Maybelle and Zabelle clash over society’s gate
The column critiques Maybelle Gilman Corey’s bid for social standing, noting her failed bid to enter the Corey home and her critique of society. Flora Zabelle Hitchcock defends social leaders, praising Mrs Hobart Taylor and challenging Maybelle’s view while promising a broader debate on wealth and intellect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maybelle Gilman Corey
Maybelle
Flora Zabelle
Raymond Hitchcock
Zabelle
Corey
Steel Trust
Chatfield-Chatfield
Ex pastor of beauty unadorned fame sparks colorful disposition
A fragment notes a former religious leader described as fashionably dramatic with a theatrical flair, likened to a Moulin Rouge temperament, stirring curiosity about past roles and public image.
Supreme Court ruling on city franchise bids stirs state
Rainier Valley Record comments on a Supreme Court decision in the Ewing case that allows city councils to grant public utility franchises without bidding. The editorial argues the ruling undermines voter control and the charter’s bid requirements, warning of loss of city revenue and public oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Rainier
Seattle
Reflections of a Bachelor Quote Montage
A collection of wry lines on marriage and romance from the New York Press notes. It contrasts a son's insight with the birth of his own child and observes a pretty girl appreciating honest praise while a husband frets about temper in domestic life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Press
Building a bungalow on a corner lot in pursuit of a dream
A home seeker shares lessons from planning a bungalow with modern features at a target price. He advises choosing a patient building superintendent, like Carter, who can trim costs while preserving essentials such as hardwood floors and a fireplace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plana
Carter
Ladies’ Boon
Banco Steering Ng
James
Dental Combine
Sam
Society Combine
Whiel
Edwin J. Brown
D. Dd. S
TIS Tnt Av. Union
Columbia and
Cherry
A Few Rash Rhymes
A quartet of quirky rhymes with grim punch lines. Each verse twists misfortune or danger into a comic image from aviation to hunting, the sea to dinner, and a boy with a shotgun ending in tragedy. The playful meter masks dark outcomes across different scenes.
Outing Hopes and Quips From Chicago News
A satirical collection notes that a girl prefers a suitable escort on outings and jokes about a water wagon with pneumatic tires. It mocks insurance for heaven and the idea of opportunity knocking for men as often as a bill collector. A middle aged woman says her husband never speaks cross words, then admits she never had a husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago News
Unclear historical note on a $25 million union depot
The fragment references a $25,000,000 union depot and an uptick in train travel enthusiasm. It also mentions names like Howard and Coward and criticizes several words, proposing a list of terms to dislike, including Darlingeat and Meteorological.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Deppo
Kites Provoke Fine in Washington Capital
In Washington on October 20 two Forestry Bureau officials Milton J. McKean and Philip Patterson Wells drew a ruling on a kite stunt. Police noted a string from the top of the Forestry Building and fined Wells and Wells ten dollars each for violating the kite ban in the capital.
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Washington
United States
Bureau of Forestry
Bureau
Milton J. McKean
Philip Patterson Wells
Wells
Patterson
Bureau of the Forestry
Welle
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Adolf
Ence
California
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Hippo
Baby
Heaven
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Aurelius
Detroit
Howard
Truly Warren
Burke
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Warren
Sample Suit Man
Nifelty
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Sentile
Wash
Postoffice
Baillargeon
Peter Thompson
Peter Pan
Sandries Pinaud
Pinaud
Foster
B. Reduso
Reduso
Wellaereentadium
Ort
Ione
Drucker
the Sandwall CO
Jamen St
Seattle, Wash
Mendington
Westlake
Sixthay
Alasha
Knabe Pianos
Chickering & Sons
ATA
Sohmers
Cline Piano CO
K. L. Klein
James Street
Schuckard
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