Bob Hodge Becomes Serious Candidate For Governor
A profile notes Bob Hodge shifts from joke to credible contender as he campaigns across Washington. He speaks plainly, appeals to workers, and wins broad support for progressive reforms, critiquing political elites and promising honest governance. The piece contrasts Hodge with established figures and mentions Roosevelt delegates and Ben Tillman in passing.
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Bob Hodge
King County
Washington
Hodge
Nothing Serious No Fish Stories From A Schoolroom Dialogue
A humorous classroom sketch features voices debating presidential image and honesty. The Farmer and others joke about Washington and attitudes toward office while a professor mocks a student. A quip about hens and roosts closes the piece with a pun and schoolyard tone.
Beauty Rules From 500 Years Ago Stir Modern Debate
An Italian beauty book from 590 years past outlines vague “three white,” “three black,” and other grouped traits for women. The column jokes that beauty standards persist yet climate shifts and politics loom, with Taft’s Michigan convention and Chicago rally referenced as modern upheaval.
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Italy
Fred Grant Dies at 62 Eldest Son of U S Grant
The obituary recalls Frederick Dent Grant as the son of a renowned general and president. He faced life with dignity, serving with the family name’s honor. The country remembers him fondly as a soldier and public figure who upheld the Grant legacy. A Colorado Springs note reports a leap year proposal gone wrong. The Prince of Wales’s grandmother dictates a life lesson as a rascal departs for Paris to study law.
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Frederick Dent Grant
Colorado Springs
Prince of Wales
the Rascal
Paris
Rumors and Opinions Fleeting from Diverse Observations
A mixed notebook of society scraps and quips notes potential recall of a courthouse and a park board lunch stand clash at Alki. It mentions peanuts at baseball parks, a Chamber of Commerce talk dropped by a commercial club, and a rumor of T. R. retiring to a Western ranch.
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Park Board
Alki Beach
Chamber of Commerce
Editor's Mail Urges Chicken Ordinance for City Nuisances
A reader supports a city chicken ordinance to curb crowing and nuisance from poultry in dense neighborhoods. The letter cites examples with two home lots and one with many hens and a rooster, endorsing Councilman Blaine's 15 foot from dwellings proposal.
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Star
Jones
Mr. Smith
Mr. Jones
Blaine
Dramatiat Line Seeks Two Final Acts
Dramatiat quotes a playwright dialogue about finishing a stage piece. The speaker jokes about having two more characters killed off as the play nears completion.
Sam Johnson and Mammy argue over teeth claim
A humorous exchange records a rural remark where Sam Johnson swears by his teeth do not vanish, while Mammy retorts she keeps them in his pocket. The brief skit captures dialect and playful household banter from Life magazine.
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Sam Johnson
Complaint and bill exchange in a clipped exchange
A clerk complains to a lawyer that no further bill details are received. The lawyer instructs to send him a bill. The item also includes a jab about a lock of hair and a quip about hair color from the Washington Herald.
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Lapleigh
Washington Herald
Puzzle Solving at the Cafe Narration
A voiced exchange describes waiting for the paper at a cafe. One character notes the father finished reading and is now solving mind puzzles, while another remarks on both sides of a dispute. The fragment preserves a reflective, excerpted scene with quoted dialogue.
Impecunious Nobleman and Peerless Daughter Claim
A Baltimore American snippet records a dialog where a nobleman asserts his daughter remains unattainable to fortune hunters, emphasizing poverty as a shield against marriage prospects. The exchange highlights social class tensions and humor in outdated aristocratic discourse.
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Baltimore
Witty Exchange in Boston Transcript Quote
A humorous exchange cites vanity about halos in heaven. A wife teases her husband noting she would miss him if he were not there to assess her halo while he worries about his own. The remark captures a lighthearted tone in the newspaper's page.
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Boston Transcript
Daughter studies to be a belladonna in Boston
In a colloquial exchange Mrs Rawler asks about her daughter studying in Paria and aiming for professional life. Mrs Blunderby confirms the plan, noting she is pursuing belladonna training in Boston.
Ragged raffle for a goat teased in Boston Transcript
In a brief quip the Boston Transcript notes a playful raffle in which a man offers a goat as the prize. One person expresses lack of use while the vendor urges chances of winning, underscoring lighthearted local humor.
Man of Courage Says He May Break Up Poker Game
A Detroit Free Press quote notes a man with nerve enough to end a poker game while ahead, describing him as brave for taking a stand midplay. The remark frames bold behavior in a casual street-sense context.
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Detroit Free Presa
Backwoods constituent voices concern over congressman
A Washington Evening Star comment captures a plain folks critique of a congressman, accusing him of losing sympathy as a backwoods resident mocks his dining manners and detaches from ordinary citizens.
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Congress
Washington Evening Star
Humorous Exchange Over Cookies and a Stage Idol Quip
A six year old Tottie at a bakery selects currant cup cakes as the preferred treat. The scene shifts to a theater setting where a matinee idol quips that the greatest misfortune would be performing to an empty house of pretty but unsympathetic women.
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Mr. Brighteyes
Ipehould
New York Evening Sun
Theatrical News and Features Highlight Willard Show
A page review of vaudeville and photoplay offerings across city stages. Highlights include Wonderful Willard performing stretching tricks and tall tale boasts at Em Theatre plus acts at Pantages Orpheum Melbourne and Grand venues.
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Moore
Metropolitan
Rebecca
Sunnybrook Farm
Geattieo Hicirley Stock Co
Prince
Coliseum
Kalsey Stock Co
Shenandoah
Pantages
Orpheum
Melbourne
Clemmer
Syrup of Figs Promise for Women’s Health
Digestive remedy ad touts Syrup of Figs as the cure for headaches constipation and bilious spells claiming women’s health improves with regular liver and bowels. Warns to demand genuine old reliable California Fig Look for this on label and resist substitutes.
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California
Sulphurro touted as curative by Seattle man
W B Michael of Seattle writes praising Sulphurio as a universal remedy for rheumatism eye injuries and stomach trouble. He claims rapid relief within six months and notes his family also benefits with several cures and improved health. He mentions proprietor of a Sand and Gravel Plant on Lake Washington endorsing the product.
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Seattle
Wash
M. C. Stewart
Mr. Stewart
W. B. Michael
Lake Washington
Sulphurro Credited For Rheumatism Relief In Seattle Letter
A Redpende reader from Seattle writes that Sulphurro is the best medicine for rheumatism they have used. They recall the husband’s severe muscular rheumatism earlier that spring, who could not rise without help and was very stiff, but recovered after using Sulphurro per directions.
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Redpende
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