Political Clubs for American Women
A 1900s style proposal argues for a national women’s political society named the League of the Golden Rod to advance Republican support, purify ballots, and mobilize women voters through chapters led from Washington with key roles for presidential wives and regents. The plan likens it to England’s Primrose League and promotes a flower emblem and modest dues to fund activities and small voter influence.
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Washington
League of the Golden Rod
Primrose Club
England
Capa
Bowler
Tate
Aghingtan
Marjorie
Bennon
Chile
Daughters of the American Revolution
Colonial Dames
Holland Society
United States
Earl of
Beaconsfield
Primrose League
Randolph Churchill
Sir Henry Wolfe
Madrid
London
Island
League
Beaconsfeld
Cupid in the Corner as Interfering Matchmaker on Electric Car
In a Chicago Tribune item, Nathaniel Seaforth, famed for meddling, tries to unite a couple aboard an electric car. He moves along the straps to swap seats, cheers the reunion, and quips I was young once. The passengers watch as the pair face awkward tension and the conductor and curious riders weigh in.
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Nathaniel Seaforth
Mr. Seaforth
Seaforth
Cupid
Chicago Tribune
Generous judge spared by solicitor pressure tale
A London Sketch anecdote recounts a solicitor pressuring a new judge to return a fee for a case he could not continue. The judge refused to set a precedent and the solicitor admitted stopping the payment. The tale highlights scrutiny of money kept by lawyers and ethics in turn of phrase.
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Nolsettor
Odd
London
House of a Thousand Candles exposes a secret hammer test
In Glenarm House a search of the oak paneling reveals a hammered scar and hidden tallow beneath furniture. The narrator, armed and wary, recalls a past escape with Larry Donovan while a quiet moonlit night yields a strange encounter with Morgan the caretaker as he investigates mysterious taps on the wall.
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Glenarm House
Larry Donovan
Larry
Bates
Lucullus
Glenarm
Bate
St. Agatha's
St. Agatha’s
Wan Morgan
Morgan
A Figure in the Lake Lodge Mystery
Glenarm pursues Morgan after a violent confrontation as Bates aids his escape. The narrator tracks Morgan to a hidden cottage among lakeside maples, hoping to uncover truth about the wall and a dangerous claim of guilt, while tension and danger mount.
Repartee of the Juvenile in Dupont Circle
Washington children tangle in a playful exchange near Dupont Circle as a girl in a red dress leans into a taunt. A southern legislator’s daughter and peers trade jabs until the red dressed girl snaps back, calling the taunter a sheep and praising cowgirls over sheep.
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Dupont Circle
Weg
How to Attract Readers by Sensational Copy
A young editor seeks methods to energize a village paper and draws on a traveling printer who suggests printing sensational items to spark interest. The text also notes employment agents claim fat men face bias in hiring, favoring energetic workers, with advice to diet before seeking work. It mentions Dr Osler has made no comment on chloroforming men with adipose tissue.
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Chicago Record Herald
Osler
Tiasue
All Were Prime Ministers
An eminent surgeon recounts a Cardinal Du Bois episode. The cardinal tells him not to treat him as he does paupers at his hotel. The surgeon replies that each pauper is a prime minister in his eyes, illustrating dignity and hierarchy.
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Bates
Cardinal du Bois
France
Hotel
Dion
Success Magazine
Scientist Admonishes Use of Antineptic After Fourth Kin
A scientist claims an antiseptic should be used after the fourth kin, while others deride the idea as nonsense and advocate stopping at the fourth before reexamining the practice.
Prisoner Rebellious Geist Tested by Bread and Water
In a German prison a stubborn convict resists all attempts to break his spirit. The governor, noting worse behavior, orders bread and water for a change, then considers a cookery book to bend his resolve, hoping to crush his defiance.
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Huber
Il Bits
Population in Bowery Luxury Dwellers Quietly Employed
A fragment notes a New York Bowery population in the high hundreds living in luxury without work during winter, while summer earnings from barkers and amusements in port resorts sustain many.
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Bowery
New York City
Bricks Removed From Fort Hill House Chimney
The old Tri tram Goldthwaite house in Fort Hill Me saw 10 000 bricks removed when the chimney was torn down recently. The brick tally equals enough to construct four standard chimneys, with the original chimney dating back about 195 years.
Water streets by electric Milan tramcars
In Milan Italy water is sprayed from electric tramcars to dampen streets. Watering reservoirs on tramcars are adapted to platforms and emptied as cars run, using perforated tubes placed fan shape at the front and back of the car.
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Milan
Italy
They Like It One of the Mysteries of the World
A short, reflective note questions how people gull themselves and fall for easy tricks. It suggests gullibility as a near miracle of human nature and hints at society’s susceptibility to deception.
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Political Clubs For
Jeanie G. Lincoln
Joseph DB. Bowlea
Seria
By Meredith Nicholson
Mr. Glenarm
St. Agatha
Dows
Lesa
Alb
Thia
Salt Lake City
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