Postmaster General Posts Rail and Ocean Mail Costs
The report outlines the year's postal costs including railroad mail transport at $48,983,000 for the fiscal year ending 1912, plus $12,174,488 saved by new cost adjustments. It notes 446 railroad accidents injuring clerks and mail losses, with calls to readjust pay for four years, authorize ocean mail service contracts, increase supervisory salaries, extended disability leave, and retirement provisions for disabled railway postal clerks.
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United States
America
Philippines
China
Australia
Stewart
South America
Far East
Parental Neglect Fatal to Child in North Dakota
Grand Forks North Dakota December 24 coroner s jury rules the five year old son of Michael Ott of Richardson North Dakota froze to death due to parental neglect. The boy s sister aged four faces probable death. They vanished from the house at noon and neighbors found them at the rear of the home that evening. the boy was dead and the girl had both legs from the knees down and both arms frozen.
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Grand Forks
N. D
Michael Ott
Richardson
Neiighbors
The Climax play praised for music and Adelina Von Hagen
A contemporary review lauds The Climax as the best of the season praising the company performance and the incidental music especially The Song of the Soul sung by Adelina Von Hagen. The writer urges audiences to take the Chief tain's advice and see The Climax.
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Adelina von Hagen
I Need You to Put Me Down for That Place
A meeting of a state medical society heard a letter from a consul urging a resident physician. A young man rose and modestly offered himself, saying his practice had died last night, and the place sounded good to him.
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Success Magazine
Alpenzug festival revival in Interlaken draws cattle herd march
After five years Interlaken revives Alpenzug a spring festival celebrating moved cattle herds and their herdsmen from low meadows to the alpine summer quarters Alp meaning a high mountain meadow in local Swiss sense the event marks the seasonal transhumance tradition.
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Interlaken
Alpen
Priests Alone Chosen For Safe Wine in Egyptian Feast
In an Egypt feast of the dead the question was how much wine each person could drink so the observance of the sacrament would remain clear. It was decided that only priests could drink the wine with safety to carry on the rite without confusion.
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Pricats
Egypt
Context of Mutch fleet visit and Cromwell quote in Punch
The excerpt recalls a school exam question about Oliver Cromwell's death and the Restoration. It notes a student’s answer linking the remark about Cromwell’s body to political events, as seen in a Punch magazine humor piece.
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Medway
Oliver
Oliver Cromwell
Powerful Influence of Bells in Literature
Bells have long stirred poets and writers with their compelling tone. Hugo describes the frenzy of emotion caused by bell clamor, as in his account of Quasimodo, the Notre Dame bellringer.
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Victor Hugo
Quasimodo
Notre Dame
Dry Place For A Match On Scottish Loch
A tingy angler soaked on a Scottish loch asks the gillie for a dry spot in the boat to strike a match. He had been sipping from his flask and forgetting his guile. The gillie retorts that his throat is dry enough. Fishing Gazette.
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Gillie
Fishing Gazette
Canem’s store gains national reputation in Punkin Hollow
A fragment reports Uncle Jake boasting about his Punkin Hollow store and noting a newspaper advertisement that highlights Canem’s growing national reputation. The dialogue hints at local business prominence and rising recognition.
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Neck of the Woods
Jake
Punkin Hollow
Pepper Rule Sparks Child’s Nose Pepper Joke
In a Delineator cartoon, Baby John protests pepper on his roast, seizes the pepper shaker, and declares that they eat everything with their mouth but pepper, which is eaten with the nose, as his father adds seasoning.
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Baby John
Minnesota Editor's Scheme Invention Progress Report
The St. Paul Dispatch reports the editor is at work on a playful invention to bring joy. He jokes about stretching elastic rubber with pumpkin pie to extend imagination, signaling a whimsical, early innovation note from the Minnesota press.
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Minnesota
St. Paul
Contracting the World
The world grows small with rapid travel and communication advances. A fortnight to Peking, an Algiers to Timbuctoo air service, and a wireless station on Crusoe's Island signal global connectedness. Paris Belair notes farewell to mystery.
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Peking
Algiers
Timbuctoo
Crusoe
Paris
Belair
Parable of Jerrold and Pepper at a lively party
Condensed sketch recalls Douglas Jerrold entering a party hosted by Mr. Pepper and remarking to the host on how glad he is to see all his friends muster. The anecdote highlights social wit and timing in a convivial setting.
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Douglas Jerrold
Good Work Being Done In France
France is systematically reforesting barren lands to revive soil and abate floods and droughts. The effort aims to provide employment and furnish raw materials for factories, supporting national resilience and economic growth.
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France
Get Out of the Rut Sure Path to Wealth
The piece urges making money work for you and getting out of the rut. It acknowledges a hard pull, but promises the middle of the road becomes easier to travel. It reads as motivational style guidance on wealth and financial discipline.
They Can Climb Political Fences Opening Access
A quotation from the Atlanta Constitution asserts that political fences should not bar the public from viewing from a distance. It emphasizes the idea that citizens deserve visibility into political processes and decisions.
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Atlanta Constitution
In Case of a Rush Prospective Tenant Refuses Flat
A humorous Life blurb notes a prospective tenant turning down a small flat citing futuring needs and jokes about growing a beard. The item captures a light, anecdotal moment in housing humor without broader context.
Luck and Doubtful Times Plague Benece
A fragmentary note reflects on luck and doubt as recurring trials. It hints at persistent hardship for an individual or place named Benece, with no clear event or date. The text reads as a meditative aside rather than a report of actions or outcomes.
Held Hie Color Well and Greeting Exchange
A New Orleans man recollects a street exchange between two Black men. The lighter skinned man asks about his wellbeing, and the darker man replies he has fared well. The mulatto then comments on the other’s color under hot weather. Source: Lippincott's.
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New Orleans
Joe
Lippincott’s
The Celt In Mexico
The Mexican Herald notes that Irish families such as the Greens Lynches Lonergans O Gormans Morans Murphys Braniffs Knights Whites Kellys O Reillys Hopes Wisons have become prominent in Mexico. It mentions descendants from a Cadiz exile colony settling in Spain near the eighteenth century.
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Mexico
Hibernian
Greens
Lynches
Lonergans
O'Gormans
Morans
Murphys
Braniffs
Knights
Whites
Kellys
O'Reillys
Hopes
Wi'sons
Emerald Isle
Cadiz
Spain
Herald
Not a Musical Horse Heads to the Headlines
A Detroit boy plays a mouth organ on the street and a horse rears, then dies from the shock of hearing music. The incident, recounted with a dash of humor, suggests the comical clash of street melody and animal reaction in a busy urban scene.
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Detroit
London Hippodrome Orchestra Seating Oversight
During the dress rehearsal for the London Hippodrome, engineers realized no space had been set aside for the large orchestra. Musicians endured over a year of seating on one side of the dress circle as boxes were altered to accommodate them.
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London Hippodrome
Real Estate Gold Mines Near New York City
The New York Press notes that future value of six room cottages with small gardens in remote suburbs could reach a thousand dollars per square foot. Humble owners today hold future fortunes in their modest plots as speculation grows.
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New York City
New York
N. Y
Not In Haste A Scottish Clergyman Text
A northern Scotland clergyman delivers a homely sermon verse from Psalms. He quotes David’s haste "I said in my haste all men are liars" and adds a rustic retort noting David spoke in haste. the minister finetunes the introduction with a light rebuke about leisure and judgment.
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Scotland
David
Solomon’s fame lies in royal marriage ties
An elderly visitor asks what King Solomon was renowned for. A fair-haired child answers that he was related by marriage to more people than any other man.
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Solomon
Time and Nature in Limburger Cheese Tale
A neighbor consoles Uncle Jerry over his wayward nephew. Uncle Jerry retorts that time and nature forged Limburger cheese, underscoring a sharp, humorous clash in a quip from Success Magazine.
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Polley
Uncle Jerry
Success Magazine
Pearls Should Not Be Washed Or Left Idle
Never use water to clean pearls. Water turns them black and spoils beauty. Pearls lose luster if not worn. To preserve whiteness, store them in a box with a piece of ashwood when unused.
The Highest Gift
A brief reflection on giving, noting that true generosity lies in daily life and practice rather than words or money, as James Russell Lowell asserts that when truth possesses a person the gift is complete.
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James Russell Lowell
Get It Out of You Phrase Encourages Letter to Abusive Anger
The Chicago Post cites Rev. Dr. Frank Crane advising angry readers to write a fierce letter denouncing a man and his ancestors, then burn the note as a cathartic release. The suggestion frames venting as a controlled act to purge anger.
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Frank Crane
Chicago Post
Deportation of Insane and Defective Aliens From New York
A port process reports thirty three instances of undesirables being deported monthly and projected yearly savings of around 980000 dollars for the state.
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New York
Taking Care of It Goat Eye Advice
In a wry note from The Tatler, a character warns Ikey about a goat glass eye. The line plays on caution and memory, urging proper care by removing the eye when not observing sleepers.
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Ikey
The
Tatler
Lengthening Her Stay
Little May asked for permission to go somewhere and her mother offered to let her stay longer. May replied I’ll stay two whiles, mamma, indicating she would remain under her mother’s care for a longer period.
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Little May
May
Mamma
He Generally Does A Narrow Minded Man Hat Saying
A compact aphorism notes that a narrow minded person may wear a wide hat, implying irony in appearances versus mindset. The remark presents a concise judgment about perception and pride without additional context or events.
Death's Grim Work in One Month
A sweeping overview notes a month of disasters worldwide including factory fires in Newark and Chicago, mine explosions in Antlers Oklahoma and Bolton England, a New York lamination gas blast, and deadly fires in Cincinnati and Philadelphia. It cites hundreds dead, thousands injured, and widespread havoc from fires, wrecks, uprisings, famine, and plagues across continents.
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Newark
N. J
Oklahoma
Antlers
Okla
Colorado
New York City
Atlantic
Bolton
England
Cihjeinnatl
Philadelphia
Chicago
Mexico
Brazil
Pacific
China
Alaska
Turkey
Odessa
Polly of the Circus at the Auditor ium January 7
Frederic Thompson presents Polly of the Circus with Georgia Olp in the lead at the Auditor ium on January 7. The production features a large company plus circus performers including Little Hip the trained elephant, Barlow pony circus, Effie Dutton, top bareback rider, and renowned acrobats and aerial acts.
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Polly
Frederic Thompson
Georgia Olp
Hip” Barlow
Effie Dutton
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Kansas City Weekly Star
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STAR
Kansas City
F. M. Gwinnup
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Vinita, Ohlahoma
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