Pirate romance and reform mingle in a boy’s gaze
The piece muses on why pirate legends captivate children, praising romantic harbors of treasure while condemning actual piracy as vile. It mentions Captain Kidd, tobacco trust profits, government monopolies, and echoes about reform, taxes, and the quirks of various officials and industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Captain Kidd
Beveridge
Indiana
Tobacco Trust
Spain
Japan
Costa Rica
France
Portugal
Italy
Austria
Turkey
Roumania
The George Junior Republic Newsroom This Week
Moving pictures show why boys learn by doing at George Junior Republic Freeville New York. Young printers publish a daily paper and earn coin of the Republic saved in the local bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Star
George Junior Republic
Freeville
Republic
Five Girls Fear New Marriage Laws In Washington
A letter to The Star describes five engaged young women in Washington fearing the new marriage law's required physical examination and age checks. The note asks if couples can marry in British Columbia and have the marriage legal in the United States, noting the humiliating process and seeking word-for-word provision details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wantington
Star
the Star
Thin City
Queston
British Columbia
United States
M. Phorge
Fragmented Ledger of Old Fragments and Names
A garbled OCR fragment presents a jumble of names, phrases, and partial quotes. It references characters like Mare, Leuca, Dallan News, and CrLeve with stray lines about expenses, water, entertainment, and a carnival. The text resembles a scrambled newspaper page with no coherent story or clear event.
Letters From The People At War Over Speed and Safety
A reader laments speeders and weak enforcement at street car transfers. Rose V Lynn recalls a near-miss near Second and Pike as a car sped past, risking pedestrians. She calls for stronger ordinances and police action to protect families from reckless drivers. Other notes include playful exchanges and legal-advice bits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second and
Pike
Minstrel Midget Routine Lemons Salad Exchange
A fragmentary comic performance piece features dialogue about a waiter and a customer in a restaurant with dialect humor. The excerpt hints at a duet titled Who Ironed Dem Kinks to Liza's rm and uses mock African American vernacular.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rastus
Walter
Walter Maheelf
Liza
Quoted Bits and Pieces of Offhand Witty Jabs
A jumble of pointed paragraphs contains satirical aphorisms on wealth marriage equality and wisdom with misprints and garbled phrases. The piece riffs on social foibles and gender roles while skewing toward ironic moralizing.
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Washington
Orville Wright
Los Angeles
Daily Star's Moving Pictures
Rhine
Ajerman
Cocking
Jessone Leuleville
Man
Ible Wite
Dallan News
Nurmor
Jim
Rose V. Lynn
Fee
Enides
Filegende Blaetter
Bush
Chicago News
Dachelon
A&a
Wonder Millinery Co
Second Avenue
Baillargeon
Waler
Ove
Soaedee
Kirmanshes
Millinery Depart
Abaillargeon
McCalls
Elks’ Society Circus
Joe Schlumpf
Bradbury
Eastern Outfitting Co., Inc
Union St
Seattle
Geotlae
Eve Trourle
Schuctard Optecal
Martin
Nevond Av
Saeny Melly
Are Ee Clove
Delco
Mapieine
Pir Ave
Seartie
AYP
A.Y.P
Expostit
Chine
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