Cup Clean Outside Full of Extortion Inside
The article notes John D. Rockefeller gives 10 million to the University of Chicago and Andrew Carnegie transfers 10 million in 5 percent bonds to fund world peace. It cites Standard Oil and Homestead steel, then quotes Jesus rebuking hypocrisy, noting outward shows hide inner corruption and extortion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Rockefeller
University of Chicago
Andrew Carnegie
Homestead
Peace Fund
Standard Old Co
Nazareth
Jesus
Hell
Wide-Eyed Not Wilde-Eyed Oregon Reform Impresses Voters
The piece contrasts politicians pushing for expert legal guidance with Oregon voters who enacted a workingman friendly Nobility law by themselves. It argues voters showed common sense, rejected manipulation by lawyers, and demonstrated political progress through wide-eyed citizen action.
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Oregon
Standard Oil trial cites 7 percent profit claim
News items from Raleigh Cleveland and New York note Standard Oil profits amid anti trust trial and price pressure. The firm claims a seven percent margin on its sales for profit while threats to gas supply and dividend draws by John D Rockefeller are reported.
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Raleigh, N. C
Standard Oil Co
Standard
Cleveland
The
Standard Off Co
Bae
Baltimore
New York
John D. Rockefeller
Naughty to Snoop Around Railroads
Railroads lament demoralization from Interstate Commerce Commission inspectors who audit safety appliance compliance. Companies claim scrutiny erodes respect for railroad bosses and leaves purchasing agents repeatedly buying new safety devices after each inspector visit.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
New Year Musings and Whims From a Gilded Era
A collage of playful lines and social notes mentions Susannah Moore’s $45,000 estate, reform talk about railways, looming China queues, a Los Angeles bigamy arrest, and editor diamonds. It humorously critiques society, editors, Tafts cabinet aims, and a soprano in Frisco, ending with a Roentgen ray eye concept and domestic surveillance quip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorimer
Senate
Santa Claus
Susannah Moore
Frisco Street
Harriman
Why Wear Hats The No Hat Fad Across Town
A humorous look at a no hat fad with examples from Seattle area towns. Observers note stylish hatless pedestrians on ferries and streets, the humor of office cloakroom reactions, and potential cost savings if the trend spreads to collars and shoes. The piece lightly critiques fashion fads while entertaining with colorful characters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weat
Seattle
Renton
Keut
Regal Dentists Offer Pain Free Tooth Replacements
An advertisement extols the Regal Dentists for replacing missing teeth without plates. It touts advantages over old methods, claims full sets from minimal remaining teeth, and promises natural appearance with a written guarantee from Regal Dental Offices at 1406 Third Ave. NW.
Value of a Human Body According to a 30 Cent Market Estimate
A science based itemized inventory places the average human body and its parts at a tiny monetary value. It lists water nine gallons phosphorus sugar candy gas and other items totaling 1.21 with notes on fat and strength. Also included are jokes about wedding etiquette a Belgian miner with 200000 converts and new religious movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theichos
Ancient Roman mirror shows lead-backed glass brilliance
Safety Director Small of Cincinnati cites a claim that kissing causes a quarter of diseases, while a Roman mirror found 2,000 years old still looks good. Homer is quoted on kisses as the root of all diseases, and a commission mentions shorthand standards.
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Small
Cincinnati
Homer
Nah for Harvard Nah for Yale Parody and Public Nonsense
A satirical collage mocks college life and press questions about John D Rockefeller Santa Claus and a shaving brush tonic. It mentions Judge Jones of Kansas City on women smoking at home and the Earl of Minto receiving the Garter decoration with playful digs at fashion and decorum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Jones
Kansas City
Earl of Minto
Order of the Garter
Taft Tariff Defense and Nonsensical Political Quips
A diverse extract notes Taft defending the tariff at Winona, Iowa, while Senator Cummins and Senator Lafe Young engage in varying political gestures. It mentions Yale cataloging graduates, radium access for the needy, and a claim that Lori mer did not win by bribery. Also references wooden water pipes in Australia and a sewing machine company opening schools in China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cummins
Taft
Lafe Young
Iowa
Billy Sunday
China
On the Road to Aunt Blanche Chippendale’s Visit
The narrator and Carrye Plan a social visit to Aunt Blanche’s brown stone mansion. They imagine a grand house with Venetian blinds and old silver, hoping for Europe and a fancy table. Carrye guides social scenes as they ride into Chicago.
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Europe
Gang
Blanche
Chicago
Ways to announce hotel guests in old New York
The piece lists five methods used by hotels to announce visitors. Bells boy cards pneumtic tubes telautograph direct desk calls and telephone announcements with each method’s typical wait time. A midnight men night court recess featured Emil Kunzli performing on the zither for magistrate House and others, impressing all present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Neetor
Magistrate House
Emil Kunzll
Mozart
Wagner
Mendelssohn
Mascagni
Verdi Grieg
Kunzli
Schubert
Trate House
House
Theodore Thomas
Kunzili
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Chi ‘ A
Ose
Los Angeles
Lucky Baldwin
Hill
Denver Republican
Lord Decies
Vivien Gould
Frisco
Rosig
St. Petersburg Institute of Technology
Regal Dentists
Regal Dental Offices
Third Av
N. W. Cor. Union
Vere
Antoine
Commission of the Big Ge ” States
Hagatemes
Seattle Daily Star
Star
Seattle Star
Seattle, Wash
Second Avenue
Moore Theatre
Pike
VET
Yesler
MAU Tb
Aekins * & Storage Co.,, Inc
7Th East
Cedar
Pareela Post
Harvard
Yale
God
Winona
Bach
Yale University
Senate Invest
Australia
Skinney A. Nough
Diana
Miss Dillphokies
Fred Schaefer
Little Old New York
Dreamland
GEO. P. Bent CO
Pike Street
Chicago, Mi
Third Avenue
Postoffice
Dahlim & Barry, Inc
Paint & Wall Paper
Sherwin-Williams
Star Paint & Wall Paper Co
Colman Bidg
London
John E. Kelly
HW. Smith
Pine ST
Needham Manet
Behning
Victor Talking Machines
Watercrest Outer Garmenta
Goodyear Raincoat Co
Second Ave
Alaska
W. L. Douglas Packard Shoes Danz Shoe CO
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