Why Not Smile Awhile First Germ Gee Exchange
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1911
Page
4
Died at 96 Archimedes Daswei One Man's Cider Wager Tale
Archimedes Daswei dies at his Lantern Creek home aged 96. He reportedly never recovered strength after carrying a cider barrel up North Bend hill in 1840 on a wager. The item, part of a weekly issue, blends local notes and humorous social chatter from Seattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archimedes Daswei
Lantern Creek
North Bend Hill
Mrs Bob Fitzsimmons Sings at Local Vaudeville Show
Mrs Bob Fitzsimmons wife of the famed heavyweight champion speaks on girls politics and racing tracks at Pantages vaudeville this week. She praises modesty and discusses training breathing public ownership and universal appeals of her act in a candid interview.
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Fel
Bob Fitzsimmons
Mrs
Bob
Pama
Public Service
New Zealand
United States
England
Auc
Jefferson on Freedom of Speech and Press
A historical note on Thomas Jefferson as a defender of a free press warning against dangers to republics. It cites his letters to Lafayette and Judge Typer praising unrestricted expression and the need for open avenues of truth to safeguard liberty and governance. The piece contrasts abuse of journalists with Jeffersonian principles of press freedom.
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Jefferson
Lincoln
Jef
Republic
Lafayette
Typer
Misheard Warning Sparks Comical Family Moment
A woman frantically phones George to say lightning disrupted the telephone lines and left their mother unable to speak for two hours. George reassures her, but she shouts wheel as he explains his relief that the line is intact, then she sits to think until he arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Canada Says No to Reciprocity And Returns Power to People
The United States Congress finally ratified a freer trade agreement but Canada answered with a national referendum. The people ousted Laurier and installed Borden, asserting the will of the majority and the majesty of democratic rule. This historic turn signals profound global implications.
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Canada
United States
Congress of the
Dominion
Laurier
Borden
Mercy Exclaims Over Child’s Clumsy State
A Chicago Herald excerpt shows a mother scolding a boy for his messy clothes and face after he tries to shield a younger child from a beating. She praises him, calling him Seany, and reveals the other boy was himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seany
Chicago Herald
Observations on Napoleon era and political quips headline
A fragmented clipping notes diverse items: death of the last French woman who met Napoleon at 102. remarks on Canadian annexation, home rule, and Taft reciprocity. a Taft critique of a recall plan. Wales princes bedtime. a Cal Arcata minister admits theft over back pay. Buckeye Powder Co. damages under Sherman act. humorous polemics on Dupont and industry strategies.
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Napoleon
Canada
John Redmond
Champ Clark
Rev. Adams
Arcata
Cal
Buckeye Powder Co
Dupont Powder Trust
Dupont
la Steel Trust
One for Your Tailor and the Burden of Heredity
A haughty man complains to his tailor about a boorish judgment while claiming noble lineage from an early settler. The tailor counters that many people still believe in heredity, highlighting the clash between pretension and heritage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eaid
Smithson Criticized for Lack of Industry
A cousin in Caswell's Journal notes disapproval of Smithson for neglecting his calling, while the reply cites his seven weekly calls as a counterpoint, revealing family humor over diligence and social visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithson
Caswell
Postmortem Pending on Patient Case
Fragmentary dialogue notes the doctor advising cheerful spirits and delaying a definite diagnosis until after a postmortem, with a speaker named Pat and a patient addressed as sir in a rural dialect. The OCR text includes mis-spellings and incomplete lines.
September and September in a collage of verse and quips
An irregular mix of poems and babble from a late 19th or early 20th century paper. It blends playful doggerel about September with snippets of joke lines and stray anecdotes including a quip about a judge and umbrella rights and a hat chase.
Parrot Scene Sparks Laughs In New York Shop
Holden the bird dealer fumbles with a taciturn parrot until a Cuban visitor speaks Spanish. The bird erupts in a loud Spanish chorus and the amused buyer leaves saying gracias, while a literary aside about life and “Chapter Seventeen” closes the moment.
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Holden
New York
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