Taft Passes on Wiley Firing Amid Public Pressure
The article credits the U S public with blocking Taft from dismissing Dr Wiley amid a widening probe into food safety. It questions Taft’s haste and notes Attorney General Wickersham’s role while contrasting with China’s push to nationalize railway lines and warning about private control of public services.
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Taft
Dr. Wiley
United States
Wiley
Wiley Investi
Peetennally Taft
Tally
Wilson
Wickersham
China
Tom Johnson
Notable Marriage Sparks Moral Debate in Gossip Columns
The piece mocks Rev. Joe Lambert for marrying Astor to his partner and jokes about personal matters of affection. It notes Westerners' critique of Eastern grammar and references Gompers supporting Harriman in Los Angeles mayoral race with a nod to labor over capital.
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Joe Lambert
Astor
Brother Lambert
New England
Gompers
Labor
Harriman
Los Angeles
Sam
Fragmented dialogue scene with names and quotes
A garbled conversation features snippets about a new book purchase, a binding color, a lounging robe, and personal notes on rest. Characters referenced include Mise Millyans, a coal man, and others in a quirky exchange.
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Ruyters
Mise Millyans
A Misdeal by Berton Braley Poem
A light verse about love entanglements where Nan loves Tim and Tim loves Fan, while Fan loves Jim and the speaker laments the misaligned affections. The speaker proposes comic fixes to restore proper pairings, ending with Tim finding his own path.
An Awful Load on the Millions
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific officials campaign for railroad safety measures. Vice president F O Melcher cites costs to replace wooden cars, widen clearances, and install universal block signals totaling about 1.36 billion dollars, challenging the impact on capital and workers. The piece rails against imposing safety costs on clerks and railroad staff.
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Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
F. O. Melcher
King Morgan
Harriman
Fly on ear ends with a knife in hand incident
An Ohio man swatted at a fly while holding a knife, causing the fly and part of his ear to fly off. The bizarre scene prompts questions about what followed and how the injury occurred.
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Ohio
Best Story of a Race Track Tout and Hard Luck
A race track tout in hard times seeks a meal from a stingy horseman in an Eastern city. The man buys milk and custard pie, then changes the order to mince pie leaving a dime, illustrating the era’s stark fortunes. Included are jokes from National Monthly and Toledo Blade anecdotes about misers and charitable givers.
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National Monthly
The Tyrant Bridget
A fragment from Harper's Bazaar jokes about a tyrannical figure named Bridget. The note contrasts a stingy ruler who punishes for news theft with a punchy line about wages. It also cites statistics: nearly 6000 common schools in Norway and 233 978 passengers traveling the Suez Canal in 1910.
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Bridget
Delia
Harper’s Bazar
Norway
Suez Canal
Heiress Elopes With Coachman Then Chooses Aviator
A fragment from a Toledo Blade item notes a separable tale of an heiress and a coachman who eloped years ago and later considers an aviator as a future husband. It adds a remark on Newport society where Mrs Geraghty cooks for the Geraghtys at a Newport cottage.
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Geraghtys
Newport
Mrs. Geraghty
Tosh Mise A VOICE IN THE NIGHT By N. P. Babcock
A poetic piece evokes fear and nighttime dread with questions about listening to a small voice foretelling doom. The humor mockingly notes a firm head asking what a client said when handed a statement of account and a bill collector requesting the typewriter lady be sent out for a moment before revealing details.
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William
Renewing Complexions By Absorption
An advertisement promotes mercolized wax as a facial treatment to remove blotches moth patches pimples and freckles. Users apply a wax at night and wash off in the morning to reveal a natural healthy complexion. The copy claims the wax absorbs dead skin and yields noticeable results without makeup.
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Advt
Bacon Sprints Through Medley Of Names And Odd Claims
A playful list shows Sir Francia Bacon composing many famous works from Caesar to Paradise Lost as he riffs on authorship. The piece pivots to Magistrate Otto Kempner ruling cucumbers count as fruit, and Pu Yi's first day at school with a nationwide holiday in China.
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Francia Bacon
J. Caesar
Virgil
Fox
Chicago
Otto Kempner
Brooklyn
Pu-Yi
China
Are You Pigeontoed A Health Tip From Beattie
Beattie residents watched a sample of six hundred men and boys pass a corner between 2 and 2:30 pm noting five percent pigeontoed with one or both feet. Bootmaker H Dean says toeing in or out reflects poor walking habits and most people abuse their feet. He cites flat feet in sixty percent of men and eighty five percent of women and urges careful walking practice and outdoor activity for better health.
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Beattie
Seconday
Pike St
H Dean
Dean
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