Chicago Starved Ten Thousand Eat Garbage to Live
A Chicago report describes an army of about 10 000 starving residents subsisting on garbage as cold weather sets in. Inspectors find thousands reliant on waste for food, with numerous deaths from disease and pneumonia in Cook County. The Juvenile Protective Association later advocates arrests of parents, prompting public outrage over charity methods.
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Chicago
Cook County Hospital
West Side
Eugene Sue
Paria
Paris
London
Board of Health
Joseph Lewinsky
Rosie
Sammy
Sarah
Joseph
Haymarket Square
Heartsnrings Hike Steel
Juvenile Protective Asociation
Juvenile Protective Association
Ecovengerse
Clarity
Grand jury call urged amid Seattle campaign turmoil
The Star agrees with the Post-Intelligencer that a grand jury should be convened now to probe city and county conditions. It doubts imminent success but sees potential for uncovering responsibility in city hall and the courthouse. The piece warns against delaying until after the election and notes the public interest in voting guidance.
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Star
Post-Intelligencer
Seattle
Alway
the Star
Report Misstates Colonel Roosevelts Death
A newspaper notes a false report claimed Colonel Roosevelts death, labeling it a lie and distinguishing it from factual statements. The piece mocks sensational headlines and underscores the error without graphic detail.
Being Steady
A clipped verse about steadiness guiding a man to success and a woman with a steady hand influencing outcomes. It humorously links steady habits to steady incomes, wives, and power, concluding with a quip about a gasolene panel monthly payment plan.
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Ceatary
J. B
Western Spirit Shown in Canada and Homecoming Reflections
Garvin's Corner recalls the thrill of seeing Old Glory at a Western schoolhouse and how travel across Canada deepened respect for Westerners. The piece notes Canada as a great country, the Birmingham railway delays, and impressions of cities like Youngstown, Cleveland, Columbus, Indianapolis, Chicago, and St. Paul. It urges Seattle to rise to its opportunity and celebrate a clean, healthy city.
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W. W
Canada
United States
Seattle
Seasion
Jay
Youngstown
Ohio
Cleveland
Columbus
Indianapolis
Chicago
St. Paul
Bualnera
French Consul Calls Hunger Cure Diabolical in Chicago
In Chicago the French Vice Consul denounces a plan to stop eating garbage by poisoning food and arresting scavengers as diabolical. He compares pauper conditions to novels by Eugene Sue and condemns the cruel scheme amid city hunger issues.
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Chicago
Paria
Eugene Sue
Reflections of a Bachelor
A witty quip from the New York Press on courtship and gender dynamics. The piece notes that kindness, perception, and ego shape relationships, suggesting a man’s vanity can be tempered by flattery while a woman’s merit is judged by different standards.
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New York Press
Closing New York Campaign Sees Straw Ballot Expressions
In the closing days of the New York campaign strow votes suggested straw bondemen favored the Tammany ticket amid uncertainty about actual support.
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New York
Strow
Tammany
Fragmented 1900s quips mix in stray quotes and jokes
A garbled compendium of humorous lines and remarks from various periodicals. It weaves questions about love in trees and prohibition, a Queen and Dr Cook assertion, jokes about cigars and pellagra, plus remarks on suffragettes, aviation, and a prince’s alleged assassin.
New Skin Discovery Aids Infants With Soothing Relief
A patent medicine ad touts possum as a skin remedy for babies and adults. It claims immediate itch relief and rapid healing of rashes, eczema, acne, herpes, and other conditions. Available for fifty cents at Quaker Drug Co. in New York, with free trial samples from Emergency Laboratories.
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Quaker Drug Co
First Ave
Pike St
West 26Th St
New York City
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