Editorial morphine plan for a downtown terminal could cut costs
An editorial urges the city to consider Morphine’s proposal for a down town car terminal to reduce transfers and delays, save about 200000 annually, and fund itself through concessions and advertising. The site near Bell and Blanchard streets would ease Second and Third avenue congestion and serve riders without transfers, with benefits to citizens and public sympathy driving progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morphine
Beire Bell and
Blanchard Streets
Pike-street
Second
Third Avenues
Trans
Law Should Be Definite Defining Sedition and Penalties
An editorial argues for clear sedition laws and penalties, criticizing current wartime measures and espionage statutes. It stresses that free speech rights do not excuse sedition and urges defining sedition, fixing penalties, and prosecuting violators. The piece also mocks shifting journalism ethics and ownership changes.
King Albert Seeks Lincoln Lessons in Democracy
A royal figure reveres Lincoln's tomb in a ceremony echoing democracy over monarchy. The Belgian king bows to self-government and equality, as universal respect for Lincoln bridges nations and prompts future monarchs to learn the path of justice and love for men. The piece contrasts regal privilege with humble republican ideals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert
Europe
America
Lincoln
Christ
Belgium
No. 3 Federal aid as home ownership antidote
A senate committee report on the steel strike notes a recommendation that federal aid encourage home owning as an antidote to unrest. The speaker mocks the proposal arguing it shifts cost to workers and laments the idea of “passing the buck.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Everett True Doctor Pimpled Petitions Public Opinion
A satirical column criticizes a doctor who fusses over a patient and neglects duties while public readers react with humor and debate. The piece lampoons the doctor’s hygiene and habit, highlighting a clash between personal idiosyncrasies and general public scrutiny.
Speech Defectives Deserve Sympathy and Help in Schools
A discussion urging sympathy for children with speech defects and highlighting the role of teachers and parents in avoiding ridicule. It emphasizes gradual private encouragement, proper study and care, and the speech detective’s importance in public schools to improve and possibly cure these cases. Also includes Q&A on climate suitability for chronic bronchitis with asthma and a note about public hygiene questions.
Homeliest Woman Sought and Odd Inventions Spotlight
A London theatre manager seeks the homeliest woman in the world in a humorous note. A Denver ad runs for a sorrowful partner in a restaurant. A Rome New York mechanic touts a fuel saving device promising 60 to 90 miles per gallon. Other items mention a two man aid curtain invention and local quips from Waukegan and Princeton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Rome
WN. Y
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promoted for Catarrh Relief
An advertisement claims catarrh harms nose throat digestion and hearing and may lead to consumption. It promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a constitutional remedy to purify the blood and remove the disease cause, with Hood's Pills offered as a gentle laxative for biliousness or constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Notable Events on November 19 Through History
Notes recall Elizabeth of Thuringia's sainthood four years after death, the Man in the Iron Mask's long imprisonment in the Bastille, James Garfield's birth and presidency, the Nullification Convention of 1832, and Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Also mentions the Gettysburg Cemetery dedication and its lasting literary esteem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth
Thuringia
Bastile
Paris
James Garfield
United States
Orange
Ohio
Garfield
Charlies Guiteau
Elberon
N. J
Columbia
N. C
South Carolina
Washington
Union
Abraham Lincoln
Gettysburg
Curtin
Pennsylvania
David Willis
Willis
Lincoln
Vacation joy starts with a warned encounter
A vacation memory is shared with a cautionary tale about meeting a man who has never missed a day at work in 25 years. The Birmingham Age Herald quote highlights the contrast between carefree leisure and unwavering attendance in a longtime employee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham Age- Herald
Boldt French pastry shop opens in city districts
A reader quotes a blunt opinion on a wealthy oil family contrasting refinement with crude wealth. Announcement directs readers to Boldt’s French pastry at Uptown 1414 3rd Ave and Downtown 913 2nd Ave for purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco Chronicle
Boldt
Silence Day Proposed by Dr. Frank Crane
A 1913 essay by Dr. Frank Crane imagines a national Silence Day in which everyone from the President to the office boy would keep still, avoid speech, and even forego newspapers. The piece argues such a day would purge error and foolishness, noting meditation and isolation as lost arts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Crane
United States
Carlyle
Court Misunderstanding Sparks Musical Entrance
A woman enters a courtroom by mistake seeking to have her voice tried, causing confusion with a bystander asking for the professor of music. The attendant clarifies this is a court of justice and not a performance venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Justice
Houston Post
Pinex remedy touted as fast relief for coughs
An old home remedy claims instant soothing relief for dry coughs and throat irritation using pine extract. The ad promotes a pint mix with Pinex or Pinex concentrate and sugar syrup or alternatives, promising two thirds the cost of standard cough medicines and full effectiveness with a money back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinex Co
Ft. Wayne, Ind
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Editorial
Everett True
Florida
Texas
California
Robert de Courcy Ward
G. P. Putnam's Sons
New York
Mall
C. & Pebtice Health Services
Washington, D. C
Joe Shires
Denver
Cole
Waukegan
A. K. Bowes
Chicago
Milwaukee
Caxette
Kida
A. R. Ketcham
Oyster Bay
Mise Chew
Princeton
Mortimer Orton Willl
I Crsky
Cohn
Kansas City
Jerome
Stork
G. J. Howie
M. J. Brandenstein & Company
Occidental Avenue
Seattle
Yusuf
Allah
New Orleans
Bret Rabbit
Penick & Ford, Ltd
FORD
Brer
Parre
Brer Rebbii
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