People’s business draws public interest in telephones
The text cites Attorney General Wickersham’s farewell line on the lack of a government led comprehensive inquiry into telephones. It contrasts U.S. private telephony with Canada and Britain, notes Interstate Commerce Commission potential action, and argues growing public doubt about private monopoly vs government handling. It references Wanamaker Weeks Hitchcock Taft and pushes for timely action.
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Wickersham
United States
Canada
Great Britain
Interstate Commerce Commission
John Wanamaker
Uncle Sam
John
Ihs
United
New England
Massachusetts
Burleigh
Maine
Hitchcock
Taft
Brother Wickersham
GO EASY GENTLEMEN OF THE SENATE ON PRIMARIES
The letter urges lawmakers to oppose compulsory party registration and to adopt blanket ballots allowing voters to choose any party in primaries in secret. It argues that nonpartisan voters fear political manipulation and warns against backsliding on progressive reforms.
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the Senate
Senate
Laugh and Grow Fat Mook Contest at Farmers Institute
Community notes report at Spring Valley farmers institute last Friday and Saturday. Prizes awarded include cement tub for John Powell, axe for Ervin Smith, letter heads for Morrow Mendenhall, fountain pen for Robert Steele, and Haiment bottle for William Hales.
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Farmers’ Institute
Spring Valley
John Powell
Ervin Smith
Morrow Mendenhall
Robert Steele
Wiliam Hales
New Burlington Cor
Xenia Republican
Signs of Spring and Local Snippets Across Papers
Sunday visits in Dicktown and family notes contrast with quips on politics crime and science. Items include a Pullman porter saving a bandit in Oklahoma, a broomstick not a deadly weapon in court, Panama exposition pole dimensions, and light anecdotes on manners, farming, and humor from small towns.
Outbursts of Everett True on marriage declines
The strip argues that marriages fall short as men prefer riding with a trifler in an automobile to holding hands with a lover. It notes the St. Louis style humor and cites local business names like Prass Reds and Hake Furniture Co at 17 Pike.
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Prass Reds, Hake Furniture Co
Pike, Oe
Don’t Fret About Pimples
An old advert promotes Stuart's Calcium Wafers as a blood purifier to clear skin blemishes. It claims impurities in the blood cause pimples and that calcium sulphide in the wafers rapidly cleanses the blood, with improvements in a few days and a “hundred per cent” healthier system. It urges readers to buy a box at any drug store.
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Stuart
A Good Loser and the Arson Trust Question
A cryptic line ponders belonging to a dubious group and echoes debates on leadership and national fate in Mexico. The fragment hints at political tension, mistrust, and identity issues without concrete names or events.
Morning After the Night Before
A speaker recalls waking in a cold dawn with a sore throat and pained brow from the prior night. He questions any excuse for a smile and mocks the idea that a respectable person should feel buoyant.
Railway official recalls long running commuter complaints
An official from a New York City railroad responding to riders' complaints notes that protests are not new, saying service troubles were already present fifty years ago. The remark suggests sentiment that prudishness is not benevolence and hints at recurring public dissatisfaction with rail transit.
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New York City
Albany Cut Rate Dentists Stand Behind 15 Year Guarantee
Albany cut rate dentists promise 15 year guarantee for all work in bold claim. Advertisement format stresses solid Silver Alban Hate as branding cue. Read as an aggressive service pitch from a local dental provider.
Best Short Stories of the Day
A collage of brief items recalls letters at the mailroom and a red signal mishap on a New York Central line. A Newark Star quip about lateness, an elderly man seeking city elevators, and a Dreamland dance invite cap the doodled witticisms.
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New York Central
Tarrytown
Empire
Newark Star
Boiled Beef Recipes Revealed by Ten Thousand Dollar Chef
A feature by Monsieur Charles Laperrugue titled The $10,000 Chef shares affordable beef recipes to make cheaper cuts taste costly. It highlights boiled rump with cabbage, boiled beef in merry style with tomatoes and peppers, cold boiled brisket with vinaigrette, and related serving suggestions.
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Monsieur Charles Laperruque
Letting Land Sit Idle Is The City Folk’s Call For Reform
A letter urges ending alien and large-scale land ownership in favor of use based ownership. It calls state appraisal and forced sales to actual settlers, arguing land value should not drive farming, and condemns speculators. It also laments fake advertising by moving picture theaters and supports censorship.
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the Star
Earth
The
Star
Seattle
Seattle billboard town slogan spurs public chatter
A fragmented note from The Star references a 72 story billboard and growing signs, hinting at a proposed slogan. Names such as John W. Ruxted appear in the garbled text, suggesting public commentary or a local figure's involvement in the billboard discussion.
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The
Star
Seattle
John W. Rux
Pooze as Imp in Impoverish Quip Draws Attention
A playful remark credits Pooze with inserting the word imp into impoverish, highlighting a witty linguistic twist and social media amusement.
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Pooze
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