Art of Domestic Happiness in New York Court
A New York domestic relations court quietly improves homes since last September with 400 couples aided. Magistrate Cornell refers couples to Miss McQuade for counseling, showing many disputes stem from misunderstanding rather than irreparable estrangement. The piece notes Miss McQuade’s repair shop and urges the court publish a living-together manual. It also appeals to Blaine and Wardall to step forward and to Councilman Erickson for recovery.
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New York
Ken
Cornell
Suspected Socialism Sparks City-National Debate
Fragmentary local column accuses Mayor Shank of pushing price controls and mob support to expand government influence from potatoes to other goods. The piece mocks socialistic aims and references critics, police, and court figures, ending with a chaotic note on divine judgment.
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Tal Ianapolis
Shank
The Ship and the Compass and Election Duty
An editorial urges respecting the Declaration as the republics compass and contrasts old laws with modern progress. It criticizes the Bilaine Wardall rowdies for disrupting recall petition circulate in the Prefontaine Building as a display of money driven mischief.
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Republic
Prefontaine
Fire Em Tariff Board and Court of Commerce Under Fire
A political column attacks the tariff board and the court of commerce, calling for $225,000 to maintain them while arguing public support is under 6 percent. The piece urges cutting waste as Democrats face potential power and warns Gill fanaticism could provoke action in Seattle.
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Congress
Tariff Board
Court of Commerce
Democratic House
New York Waitresses Married Rate and Odd Sightings
The item notes that over half of New York City's waitresses are married, mentions subway crowds carrying 2.5 million in 24 hours, reports autos with small tanks behind drivers, and references assorted quips about Caruso, Knapp, Vanderbilt, and a Michigan inventor sending Taft a back-scratcher as a Christmas gift.
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New York City
Michigan
Bill Taft
Bill
What shall we do to be saved from monopolies
Editor notes the national crisis from monopolies and price fixing by packers and manufacturers. It cites Chicago trial findings on price manipulation, restraint of trade, and the power of about one hundred men to set prices. The piece calls for vigorous prosecution and for municipal and federal ownership of key plants to curb control of life’s essentials.
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Seattle Star
United States
Chicago
Tor la Poliette
Dolai
Consolida and Trust Companies
Pacific Coast
Marriage notice hints at a winter split and humor
Curiously worded fragment notes that the Lightlys’ marriage may be headed for diversionary divorce. The spoke line suggests a divide over winter plans with Mower and a spouse contemplating spending the season apart.
Broadway Jokes and Banter Mix in This Week’s Humor
A collection of jokes and quips from Broadway style routines and witty exchanges. The humor covers baseball careers, quick retorts about gorillas and trees, and playful wordplay about skin care and tattoos.
Curious marital squabble in Tatler’s London page
A brief exchange from Tatler in London hints at a spouse’s disappointment in marriage dynamics. The husband downplays failure while noting unequal expectations, contrasting affection with perceived accrual of value in the relationship.
How She Landed Him Being Fitted
A fragment describes Maisie discussing furnishing and comfort, noting dissatisfaction with sofa pillows and cozy corners. The text mentions being fitted with necessary gowns as part of preparing a house setting, hinting at social expectations and wardrobe considerations.
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Maisie
Unclear snippets spark gossip in city columns
Fragmented lines reference domestic tension and local chatter from diverse papers. Mentions include a Christmas gift from a wife, a woman reporting trouble in marriage, a query about a criminal lawyer, and a quip about thawing a pump, reflecting everyday urban curiosities.
Prophetess Irene Sends 404 Pages To Champ Clark
The text notes Irene has mailed 404 pages of manuscript full of advice and forecasts to Speaker Champ Clark. It includes instructions for odd concoctions like petrifying, burning water, cheese from straw, and bark meat but omits guidance on making circus lemonade from hydrochloric acid or breakfast foods from peanut shells.
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Irene
Champ Clark
Fragmentary humorous notes and jumbled quotes
Fragmented OCR style text mentions batteries and women, a tramp in Los Angeles finding 200 empty batteries, a talking dog line, and a stray line about fifteen carloads of crackers eaten daily in London. The content is garbled with unrelated phrases and no coherent single news item.
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London
Morning Awakening Reflected in Quiet Resolve
A concise meditation on becoming aware at first light, invoking Thoreau’s call to seize the day. The piece frames awakening as a deliberate personal choice shaping the day’s direction and actions.
Quirky Musings and oddities from a bygone column
A stream of humorous observations touches on drink laws absinthe wallpaper and political jibes. Notes reference Cuba Canada entente oyster bay and the White House with playful riffs on old figures and social norms. The piece ends with a quip about sermons and a clean life.
Hair Care Advice Promises Glossy Long Hair
Mrs. Mae Martyn in the Washington Leader lauds sham-pooing monthly for rich even color. She warns against free alkali soaps and cites a camthrox mixture as a dependable, delightful shampoo to cleanse scalp, restore shade, softness, and gloss while removing dandruff.
Kipling Poem Inspires Drama of The Vampire at Metropolitan
Robert Sonane stars as the fool in A Fool There Was to be staged next week at the Metropolitan theatre. Virginia Pearson plays The Vampire in Porter Emerson Brown’s dramatic adaptation based on Kipling’s 33 line poem about a rag and bone and a hank of hair and the danger of love.
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William ©. Brown
Vanderbilt Railway System
Sonny
California
Kipling
Rudyard Kipling
Goethe
Phillip Burne-Jones
Delilah
Robert Sonane
Metropolitan Theatre
Porter Emerson Brown
Virginia Pearson
FLORIST SEEKS TRADE AS LAUNDRY LISTS SERVICES
A fragmented notice lists services and prices including laundry rates from 23.00 dollars and up and Ballard Washington business references. It mentions a florist offering paid shipments and a restaurant aim with stock items and a car line, plus location cues at 8406 20th Ave W and 669.
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Ballard
Michigan Laundry
W. W
Wash
Cook’s Restaurant
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