Supreme Recall of the Judiciary Question in Progressive Debate
The piece argues that recall of the judiciary is essential to true progressivism, asserting courts shape law and that initiative referendum and other reforms rely on judicial endorsement. It recalls historical tension between majority rule and judicial power, and mentions Michigan papers discussing Sherman and Taft scenarios.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Arizona
Common Pleas
Circuit
Appeals
Supreme Courts
Congress
Prince of
Denmark
Brother
States supreme court tax ruling frees bonds for bids
The piece notes Secretary McVeagh will call for bids on 200 Panama Canal bonds that are tax free and cannot be issued below par. It questions whether large institutions or common citizens will receive the securities and hints at the postal savings bank idea as a missed alternative.
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States Supreme Court
Uncle Sam
McVeagh
Morgans
Guggenheims
Loebs
Postal Savings Bank
Hats Through the Ages Snobbery Blends Style and Politics
The column critiques changing hat fashions from Alice blue to Helen pink as driven by milliners and men who seek female style. It muses on snobbery, public taste, and briefly cites Ambassador Bryce on democracy as prosperity’s root, framed in light humor.
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Alice Blue
Helen
Miss Roosevelt
Taft
White House
Alice
Governor Harmon Advocates Broad Progressive Reforms
The Ohio governor is praised for backing the Oregon plan for United States senators election, state-wide primary, non-partisan judiciary, initiative and referendum, worker protections, shorter workday, reform acts, non-partisan ballots, and other reforms. The piece argues public support underpins his reforms and possibly a presidential bid.
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Harmon
Ohio
Oregon
United States
Woman's Reformatory
Public Utilities Commission
Massachusetts
Judson Harmon
Star Dust and Laughing Jests Span a Curio Lane
A fragmented humor piece features Nat Goodwin dodging a mock pursuer who finally reveals the gag with a taunt tag. It also recounts a plantation era quip about mosquitoes, Barnum’s debt, a judge’s retort, and verses from Josh Wise Bays about Beeleysport, all in a breezy colonial voice.
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Nat Goodwin
Goodwin
Outbursts of Everett True and a Doctor for My Husband
A humorous collage of sketches and anecdotes from city life. A jealous barber, a boy asking for cigarette pictures, and a witful magistrate in Florida share brisk vignettes about manners, mischief, and comic misunderstandings.
Remark by Traveler in Southern Georgia Cabin Visit
A lone traveler stops at a cabin in remote Southern Georgia and shares a cordial invitation to spend the night. At dinner the meal is a single large dish of potatoes, and the host proclaims loudly with a hearty gesture, Earanger, the Wianty honk all of them.
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Georgia
Curious Boy Queries After Mother Says Curiosity Killed a Cat
A boy, Jimmy, pesters his mother with million questions. She warns that curiosity killed a cat, then he asks what the cat wanted to know, leaving a pause for his next inquiry. The family scene ends with the boy seeking an answer about the cat's curiosity.
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Pitepatrick
New York
Piorida
Fozpatrick
Jimmy
Box Renter Quips Password Swap to Reno
A safety deposit box renter asks to change his password. The attendant asks for the old one and the new one. The man replies the old is Gladys and the new is Mabel, noting Gladys has gone to Reno.
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Gladys
Mabel
Reno
Joke exchange about Dobbs and his wife humor
A humorous exchange centers on Dobbs and his wife. The wife is praised for her sense of humor while Dobbs is portrayed as unaware of the joke. The quip notes his lack of humor would have kept him from marriage.
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Dobbs
Class in History: Jimmy Wombat and Wartime Question
Louisville Courier Journal notes a classroom moment where students discuss a famous American figure and asks which wartime leader conducted the last major action. The snippet reflects schoolroom history talk and civic education in a newspaper feature.
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Jimmy Wombat
Tine
Loulaville Courier-Journal
Diogenes Tale Sparks Childish Query in Houston
In Houston a speaker asks why Diogenes sought an honest man and a child replies Pa suggests selling a gold brick. The exchange reflects playful wit and a parable moment in a local setting.
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Tommy
Diogenes
Houston
Do you tell your wife everything you do while she is away
A humorous quotation attributed to the Houston Post about secrecy and neighborly gossip. The line suggests spouses and neighbors, with a playful jab at discretion.
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Houston Post
Quips and quick exchanges from a 1920s paper
A fragmented exchange mentions a suitor declaring determination to win affection, a line about a karat stone and business talk, a medical claim of cure after paying two hundred dollars, and a domestic scene with a mother scolding Johnny as guests arrive.
Shopping mania and domestic woes in late city papers
A collage of quick wits and city jokes from papers like Louisville Courier Journal Cleveland Plain Dealer New York Press and Washington Herald. Jokes touch on beauty marriage housekeeping dream and suffrage with light sarcasm and social observation.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
New York Custom House
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Rivalry and tall tales spill into a college sports exchange
A Washington Herald clipping notes banter about a college player in his junior year and his steady left handed pitching specter. The dialogue jokes about cobbling and hanging legends while praising the athlete as the team’s steadiest southpaw.
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Washington Herald
Patience on Fashion Hair Wears in Yonkers Debate
A light exchange from the Yonkers Statesman questions belief in wearing fake hair. Patrice answers with a witty line about purpose, reflecting social style commentary in the era.
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Patience
Patrice
Yonkers Statesman
How One Seattle Woman Made Good A Story of Home Made Goods
Six years ago a Seattle mother with two babies started a small salad dressing business after failed attempts with stores. Her six bottles grew to daily production of 1,600 bottles, expanding to wholesale dealers across the West Coast, proving one woman’s drive can create a thriving specialty.
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Seattle
Mrs. Porter
Dodd
Whimsical Snatches From Daily Life In 19th Century
A collage of light hearted vignettes and banter including a typewriter lady and a jolly courtship, a child’s marble dilemma and a humorous exchange about a cap. The pieces reflect everyday wit, playful dialogue and domestic scenes typical of the era.
This Pine Syrup Recipe Claims Cough Relief at Home
A home-made cough syrup mix using sugar water and Pinex promises fast relief for coughs chest pains and hoarseness. Claimed to beat $2.50 store bought versions and widely used in the United States and Canada with endorsements from Seattle druggists as guaranteed satisfaction or refund.
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United States
Canada
Seattle
Tartell Drug Co. Distributere
Absences and Excuses Stir Chicago Office
The head of a firm questions a chief clerk about a sick day and discovers the clerk stayed home for his wife rather than illness. The boss upholds strict attendance rules but relents after the clerk explains the wife’s hoarseness required his day at home.
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Rockford
Lil
Champ Clark
J. Ham. Lewis
Chicago
I Linois Democracy
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