The Man Who Makes Good Dobie A Remarkable Coach
The article profiles Dobie as a relentless coach with seven consecutive championships three in North Dakota and four Northwest at Washington. It highlights his focus discipline and constant innovation with new plays and strategies while noting his modest private life and the idea he may become a lawyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smore Dobie
Dobie
North Dakota
Northwest
University of Washington
Washington
Wanamaker Honored as He Proposes Restoring Prosperity Plans
In New York merchants banquet John Wanamaker on his fiftieth anniversary as a businessman. He presents plans for restoring prosperity including lower tariff parcels post and government ownership of telephone and telegraph. He argues these would cut living costs and boost general comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John Wanamaker
Gene
John
Overproduction of Nonsense Banquet Remarks Spark Debate
A New York banquet featuring John Hays Hammond and others discusses overproduction and remedies. The speaker proposes limiting production or exporting surplus while questioning how under consumption at home would be addressed, sparking sharp rebuttals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hays Hammond
New York
John
Editor's Mail Letters on sidewalks and ballots in 1911 city
A citizen complains of blocked sidewalks by crates and freight yards, citing police and officials' stance toward big business. Letters also recount jury conduct, a straw ballot in Whitman county teachers, and a wedding usher joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Star
Western Avenue
Railroad Avenue
Madison Street
Blethen
Whitman County
Teach Institute
Chas. H. Slover
Av. N
Seattle
Colfax
Dloume
la Follette
Roosevelt
Clark Jaseesas
Cklhs Neces
Why Not Smile Awhile Par
Fragmentary theater line prompts reflection on stage persona and value of performance. Sparse readable text hints at dialogue about price and social expectations, suggesting a comedic or satirical sketch. No further context available.
COLOR TRADITION AND JUVENILE JESTS IN OLD TALES
A collection of humorous lines and anecdotes from a historic page. It includes a colored man’s retort about grass and shade, Baron Douse’s Cork judgeship tale, a taxi driver quip about drinking, and a paradox about leaving a building at the end of a match. The pieces showcase period humor and social foibles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karlie
Christmas ides and moral snippets in a pasted page
A mixed page of light verse quips and short tales references to turkey legs costs and Christmas. Notes include lines about old Sorrow, Mother Ruthers, stockings, Anon poems, political quips, ads, and a Santa Claus question with humorous exchanges.
Curious Credential From Medicine Man Elixir Customer
A note from Hariem Life describes a patient praising a patent medicine elixir. The clerk repeats a testimonial about facial improvement and asks for another bottle for his mother in law.
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Hariem
Patience and Patrice Talk Polly’s Summer Craft
In a Yonkers Statesman style exchange Patience notes Polly wasted nothing while Patrice recalls Polly cutting an openwork wallet last summer to fashion porous plasters. The brief dialogue captures a domestic detail with regional flavor.
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Patience
Polly
Patrice
Yonkers
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Josh Wise
East
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Plase
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London Globe
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Willam Jennings Bryan
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Santa Claus
Mabel
Tom
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Royal
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Day Light Stores
Tacoma
Nees
Gateley
Cedar River
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