The Cardinal of Lacedaemon and the Rail Baron
Pat O'Brien builds wealth by controlling Lacedaemon through politics and the Daily Planet, while Joe Dale uses his railroad power to curb rivals. Dale defeats a franchise, ousts O'Brien, and orchestrates a market crash that costs O'Brien about $750,000, yet the cardinal still keeps ownership of the town.
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John Dale
Lacedaemon
Dale
Daily Planet Publishing Company
Pat O'Brien
Joe Dale
Mr. Dale
Daily Planet Company
New York
Cardinal
Ted Ascotte
Date
Wipes
O'Brien
Dully Planet Publishing Company
Heiris
Colonel Legarde
Legarde
Dale Buzz
Pollock
The
Planet Company
the Planet
Road King
Daily Planet
Pat O’brien
Trate Railroad
Pat O'Birien
Pat
Nipper
Mercury
Poolshard
Poetic Jokes and Ads in a Fragile Magazine Page
A jumble of literary satire and product pitches critiques magazine poetry and advertising. It mocks sentimental verse, cites Cascarets advertising success, then shares light anecdotes about gas meters and roach control, ending with a plug for Easy Task soap in cleaning roaches and moths.
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Kipling
The
Woodshed
the &x
Mr. Roach
Pattern Talk Sparks Dressmaking Mix Up
A humorous scene shows a husband misinterpreting his wife calling a map of Halley’s comet a pattern. The dressmaker then uses a similar large diagram to cut out a new shirtwaist, creating a playful confusion about patterns and plans.
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Chicago Evening Post
Father knows compass row ends with Asia joke
A five year old brags that his father and he know everything. When asked where Asia is the child confidently replies that it is one of the things his father knows, illustrating a quip from Harper's Bazaar.
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Asia
Harper’s Bazaar
The Bachelor Button and a Inventor’s Cunning Plan
A friend previews a needleless button named allegorically the Bachelor’s Button. He worries the name signals limited appeal yet admits expectations to attract both men and bachelors.
At the Summer Resort Dialog Sparks Old Engagement Memory
A brief exchange at a summer resort recalls a past engagement as one party teases the other about a four qrazons-ago plan. The line hints at a prior commitment and familiarity between the speakers.
Fortune Knocks at Every Man’s Door and Kidney Warnings
An ad style passage urges early attention to kidney problems citing Dr Dean’s Kidney Pills as a remedy. It features a testimonial from Mrs Fulton of Portland and promotes Down’s Kidney Pills with a child story about a doctor’s hospital visits.
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Dean
A. E. Fulton
Skidmore Bt
Portland
Ore
Donn's
Foster-Milburn Go
Buffalo
Chicago
Cost of Spontaneity In Political Talks
An aspiring statesman asserts desire for the office but resists being the people's choice. His campaign manager concedes the path to leadership is pricier as the people's choice than stepping in as a compromise candidate.
Notes and Comments
A Yonkers Statesman item reflects on foresight and self improvement as the morning after missteps prompt resolutions. The comic exchange about a neighbor and a cornet hints at everyday anecdotes fueling civic mood.
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Gotham
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Cardinal Richelieu
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Baitle
Superior Railroad
Toterstate
Armour
Armour Fertilizer Works
Cascatets
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Tella
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Baule Creek, Mich
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