Names Link Root Family to Judicial Recall Opposition
The Seattle Star notes Elihu Root of New York ex Judge Milo Root of Washington and Jesse B Root of Butte Montana are all lawyers and all oppose the recall of judges. The item precedes an editorial stance on recall and presents the Root surname as a unified legal bloc.
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Trivate Exchange
Malin
Eerie Gener Bovine
Shagun
The
Star Publishing Co
Exchange Main
Elihu Root
New York
Milo Root
Washington
Jesse B. Root
Butte
Mont
Hoopskirts and Morals Spark Controversy in Milwaukee Judge
A Milwaukee judge links immorality to fashion exposing legs and aims to curb vice with hoopskirt solutions. The column mocks the idea, cites global contrasts, and argues exposure vs concealment is not the root of immorality. A related note mentions a Utah inmate pardoned by President Tait for a poem.
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Milwaukee
Sancho Panza
Dahomey
Fijis
North America
Utah
Tait
Boston Traveler
Uncle Sam runs Panama diners and hotels with cheap meals
Lucky Panama Uncle Sam operates 19 large hotels in Panama serving meals at 9 and 30 cents. He feeds about 600,000 meals monthly, earning profit while travelers praise the quality and low cost of Stars and Stripes hostelries despite heat and transport challenges. The piece exclaims how U S hospitality beats private management and the home food trust.
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Uncle Sam
Panama
Stars and Stripes
States
Sam
American Food Trust
Observations on March 3 1913 and political jabs
A 1913 column notes March 3 as a gala day in Minnesota with Knute Nelson’s Senate term ending. It mocks Japanese capture of a burglar, Hood River court fines, and calls for Keen political satire on Taft and Dr. Wiley’s successor choices. It also jokes about American Olympic sports fans and Gary dinner aims.
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Minnesota
Knute Nelson
United States
Bill Taft
Dr. Wiley
Bill
Nothing Serious But Quiet Parlor Sparks Rumor
A fragment from a social page notes a Dobbs parlor no longer lit on Thursday evenings. The remark hints at engagement rumors about Marie and adds a wry line about South American presidents being called doctors for their impatience.
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Dobbs
Marie
The Worm Turned
A Chicago Record-Herald quip about a ticket office inquiry for boat or rail travel shows a bemused customer questioning a careless clerk who refuses to answer. The anecdote ends with a casual aside about skinned knuckles.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Right Place Wrong Tank Relapse Rumor Hits Bathhouse Tale
A streetwise narrator recalls entering a Turkish bath on a Manhattan street and jokes about getting soaked. The piece then shifts to a rumor that a person named Tightly has relapsed, with a quip about Doctor Equills once curing him.
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Equills
Warning boards on village hill evoke grim humor
An English village council member posts warning signs along a steep hill. A carpenter crafts humorous boards with a coded message about danger and braking. The final board reads with the undertaker, N. B., declaring the hill dangerous.
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Ateep
N. B
When You Leave Wiffle Morning Kiss Brightens Day
A brief lyric vignette recalls a kiss and a backward look that lifts a sad mood. The narrator notes small acts can color a dull gray morning with happiness, while a frown can dampen joy. The piece closes with a quip about Malta cats and Baltimore's claim as a champion pre eating town in the USA.
Reading Fragments and Odd Quotes From a Queer Page
A collage of witty exchanges and snippets from a newspaper page includes the Beeleysport House waste basket remark a salesman’s misfit desk tale a New York man’s bankruptcy claim and a joke about frying lard. The pieces resemble a humorous wire service column.
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Beeleysport
Plea for Interview Sparks Pitch to J. P. Morgan
A New York reporter pressed J. P. Morgan for an interview and offered his employer a raise if he secured favorable coverage. The journalist proposed writing a check for the raise amount, arguing money is cheaper than talk in the bustling business district.
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Pierp
New York
J. P. Morgan
J. P
J. Pierp
One Sure Cure Jones Ends Bender After Film Revealed
A tainted tale of reform as Jones quits drinking after his wife shows him a moving picture of his last drunken spree. A judge notes the change and asks how it happened, implying behavioral accountability influenced the decision.
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Jones
Quotations on Trust and Confidence in Newspapers
A Washington Star quote questions a man’s sailing experience while noting he shows no declination to try boats, followed by a Baltimore American exchange equating confidence with trust and suggesting confidence men might run trust companies.
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Washington Star
Baltimore American
The Seashore Wit and Roosevelt Contingent Fee
A collection of quips and satire includes a seaside gag about girls finding a man and a joke on mining stocks. It cites Mr Roosevelt in Milwaukee discussing an employer Nobility law to aid injured workers and critiques ambulance-chasing lawyers with a contingent fee misunderstanding.
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Roosevelt
Miwaukee
Washington Star
Jimmy
Conjurer Produces Ace of Spades From Hat Trick
The conjurer admits taking a card from the handkerchief to the queen of clubs and then produces the ace of spades from the hat after a brief apology from a timid volunteer.
Regal Dental Offices Ad Notice
Regal Dental Offices R. L. R. Clark announces dental services at Mar nanan Avenue near the northwest corner of Union Street. Note bring this ad with you.
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Regal Dental Offices
R. L. R. Clark
Mar. Nanan Av
N. W. Cor. Union St
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Ore
Great Britain
Congressional Steel Trust
Ohio
Figen
James
Little Arthur
Father
Arthur
Answers
London
Iowa
Kitty
Frank
McDonald’s Hat Store
Third Ave
Madison
Marion Warde Dramatic School
Malta
Baltimore
John
Vosw
Ise
Moore
Grand Kirmess
Orthopedic Hospital
Orpheum
Emprese
Pantages
Clemmer
Melbourne
Dreamland
Regal Dentists
L. R. Clark
Atlantic
Pacific
Canada
Hell and Pound Pagy
Schwabacher Bros. & Co., Inc., Distributors
Raymond & Hoyt
Liberty
Bradbury
John B. Stetson
Clarkson
Union
Sadie and
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