Fragmented Cypress Bay article with scattered memories
A garbled retrospective contains oaths and snippets about Sooner references, a young man traveling to Alki by schooner, a late night at Schmitz Park, and a lonely depot platform. It notes February schoolhouse events, a Drapers association decision, a pin party at Myrtle Skidmore’s, and Medert’s upcoming city visit plus the Gem store selling umbrellas.
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Alki
Schmitz Park
Lunas
Dreapers’ Association
Myrtle Skidmore
Hicksville
Medert
Dan Shriner
Jessica Jane Moon
Gem Store
Newlyweds By Winthrop Praed
Poem fragment celebrates marriage vows and joined life. It imagines lovers united in home and travel, through seasons and weather, sharing joys and trials as a single pair.
Pass the Beeler Jones Bill to Halt Japanese Immigration
The text urges immediate legislative action to defeat an anti-alien land law by rushing a vote in the house and sending the measure to the senate before March 10. It frames delay as a pro-Japanese tactic and calls for absolute immigration restriction to press the national government.
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Beeler
Jones
House
Senate
California
Pacific Coast
Hope for the World and modest dress demands
The piece contrasts Lee Shubert the producer advocating more modest women's dress with Dr. Bowlby, a Sunday reform leader praising kissing and questioning Sunday restrictions. It argues balance in public morals and notes both sides may contribute to progress while predicting possible future social shifts.
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Lee Shubert
Bowlby
Shubert
Dr. Bowlby
Mr. Shubert
Court rules spoken consent cannot be translated as yes
An ANSAS CITY court of appeals holds that "uh huh" does not legally signify consent in a wedding ceremony, though others argue speech outside the courtroom can be translated for legal purposes. The piece criticizes the court for focusing on language rather than case law and asserts that "uh huh" means "yes."
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Ansas City Court of Appeals
Kansas City
Will Lloyd George Fall and Other Political Musings
A collection of sharp, humorous political observations on British and American politics. It notes Dover electing an anti Lloyd George candidate, compares cross Atlantic political shifts, and comments on economic and social issues from gas prices to legal rights, ending with a cheeky weather quip about March.
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Lloyd George
Wilson
Dover
Thomas Polson
Georgia
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Salt Lake legend teaches giving saves life
The piece recalls a popular song about adding salt to the ocean and uses Salt Lake as a parable. It warns that when a community tightens its shores and ceases to give to others, it becomes barren and dry, losing its vitality and soul. Life is found in living through generosity.
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Salt Lake
America and Japan see world affairs through wary eyes
In a Cleveland Plain dealer piece Americans deny personal grievance with Japan yet warn against empires. It argues U S policy should avoid meddling while protecting American interests and flags, viewing Japan's democratic shift as hopeful but cautioning against renewed aggression and the Bernhard kultur glare.
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America
Japan
Cleveland Prem
Shantung
China
India
Ireland
United States
Pacific
Bernhard Kultur
Editor's Mail Why City Should Be Ahead On Car Deal
The writer claims Stone and Webster Engineering Corp received 14 percent for minimal work while Seattle stockholders were offered less than 1 percent. He cites half a million dollars yearly in Boston officer costs and office expenses as graft saving Seattle 18 percent on this item, urging verification.
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the Star
Stone & Webster
Seattle
Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation
Boston
Seattice
Businessman seeks office boy as line forms
A businessman advertised for an office boy and woke to about sixty hopefuls in line. He began to inspect applicants but his stenographer handed a card saying the last boy in line is the good one and urging patience with him.
Pape's Col Compound Promised Fast Cold Relief
An old advertisement claims taking Pape's Col Compound every two hours for three doses clears nasal congestion and relieves symptoms. The first dose supposedly opens air passages, reduces feverishness, and eases sneezing and aches.
Inquiring Reporter: Heirs Question City Hall Site Feelings
In Philadelphia and another city, residents react to inheriting the city hall site. Gordon says he has no idea. Berg would hand it to Gordon if he could. Buehman doubts prosperity would suit him. Mrs Kurtz would be happy and share with the needy. Wilmot says he would stop work to test being an heir.
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City Hall
Philadelphia
S7th Ave
John M. Wilmot
Fifth Ave
N. E
Canary’s Freedom Ends in Quick Cat Catch
A girl named Marion repeatedly answered “In a minute” when asked to do chores and to close doors. In that brief moment, her family’s canary, kept in a small living room conservatory, was killed by the family cat.
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Marton
Marion
Promptness at Work Calamity Warns of Job Loss
A worker named Raymond is repeatedly delayed by excuses before an office visit with Mr. Amen who warns he must improve promptly or lose his position. The tale frames time as money with the adage that those who steal time also steal money.
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Raymond
Mr. Amen
Night Moonlit Kiss Sparks Slap Response
A couple in a moonlit arbor share a kiss that leads to a pair of sharp slaps. He pleads for forgiveness saying it was the moonshine and he was not himself.
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Ahe
Cornel
NYC Square Mile Population Surpasses Nevada State
The average square mile of New York City holds nearly as many residents as exist in the entire state of Nevada, highlighting the city’s dense population.
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New York City
Nevada
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