Taft Reply to War Secretary on 'Friend' Federal Job Joke
In closing months of his presidency William H Taft declines Stimson request to favor a friend with a federal post. He cites inability to accommodate and signs as Taft. The page includes brief witticisms and humorous quips from popular magazine and Das Echo dialogues.
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Taft
Hnd
Wiliam H. Taft
Henry L. Stimson
Mr. Taft
Stimson
William H. Taft
Mr. Stimacn
Popular Magazine
Roving Tales and Dinner Talks From An Early Era
A collage of dialogue and vignettes from a 1913 era issue includes a boastful money sense by a black parlor duo, a vegetarian discussion between Mrs Merriwid and Aunt Jane, and a tailor customer exchange about shoulder balance. The fragments reveal social humor, dieting quibbles, and kitchen chatter styled in period voice.
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Mia
Merriwid
Jane
Mellons
Mrs. Merriwid
Herbidge Didagree
Mr. Herbidge
Aunt Jane
Dearie
Mrs. Merriwidh
Jack Sprat
Mr. Sprat
Mra
Auntia
Cleface and Crime Theory on Health and Crime
A scientist suggests crime stems from disease and argues those in perfect health cannot be criminals. He questions the need for jails and proposes replacing penitentiaries with pill factories, implying medical treatment as a cure.
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Iate
What It Would Be Wealthy Thought in Optiminat Annals
Fragmented lines speculate on wealth and sudden riches with scattered phrases about thoughts, travel to New York, and impressions from encounters. The text mixes misprints and garbled terms, presenting a satirical or fictional dialogue about ambition and social ascent.
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New York
Fragmentary Voice Amid Strange Courtroom Echoes
A garbled and disjointed OCR fragment presents a distressed speaker declaring resolve and shifting relationships. The text references learning love, a marriage plan, and a reacting boy, set in a tense courtroom or formal setting with incomplete phrases and unclear attribution.
Fragmentary Verse Reflects Anomalous Language
A garbled OCR style text presents fragmented phrases and stilted dialogue about art music and opera. Several damaged lines hint at performance and chorus elements, while others resemble questions and formal address.
Deserved the Honor in Washington Star Jubilee
An elderly villager defends Shakespeare amid a Jubilee scene in the Washington Star. The man questions the obsession, suggesting Shakespeare wrote the Bible while noting locals praise him with hotel promotions and chocolate bearing his name.
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Bia
Washington Star
Shakespeare
OpamAir Living Coat 5 Arrests In Poisoned Stew Case
Philadelphia residents Thomas Costello and James Kelly were detained in Hawaii for alleged stew poisoning. Count Detective O Yucie Themien supervised the incident, with both men fined six dollars each after a court appearance. Kelly claimed illness and defense arguments followed.
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Thomas Costello
James Kelly
Philadelphia
Kelly
Negligence Called Manslaughter in Stehr Supreme Case
A Nebraska Supreme Court case, Stehr versus State, upholds a manslaughter conviction for criminal negligence by a father who failed to provide medical care after his child’s frozen feet during a blizzard. Despite knowing the condition, he delayed care until amputation was needed and the child died from blood poisoning. The court rules a parent with special charge has a duty to seek relief if unable to provide nurture.
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Stehr
State
Supreme Court of Nebraska
Nebraska
Hair scalp cure claim from Cuticura remedy dated 1913
F J Busher of Elyria Ohio describes a decade long scalp condition with itching and shedding. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment the scales disappeared and hair loss halted within two months. The testimonial notes world wide sale and a sample offer with a post card.
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Harrison St
Elyria
Ohio
F. J. Busher
Cuticura
Dept. L. Boston
Game He Likes
A quirky vignette from Peureon's Weekly shows Bertie miming theft, peering into a jam pot while his companion questions his aim in a playful domestic scene.
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Bertie
Peureon’s Weekly
Tyree’s Antiseptic Powder advertised for Aching Feet
Tyree’s Antiseptic Powder relieves foot pain when sprinkled in shoes or used as a solution. Advertised at 250 from all druggists, samples sent free by J. B. Tyree of Washington DC.
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Perapleing
Tyree
Washington, D. C
Made Difference and Cat Chorus Echoes in Herald
The Washington Herald quotes a lighthearted remark about cats and a humorous exchange “Darn those cats” and “Don’t shoot, Abner” noting a tabby’s vocal aria. The item presumes a playful aside amid a broader reflection that prosperity has not been a brilliant success.
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Abner
Washington Herald
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