Denial over senatorship deal and bank contempt threats
Rénard Tilden denies buying a U S senatorship for 100000 while avoiding disclosure of bank accounts. Committee moves to arrest Tilden and bank officials for contempt as lawmakers face pressure from big business. Telegram argues express profits and parcel post effects amid Minnesota parcel flows and investments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rénard Tilden
United States
Mitnols
Lorimer
S’te Senate
Tilden
Debaters Witty on Bald Heads and Whiskers in Washington
The piece notes a tongue in cheek exchange about bald heads and whiskers led by Montana's Tom CY arguing hair loss as a trait, with jokes about shaving and morality. It also mentions New York City chamberlain resigning amid anti Ballinger conspiracies and grand jury reaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tom CY
Montana
New York City
Chamberlain
Land
Uncle Sam Leads Swamp Land Reclamation Vision
The article imagines massive reclamation of 80 million acres of swamp land across the United States. It cites the Geological Survey mapping these lands and estimates reclaimed value at ten to fifteen billion dollars. It projects feeding over 60 million people if treated thriftily like Holland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Atlantic
Pacific
Geological Survey
Callates
Holland
Paris Observations and Global Scraps From Diverse Notes
A mosaic of brief items shows Paris wearing jeweled anklets, Berlin hosting the old American embassy, and Sen. Guggenheim disappointed by an extra session. Reports touch Canton’s republic trend, Carter Harrison and Hearst, and a New Orleans push supporting the San Diego exposition over San Francisco with irrigation and Spanish-Western tropes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guggenheim
Simon
Canton
China
Carter Harrison
Hearst
Chicago
New Orleans
San Diego
San Francisco
Telescopic Tangle Hits Local Pawn Shop Scene
A rural shopper overwhelmed a clerk with a sharp exchange over a display telescope. The man, visiting after driving customers away, questioned the item as clothing storage, prompting a brisk retort from the clerk in this fragment from a Youngstown Telegram item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown Telegram
Turning the Tables in a Humorous Exchange
A satirical dialogue features Mr. Youngwed boasting about his marriage while Mrs. Youngwed and others critique spouses. Mra Muggine calls husbands cranks, and Mra Buggins notes his complaint about mustard plasters versus his mother's recipes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Youngwed
Mra
Buggins
The Court Jester’s Break
The king orders execution at sunrise for offending the queen, while a jester claims the queen urged elopement and the jester refused. The exchange underscores court intrigue and peril in a dramatic moment.
Malding gossip in Londes Opinion on a marriage plan
Mistree discusses a press gossip about a woman planning marriage. The speaker notes a request to delay for another maid, but the man did not feel sufficiently acquainted to arrange it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. R
Mistree
Londes
Father Refuses Match in Curious 16th Century Note
A fragmentary life note depicts a youth calling Tam engaged to marry Mise Push, while the father questions the girl’s appearance and hints at doubt, ending with a humorous remark about never seeing her hat off in Life observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mise
Our Tabloid Cartoon Today Satirical Dialog Fragments
A collage of cartoon captions and quick gags from Harper’s Bazaar style bits. The sketches mention a race thought to be a sure thing and a joke about voting paired with oneself. A quip about secrets and a classroom exchange finish the page.
Quotidian Jokes and Puns From Readers Across Papers
A curated snippet from brief humorous exchanges and misreadings across newspapers. The tales feature a book keeper, a yard discovery, a mocking chant, a belligerent goat, Elijah’s ascent, Wilbur Wright, and a comic will they or won’t they about love and marriage told in two or three sentence quips.
Doctor approves Ayer's Hair Vigor for hair loss
Advice encourages consulting a physician about using Ayer's Hair Vigor for falling hair or dandruff. The product is claimed not to color or injure the hair, with the doctor deciding its suitability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayer
Springtime Quip Exchange Echoes in Courtyard
A playful exchange reflects the mood of the season with questions about spring and a breezy, bemused reply. The dialogue hints at lighthearted chatter among neighbors.
Not Accorded to Specifications and Odd Exchanges
A collection of clipped jokes and quips features a Scotsman at a pharmacy asking for laudanum, a dash about a bungalow partly built, and a streetwise punchline from a sales encounter about socks and comfort.
Busy stage wife finds joy in running home life
Lolita Robertson Figman and husband Max travel with a theatre company. In Seattle she embraces full housekeeping duties, cooking, shopping, and managing the home while Max supports her, saying their tastes align. A playful note adds: a beauty-treatment suit against New York doctors ends with a green hair outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max
Atill
Windsor
Lolita Robertson
Jo Queen
Max Pigman
Figman
Seattle
Stevens
Apelle
New York
Uncertain Text Refers to Natural Health Remedy
Fragmentary notice discusses a natural corrective medicine promising relief from first symptoms to prevent serious illness with no after effects if used safely.
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Minnesota
Paris
Paria
o _SAPAN
Berlin
Will ‘ Y
Dreamland
Ohio
Dentists
Pike St
Drug Co
Moore Theatre
Fountains
Horlick’s
Arnold
Wat
Machin
Hudson
Harper’s Bazaar
Tommy
Detroit Free Press
Willie
Cloud Rider
Elijah
Robert
Father
Wilbur Wright
Washington Star
Pacific Outfitting Company, Inc
Second Ave
Credit House
Philadelphia Bulletin
Lolita
Mrs. Figman
Mr. Pigman
Intuit
Littl
Jen
Max Figman
Sid Backiennee
POR Bargaing
Teun
Spinning’s Bargain Store
Pourtm
Beecham’s
Oliver Pat
Painiess
Albany
Painless Dentists
Hanka
Pike Street
Bon Marche
Marc Dougall & Southwick
Berke Hide
the Eagle Transfer Co
the Bungalow Co, Inc
Chiropractors
Joseph Roane
Arcade
Main
Sti
Isphleroy
Ev_pcraie
Compaky
Union St. Met
Aves
Grocers
V. Lydell & CO
Westlake Boulevard
Dairies
Washington Dairy
Ninth Avenue
City Ordinance
Cody Detective Agency
Demale Legitimate Detective Business
Trans Sa Eerenpennente
Plymouth
Ted
Westlake Avenue
THE
Manly Stables
Western Ave
Puget Sound
O., Inc
First Ave
Naturopathic Society OF America
Rudolph Institute
Nestor Bldg
Westlake
Near
Pine
Opticians
Albert Hansen Optical Department
Harry W. Appleton
Optometrial
Cherry ST
Cor, First Ave
Arthur Holt
Heiman
Federal Paint and Wall Paper CO. Sanitary Home Decorators
Union St
Ind
Physicians and Surgeons
John Dunlap
Peoples Bank
Second and
Pike St. Ind
Singer Store
Square Deal
A. Haselbauer
BR. Newkirk & Co
Frank Briggs
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