Wit and words from across the era
A collage of quips and cartoons from editorials and readers, including jokes about marriage troubles, a workman’s stoicism, and a humorous take on political figures like Senator Gore and Gov. Haskell, reflecting early 20th century wit.
Campaign prose hints at a future president named Bil Taft and Bryan
The piece muses on a campaign with candidates Bil Taft and Bill Bryan. It notes the familiar nickname Bill and praises the sturdy ring of RULY while considering future presidency under a Bil Taft style candidate.
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Bill
Rut Bryan
Taft
Bryan
Hart
Ruly
William
The Boy Who Didn't Pass in a Detroit Poem
A somber verse from the Detroit Free Press centers on a boy who failed to pass, teased by peers and ashamed to seek a mother’s sympathy. The piece contrasts his sadness with cheering scenes and ends urging kindness toward the left behind student.
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Detroit Free Press
Democratic Platform Embraces Direct Election and Tariff Reform
The platform calls for direct election of U S senators, crackdown on trusts, a federal license system for interstate firms, tariff revision to reduce duties and place essentials on the free list, and an income and inheritance tax. It advocates postal savings banks, canal and waterway development, eight hour workday, immigration controls, and immediate independence for the Philippines once a stable government is set.
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Denver
Colo
United States
Funde
Jefferson
Publc
Republican Party
Congress
Postal Savings Banks
Treasury
Panama Canal
Philippines
A Mother and the Quest for Healthy Maternity
A reflective piece urges women in lonely homes to seek the blessing of motherhood and to pursue healthy maternity through specific preparations, noting that mental derangement can block happiness and calling on all women to engage with the topic.
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Public Testimonies
Mrs Maggie Gilmer of West Union writes the remedy restored her health and made her a mother. Mrs Josephine Hall of Bardstown says it cured female troubles and she is a proud mother. The ad promotes Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a long standing standard remedy for displacements inflammation and other female complaints. Lynn Mass. is invited to write for advice.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Maggie Gilmer
West Union
D. C
Lydia E. Em Cone
Cele
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bacon
Egbert
Yonkers Statesman
Eben
Washington Star
Senator Gore
Gov. Haskell
Arabella
Lil
Estelle
Chicago Tribune
Lincoln Directory
Vargas
Eet Gansen
ESS
Gasolaoe Motor CO
Lincoln
NEBR
Dakota
White & Levi
Nebraska
Aes Ae Suite
LEVI
P St
the Democratic
PSR Sas
Rockies
VIA
Union Pacific
Yellowstone Park
G. Slosson
CG. A
Lincoln, Nebr
Uae
Lange
Nealth
Paxton
Boston
Mass
Bea
Aula
W. N. Y. Lincoln
Tad Me Elchad
Seton
Gorge Geee Arch