Manly Man on Divorce Sparks Judge Ford Quote
The article notes Justice John Ford of New York answering a husband’s plea about returning a wife. He says as a man, not a judge, he would not hinder a wife’s separation action and would furnish her salary if needed. He emphasizes a wife’s sacrifice and that she bears the worse outcome in unhappiness. Mayor Dilling identifies as Republican but pledges for Woodrow Wilson over Taft. Seattle Republicans are noted as moving toward that view.
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John Ford
New York
Ford
Dilling
Woodrow Wilson
Taft
Seattle
How Big Is Public Office In The Era Of Taft
An editorial-like reflection argues that the power of public office equals the person who holds it. It cites Dr. Wiley as a small bureau chief and contrasts roles of the president, general, and agriculture secretary, claiming the bureau’s influence outshines them all. It warns Wall Street signals could derail Taft if not clearly communicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Wiley
Secretary of Agriculture
Wall Street
Taft
Seattle
Republican and Democratic Nomination Outlook 1895
The piece compares 1895 GOP hopes led by Speaker Reed and Gov. McKinley to a near sweep, while Democrats boost Speaker Clark Gov. Wilson and their candidate in a similar scenario. It hints at Woodrow Wilson as a Jeffersonian match and notes Furth’s electric light firm as a factor.
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Reed
Gov
McKinley
Clark
Gov. Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
Observations o 68 not fitting to plug a man as a watermelon
A satirical line compares evaluating a man to checking a watermelon for ripeness, reflecting humorous or provocative commentary on judging people. The remark plays on a blunt metaphor to critique or reveal attitudes toward evaluation and worth.
Why Not Smile Awhile Feathered Quadrupeds Exchange
A fragmented dialogue features Teacher-Earlie and Earlie discussing animal humor. The exchange jokes about feathers and a feather bed as a playful punchline.
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Earlie
Novelty Party Highlights Attire Exchange at Knight Home
Maywood Herald notes a Saturday night gathering at L. K. Knight's home featuring an unusual dress exchange among ladies and gents. Fragments reflect whimsical verse and musings on happiness, fortune, and Elbert Hubbard's endorsing remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. K. Knight
He Never Knew the Classics
John returns home for the holidays and notices Dora, neighbor Joe Mason’s daughter, has transformed from a tomboy into a striking young woman. His father recalls her beauty while quipping about her mother’s lookalike.
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John
Dora Omnes
Joe Mason
Joe
San Francisco Examiner
These days in the countryside joy and labor unite
The piece revels in seasonal life and work with vivid lines about mornings haze hills and cider pressing. It contrasts busy days of work and play with carefree pleasures and celebrates the warmth of the season. A playful refrain declares life is good these days.
Still Too Much Labor in Newsprint Dialogue
In a rough pair of humorous snippets a speaker urges free eat and drink via an electric button, while the other notes relief requires someone to press it. A second exchange recalls Colonel Kaintuck nearly fainting after Bangs slides on a mountain climb, with Bangs carrying the only flask.
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Kaintuck
Bangs
Farmer’s quip about city portrait at City Park museum
A Denver man visiting the City Park museum recalls a rural observer who taunts a portrait titled A portrait of BE. H. Smith, by himself. The farmer jokes no one else is in the painting, noting city folks’ gullibility.
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Denver
City Park
BE. H. Smith
Smith
Cincinnati Post
Hubby
Arnold and Cooper faults echoed in July address
Dr. James T. Docking of Rust University cites Benedict Arnold as a fault that mirrors a literary episode. He recalls Fenimore Cooper inscribing a friend named John Blank and later re presenting the volume to the same recipient with renewed affection, as reported by the Washington Post.
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James T. Docking
Rust University
Holly Springs
Mass
Benedict Arnold
Arnold
Fenimore Cooper
John Blank
Cooper
Washington Post
What Holes Barrels Tro Ether My Pear
Fragmentary line reads as a garbled note about holes and barrels and a pear. No clear persons, places, or events are identifiable from the readable text.
Funny Ain’t It A Column From Wisconsin
A humorous column from Waukesha County Wisconsin notes more Guernsey cows in the area than on the Isle of Guernsey. It mentions a four year old in Chicago, a sick mother, and three sisters half starved with no food or fuel, conveying stark contrast with rural pastoral humor.
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Sellee
Chicago
Hades
Waukesha County
Wis
Guernsey
Isle of Guernsey
Guernsey or Wight Island Referenced in Verse
The excerpt recalls Balzac and a millennial partnership with lines about youth and flowers, then shifts to a travel joke from New England. It notes a contrast between past and present youth interests such as woodland flowers and sports pitching. The dialogue ends with a jail lodging quip from a tour.
Behind the Scenes onstage Tensions Flashing at the Show
An impresario voices concern over cast artists and dancers not adhering to their roles as prima donnas threaten to disrupt the performance and the ballet suffers. The Washington Star reports on backstage friction affecting the production.
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Washington
Immune Farmer Rejects Automobile Fever Wit
A humorous exchange shows Farmer Horpbeak asserting immunity to a social trend. The dialogue references vaccination and a pocketbook as coping ideas, highlighting comic skepticism toward public fads and health measures.
Needs Cultivating Newlywed
A Philadelphia Record item notes a conversation about marriage where a singleton questions the idea of marriage while the other character jokes about education and readiness. The piece reads as a light social brief reflecting courtship norms in a city column.
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Singleton
Philadelphia
Chorus Girls With Conservatory Ties At Seattle Moore Show
Eight ambitious chorus girls in Seattle perform The Love Tales of Hoffmann at Sheehan's Opera, all educated in music from Lansing to Toronto. Doris Marvin leads as understudy to the prima donna, while peers Mary Collins Evaline Hollister Louise Hoerger Madeline Wixon Nora MacGahen Minna Heldenreich pursue opera dreams despite social scrutiny.
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Seattle
Doris J. Marvin
Mary P. Col ‘Ina
Nora MacGahen
Louise K. Hoerger
Evaline Hollister
Theresa Moore
Madelsine Wixon
Minna Heidenreich
the Moore
Sheehan
Johnny
Marvin
Lansing, Mich
Michigan State Conservatory of Music
Drexel Conservatory
Chicago
Detroit Conservatory
Sheehan Company
Theresas Moore
University of Michigan
Detroit
Mich
Mary Collins
Cleveland
Minnesota
Mankato Normal School
Louise Hoerger
Alto Beach Edmonds
Chicago School of Opera
Mys
Madeleine Wixon
Toronto Conservatory
Nora Mactiahen
Boston Conservatory
Minna Heldenreich
Ladies’ Quartet
Iowa Normal School
Chicago Musical College
Editor's Mail Addresses Jury Law and Harbor Plans
A Seattle Reader defends Judge Main in a horsewhipping dispute, arguing a jury verdict should stand and criticizing the judge’s power to set aside outcomes. The letters praise Lake Washington canal mapping and harbor plans, urging optimism and faster harbor development.
Whoppers Mack-Do fish and the judge
A court remark questions the claim that Mack-Do fish affect brains while a Denby critic counters with the assertion that they expose liars. The judge interjects to condemn the insinuation as false.
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Denby
Parisian Sage Endorsed By Corry Woman For Dandruff
Mrs George Kaupp testifies to Parisian Sage stopping dandruff and hair loss after two bottles. She reports clean scalp silky hair and no return of dandruff, endorsing the product publicly from Corry Pennsylvania. Sold by The Quaker Drug Co and druggists everywhere. Large bottle fifty cents.
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B. Bond St
Corry
Quaker Drug Co
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Boultie
Furth
Tokio
Hammond, Ind
Thomas Filac
Eagles’ Hall
Ekongatrens the Great Company
Charles Kicta
Tee Franklin Gale
Anntie Jeffrien
Raymond Whitaker
Richard Brewster
Loss Theatre
Sandusky-Stockdale Co
Pricen
Ihe
Pantages Theatre
Raul Periera
Tacoma Strs
Indianapolis
Fiyrn Jo
Kant Hound
Everett and Edmonds
Everett Hic
Edmonds Ite
Everett Tire
Geantei Ak
oshMise
Ike
Chee Foo
Elbert Hubbard
Serton Dralog
Weill
Milhe
Purcell Safe CO
HALI/S
Heattle
Scrubs
Guernsey Island
Wight Island
Ank
Balzac
Toledo
Binks
New England
Bjones
Harper’s Weekly
Wash
Seattle Daily Star
Nowspaper
Main
Aready
Star
Seattle Star
City
Lake Washington Canal
Pacific Coast
Nature
THE
Port Commission
Robert Hidges
Washin
F. X. Holl
George Kaupp
Corner First
Pike
Edwin J. Brown
Seattles
First Avenue Union Block
Firet Av
Marion St
Dr. Brown
Usts
Chat
Brown
Walter
First Av
Sunda
Bowie
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