Pity and Need Make All Flesh Kin
Edwin Arnold states that compassion unites all humans beyond caste, emphasizing universal kinship through blood and shared humanity.
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1912
Page
4
Little Lobbyist Raises a Georgia County Idea
The item from Atlanta describes Rachel Idelson a nine year old lobbying the Georgia legislature for creating a new county. It notes daily interactions with lawmakers and playful kisses as part of her persuasion. The column mocks the notion while praising Philander Knox for his travel schedule and official duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Atlanta
Rachel Idelson
Georgia
Nellie
Annie
Hoosier Poet James Whitcomb Riley Gifts Nephew
James Whitcomb Riley rewards Edmund Eitel his secretary and adviser with fifty thousand dollars for faithful service. The Hoosier bard names his nephew as recipient of the gift, reflecting his appreciation and family ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Whitcomb Riley
Edmund Eitel
Taft editorial mocks Roosevelts socialism charge
The piece notes Tafts friends accusing Roosevelt of socialism after a confession of faith. It criticizes partisanship and party labels, praises the Missouri Show me policy, and foresees political squabbling. It also references the Rosenthal homicide and suggests Allen gang members might regret choosing New York for crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Roosevelt
Pep
Missouri
Allen
New York
Washington Star
Social Unrest and the call for rights across nations
The piece argues that the rising middle and working classes are pressing for a greater share of government power, branding this shift as progressivism not mob rule. It asserts law and order will persist and honors the role of educated minds in governance. Also notes anti-hazing in the electoral college and a steamship governor moving a million eggs to Alaska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
France
Germany
Italy
Wall Street Journal
Alaska
Political Ramblings On Campaign Tactics And Local News
The column quotes various papers noting political maneuvering and public reaction. It mentions Indiana as the Mother of Vice Presidents, clampdown rhetoric, bandwagon controversy over transfers, calls to elect the best man, Taft’s golf interruption, endorsements versus harm, stadium site debates, Profanity Hill, a Courthouse dig, and a Pasco ice house fire with a humorous question about fried ice cream.
Nothing Serious What It Made Him Feel Like
A fragmented racial theater piece presents characters Sambo and Sambo’s complaint with sharp humor. The scene riffs on drinking, gender, and voting in a colportage style exchange. Several roguish phrases underscore social attitudes of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darkey
Th' Beclysport Pitcher Sparks Rain Check Demands
A description of a baseball pitcher known for a moist spitball stirs audience calls for rain checks whenever he appears on the field. The local scene notes the unusual superstition around this player and the crowd’s reaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paco
Nine
Fall Will Offer Different Hats Says Meggendorfer
Dialogue from Meggendorfer Blaetter remarks on seasonal fashion changes with a humorous husband and wife exchange about hats and the approaching autumn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meggendorfer Blaetter
Divorce prompts club porter to seek news coverage
A Kansas City club porter, recently divorced, tells a reporter he wants his divorce in the paper. He says many women he meets assume he is married and will not speak to him, illustrating public curiosity about personal affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Rasmus
Boas
Jes
St. Paul Dispateh
Mixing the Names at Marlborough Blenheim Dinner
Mayor Bacharach of Atlantic City spoke at a Marlborough Blenheim dinner about a summer scene. A youth and maiden share a moonlit kiss leading to a playful misrecognition when Clar ence is thought of as Clarence. The anecdote ends with a lighthearted twist on weekend plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bacharach
Atlantic City
Marlborough- Blenheim
Reginald
Clarence
St. Paul Dispatch
The Old Old Story Fish Hook Tale
A Yonkers Statesman brief recounts a whispered joke about a man named Patrice who claims he was fishing and hooked a sizeable weight but the line broke before landing it. The piece frames the tale as a fleeting, humorous episode.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patience
Wii
Patrice
Yonkers
From Romeo to Red-Neck Edmond Hayes Transforms Stage Career
Edmond Hayes exits Shakespeare for vaudeville style travesty at the Orpheum. He recalls a shift from Romeo Othello and Damon to piano movers and stage gags inspired by real life on the road. Hayes explains the move from legitimate drama to turns in travesty and satire, crediting a Columbus hotel story and a 365 pound plane gag for his current hit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romeo
Edmond Hayes
Attic Theatre
Romneo
Margaret Mathews
Fair Juliet
Rose
Bob Archer
Damon
Orpheum
Gladiator
New York
George Cohan
Wise Guy
Mr. Hayes
Archer
Omone
Ekas
Governor steamer brings 1,080,000 eggs and 355 passengers to Alaska
The steamer Governor arrives from California carrying 1,080,000 eggs to be shipped north and a large shipment of tins for the salmon canneries of southeastern Alaska, along with 355 passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
California
Fight New Rule Sparks Railroad Showdown
Local railroads vow a vigorous fight as the state Public Service Commission proposes rules requiring cars and dispatch for freight. A hearing is set for September 16. Rules demand furnishing cars within ten days, accepting freight immediately, averaging 50 miles daily, and notifying the consignee within 24 hours of arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Public Service Commission
Survey of Bering River Coal Fields Led by Dr Holmes
Dr Joseph A Holmes director of the federal bureau of mines will head a 40 man expedition to survey the Bering river coal field. The navy department and the general land office oversee the survey to determine coal for United States war vessels awaiting a $60 000 appropriation from Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph A. Holmes
Federal Bureau of Mines
Bering River
Navy Department
General Land Office
United States
Congress
Prehistoric symbols critique fuels Antibes campaign
Washington Star quotes campaign manager attacking party branding with animals like cly todona and pterodactyls. The spoof item mocks political mascots and references a disgraced gambler fraught with family shame while a collateral joke hints at a cautious relative.
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Wasington Star
Secret engagement discussed in playful dialogue
In a dated exchange from the New Orleans Times Devotion, a couple jokes about keeping their engagement secret while pondering the ring. The wife remarks on her gown and the husband notes cost, with light banter about pleasure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Lam
New Orleans Times
Wealth and Penalty Echo in a Misfit Dialogue
A witty exchange contrasts wealth with duty as a speaker rejects high culture to return to the factory. Mr. Comrox echoes the feeling, preferring practical work over deciphering the names of ancient masters in a gallery.
Quips on Luck and Gems from Detroit and Baltimore
Dialogue asserts belief in luck as a driver of neighbors’ success and mocks a claim of possessing full literary gems. The Detroit Free Press quote implies luck factors into achievement while the Baltimore American quip deems the so called gems as uncut.
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Detroit Free Press
Baltimore
Still Happy Freddie Optimist Joke Quip
A brief humorous exchange about optimism features Cobwigger remarking on what an optimist believes coming to him and a playful definition of optimism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freddie
Cobwigger
Deaf Mute in Sequel of Anger Charade
A brief Pittsburg Leader item notes a deaf mute's altered mood shown by intense gestures and language, contrasting calmness with a sudden wild burst that frays his fingers as he speaks. The snippet captures a moment of dramatic expression without further context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Principal activities of the official position
A Washington Star quotation cites Senator Sorghum explaining that the main work of the official role lies in those who hold onto it. The remark frames the job as largely protecting incumbency and influence within government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Orpheum Week Offers Light Summer Froth and Laughs
The Orpheum presents cheerful entertainment with Edmond Hayes and company moving a plane across the stage for laughs. A clever musical stunt by Takiness, a freak voice act, and Hob and May Kemp with songs, plus a humorous playlet Squaring Accounts featuring Richard Nesmith and Verne Sheridan. Grace Cameron shines with songs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Orpheum
Edmond Hayes
Hob
May Kemp
Richard Nesmith
Verne Sheridan
Grace Cameron
Carter the illusionist stars at Pantages with magical divorce act
At the Pantages this week Carter, an illusionist, performs clever tricks including a mid air disappearing act. The Lion's Bride mime is noted as different yet predictable in outcome. Cook & Stevens present comedy in The Chinee and the Coon, while Maybelle Fisher and Oline Wallis provide singing and piano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Cook & Stevens
Maybelle Fisher
Oline Wallis
Hopeful exchange over prior wound and compensation
A villager asks a sportsman for advance compensation before another shoot, recalling a prior wound and previous payment. The sportsman affirms memory and mentions the earlier compensation.
The Mobile Face and the Automobile Face
The Baltimore American notes a riddle about changing expressions. It contrasts the mobile face with the fixed expressionless stare it calls the automobile face.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
At the Crossroads Auditor Questions Furrow End
A fragment from Youth's Companion presents a quip about a plowman at a crossroads and a jeans-clad auditor asking what to do at the end of a furrow. The snippet blends rural labor imagery with humorous tension.
Empress Show Delights Audiences With Fop Yama Comedy
At the Empress theater last night the audience enjoyed a half hour of light entertainment featuring the tabloid comic opera Fop Yama as headliner. James Reynolds, Anna Belle, Maye, and Bud Nellie Heim delivered lively acts with crowd-pleasing humor and song dance numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamlet
Kise
Everyom
James Reynolds
Anna Belle
Maye
Bud Nellie Heim
Bud
Coin Toss Saved Titanic Survivors Franz Adelmann
A Seattle couple avoided a doomed voyage on the Titanic after a coin flip saved them from boarding. Franz Adelmann and his wife nearly sailed two months earlier but a last minute argument and a coin toss kept them from the doomed steamer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franz Adelmann
Seattle
Mia Adelmann
Remo Taile
Hill and Maynard lot sale sets county record deal
The sale of a Hill and Maynard lot for $90,000 occurred in six days and is the largest single day real estate transfer in months. Transactions bring total estate deals to $122,721.70 to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill and Maynard
Evelyn
Lounty I
Bitter cent story hints at end of personal author note
Fragmentary Washington Star snippet hints at an author note and personal reflection. The text mentions owed a couple of moments on my typewriter and notes a collector not coming away. Limited readable context leaves precise event or person unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonal
Ness
Washington Star
Maud and Jack Exchange Tales in Odd Transcript
A fragmented note describes Maud and Jack in a casually phrased exchange about an elusive figure named Ethel and a recurring caller. The tone hints at an informal, perhaps humorous, transcript-like record of conversations.
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Philander Knox
Japan
Indiana
Atlanta Constitution
Spatter Hay
Ohio State Journal
Pasco
the Star
Coney Island
D. G. Cameron
Sambo
Rastus
Uncle Joe
Manda
Oswise
Edmunds Hayes
Columbus
Iceland
Bering Coal Fields
Antibes
Maggie
Maud
Jack
Ethel
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