Speed the Parting Guest Good bye Bill
Speed the Parting Guest Good bye Bill take care on yourself Our boards of trade and chambers of commerce honor you with silk hats and best champagne We’ve entertained you well and wish you a pleasant sojourn in the West You promised to reduce living costs with hand picked standpatters Beware the beef trust in Alaska and the Eskimos
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Keer
Great West
Boards of Trade
Chambers of Commerce
Rhode Island
Weeding Them Out and the Harvester Health Question
A critical view of International Harvester using 30 000 workers as the test of efficiency. It argues the company seeks profit and dividends by discarding older or weak employees, likening it to slave practice, and predicts a shift toward a system valuing ability over need. Harmon's Indiana delegates may now be instructed not to vote for Harmon.
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International Harvester Company
Harvester Company
Civ
Harmon
Indiana
Observations and trivia from diverse regions and times
A collage of notes mentions New South Wales flowers surpassing Europe, Chicago night schools thriving with about 20 000 attendees, a German train at 54.9 mph, Ortie McManigac facing divorce, Britain’s Post Office savings bank celebrating 50 years, a colossal Tasmanian man made waterfall, Leoncavallo earning six thousand dollars weekly, The Blue Bird tour with white ink music, and fashion shifts with gold and silver fading. It also notes a deep waterways convention in Chicago advocating 4 feet in the valley and predicts 20th century progress toward that aim.
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Hans
Ortie McManigac
Tto
Post Office Savings Bank of Great Britain
England
Chicago
Why Not Smile Awhile An Apt Description
A fragment describes a mermaid sighting with a speaker asking about her appearance. The reply notes she resembles a lady wearing a hobble skirt around her propeller, implying a playful, surreal visual from the era.
A Square Deal At A Rural Chicken Fair
A humorous snippet shows a weary pair bargaining over a warm meal at a chicken fair. One man asks for coffee while the other promises a makeshift feast using pullet and feathers, portraying rustic camaraderie and hunger.
Philanthropist and beggar exchange bill in Sydney note
A city exchange documents a philanthropist sending a starving beggar with a note to request a meal. The bill amounts to eighteenpence for four beers and two cigars. The dialogue, reported by the Sydney Bulletin, captures a curious test of charity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney Bulletin
Branscomb Deliberates Before Auto Purchase
The Chicago Record Herald notes Branscomb spent six months deciding what car to buy and remarks he had known his wife only two weeks before marriage, highlighting the seriousness of purchasing an automobile.
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Branscomb
Chicago Record- Herald
Rude Seat Giver Sparks Comment in Streetcar
In the Houston Post tale, Alice recalls Mr. Brown refusing to lift his hat while giving up his street car seat. Ethel questions the motive, highlighting boorish manners and social ritual in public transit.
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Alice
Brown
Ethel
Houston Post
Fragmentary Fashion Quip Reveals Detroit Mood
A fragmented Detroit Free Press passage hints at fashion and comfort in gown choices. The brief text suggests satire on style vs ease without full context or names.
Economy His Idea and Hard Luck Patter Fragment
A humorously clipped dialogue shows a man proposing an economy plan while another laments expenses. The exchange notes a dime debt and a mishap with a horse and cart, contrasting with an automobile as a possible remedy.
Forgetter and the march of years in a wistful verse
A poem traces a man who forgets spring and aging, clinging to youth and song while fate nears. The piece contrasts memory with time as the speaker questions life and death through lyrical imagery. Interwoven lines reference a wartime context and a chaotic newsroom vibe.
Penitent man steals carload of brass fittings
The judge questions the motive as the penitent man confesses to stealing a carload of brass fittings. The exchange hints at the tension between weakness and strength in the crime and its framing in court.
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Hagar
Sarah
Daniel G. Boissevan
Price Jumps and Campaign Banter Spark Debate
In a Milwaukee Sentinel piece a voter laments rising prices for ice meat and kindling wood while a candidate quips about refusing to kiss Mrs Astorbilt's poodle, humorously mixing campaign rigor with partisan satire.
A Duke Without Nerve
A Kansas City Journal item mocks a resort legend about a “duke” joining a family for meals and lodging. The piece frames the tale as a myth while noting the hotel meals are claimed decent.
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Kansas
City Journal
Mother and Son Bargain Goes Sour In Playful Exchange
A humorous exchange features a mother scolding Willie for misbehavior and the boy retorting that the nickel yesterday was payment for yesterday’s conduct. The playful dialogue captures a domestic moment with a hint of financial bargaining.
Poor Home Effort Hints at Disappointing Exhibition
A reader comment decries the home team's display as weak and slang is scarce, signaling a clearly subpar performance and a rotten exhibition. The remark implies frustration with the game's quality and the players' effort.
Modern dress shifts replace peasant styles across Europe
Manufactured clothes replace picturesque peasant dress in many European regions. The Asiatic cara van gives way to the automobile as a new symbol of modern life.
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Europe
Local Crowd Buoyed by Fireman Q&A Session
A lively exchange unfolds as a speaker chats with the crowd for two hours, despite interruptions. A visiting fireman jokes about water and a wrist, while attendees react with amusement to the ongoing performance.
The Weeping Mrs. B and the Begging Letters
Dr Harriman in New York dinner remarks on begging letters noting he receives 56000 before a Western trip and about 100 daily. He says most letters come from men and that women now show a bolder spirit replacing the clinging type who beg with a motto about laughter and tears.
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Harriman
New York
Detroit Free Press
Too Much White Meat
The Garden Street Philosopher suffers stomach pain after an overlarge harvest dinner. His wife reads the Gazette and remarks on Turkey news as he laments the Turkey inside him and jokes about the conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden Street
Gazette
Turkey
Dagoes
Phil
A Rose by Any Other Name and Oddities in News
A collection of quirky notes and facts including state undertakers seeking the title morticians, a Berlin clock kept in an airtight glass cylinder, London newsboys outing on the Thames, a clean joke about Johnnie missing the train, and various brief items from Beatrice Nebraska to open air schools in American cities.
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New York State
Berlin
London
Thames
Johnnie
American Heat Waves Terrify Cities in Die Woche
Berlin reports Henry Urban describing America as a heat inferno in Die Woche. He recalls New York and Chicago baking under waves from April to October, causing sleepless nights, frenzied behavior, melted pavement, and widespread soda water dependence with illness risks.
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Berlin
America
Henry F. Urban
Die Woche
Urban
Coney Island
Orient
Pacific
American
New York
Chicago
Editor Letter Praises The Star's Procreasive Stance
Readers from Strathmore and Tukwila laud the Seattle Star for its coverage of reform and rate restoration. The writers contrast Taft's judiciary stance with California gains and call for direct legislation and woman suffrage. They express gratitude for The Star's aid in securing rate restoration and celebrate the paper's influence.
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Strathmore
Alta
Seattle Star
Seattle, Wash
Taft
California
Golden State
England
House of
Land, Whisky and Church
West Coet
America
Star
ED. Lewis
Ulterior Motives in Suffrage Debate
Gwen accuses antis of hidden aims in the suffrage fight and cites their supposed intent involving the uncles, sparking a tense exchange with Ben in a Baltimore American column.
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Gwen
Ben
Baltimore
Parisian Sage Dandruff Cure Promises Hair Renewal
A 50 cent bottle Parisian Sage is advertised as eradicating dandruff germs to halt hair loss and restore luster. The ad claims guaranteed results with money back if not satisfied and features a customer testimonial from Eliza Archer of Hartford, Connecticut dated June 5.
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Quaker Drug Co
Eliza Archer
Church St
Hartford
Conn
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Washington D. C
Underwood
Oscar
New South Wales
Australia
RMAN
Neupfeld
Madame Severance
Los Angeles
Tasmania
Niagara
Leoncavello
Detroit Free Presa
Sunrine
Caitiff
Smithsonian Institute
Sigmund Lubin
Daon
Ing
A. W. Detbel
Willie
Boston Transcript
Beatrice
Commission
Yankee Land
Tukwila, Wash
Royal Baking Powder
Newark Star
Seattle Daily Star
City
Seattle
Wash
the Star
KODAK
Lane
the Bookman
Union St
Zeuster Dargnine
Spinning’s Bargain Store
Peurth Avene
Edwin J. Brown
D. D
First Avenue
Marion St
Dr. Brown
First Av
Che St
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