Is John D Rockefeller in want and unhappy in riches
The piece cites Frank Rockefeller alleging John D Rockefeller lives in constant terror in Pocantico Hills with few friends and great loneliness. It questions whether wealth brings happiness, noting a rising view that riches may be a burden and that some rich individuals seek compensation through social excess or divorce.
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Pocantico Hills
Frank Rockefeller
John D
John D. Rockefeller
Efficiency and injustice in Bowman impeachment debate
A 1912 recollection critiques corrupt practices in the Bowman election and contrasts ordinary jurors with senators in the Archbald impeachment. It laments delays and cost, notes senators’ half day work, and points to absentee records and procedural flaws in high offices.
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Congress
Charles C. Bowman
Pennsylvania
Bowman
Short Stories and Punchy Quips from The Daily
A collage of humorous exchanges and social quips from early 20th century magazines. A surgeon ponders crossing inattention, a wife defends her unity with Jim Maginnis, and a critic notes wives as financiers parsing husbands’ pockets for spare change.
Be Sure to Be Sober Lost Overcoat Notice
Advertisement in Canton Ohio asks finder of a lost overcoat at Teutonic dance hall on Tuesday night December 24 to return it to Z. Vennal at 801 Hope and claim a reward of five dollars if found in good condition. The piece ends with a reflective quip about John D. Rockefeller’s saving advice and wealth.
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Teutonic Dance Hall
Z. Vennal
Canton
John D. Rockefeller
John
Mame Reflects on Her Mother's New Husband Idea
A Baltimore American quotation describes Mame’s fatigue at the notion of her mother remarrying and her reluctance to accept a stepfather, highlighting family tensions in a concise society note.
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Mame
Baltimore American
A Businessman’s Notion of Success in Verse
A verse fragment notes a businessman in debt seldom earning, yet a roll top desk and telephone grant him tone and status. The light satire highlights material symbols as markers of respectability despite economic struggle.
Rector Mortimer Convicted By Dictagraph and Exiled
In Philadelphia Rev Alfred Garnett Mortimer, long rector of St Mark's Church, is expelled after dictagraph evidence shows he received women in his study and bedroom. He fled the city at night after the bishop confronted him, leaving a deserted church and a lone worshiper praying at St Mark's altar.
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Philadelphia
Alfred Garnett Mortimer
Gple@ppalien
St. Mark's Church
Mortimer
Locust At
Minhop Rhinelander
Chas, Brooking
St. Mark's
Burna
Oddities from coast to coast with quirky notices
A collage of brief items from Portland to Los Angeles and beyond recount odd happenings and quick vignettes. A stranger pays a $1.94 fare in Portland, a beggar is escorted by police in Oregon, a burglar chased by Mrs. Melter, milk battles a fire in a dairy, and lighthearted jabs about police kissing and goalless goofs amuse readers.
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Portland
Chicago
Peru
Rock Island
Portland, OR
Jim Edwards
Oakland
Cal
J. Melteh
Banta Chuz
A. D. Houghton
Los Angeles
Fred Gordon
London
W. Ball Wright
Osbald Yorkshire
Ouse
A. C. Ramsey
Barney Oldfield
Jim Jeffries
Jeff
Ramsey
Humorous Anecdotes and Witty Observations from 1913
A collection of short, light vignettes and jokes from the era. Subjects include a mailbag boa, jokes about germs and fashion, a New York hotel and clerks, a farm in Jersey with silo juice, political notes on a dry district inspector, a farmer Howard Gould’s Dexters herd in Port Washington, and quips about marriage and manners. The tone resembles a tip sheet of humorous clippings and social asides from 1913.
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Jersey
Port Washington
L. 1
Howard Gould
Golfer Judge Loses Clubs To Mischievous Willie
A Jersey judge, angered by a boy named Willie who repeatedly asked for golf balls, loses his bag of clubs to the youngster during a links outing. The judge, now drifting counties in a taxi with no sign of Willie, seeks the sack of clubs and the stolen equipment.
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Golluf
Jercey
Gallafera
Willie
Little Willie
Jersey
Mnks
Wireless News and Local Life Items with Moore Birth
Telegraph chat from Atlantic shore reports a wireless message received by H F Reune from Stryker via Wileey. Notices share vaudeville quips, a joke about wealth and a tattoo artist. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Moore of Miami last Monday follows a note on five fair queens. Leads include Halls owning 1042 eggs in California Missouri. Bible meeting with Mr and Mrs George Bible at Chas Bible residence in Superior.
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Wireless
Wileey
F. B. Wileey
Atlantic
H. F. Reune
Stryker, & Wireless Miracle
Weet Unity
Mia A. Moore
Miami
George Bible
Mre
Chas, Bible
Southwest Superior
Tok Creek
Montpelier
Pape's Diapepsin Promises Fast Digestive Relief
An ad touts Pape's Diapepsin as a rapid safe remedy for indigestion and dyspepsia. It claims quick relief from sour stomach, gas and discomfort, urging readers to keep a fifty cent case at home for immediate use.
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Pape
We Got a Hard Winter Says Optimist in Washington Herald
A Washington Herald snippet contrasts a pessimist fearing a harsh winter with an optimist who boasts coal and food in the cellar, preferring to face whatever comes. The brief dialogue captures a weather outlook sentiment in a pointed exchange.
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Washington Herald
Fender stock offer promises rapid gains and controlled profits
Advertising claims a Portland Seattle and New York Commission endorsement for a street car fender device. It notes a $1 million capitalization but dividends limited to outlays, effectively a $250,000 investment, with stock at $1 today rising to $1.25 next Wednesday. The firm urges quick purchase and invites visits to 1008 First Avenue for details.
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Portland
Seattle
New York Public Service Commission
Northwest
First Avenue
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