The Great American Novel in the Panic of 1908
A literary reflection on the 1908 financial panic and its impact on authors. The piece notes how the author, publishers, and the mystery of best sellers were overwhelmed as bank failures and credit crises paralyzed the book trade. It laments the loss of heart and income for writers.
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Heinse
Bittercreek
Skowhegan
Toothaker J. Sawyer
Mr. Heinze
Knickerbocker Trust
Tristram Shandy
Hypocritical voices of corporate greed in child labor debate
The passage rails at senators who defend young workers in coal mines factories and mills by citing personal hardship. It names Scott Nelson Gallinger Piles and a chorus of other politicians as hypocrites defending corporate greed while resisting protective statutes.
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Nathan B. Scott
Knute Nelson
Jake Gallinger
Samuel Piles
Scott, Nelson, Gallinger
Piles
Smith, Jones
Brown and White
Realism Striven In Cornered Stage Rehearsal
Fragmentary dialogue from a rehearsal scene shows actors striving for realism while handling a difficult seat cue and maintaining character posture under stage pressure. The line hints at performance anxiety and the improvisational nature of the scene.
Witty Odds and Ends From The Minute Page
A compact jumble of quips poems and brief humor items sourced from multiple papers. References include Josh Wise words and line excerpts about love seating at a streetcar, a minister at a wedding, and political quips. The notes mention Roosevelt pathy and a senator’s bulge joke tied to Texas.
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Henator Halsey Red
Arma
Texas
Philadelphia Ledger
From Diana's Diary Miss Dillpickion Can't Vense Hypnoti
A fragmentary diary entry describes Bimere the magnetic gent with a died mustache visiting Career roles for lunch, wooing Jessie, feeding cheese to his pie, and a phone prank involving a fictitious New York party, causing confusion and a four flusher accusation. The writeup mocks social scheming and flirtation dynamics among local characters.
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Bimere
Mimore
Jeanie
Mimere
Four flus at hotels spark hotel clerk recollection
An elderly hotel clerk recalls past hotel scams where a quartet of con artists targeted guests. The ruse involved long distance calls to high priced numbers, with a ringleader pairing dinners with a companion while orchestrating discreet phone solicitations to notable addresses in Chicago and Detroit.
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Girllroom
Frank N. Johnson
Auditorium Annex
HW Rand
Cadillac
Detroit
German Comic Skit Wins Roars in The Star
A troupe of German comedians entertained crowds with quick exchanges and sharp humor, grabbing Oscar and Adolf as they appeared. They drew big laughs with Schaefer's "Rollo and His Father" as seen in The Star, echoing previews of "Osgar und Adolf."
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Dianna Dillpickle
Osgar
Diana
Adolf
E Star
Laird & Lee
Chicago
Diana Dilipickies
Oscar
F. W. Schaefer
Star
Rollo
Schaefer
Osgar Und
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