Editorial on University of Chicago scholars and slang use
The piece critiques Chicago University professors notably Hall and Triggs for promoting slang and utopian ideas. It argues slang harms linguistic elegance and laments that some colleges resemble cranks. It lightly dismisses an ostrich national bird proposal and ends with a jab about turkeys.
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Rockefeller
Standard Oil
University of Chicago
E. Benjamin Andrews
Nebraska
Andrews
Professor Andrews
Triggs
United States
Chicago University
Hall
Camos
Frontier
Arizona
Indian Elopement Sparks Mock Moral Outcry in Northwest
A satirical tirade mocks a Sioux marriage elopement by Amos Yellow Hawk and Mary Ann Big Woman. The piece jokes about white man logic, divorce norms in South Dakota, and Carlisle training as it laments Indigenous assimilation and mocks public health scare among Papago readers.
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Northwest
Amos Yellow Hawk
Mary Ann Big Woman
Yellow Hawk
Red Romeo
Paleface Four Hundred
South Dakota
Carlisle School
Mary Ann Big
Kaiser William objects to American daughter in law
The report claims Kaiser William strongly opposes a American daughter in law and hints at his reluctance to abdicate his throne. The piece mocks the idea of “desperate fighting” in Nicaragua where engagements yield only one fatality per hour, suggesting the scene is exaggerated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser William
Nicaragua
Autography at Washington and the imperial mood
Observers note a growing autocratic atmosphere around the War Department and the executive mansion as critics warn of centralization of ultra constitutional power. The piece contrasts liberal republican ideals with the rising tendency toward imperial methods in national governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Executive
Washington politics and the imperial presidency critique
The author denounces autocratic behavior in Washington led by Roosevelt and Root, criticizing interference in cases like Miles and Miss Taylor. The piece argues courts may reinstate Taylor to curb executive overreach, notes opposition from hard coal operators, praises a new opera by Ethel Smith, and warns of U S involvement in southern revolutions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Miles
United States
Root
Miss Taylor
War Department
Admiral Schley
Schley
Taylor
Roosevelt tariff talk angers readers in New England
column questions Roosevelt s tariff speeches calling them inaccurate and politically cynical. writer mocks the president from a Yankee viewpoint and jokes that Iowa and Minnesota Republicans demand real policy to feed the west with "solid food" rather than vague promises.
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Roosevelt
New England
Luther
Iowa
Minnesota
West
Nawab Visits Dentist for Two Sets of Teeth
The nawab of Rampur and 150 companions traveled from 600 miles north west of Calcutta to consult Dr. Smith. His Mohaum medan mother sought two sets of false teeth, as Englishwomen have two, prompting the dentist to travel to Rampur. The operation cost 4000 rupees with the patient concealed behind a sheet.
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Nawab of
Rampur
Calcutta
Dr. Smith
London
Maharima
Medicinal Cabbage Fame In Ancient Times
The article notes cabbage was believed to have marvelous medicinal powers in olden times. It claims cabbage could cure drunkenness and cites Cato who wrote that Rome did without physicians for 600 years by using cabbage alone.
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Cato
Rome
Peach Abundance Draws In 1679 New York Authors Findings
The diary of Jaspar Dankers from 1679 describes an extraordinary peach crop in Manhattan and Long Island with fruit so abundant that trees shed fruit to the ground. He and his Labadist companion note ripe peaches and apples everywhere, praising taste and freshness compared with Europe, while barley, rum, and local foods accompany daily travel through Harlem and Spuyten Duyvil.
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New York
Greater
Ted
New York City
Jaspar Dankers
Holland
Madeira
Europe
Long Island
Barbados
Harlem
Manhattan Island
Spuyten Duyvil
New York Mail and Express
The Mystified Fisherman and Short Humorous Vignettes
A collection of witty fragments and dialogues from Lustige Blatter and The Hudson Register. Notes include an urban scene about seeking lodging near a medical school, a light exchanged line about love and patience, and humorous exchanges about friendship and ownership.
Where the Shoe Pinched
A valet teases about the master’s thinning figure while the doctor deflects concerns. The valet frets he cannot wear the master’s clothes as the master supposedly grows too fat and may improve in health by losing weight.
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Cuba
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Hudson Register
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