Never Weds Tale Echoes Masks and Hypocrisy in Montclair
In Montclair the Never Woods event features seven bachelors and bachelorettes in disguises as a mock wedding pageant. Each student offers comic reasons for remaining single, including fear of commitment, critiques of marriage, and a suffragist twist. The gag ends with whispered verdicts that one couple is engaged while the others are married.
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Bach
Salita
Nellie
Costs Money to Be Mayor
London mayors face far higher costs than provincial peers. The lord mayor receives 56 000 dollars a year plus about 50 000 dollars personal funds. Other UK cities vary, with Liverpool at 10 000 dollars salary plus expenses and 34 000 dollars for transport. Birmingham fixed 5 000 dollars. Manchester Sheffield Leeds and Leicester provide no grant.
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London
United Kingdom
Liverpool
Birmingham
Manchester
Sheffield
Leeds
Leicester
Mother smothers baby in river recovery spree
Columbus O Mrs Clinton Daw grieving over the recovery of a relative’s body in the river hugged her infant to her breast and unintentionally smothered the child to death. The incident occurred as authorities investigated the drowning site.
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Columbus
Clinton Daw
Shocking Picture Halts Pittsburg Hall Opening
Judd Reid and Haymaker refused to grant a preliminary injunction to allow the Grizzly Bear dance hall opening after being shocked by an illustration. The McKeesport mayor ordered the hall closed pending action.
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Haymaker
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65 Years Makes an Old Maid Opinion
A group of women discuss when a woman becomes an old maid. Miss Caroline Thummel asserts 65 as the threshold, while Justice Boyer of Chicago places it at 25. She argues women should not marry before 25 to ensure choosing a sensible partner.
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Caroline Thummel
J. F. Boyer
Chicago
Miss Thummel
Leper John Earle Fenced on Tacoma Acre
John R. Earle once of Washington D C located at Summit near Tacoma and will be fenced on an acre. His wife and three young children accompany him after the prolonged government investigation into his condition.
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John R. Earle
Summit, Wash
Tacoma
Wash
Washington, D. C
Summit
Earl
Voice Returns After Fifteen Years Speechless
Mrs Charles Curtiss wife of a Carpentaria rancher in Santa Barbara California regains the ability to talk after fifteen years of silence. Her discovery of speech follows a period of illness and treatment noted by local physicians.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Charles Curtiss
Carpenteria
Espionage Game Captures Europe and the World
A historical overview notes espionage as a common practice across nations. It cites Captain Lux of France, prisoner exchange ideas between Russia and Germany, and recent trials and demonstrations in Britain. The piece argues spies attract officers seeking adventure in peacetime.
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Kansas City
Europe
Italy
Turkey
France
Lux
Russia
Germany
England
Bertrand Stewart
London
British Foreign Office
Stewart
Heinrich Grosse
Winchester
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Pat question on home rule evokes debate
A public exchange features a character asking Pat if they support home rule, signaling a broader discussion on local governance and autonomy within the community. The remark hints at political or civic tensions shaping municipal policy and authority.
Jewish Vendor Outsmarts Duke and Rocksavage in Cairo
A Cairo jewelry bazar tale recounts an old Jew outwitting the young Duke of Westminster and Lord Rocksavage. Asked in various languages if he spoke them, the old man finally declares in plain Italian style that they are the fools, leaving the pair embarrassed and overheard by a friend in Cairo.
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Westminster
Lord Rocksavage
Bazar
The One Girl for Him in Teasing Talk
An exchange between a worried girl and her fiancé ends with a joke after a doctor advises limiting talking to two minutes. The piece endorses Kopp's Baby's Friend as a trusted remedy for teething wind colic and diarrhea, with prices and mail-order details.
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D. R. Rothrock
New Berlin
Kopp
Clever Youth Prompting Revenge in Confusing Exchange
A youth tells a girl that every look at her stirs thoughts of revenge. He claims revenge is BYjeet as she reveals plans to see papa tomorrow. The dialogue frame mixes threat with domestic theme in a mock dramatic scene.
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Chesebrough Manufacturing Company
State Street
Consolidated
New York
Paxton Antiseptic Promoted For Pelvic Catarrh
Advertises Paxtine Antiseptic as a remedy for pelvic catarrh. Claims hot douches provide relief and notes price 25 cents a box or available postpaid from The Paxton Toilet Co in Boston Massachusetts.
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Paxton Toilet, Co
Boston
Mass
Small Encouragement and Banter Over Tea Advice
A humorous exchange between Maud and Kate about aging, bilious attacks, and the value of Garfield Tea. The line about a man overestimating himself adds a playful social note.
Southern women attest Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Five letters from southern women claim Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured numerous female ailments. The correspondence argues the remedy would aid others with similar troubles, presenting positive proof as testimonial support.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Wauchula
Fla
Lydia E Pinkham
Matrie Hopnot
Wauchula, Florida
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