Why Not Smile Awhile in a Pleasant Village Court Tale
The tale follows Orville Roachpaste bullying Fenelon Frogshair on Skinner's creek. After Fenelon secretly learns self defense, he repays Orville with a powerful blow. An adult interruption halts further violence and leaves Fenelon doubting the justice of ongoing mistreatment.
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Fenelon
Skinner's Creek
Orville Roachpaste
Fenelon Frogshair
Orville
Cuff
Fenelon Frogehair
Buttincky
Wicked
Pease
Fenelon Froghdi
Supreme Court Upholds $100 Fine for Transit Overload
Seattle readers learn the state supreme court affirmed a $100 fine on F A Boutelle, Tacoma Railway & Power supervisor, for failing to provide adequate service on a crowded car line. The ruling upholds the city ordinance holding officials and company liable when cars carry more than 20 percent over seating capacity, with limits on wait times.
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Rainiery
State Supreme Court
IF. A. Boutelle
Tacoma Railway & Power Co
E- Webster Corporation
Seattle
Ors
Emery
Supreme Court
Tacoma
Crawford
Crawford and
Furth
The Dollar at the Bar and Abe Ruef New Trial
A dramatic scene pits the Almighty Dollar against the Supreme Court over monopolies and restraint. California Supreme Court grants Abe Ruef a new trial after more than three years since conviction, stirring thoughts on contempt of courts and power in law.
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Supreme Court of California
Abe Ruef
Abe
The Quick and the Dead: Vermont and Inheritance Tax Debate
The piece criticizes Vermont for stagnation in growth and taxes, contrasts it with Oklahoma, Washington and California advancing in resources and social justice, and mocks Senator Gamble’s Lorimer defense as a South Dakota style tactic.
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Vermont
Oklahoma
Washington
California
Gamble
Lorimer
United States Senate
South Dakota
National flower debate mocks Laurel as national symbol
A heated column attacks the push to make the mountain laurel the national flower. It ridicules the plant as rare, hard to obtain, and unsuitable for broad national adoption, arguing for a more general emblem and lampoons supporters from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
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Oscar Wildes
New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
Con
Bill Taft
Nero
H. Turner Bailey
Observations on Revolution and Courtship in a Turbulent Era
A collage of short item glimpses notes Mexican revolutionary violence injuring nearly 100, Japanese government actions, a Tennessee legislature debate over Prohibition and a U. S. Senate seat, and public curiosity about Judge Hunt’s appointment amid antitrust concerns. It also jokes about a rival using a celebrity whisker image and reports steel wire price rises tied to Carnegie’s peace fund, plus a vignette about Chauffeur Frank Hiscock and a San Diego wife’s complaint about her husband’s fussiness.
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Steel Trust
Brother Carnegie
Peace Fund
Andy
John D
Walter Smith Named U S Circuit Judge by Taft
The text notes Walter Smith, protege of Speaker Cannon, was removed from Congress by colleagues and then appointed a United States circuit judge by President Taft, amid broader commentary on optimism in San Francisco and political irony about a lame duck figure.
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Walter Smith
Speaker Cannon
Congress
United States
Taft
Girl in New York Dreams of Settling After Short Matrimony
A fragment notes a 16 year old girl in New York who has married twice, first as a joke and again on a specific date. The rest is a mix of unrelated lines about fat hands, an aircraft bump, and a joke exchange about work, plus a remark on Germany studying U.S. history and a list of political terms.
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New York
France to Census War Ready Aircraft
The French government plans a census of airplanes that could be used in time of war to assess air power and prepare mobilization. The move targets military aviation capacity and readiness across the nation.
The Clerk Tries To Help Shopper Find a Friend
A polite clerk shelves blankets for twenty minutes as a lady shopper complains she is only looking for a friend. He suggests one more roll on the shelf perhaps the friend is there. The exchange ends with a lighthearted remark from the shopkeeper.
Osgar and Adolf Comic Exchange in Jungle Land
Cartoon dialogue about corns on chants and a punny joke about riding a hantear. Mrs Toucan reports Mrs Giraffe’s mask ball hit with a skyscraper neck design by Artist De Monk. Parrot quips about a future president.
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Osgar
Adolf
Then It Happened Joyous Crowd at Desert Jungle Zoo
A lively crowd gathered at a zoom to admire desert and jungle animals. In front of the lion’s cage T Ezra Bluejeans of Walnut Creek praised an animal’s docility, then patted the lion on the head and heard it purr.
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Desert
Jungle
T. Ezra Bluejeans
Walnut Creek
Railroad rate debate echoes 1910 earnings note
The item notes 1910 railroads earned over operating costs by more than 110 million dollars above 1909. It also references miscellaneous society glimpses from the Baltimore Sun, including autumn color observations and public curiosity about a dry Tennessee.
Wisecracks and warnings on potash and trust
A fragmentary note cites farmers anger over German control of potash and hints at possible American trust involvement. It recalls a personal memory of being a sweet baby and ends with a caution about lending money to untrustworthy parties.
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Germany
Why Women Can't Write a Check The Paper Is So Small It Won’t Hold All They Want to Say
A humorous dialogue sketches a bank scene with a receiving teller and Edwin. The exchange lampoons misinterpretations of banking terms in a mock catechism style, ending with a quip about what the paper could hold and the noise revealing the exchange.
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Edwin
We May Win This Year Says Dr E J Brown
Dr Edwin J Brown a socialist mayoral candidate mixes dentistry and law as he fights the dental board. He touts a platform while advertising his campaign to raise party notice and vows to enforce policies if elected. His three sons at Harvard state university and high school contrast with his political ambition.
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Edwin J. Brown
Hi Gill
Brown
State Dental Board
Dental Combine
Dentist Brown
Lawyer Brown
Dental Board
O. K
Dr. Brown
Harvard
State University
Seidel
Milwaukee
City lighting policy attacked in reader letter
Seattle readers discuss the city lighting department and private company competition. Letters urge acquisition of the private system and critique municipal policy as risky for the city plant. A motorman endorses mayoral candidate Dilling Brown, citing support from street car workers.
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Seattle
Seattle Star
Wash
8. E. Co
Hi Gill
S. EB. Co
8. EB. Co
Mr. Dilling
Brown
Humor and banter in a quick strip of jokes
A playful dialogue features a cook and mistress amid social quips about callers and furniture. A California legislator critiques women smoking while a French count says he will not wed an heiress who wears trousers. A lace relic hints at nostalgia as a brute admires it. A new vegetable, the dasheen, is described amid light chatter.
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California
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