a sickly ball team and a line about labor unions growing in 1910.
What do you take for a headache Toledo Made
A compact saying notes a harsh home remedy from Toledo Made humor. The quip jokingly suggests liquor as a headache cure, reflecting a satirical line about past drinking culture.
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Toledo
Uncle Kitchel Pixley Gits to the Front and Gets Captured
War correspondent Kitchel Pixley recounts a chaotic jail ordeal in Mexicali/Calexico, Mexico after crossing the boundary. He details travel woes, mock numbers, meager rations, and a prisoner’s grim anticipation of execution while describing General Gracia and life in a border jail.
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Kitchel Pixley
Jail DE Mexico
San Diego
Mtr. Diaz
Mexicali
Calexico
Mexico
Gineral Gracia
Dobe
Gracia
Notable Quip on Employment from Old-Timer
A brief dialogue recalls an attempted job for two pale men, with a wry remark that they were not hired. The exchange captures a humorous, old fashioned tone about work seeking and rejection in a historical context.
The Road By George C. Baker Comic Exchange
A brief humorous exchange recalls happier days and a former wealthier life in a rustic setting. The dialogue contrasts sleeping in a doghouse with memories of a bun galow and angel food, apple fritters, and griddle cakes.
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