Lobster Palace Society Comes to Seattle Satire
Julian Street’s piece in Everybodys compares New York lobster houses to Seattle eateries. It notes similar patrons, flamboyant show, and per capita revelry here as in New York, with local flavor and irony. The column mentions New Year celebrations, Gov. Hughes, Roosevelt, and the Swope trial context.
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Lobster Palace Society
Julian Street
Everybody's
New York
Times Square
Seattle
Mr. Feldman
Max
Louis
East
Sumas
Cle Elum
Cohoes
Elmira
Mecca
Adulteration of Drugs Court Case in Connecticut
United Press reports that Arthur Chemical company of New Haven faced a district court action in Connecticut. Government inspectors found Arthur's Spirits Camphor labeled product 14 percent below standard, rendering the label misleading. the firm was fined $100.
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Washington
United States Department of Agriculture
United States District Court of
Connecticut
Arthur Chemical Company
New Haven
Comet Panic Dialogue Sparks City Debate
A playful exchange centers on Halley’s Comet causing fear and mock lawsuits. Adolf, skeptical, jokes about insurance and chickens while residents debate the comet’s threat and deny imminent collision. The spoof quotes mix regional dialect and scientific talk about the 76 year period of Halley’s appearance.
Thrill for Mr Skygack Feare the Comet Grings
The special Mars correspondent Feare reports a dramatic domestic trouble involving Mr Skygack as Grings confronts a tense situation. Details indicate a perplexing sequence of events unfolding with possible public interest.
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Mars
Drawback in Odd Exchange Over Health and a Comet
An old man boasts of better health and improved business with $175 earned while a companion laments low spirits and worries about a troublesome comet. The exchange shows a mix of optimism and superstition.
Cemetery dispute over Cupid statue sparks scandal in Brooklyn
In Brooklyn's Greenwood cemetery a three foot statue of Cupid and Psyche on Alice Stetler's grave drew complaints from director Samuel Carey. Stetler, once married after elopement and later divorced, kept the statue in her room and placed it on her tomb after illness and death. Public outcry followed, prompting a spitting anti litter campaign by Brooklyn teachers using open envelopes with moral notes.
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New York
Cupid
Payche
Samuel Carey
Samuel
Greenwood Cemetery
Brooklyn
Mary L Stetler
Peyche
Alice Stetler
Kisa
Misa Stetler
Cara
Letsaure
Lord Kitchener Tours Australia and San Francisco
Roosevelts era hero Lord Kitchener of Khartum tours Australia reviewing military resources and promoting a West Point style college. On arrival in San Francisco he requests private reception only, disliked society and was nicknamed a woman hater in Britain and abroad.
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Lord
Kitchee
Col
Roosevelt
Khartum
Mohammedan Araba
Lord Kitchener of
Australia
West Point
San Francisco
Japan
Lord Kitchener
Comet Address by A Starr Gainer
The poem speaks playfully to Halley’s Comet asking where it comes from and goes, if it wags its tail, and whether its heat would hurt us. The speaker jokes about dodging the celestial visitor and even waiving the right of way.
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Adolf
Children Play Comet Behind Sofa and Wardrobe
A mother asks what Jamie and Agnes are doing as the children hide under furniture. Jack reassures that they are only playing comet, implying a simple family moment of pretend play.
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Mother
Jamie
Agnes
Jack
Mamma
Timely Acrostic of Calm but Fragmented Phrases
A fragmented OCR style piece presents scattered words about calmness terror and nations. It features mixed letters and oblique phrasing with repeated exclamations and mock acrostic elements. The text reads as experimental prose rather than a coherent news item.
Fragmented Notes from a Curious Column
A collage of quirky quotes and odd lines spans topics from dentistry history to tea sets and travel fantasies. The piece mentions Marienbad, Baltimore’s 1640 dental college, and a jokey dialogue about a barber and a nurse with a damaged reed of wit.
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Gov. Hughes
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E BY
T. S. Allen
Jimmie
United Press
Adolf Hass
Fred Schaefer
Halley
Perry
Mr. Skygack
Little Old New York
Norman
Lille
By A. Starr Gainer
Conaster
Miltitudes
Aldrich
Marienbad
Mr. Newitch
Miss Sharpe
Dentistry
Baltimore
America
Jos. Chamberlain
Josh Wise Ae
Baillargeon
Haviland
China
Limoges
Stranskys
Secono
Spring St
Albaron Goodqual
Fen
Fit Hair Store
Third Avenue
Everett & Edmonds
City of
Everett
Beattle
Eve Beattle
Andi
Eave Everett
Colmandock
Honest Tapsat Maln
Ind
Wals Sprve
Majestic
the Oriental Pool Root
Cige
Pike
Ruste Sam Ware
York
Union
Shi
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