Hicksville Hickles Through a Rustic News Flash
Hicksville notes a mix of local anecdotes from income tax curiosities to porch chatter. Stories mention Uncle Irv planning a Florida trip, a private car passing through town, and Matt Ogden’s toaster plan at a local house failing to impress. The item also covers Stradivarius curiosity, safety razors rising in use, and a Warren factory lull due to stockings shortages.
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Hicksville
Irv Patterson
Florida
Irv
Cuba
New York
Matt Ogden
Dunmore
Abner Holly
Stradivarius
Italy
Earl Duboise
Earl
Past and present debates on women's dress reform chronicles
A compendium traces attitudes from Isaiah to modern headlines on fashion modesty and beauty. It surveys historical texts and 18th 19th and 20th century commentary, noting shifting ideas about necklines skirts and adornments and the recurring clash between public expectation and personal style.
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Isaiah
Portraits of a Political Faction at Olympia
The piece catalogs a row of archetypal politicians at Olympia with string ties, broad hats, tobacco chews, and speeches. It mocks their acts from Fourth of July rhetoric to moral committees and shrugs off reform ideals as hollow.
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Committee On Public Morals
The Incomparable Mary Takes Chicago Opera Post
Mary Garden, famed prima donna, accepts management of the Chicago Opera Co. saying she once had a voice. Her career shows disciplined talent, hard work, and a direct, practical approach to steering a temperamental troupe.
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Ary Garden
Chicago Opera Co
Mary
Mary Garden
The Inhumanity of Neighbors in Modern Life
A reflection on the neighbor as a near but challenging presence. The piece discusses nuisance keepers, such as noisy dogs and cluttered yards, then shifts to the positive role neighbors play in sickness and trouble. It quotes Chesterton on neighborly duty and honors communal ties that sustain society.
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Lizzie
Chesterton
Riley
Grigsby Station
Editor's Mail Feasible Plan for Streetcars Questioned
The Star prints readers voices on proposed streetcar reforms. Frank E. Leslie argues a workable plan won’t be adopted due to political factions, token issues, transfers, and operator influence, suggesting Stone & Webster or former mayor Cotterill as possible takers. J. B. Grant counters calls for sympathy toward criminals and argues punishment should follow law without sentiment.
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the Star
Seattle
South Park
Stone & Webster
George F. Cotterill
Erickson
Frank E. Leslie
One Man at the Front of the Row Moves Power Upward
A quote from Edmund Vance Cooke emphasizes individual action. It argues that a single person standing for right, even among many, embodies power expressed by many and can influence vast change.
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Edmund Vance Qooke
Lincoln Home Trail Reroute Threatens Lincoln Landmark Route
Booneville Press laments Indiana’s Lincoln Home Trail plans that would bypass key Lincoln sites. It urges Governor Warren T. McCray to intervene, stating he can oust highway commissioners and demand a reroute to pass the boyhood landmarks.
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Booneville Press
Indiana
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Bia
Lincoln Farm
Lincoln Church
Nancy Hanks
Lincoln Land
Dale
Gemryville
State Highway Commission of
Abe Lincoln
Warren T. McCray
Highway Commission
Conmrmission
Filipino Freedom and the Case for Independence in 1921
The article argues for Filipino independence, noting literacy rates in 1910 and recent declines, compares Philippine governance to other nations, and claims a stable colonial government has existed for years. It contends Filipino self rule would align with U.S. interests and future closer ties.
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Bunker Hill
Argentina
iIterates
Spain
Tutal
Brazil
Rumania
Greece
Athens
Cuba
England
Acan
Justice and Independence Pledge Prompted for Cuba and Philippines
The speaker argues for supplying the Philippine people with pledged rights and independence like Cuba, without strings. At Ashland a summer water supply is created by an ice dam.
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Cuba
Ashland
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Seattle Star
Tate
Washington
Star
Josh
Protec
National Forestry Association
Chicago
Burson
Waarren
Warren QM
Sentinel
Henry Ford
Zion
China
Isaac Disraeli
Joseph Addison
Oliver Goldsmith
James Russell Lowell
Mother's Club
Olympia
William E. Barton
Irving Bachellor
Harding
Lacey Gaston
France
U. S
Wallace
Quinones
Lord Derby
Lrom White
Administration of Justice
White
J. B. Grant
Bayer
Mayor
Cor
Ist & Pike
Filipino Freedom
BY James A. Frear
Wisconsin
Lillian Hilal
Archie Hutcherson
Richard Long
George A. Grant
Westlake Fuel Co
Capitol
A. F. Anderson
Discovery Bay Logging Company
National City Bank
Adolph F. Linden
E. W. Campbell
Robt. S. Walker
National Bank of Commerce
E. L. Grondahl
State Bank of Seattle
Fred A, Anderson
Puget Sound Savings & Loan Association
Pike Street
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