Liberty to Speak and to Contract in Courts
A Denver Express reprint denounces contempt of court and the curtailment of free speech in Ohio and Seattle. It argues courts abuse liberty of contract to attack social protections and labor laws, praising reforms that uphold public interest limits on contracts. It cites Brande in Oregon and Judge Lurton’s stance on government power over contracts.
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Denver Express
Adams County
Ohio
Seattle
State Railroad Commission
Seattle Star
Washington
United States
Oregon
Brande
Lurton
Kindness and politics mix in a wary Michigan note
A meditation on kindness as a growing principal and social fuel contrasts with a sharp jab at saloon supporters labeled saprophytes by Michigan's new governor. The piece invokes Lincoln and urges daily efforts to plant roses over thistles while linking civic virtue to happiness and health.
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Lincoln
Michigan
Julius Caesar Burrows
Wolverines
Woodrow Wilson Rings True in New Jersey Senate Fight
James E. Martine won the New Jersey primary as the people's choice against James Smith Jr and organized business interests. The result signals rising insurgency in the senate and strengthens Woodrow Wilson's early administration as supporters watch with growing confidence. If Furth seeks city light control, voters should recall Gill.
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New Jersey
Woodrow Wilson
James E. Martine
James Smith, Jr
Jersey
Martine
Senate
Wilson
Observations on Society and Inventions in One Page
A collage of brief items notes Carrie Nation’s collapse from nervous exhaustion, debates on neutral territory, farmer complaints about high living costs, a non sinkable metal boat, a claimed kidney transplant between animals, a German dog head transplant rumor, religious colleges teaching healing for churches, aviation statistics trend downward, Dr. Spaulding’s glass lenses aiding blind vision, and a punchline about blind people seeking his help. The tone reflects early 20th century miscellany.
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Carrie Nation
O O Hobson
Richard
Heymans
O & Religious Colleges
Referendum idea on rotten law sparks protest vote
A fragment urges voters to reject a flawed law by signifying a 10 percent protest petition. It argues the referendum provides a chance to vote the law down, promotes civil discourse, and favors cool heads and good health.
Puzzle and Peace Opinion Snippet on Money and Anarchism
The item ponders easy money, life's start and end in wealth, quotes on a flawed man and Proudhon as father of modern anarchism, and notes renewed peace chatter. A question about wearing a button signals civic prompts amid national and individual tensions.
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Proudhon
Then It Happened Scene of a Wild Car Encounter
A broad asphalt street scene shows a speeding motor car veering toward a western man preparing to cross. The rider imagines Justice Harlan’s warning of fate for the reckless. A bystander endures a knee graze as a German inventor touts a road drawn propeller sketch.
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Justice Harlan
The Troubled Costume remark at Metropolitan Opera
The article recounts Mary Garden in a box at the Metropolitan Opera where she comments on a guest performer’s figure and attire describing the bodice as decollate and the skirt short. It then quips about winter days ending too late and starting too early.
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Mary Garden
Metropolitan Opera House
Miss Garden
Ladies’ Home Journal
Quips and quirks in 19th century gossip columns
A Pittsburg Observer item recalls the line about Senator Smugg and the notion of trust. Jokes bounce between dogs, pistols, and witty putdowns from multiple newspapers. The piece riffs on politics, manners, and society, ending with a quip on anti politi cal gullibility.
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Senator Smugg
Pittsburg
Pluck as Hidden Key to Success Cited by Patten
Patten the Chicago multimillionaire calls pluck the secret of success in a quote from Human Life. A brother speculator offers a thousand dollars to learn his method. A Boston Transcript aside mocks a new girl’s cooking skills with a humorous exchange about mislaid coal.
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James Patten
Chicago
If Washington Lincoln and Greeley Visited Today
A clipped, provocative line imagines Washington, Lincoln, and Greeley appearing in modern times as targets of derision from Wall Street organs, labeling them dangerous demagogues.
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Washington
Lincoln
Greeley
Wallat
Political Rant About Voters and Politicians
A terse tirade claims 90,000,000 Americans are perpetually fooled by crooked politicians. The passage presents a sweeping accusation without context or specific names or events.
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Stiill
Senatorial election shifts and parcels post critique
In a January 27 1911 letter Rath defends New Jersey Senate victory for Marcus Martine and criticizes Chauncey Depew for belittling the National Republican League. He urges primaries as indirect democracy, notes Lorimer opposition tactics, and calls Hitchcock parcels post bill a lemon aiding express companies.
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Washington
Martine
New Jersey
Woodrow Wilson
Hitchcock Parcels Post
The
Hook Island Railway
Administration Parcels Post
Thousands Quit British Poorhouses for Old Age Pension
London reports a sweeping shift as over two hundred thousand elderly Britons leave workhouses to claim a weekly pension of five shillings or $1.25. The reform, championed by Lloyd George, ends the pauper stigma and allows couples to live together on their combined allowance, with some aid from grown children.
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London
Great Britain
Henerforth
England
Boyne
Let Me Send You A Catarrh Cure Treatment
A bold offer promises a free catarrh cure treatment fully tested at the author’s expense. The notice claims chronic cases can be cured and invites recipients to submit their case for proof of efficacy.
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Philadelphia Record
C. B. Gauss
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Fred Spaulding
Boston
W. C. Winslow
Winslow
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Chinese Army Advisory Board
Archie
Sage
Mlinks
Jinks
Binks
Jinke
Houston Post
Josh
Cara
Ogi
Fate
Harper’s Bazar
Louisville Courier-Journal
Ming
Harry Kurtz
Blue Bull
Patten’'S Secret
Chauncey M. Depew
National Republican League
Salvation Army
Chauncey
Mr. Depew
Poindexter
John Williams
Missiaeippi
la Ilette
Wisconsin
New York
Lorimer
United States Senate
Lloyd George
Cc. B. Gauss
Main St. Maraball
Mich
Federal Paint & Wall Paper Co
University St
Puget Sound
First Ave
Pullman
Buck
Prof. Stevens
New Academy
Fou
People's Savings
Purcell Safe
P. F. Purcell
Purcell Safe Co
City
E. C. Neupelder
Herring-Hall-Marvin Safe Company
Northwest
Purcell
Way
Bright
Dean
Doan
S. D. Beardsley
Vety
Wash
Willcox
Wea
T City
Pho
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