Seattle High Lunchrooms Show Low Prices and Good Service
Irma McCormick admires Broadway High and six Seattle high schools for their newly created lunchrooms. The system runs at cost with no profit, using student workers and a four-spot layout for fast service. Sample menu items range from 2% to 6 cents, with drinks at 24% cents and many meals under a nickel.
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Irma M'Cormick
Broadway High
Seattle
Broadway High School
Johnson
Shela
Christmas reflections on faith and modern festivity
A reflective piece questions the meaning of Christmas for older generations, asking why the holiday feels diluted and urging a return to simple love and faith. The text then shifts to note that the United States Supreme Court rejected the independents' bid for review of the Tobacco Trust reorganization, citing lack of party status in the circuit court.
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United States Supreme Court
Independents
Tobacco Trust
Socialism Debate Surges in Los Angeles Election
A provocative discussion notes that over 3 percent of voters backed Socialism in the Los Angeles election. Experts cite political economy authorities and name active families while questioning patriotism and the potential for a tempered socialist program in city governance.
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Los Angeles
Jer’s
Hoxie
The
Journal of Political Economy
Otises
Posts
Parrys
van Cleaves
Kirbys
Collier's
Berkeley
Pasadena
Schenectady
Judge Backus Sentences Killer for Widow’s Loss
An August Milwaukee arraignment reports Judge Backus condemning the killer to a widow’s sorrow, noting statutes prescribe penalties and rehabilitation is unlikely. The piece praises Backus as a practical judge with sound judgment, contrasting with less effective jurists.
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Backus
Milwaukee
Samensink
The Single Tax What Is It Article No 8
Edmund Norton outlines the single tax concept arguing taxes should reflect what people receive or own and not wealth. He warns excessive land taxes could destroy value and argues the policy would affect landowners, labor, capital, and public works while appealing to many political and moral perspectives.
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Edmund Norton
Supreme Court
Goa
Incomplete Interview Echoes Quiet Household Talk
A Baltimore American note records a speaker denying mentioning his wife while others describe his listening and attentiveness. The fragmented quotes reflect a public interest in personal life and listening demeanor.
Painful Task Mrs Housekeeper to Tramp
A curt interaction at a hostelry shows a housekeeper urging a tramp to seek work while the tramp cites a stiff neck as the reason for avoiding immediate labor. The brief exchange captures class tension and hardship in a compact vignette.
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Hoston
Mirthful Exchange On Birds And Moths In A Wardrobe
A playful dialogue features a moth in a coat and a pun about birds. One character doubts human imitation of birds while another quips that some birds merely linger and croak.
Plenty of Danger A Long Island Hunting Tale
In a London Telegraph reprinted quip, an English hunter agrees to join a New Yorker on Long Island. When asked about game, the Briton jokes lions and tigers are unlikely. The American replies he seeks danger and recalls the joke about shooting his brother in law last time.
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Long Island
In-Llaw
London Telegraph
Christmas Anticipation with a Secret Bank
A brief exchange shows Tommie planning to reveal a bank she holds to her brother, while he hesitates to rattle it in front of him. The scene captures a small family moment and the festive mood ahead of Christmas.
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Tommie
Chicago Record-Herald
Witty exchanges about a baby and a town joke
A mother asks if the baby will be a great politician and the father replies the child speaks many impressive yet empty words. A second quip has Mr Owl and a narrator from Pitesburg joking about perpetual darkness and staying hidden.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Exchange Over Influence and Saving Money Remarks
Dialog excerpt presents a sharp debate on political influence and personal finance. A woman contests the value of a book about saving money while a man jokes about Turkey and Italy. The exchange hints at broader themes of power and economics.
Quirky Exchange on Plans and Truth About Inetaliment
An odd dialogue features Burt Hodgekiss signing up for an encyclopedia on the Inetaliment plan and a banter between two men about truth telling and aiming. The humor turns on mixed metaphors and a digression about horsepower of donkey engines, reflecting a playful, rambling exchange.
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Burt Hodgekiss
First Class Actor Doubted as Baseball Star
A remark chain questions a man called a rotten actor while praising his baseball skills. The taunt suggests the subject, known as Dingbat the great southpaw, may be miscast but earns shouted approval.
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Dingbat
Bravo
Do you believe in the rod in educational methods
A Baltimore American quotation questions using corporal discipline to ensure child intelligence. The piece discusses whether stern discipline should be used as a natural method to make children smart.
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Baltimore American
Suffrage Work Mentioned in New York Bun Dialogue
A New York Bun item cites Mona Bridget and Della-Naw discussing suffrage work. The piece frames the interaction as a personal stance and method of labor within the movement.
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Mona Bridget
Evie
Della
New York
Take and Give Howell-Does He Take Things Philosophically
Powell notes Howell takes items in stride, accepting loss with a calm view. The remark contrasts philosophical stances with practical behavior in a humorous exchange in Woman's Home Companion.
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Howell
Powell
After Dinner Orator's Turkey Quip About Nola Chucky
A famous after-dinner speaker jokes about turkey dinners and sunshine in Nola Chucky. He recalls a man’s answer on the town’s main occupation, noting winter sun on the east side and summer shade on the west.
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Nola Chucky
Follers
Washington
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