The Passing of a Joke and the Messenger Boy’s Rise
The piece laments mockery of the boy in jokes and cartoons and notes a shift as the messenger and office boy prove pivotal in finance. It cites New York Life loans to messengers, Thos F Ryan, and office boys borrowing millions, signaling a change in corporate humor and power dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Legislative Committee
New York Life Insurance Company
Thos. F. Ryan
Eble
New Jersey
Like Finding Money and the Myth of Treasure
A reflective column discusses luck and treasure myths, noting buried caches and pirate lore. It cites a 19th century find of 150000 dollars off Grand Traverse bay and muses on how rare and romantic treasure discoveries feel in modern times. It contrasts easy bank schemes with elusive luck and mentions notable figures and industries in passing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Traverse Bay
Lake Michigan
Coba
Aetus
Atlantic
Gulf of Mexico
Poliare
New Panacea Promises By Vegetable Juices For Consumption
The New York hospital physicians tout vegetable juices as a cure for consumption and related ailments. The piece satirically lists foods and remedies from celery to beets, noting exaggerated claims and humorous misapplications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hoapitala
Pilgrimage of Illusion on Great Wheat Wages Myth
Story debunks myth of harvest wages in the Dakotas as hundreds return home broke or with small earnings. Wage rates cited include 82 for shocking and 2.59 for threshing work, with 18 hours per day and weather delays cutting pay. Authors accuse Dakota wheat barons and a paid press agent of repeating an annual earnings hoax aimed at luring workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakotas
Ead
Huron
Dakota Wheat Barona
Wordy notes and light gossip from distant papers
A collage of small items from various papers. The Thompson Dry Goods girls invite compliments for the local paper. A Yale milk bottle primer humor piece and quips about a milkman beyond a joke. A Cadiz Democrat note and a joke about a chorus girl and her manager conclude the column.
Correction on Mr BE W Thomas injury timing
In Kingsville Texas the Times corrects a previous report about BE W Thomas spraining his back. The paper clarifies he was hurt on Tuesday not Sunday and notes Mr Thomas is a Christian who does not work on Sundays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ENRY
the Times
BE. W. Thomas
Brother Thomas
Kingsville
Tex
Waiting Wins Over Cow In Corner Wager In Tale
A couple agrees to a painting bet for the Academy prize with two women as protagonists. Marjorie and the narrator each propose allegories, one featuring a waiting figure and an apparent angel motif, the other a landscape with a cow in a corner. The contest ends with a draw as the committee accepts Marjorie’s piece but the narrator wins emotionally through a shared camera plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flieures
Shalf
Taaid
Marjorie
Academy
Buried With Great Honors at St Petersburg
The body of Maj. Gen. Kondratenko, commander of the Klaventh Siberian Hifles, killed at Port Arthur, arrived in St Petersburg and was buried with grand ceremonies. Locals from all classes attended as rain fell. In the funeral procession, regiments and crowds followed to the grave. Prosecuting Attorney John F. Miller sought a warrant for the arrest of Kya Cody-Kelly, the defaulting complainant in the Marcelle case, claiming she fled to British Columbia.
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ST. Petersburg
Kondratenko
Hifles
Port Arthur
Russia
John F. Miller
Kya Cody-Kelly
Marcelle
Miller
Warl
British Columbia
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Main
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Tribune
Chadwick
Ramsey
The
Wabash
Rockefeller
Jen Cotanmia Ats
Edmund Vance Cooke
Howe
Tia
Boston
Ufe
Thompson Dry Goods Company
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Kan
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Sequachee Tenn
Cadiz
Sambo
Uncle Henry
Hand Glover
Howard
Federal Court
Balboa
Isthmus
Pacific
Wm. and
Bulang Ae
Ing Frul As
Ireea
Mai
Bel Alaska
G. Wadehoure
Romeo
United States
Europe
Ohio
Pike St. Cor
Third Ave
B. J Hutchinson CO. Ye
Clothiers
Eastern Outfitting Co
Seattle
Reliable Credit House
Pike St
Fifth Ave
Quaker
Stolz
Pure Food Co
Lyon
3Ds
Helmbold
Bristol
St. Patrick's
Simm
Euthymol
Quaker. Drug CO
First Avenue
Seth C. Maker
Pacific Coast
Philadelphia
D Dental Company
T and Jester
Seattle Lighting Co
Fourth and Union
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Kohler & Chase
Second Avenue
A. Meyer, Mgr
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