Stingy Man Moves as Mail Order Tax Shifts Towns
A fable recounts the Stingiest Man in Stringtown moving to Millionville to save postage. Earlier, around 1907, residents mailed portraits of Washington Franklin and McKinley to a mail order house, causing seven local shops to close by 1919. The stingy figure then buys art stickers to win favor with the Millionville man, but resists spending.
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Millionville
Stringtown
A. D
G. Washington
B. Franklin
W. McKinley
Miss Dobson’s Delicate Plan to Win a Manager’s Attention
Miss Dobson schemes to change her name by seducing theater manager Malcom Sturgis. Jim, elevator boy, adores her and decorates a control lever with her ribbon during a late night ascent. Months pass as she waits, stylish in a neat black suit, for her chance to enter the great man’s office.
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Dobson
Malcom Sturgis
Jim
Miss Dobson
Mise Dobson
Mr. Sturgis
Miss Dobbson
Star Boss and Miss Dobson Ride Elevator to Big Breakthrough
In a tense elevator scene a bold Miss Dobson convinces manager Malcom Sturgis to hear her acting talents. She performs from classics like She Stoops to Conquer and Candida, impressing Sturgis who offers a ten tomorrow contract. Jim, the elevator operator, smiles at a lucky day and hints at a future match.
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Sturgis
Jim
Mal. Com
Miss Dobson
Colege
Malcom Sturgis
Miss
Dobson
Relativity of Knowledge Concept in the New York American
The piece explains the relativity of knowledge, stating we know only appearances and never the true substance. It asserts knowledge is phantasmagoria and that the thing itself remains unknowable beyond our faculties. The article discusses whether this view is true or false.
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New York American
Practical Reflections from a Baltimore Audience
A Baltimore American reader notes a speaker praised for intellect but unable to wear the gems of thought when invited to eat after a merry hike. The remark frames social sharing of ideas and manners in a light, humorous tone.
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Baltimore American
Choice at Crosswalk Sparks Droll Street Encounter
A Portland Maine man and a mysterious young woman narrowly dodge each other on the street in a comical standoff. The man finally hears her quip “Well Sorry up Which is it to be a waltz or a two step” revealing the odd moment as they struggle to pass.
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Portland
Maine
April
Friday the Thirteenth Field Note in Emporia Gazette
Walt Mason riffs on Friday the Thirteenth with comic superstition about misfortune. The verse humorously stacks unlucky events from foreboding relatives to mislaid shipments and garden wishes, ending with a wry lament on the day.
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Metropolis
P. ©. Eastment
Jove
Supreme Court of Nebraska
E. B. Harriman
United States
Standard Oil Company
Walt Mason
Emporia Gazette
Henry
Hiram
Sawbock Shears & Roe
Frank Z. Pearce
Diller
Aebraska
J. G. Neely
Neely
Diller, Nebraska
Muel J. Clark
Real Estate and Insurance
Tonia
Dr. Shoop
Neely’s Pharmacy
Orn
U.S
Patent Office
L. P. Raymond
Edison
H. Z. Diller, E. 8. Diller
Diner Brothers
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