Muscle Shoals power debate framed by engineers and press
The article discusses Muscle Shoals power as vital to Alabama and the nation noting engineers believe state rivers can fuel industrial growth. It argues against monopoly control, warns of nitrate reliance, and envisions a national contest for favorable power arrangements amid public funding and constitutional concerns.
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Tennessee
Ugh
Muscle Shoals
Wilson Dam
United States
Judge Clark Warns County Drivers On Repeat Offenses
Judge Clark warns traffic law violators that prior records will be used against them. The ruling aims to deter repeat offenses by imposing harsher penalties on subsequent convictions. It is described as a wise course to encourage sober behavior among motor car drivers.
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Clark
Public to Attend Colonel Witchell Court Martial
The army plans to open the court martial to the public after Colonel Witchell raised administration concerns. Traditionally secret, this trial will allow wide access, drawing crowds. securing a hall large enough for attendees is the main challenge. The colonel favors public mass contact over formal department channels, making attendance critical to public interest.
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Witchell
Army
Metropolis Swindle Trio Bets On Necklace Scam
In a New York restaurant a trio of men including a briefcase carrier tried a five dollar bet on a fake necklace racket. A peddler hawked the purported trinket at twenty dollars but crowds ignored him and the effort collapsed as the group departed after betting their workers’ fame.
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New York
Sourth
Metropolis
Bamboo as lumber substitute eyed by government scientists
Government scientists predict bamboo could become common in the United States as a substitute for lumber, especially in the South, with potential uses from fencing to hay racks. They note bamboo grows easily here but doubt widespread use will match Japan or China due to preferences for steel concrete and stone.
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Japan
China
India
Java
South
Orient
Money, Love, and Matrimony in a London Opinion Line
A witty exchange notes a woman’s obsession with money and a man’s insistence that marriage requires love. The dialogue highlights social satire on wealth and romance with crisp London newspaper voice.
Not So Bad After All
A humorous exchange about prison life and religious rocks yields a wry Boston Transcript quip. Two men discuss fishing, work, and fate in a compact, light note reflecting newspaper wit.
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Boston Transcript
Not Worth It McIntosh Confesses on Penny Misread
In a late night scene, McIntosh tells the doctor they mistook a coin for a swallowing incident. He explains his wife has been counting her change and misidentified a penny as a shilling, revealing the error.
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McIntosh
Willie
Hedge
Horace
First car ride disaster noted in Capper's Weekly
A young man and his companion enjoy their first motor car outing until on the return journey the engine dies and the couple frantically wonders where they dropped it. The incident is recounted in Capper's Weekly with a humorous tone.
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Capper
Sambo Sails When Boss Misreads Rowing Claim
A riverboat scene features a colonel coaxing Sambo to row for a dollar. Sambo admits he cannot row, then handles the oars with skill, explaining he misunderstood “row” as “row like a lion.”
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Sambo
Sam
Fragmentary Verses on Responsibility and Delay
A series of reflective lines discuss responsibility and law, noting that delay seldom affects lawyers’ bills. The prose woes blame mudslinging on good men and suggest slow travel if they pay their way. It mentions a blunder and ends with homesickness on a Sunday morning.
Sammy Jay Outwits Chatterer in Nut Robbery
In Thornton Burgess tale Sammy Jay watches Chatterer the Red Squirrel pilfer nuts from Happy Jack and his own stores. Sammy suspects theft, bides time, and plans to reveal the red thief as lively tension builds in Green Forest.
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Sammy Jay
Green Forest
Chatterer
Red Squirrel
Sammy
Happy Jack
Blacky the Crow
Jack Squirrel
Rippling Rhymes By Walt Mason And George's Fate
Poet laments George’s banishing by officials and poverty as he toils unseen. The piece contrasts critics’ neglect with later praise for Gissing and George, noting his posthumous recognition amid widespread, globe spanning attention.
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Walt Mason
Neighborly Chiefs and a Wilding Child Athletica
An anxious woman frets about her neighbors child Athletica a voracious climber and mischief maker who wrecks a tulip bed rips screens frees a cat and harms a squirrel while the husband muses on patience and playful banter amid the domestic scene culminating in a sudden hint of larger literary allegory about a sleeping figure in a green tent and a bell tolling for bread.
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Begonia
Athletica
Dearie
Fluffy
Life's Worth Living by Glenn Frank
Essay argues modern life relies on external parades and diversions. The author says true contentment comes from inner wealth and self reliance, urging readers to cultivate mental and spiritual richness to enjoy leisure without external entertainments. He cites Schopenhauer and warns against boredom from ignorance.
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Glenn Frank
H. L. Mencken
Maryland
Baltimore
Mandy
Fifth Avenue
Anne C. E. Allinson
Justice McCardie and Fashion Inference
The New York Times cites Mr. Justice McCardie in a London trial as saying fashion changes are meant to force people to buy new clothes. He notes the health and comfort of ladies as a second consideration despite the belief that women seek final-day dress.
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Justice McCardie
England
London
New York Times
Baltimore Sun
Thanks for Quarantine Blessings From Smallpox Notice
A card of thanks commends city authorities for three weeks of quarantine that kept a family safe during a smallpox case. The note notes meals, rest, and a cousin who fled town, calling the experience a blessing and expressing gratitude.
When a Car Is Used Elm City Clarion
A short opinion notes the public perception that distance driven alters a car’s status from new to used. It suggests consumer caution in evaluating vehicle condition beyond mileage.
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Elm City Clarion
Slave to Beauty Concept Spreads Online
A fragmentary notice reflects on the idea of a slave to beauty with references to spending lunch money and a neck shave. The snippet hints at modern cultural critique and personal vanity in a brief, provocative line.
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Dallag
Efficiency Comes Home in Brooke Household Drama
John W. Brooke hires an efficiency expert to run his house, alarming his daughter Constance and the family as daily reporting systems, bookkeeping, and rigid schedules replace familiar routines. Tension erupts over control and obedience as Constance resists the outsider’s authority.
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John W. Brooke
Constance
William
Alice
Hedge
Billy
Connie
H. Hedge
Brooke Courtyard
Giovanni
Watching the Parade by John Pilgrim
A narrator recalls a job seeker with ragged clothes and a flashy hat who loses work, finds more, and spins tall tales. He saves money, bets on risky ventures, and pursues a personal end beyond riches, without a clear path to it.
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Bess
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