Street dangers rise as motor traffic prompts controls
The article notes the growing menace of power-driven vehicles in cities and cites London and New York as examples. It discusses proposals for stricter penalties for drunken driving and reckless operation and suggests speed-based traffic separation to reduce fatalities, referencing Chicago’s 1912 death toll near 100.
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London
House of Commons
Londion
Chicago News
Sulzer
New York
United States
Chicago
Tobacco smoke harms house plants say Chicago professors
University of Chicago professors Lee J Knight and William Crook told the AAAS in Cleveland that tobacco smoke does not benefit house plants but injures them. The piece lampoons smokers claiming plants suffer and jokes that moths could become the only reasonable target if smoke were shown to aid pests.
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Lee J. Knight
William Crokk
University of Chicago
Armerican Association For the Advancement of Science
Cleveland
Nicotia
Four Years Delay in Prussia Case Questions U S Justice
A contemporary notes the Berlin case of seven lumber dealers accused of defrauding the Prussian treasury of 255000, citing a four year preliminary investigation with 400 pages of evidence. The piece asks whether such delays would excuse similar delays in the United States and argues about faults in the U S system.
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Berlin
Prussia
United States
English Woman Teaches Soft Voices To American Women
An English woman arrives to instruct American women on acquiring soft voices praised by Shakespeare as excellent in women. Yet current demand favors audible voices over soft tones, risking voices being drowned in the era's turmoil.
Divorce claim airs wary marital verdicts and jokes
A New York woman in divorce talks four years as enough for a wife to share a life with a man. A joke emerges as her husband allegedly agrees. Jack Barrymore faces a $50,000 suit from a California barber after a haircut clash. A London physician touts an elixir for nine diseases. A pneumonia remedy named ethylhydroct pretahyochloride is advertised with cautions. A New York doctor claims rattlesnake venom can cure epilepsy and hints at using an old antidote.
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New York
Flowers In The Household How To Make Them Last
Four tips from Delineator for extending cut flowers life. Soak stems in water for hours, cleanse the vase, keep flowers cool, and recut stems each morning to prevent air bubbles from blocking water uptake.
Doubtful Citizen in Election Exchange
Citizens debate plans as one speaker asks what will be done if elected. The respondent admits uncertainty, replying I do not know yet. The exchange highlights a skeptical approach to policy promises.
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Orfer
Veg
Small Town Shoes Fight for Fair Terms
A letter from United Shoe Machinery Co. of Boston argues larger firms pressuring rivals over terms, urging support for equal treatment of manufacturers of all sizes to boost competition and prosperity in small towns.
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United Shoe Machinery Co
Boston
Mass
Adv
The Ugliest Man on Earth Serial Seeks Local Color
An editor asks a writer why he keeps coming, asking the author confirms he won’t sell stories but is writing a serial titled The Ugliest Man on Earth to gain local color for the piece.
Curling Feathers Tips with Salt Before a Bright Fire
A remedy for a damaged feather suggests sprinkling with common salt and shaking before a bright fire until dry, restoring the feather to good condition. The instruction reads as practical guidance for reviving damp feathers using simple household salt and heat.
Open air sleeping proposal and light ad copy mix
The passage blends a tentative note about trying outdoor sleep with advertisements for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup and Mrs Austins Buckwheat, followed by quips about self reliance and a man getting rich despite his wife. The tone mirrors a fragment from a vintage newspaper page.
Race Prejudice Conversation Reported to Wilson
An overheard exchange in Oregon during the presidential campaign shows prejudice against Italians. The dialogue involves Mike and Pat debating whether to vote for Wilson or his opponents, exposing nativist attitudes of the era.
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Oregon
Wilson
Mike
Pat
Wilson Woodrow
Sunday Dinner Sparks Family Debate Over Fancy Eating
The eldest daughter, learning cooking, prepares the Sunday dinner while the mother is praised for a dish. The little sister asks for a plain dinner, and the eldest promises a special Sunday presentation, highlighting a family clash over culinary ambition.
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Mamma
Mourning Clothes Reveal Distant Kin at Social Visit
Mrs Boynton notes her gardener Henry wearing crape on his hat following a loss. When asked about the relation, Henry replies it is distant, about twenty five miles away, highlighting a small social moment with a humorous undertone.
Coffee Versus Postum Heals Nervous Dyspepsia
A longtime coffee user describes severe dyspepsia and nervous pain from caffeine. After switching to Postum, stomach unrest and neurotic symptoms vanish, returning only when coffee is resumed. The letter cites The Road to Wellville as explanation and notes new genuine letters appear periodically.
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Wellville
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