Why Discriminate and Shakespeare Week Impulse
A mixed column mocks discrimination claims involving a Seattle man named George Ryan, notes a state convention trip to North Yakima, and derides public figures. It includes a readers poem about Metropolis star Norman Hackett and Chief Becky’s drug store racket amid satire on politics and wartime fears.
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George Ryan
Seattle
Butte
State Democratic Committee
North Yakima
Law and Justice
Humanity
Henry
Becky
Bobtaliflush
George Ryanites
Norman Hackett
Metropolitan Theatre
Met
Billy Shakespeare
Hamlet
The Meanest Thief and the Tax Dodger’s Shame
A vintage critique condemns tax dodging by the wealthy as theft from the public. It argues many evade honest duties through clever filings, while urging four million women voters to weigh the issue in national affairs. A Paris dispatch notes a new American volunteer squadron in the French flying corps.
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United States Treasury Department
Uncle Sam
America
Paris
Squadrilla
French Flying Corps
Vernon Castie
Popular demand as bait for Ford's possible independent run
The wind of popular demand is described as flattery used by confidence men to lure Ford into an independent presidency bid. The piece mocks the notion, arguing the phrase has long been a gilding device from colonial times to the present, and remains an effective bait for political figures.
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Ford
United States of America
Jap Capital Plans Material Import for Eight Cargo Steamers
Jap capital will import material from the United States via Tayo Kisan Kaisha Steamship Co for eight large cargo steamers to serve in American trade. America supplies the material and freight. Japan pockets the profits. The arrangement aims to tap divine luck, while criticizing America's foresight.
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Aterial
United States
Tayo Kisan Kaisha Steamship Company
Japan
America
Taft Reflects on Roasting Presidents and Unity
Citizen Taft notes today’s critics have roasted past leaders including Taft and McKinley, calling the current era trying for the United States. He praises President Wilson as a unifying figure and a remarkable man who remained good despite the presidency.
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Taft
President Wilson
Mckinley
United States
Wilson
Cynthia Grey Answers on Marriage and Etiquette
A reader asks if she should marry a steady suitor despite gossip about his temperament. Cynthia Grey says personal compatibility and the couple’s feelings matter more than wealth or gossip, and encourages evaluating temperament and connection before marrying.
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Mavorine
The Fourth R in Education: Physical vigor for Learning
Educators urge that robust physical energy is essential for effective schooling. The article argues nutrition, breathing, and avoiding illness expand the energy margin needed for intellectual development, making student health the school’s first priority to enhance learning outcomes.
Tut Tut Phrase Duels Over Palindrome Fame
A frivolous man speaks of palindromes and praises the word reviver while a serious man scowls from his newspaper and challenges him to think of another palindrome. The exchange shows playful wordplay and mockery in a domestic scene.
A Novel a Week A etanéaré in Susan’s kitchen confessions
Two girls Madeleine and Jane share tea in Susan’s tidy kitchen as Madeleine hints at a secret connected to Mr. Rath. They discuss powerful feelings that words cannot capture and the comfort of being a channel of happiness, with mutual understanding growing between them.
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Susan
Madeleine
Jane
Mr. Rath
Old Mrs. Croft Dies After Visit Gone Awry
In a small care-filled home scene Madeleine and Jane host Aunt Mrs. Croft and Katie Croft. Mrs. Croft, irascible and dramatic, arrives in struggling health and dies soon after a hospital visit is arranged.
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Madeleine
Jane
Susan
Mrs. Croft
Katie Croft
Dead Mrs Croft Leaves Questions In Quiet Town
In a small community the death of Mrs. Croft unsettles relatives and neighbors. Doctor warns of heart disease, daughter-in-law elusive, and Lorenzo Rath moves into the Croft house with plans to start anew. Jane and Susan discuss life, while gossip shortens its distance from daily routines.
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Katie Croft
Mrs. Croft
Susan
Jane
Katie
Shea
Lorenzo Rath
Madeleine
Emily Mead
Matilda
Mrs
Lorenzo
Homemaking as a Sunshine Nurse's Task
Jane defends staying true to homemaking and helping others, arguing women are built for different work and face longer, harder labor in breadwinning and domestic roles. The dialogue contrasts male adoration with a woman’s self-sufficiency and commitment to teaching homemaking. Lunch at the Hollywood, 12 Pike.
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Jane
Alaska codfishing rises as New England loses ground
Washington May 5 reports show Alaska's 1915 cod catch reached 15,192,284 pounds, surpassing New England's near 60,074,680 pounds. Unga island in the Shumagin group serves as the shore-station base with operations stretching to Animal and Sannak islands.
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Washington
New England
Pacific
Alaska
Massachusetts
Bureau of Fisheries
Unga Island
Shumagin Group
Animal Island
Sannak Island
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George Lee
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Cynthia Grey
Genevieve
Carnegie Hero Fund
Oliver Building
Pittsburg
Star's Health
American Medical Association
Health First
Sunshine Jane
Y &. W. Hornung
the Hollywood
Pike
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Mgr
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Winton
Winton Company
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Pike Street
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