La Follette Fights On For 1912 Presidential Nomination
La Follette resumes the presidential campaign to press private monopoly issues in transportation industry and credit. He argues only he can oppose money-masters with a justice-focused program based on Wisconsin public utility reforms and antitrust enforcement. He seeks to be heard regardless of outcome.
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la Follette
Bob” la Follette
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Taft
Wisconsin
William Lloyd Garrison
United States of America
A Welcome Visitor the Letter Carrier
A celebration of the postal letter carrier who brings family messages across oceans and continents. The piece marvels at the carrier’s role in delivering news, love tokens, and travel updates, and urges cheerful greetings for the humble mailman.
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Reaee
William Jennings Bryan the Man for Democracy’s Hour
The piece urges William Jennings Bryan to lead the democracy amid threats from moneyed interests and party factions. It praises his courage, honesty, and unwavering loyalty to the people while noting past defeats. It asks Bryan to answer for leadership in this crisis and to unite the nation for the cause of self government against oligarchy.
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William Jennings Bryan
Democratic Party
Henry George
Bryan
Taft
Roosevelt
Democrata
Observations on Roosevelt and Taft Speakers Across Audiences
JUDSON WELLIVER notes Wall Street topples Roosevelt, radicalism beyond him. MARK TWAIN jokes mines as holes in ground with hidden value. AMUNDSEN claims South Pole discovery. Taft's speeches praised by Chicago Bohemians and Poles, while Bill speaks English.
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Judson Welliver
Wall Street
Roosevelt
Mark Twain
Ali
Amundsen
South Pole
Australia
Taft
Chicago
Bill
Nothing Serious She Was Wise and a Museum Custodian
A dialogue features Mrs Growler and Mr ImTlow discussing patience and work. A museum custodian notes a stuffed animal collection valued in the thousands. Guests remark on wine glasses at each plate and the silent menu, with a quip about taking it home to a spouse.
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Mrs. Growler
Mr. ImTlow
Natural History Museum
The Retort Courteous
The late Senator Hoar of Massachusetts is approached by an effusive stranger who praise him lavishly for ten minutes. The crowding awkward moment ends with the stranger recalling a traveler claiming Hoar is the greatest patriot and orator, only to blunder that the traveler is “on his way to a lunatic asylum.”
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Senator Hoar
Massachusetts
Washington
New England
Senate
Odd
Hoar
Saturday Evening Post
Slow progress in a six year old Louisiana boy
A Louleyilie father asks his six year old son about spelling progress. the child replies he has not learned how to spell cow yet but can open call. The tale underscores education gaps and humor in rural schooling.
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Louleyilie
Loulavilie Tlases
Domestic anecdotes on taxi crime and social life mixed quotes
A collage of newspaper quotes recounts taxi robberies and personal mishaps, noting a driver robbed a passenger and a man’s coat torn. The clippings include remarks on a black eye, a bloody nose, and reactions about dating and a cold day, reflecting period social commentary.
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Memphis News Scimitar
Wall St Visit Sparks Money Dilemma Joke
A Houston Post quip jokes about traveling to New York and visiting Wall Street. The speaker explains not going near Wall Street due to having nowhere to leave money, highlighting lighthearted fiscal caution.
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Wall St
New York
Wall St. A
Houston Post
DIANA'S DIARY Miss Dilipickies Hae Mer Fling as a Moving Picture Heroine
In this comic diary style piece Fred Ocha Vv reveals Diana’s turmoil as a film heroine. Alonzo, her fiancé, grows wary of her roles especially The Absent Minded Nursemaid and fears scandal in their town. The tension escalates as his letters reveal disillusionment and strain on their engagement.
New Stock Satin Lined Baby Carriages Arrive
In a bustling shop a shopkeeper offers satin lined silk trimmed baby carriages with jeweled handles at ten guineas. A customer replies with humor about the seventh child as the shopkeeper praises the latest improved models priced at 15 to 6 pence.
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Euppore
John
Why My Son Prefers Football Over Classical Plays
A father quotes his wife asking why their son favors football over the classics. He admits he himself enjoys a good game more than a Greek play, suggesting personal bias influences their interests.
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Washington Evening Star
Medicine Hiccoughs and Prices in a Bar Exchange
A brief bar dialogue features two patrons debating hiccoughs and costs. One remarks they suffer hiccoughs, while the other notes they can only afford the price of one drink. The exchange blends humor with a streetwise cash joke.
Fourth of July Accidents Prompt Chinese Gov Talk
A Washington Evening Star quotation notes a Chinese philosopher’s response about trying to fashion a government like the American republic and admitting limited progress beyond Fourth of July accidents. The brief reflects cross cultural views on republican ideals and public safety.
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China
Washington Evening Star
The Secret of Success in Business
In a brief exchange from Tit-Bits the dialogue explores business secrets. Klymer asks if selling to demand equals success, while Muntoburn argues that educating customers to desire offered goods drives growth. The piece frames a classic tension between sale and education in commerce.
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Klymer
Muntoburn
Architect’s Instincts Mark Son’s Early Calculations
A prudent parent notes his son shows architect instincts as he consistently overestimates sums when adding a column of figures, suggesting a mind geared to design and structure. The Washington Evening Star reports the observation with a tone of measured pride.
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Washington Evening Star
Uncle Jack Described in Poem by Marie Echolz
The Star Circle poem titled Dear Uncle of mine praises Uncle Jack as a Star man with kind, wise traits. It describes gray blue eyes and a balanced complexion, comparing him to silver threads among gold as the writer asks how much of it is true.
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Jack
Marie Echolz
Next Contest About The Star
Rita Meyer winner of second prize at Batur hints a contest about The Star. Circle members and nephews are urged to write an essay under 200 words on why The Star is best. Names were missing from two recent letters. include your name clearly for prize eligibility of 1.60 dollars.
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Rita Meyer
Mieers and Nephews
Star Office
Grace Lovelace Distinguished in King County Prize Race
Grace Lovelace Chelette stands out among Arlington and King County prize winners, ranked first in the county. Her weekly letters arrive regularly, marking her as a pioneer member of the local Circle.
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Grace Lovelace
Champ” Chelette
Arlington
Seattle
Grace
Pioneer
Honor Roll Names Noted Students Listing
A compiled honor roll lists students including Albert Kirkby Hazel Hauck Esther Erickson Susan Rudolph Elvey Lovgren Rita Meyers Thomas Jones Marcella Carter Mabel Schaefer Stasia Casura Jessie Evans Sarah Titus Dewey Dahlquist Albert Lewie Paul Meyers and Grace Reyna. The snippet shows multiple acknowledgments for academic achievement.
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Albert Kirkby
Hazel Hauck
Esther Erickson
Susan Rudolph
Elvey Lovgren
Rita Meyers
Thomas Jones
Marcella Carter
Mabel Schaefer
Stasia Casura
Jessie Evans
Sarah Titus
Dewey Dahlquist
Albert Lewie
Paul Meyers
Grace Reyna
Fortune Table from Arabians Featured in Curious Page
A mysterious fortune table guide appears, instructing readers to pick a square with a pencil and record letters. The method reads letters in rows and wraps around the table to yield a fortune. A short letter from Grace Stuart of Port Townsend accompanies the page.
Hospitalized Bachelor Faces Anxiety Over Illness
A fragment from the Boston Evening Transcript notes a patient named Bachellor in hospital and asks if there is cause for anxiety. A nurse is described as deucedly pretty, with a doctor warning the patient to stop cheap eating due to poor health and rising costs at other places.
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Bachellor
Brigges
Boston Evening Transcript
Boston
Misleading marriage joke quoted by papers
Quotation seeds a joke about marriage and misdirection with lines: Peck says he was misled at marriage and a pun leads to being led. The exchange continues with a domestic vignette about a shutter and a husband named Willie in a Cincinnati Enquirer line.
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Boston Evening Transcript
Willie
Mrs. Boggs
Cincinnati Enquirer
It Was Dandy See Next Saturday's Star Verse
A playful verse tells of a roaming cat ignored warnings about danger. The cat meets its end beneath a tree after a long life of mischief, muttering that life has claimed another of its lives.
Danderine Promise for Soft Hair and Dandruff Relief
An advertisement claims Danderine cleanses the scalp removing dandruff and itching while making hair fluffy light and lustrous. It promises new hair growth after weeks and urges readers to try a cloth application, noting availability at Knowlton's drug store or toilet course.
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Knowlton
Toilet Cour
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