Carrier of news and knowledge inscribed for posterity
Notes reflect Dr. Charles W. Eliot inscriptions for a new Washington post office building praising social love and sympathy. The piece contrasts Washington supreme court upholding workmen’s common law as constitutional with New York’s holding it unconstitutional. Taft is quoted praising judges as ideals on earth and heaven.
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York Bunch
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Pluck Brains and Soil A Texas Man Builds Wealth in Cotton
A Texas man once worth 75000 lost it in cotton speculation and moved to California with a sick wife and eight children. He leased 10 acres, paid for the land in 3.5 years, built a 1700 dollar house, bought tools, a good horse and buggy, and owed nothing. He is praised as a big man akin to top magnates. He proclaims love for judges and courts, while Seattle residents note bloated corporations also favor the judiciary.
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Texas
California
Peart
$100 an Acre Clubs Aim for Higher North Dakota Yields
North Dakota farmers organize associations called $100 an Acre Clubs to push net farm income to $100 per acre yearly through better methods. A 160 acre farm would yield about $16,000, while smaller holdings of 80 or 10 acres could still provide meaningful family incomes.
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North Dakota
Observations on World Figures and Political Guesses
A collage of comments on republicans and Taft La Follette Cummins speculation plus a Radcliffe dean quip on humor as an asset. Mentions Russia premier prospects underworld imperial China and Underwood Georgia as a tentative candidate while Maeterlinck bets on a secret Boston trip.
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Taft
Radcliffe College
Would You Like Me To Play Football Dear
A short dialogue features questions about marriage and capability to support a wife. A remark links a woman's hair to her crowning glory while a sly joke references a coronation gathering.
Let Me Out Threat Looms From Schoolboy Exchange
A tense London street scene unfolds as a boy cries for release while demanding a message be sent to Jones for punishment. Bast mocks the scene, praising the youth yet hinting at discipline to come.
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Bast
Tom
Nan
Tom Brown
Three breakfast dishes in tiny town menu mix up
A Washington Star quip recalls a waiter asking a boss in a very small town about breakfast. The reply reveals the three dishes are eggs, bacon and esse, and bacon, highlighting local humor and sparse menu offerings.
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Washington Star
Did you sell your vote quote from Washington Star
A fragment quotes a voter saying they favored a candidate after accepting ten dollars, noting the sentiment in a brief Washington Star fragment.
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Alree
Washington Star
Millinns Odd Courtship Quip Reported In Journal
A Kansas City Journal blurb records light banter about a suitor known as Millinn and a nurse described as pretty. The exchange hints at hesitation and a proposal, noting the suitor may press for marriage while other requests have waned.
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Mill
Kansas City Journal
Fragmented dialogue about happiness and meals in a cafe
A garbled scene shows two speakers debating happiness and options for food and cigarettes. One asks to order, the other jokes about drinking like a fish and buying a large pack of cigarettes. The text resembles overheard street dialogue with incomplete phrases.
Cucumber Swindle Becomes City Fortune Tale
A Kansas City Star excerpt recalls a city man who makes a fortune with cucumbers. He buys from producers at 16 cents per dozen and sells at 5 cents each, turning a tidy profit on a town lot venture.
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Kansas City Star
When Daughters Marry The Father Speaks Of Loss
A man inquires about the solemnity of daughters marrying and leaving home as the wedding guest, a squire and father of several unmarried girls, muses on the deeper sorrow of daughters staying single versus marrying and leaving.
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Squire
Bracing Mountain Air Inspires Confidence and Romance Wit
Fragmentary dialogue shows characters Mr. Allgold and Miss Smarte debating love and payment. A returning lover expresses joy after three weeks away. The scene hints at comic banter and comic misunderstandings in a social setting.
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Insured Against Loss. Townley SORRY TO HEAR THAT YOUR HOUSE BURNED
A scrambled collection of quotes and jokes from various papers notes misfigured by OCR. It references a house fire and neighbors helping, a disapproving mother and daughter, a vacation worry gag, and a geography quiz exchange. No cohesive news event is present.
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Townley
Philadelphia Times
Prudent Precautions and The Village Doctor Exchange
A humorous dialogue frame centers on a dog in water fear and a misinterpretation of truth. A town visitor questions a doctor about his competence while a sharp line about truth and opinion emerges.
Fragmented quotes from early 20th century papers
A collage of overheard lines and brief anecdotes from Detroit Free Press Washington Star and Life rich with street talk about wills luck horses and deathbed questions. The clipped exchanges reveal humor tragedy and everyday concerns across newspapers.
Wages of sin and sermon delays noted in church talk
A preacher muses on sin and debt while a congregation falls behind on salary. The exchange hints at a postponed sermon as financial strain colors the service. Abel compliments Mina Chellus, calling her "Peach" and admiring her appearance as Mabel reacts with a quoted exchange about propriety and looks.
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Abel
Mina Chellus
Mabel
Engaged Pair Sparks Humorous Hobble Skirt Gaffe
A humorous exchange wonders if a man has rheumatism but reveals the real issue is his partner's hobble skirt. He strains to keep step with her, drawing a playful tease about their engagement.
Week End Sportsman Duel In North Woods Echoed
In a North Woods scene a hunter exclaims I just shot a deer, old chap His companion asks if he should kill him The response is a gunshot as tension erupts and a second hunter fires back, ending the exchange with a dramatic echo of the confrontation.
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North Woods
Puck
The Parade Banner and the Suffragist Professors
A small group of men, including several Teachers College faculty, joined a suffrage parade in New York City. One professor read the male contingent and carried a banner with the inscription The men vote why not we.
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New York City
Teachers’ College
Success Magazine
Why I Am Glad I Live in the United States Contest Ends
A big cash prize contest on the theme Why I Am Glad I Live in the United States closes next Saturday October 2. Entries judged by experts. prizes range from 5 to 1 dollars with ten additional 1-dollar awards. manuscripts must be inked single side, with name age school and address on the first sheet.
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United States
Jack Helps Snow Shoveler End Mocking Snowball Fight
On a snowy day Jack hears boys taunting a poor man earning a little money by shoveling snow. He stops them and, with the old man watching, uses the shovel to clear the sidewalk. The boys hang their heads and disperse.
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