Interview with Job by Irvin S Cobb Reveals Boils and Boasts
Irvin S Cobb imagines interviewing Job across the Styx and recounts his imagined misfortunes. The piece lampoons fame and wealth, listing Job’s boils and the many social pretensions he avoided, from album collecting to yacht parties, while noting a final exchange on sympathy.
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Irvin S. Cobb
Styx
Dra
Ares
Job
Cardinal Wolsey
Aristides
Dewey
Dee Cook
Jesur
Bryan
California
Toothaloosa
Ala
Iron Bridge
Pecan Ridge
Fez
Argeson
Congress
Asemmer
Go &E
Bull of Durham
Elbert Hubbard
What Do You Think in Domestic Life Pathetic List
A Sunday church discourse asked what is the most pathetic thing in home life. The audience offered items such as broken suspenders, a gas meter that fails, a bridge fiend’s child, a wife sharpened pencil, a daughter's first singing lesson, a switch on a nail, a cold pancake, Uncle Henry’s striped vest, and a pay envelope at midnight Saturday.
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Uncle Henry
Don’ts for Street Car Users Issued by Pittsburgh Railways
The Pittsburgh Railways company prints a guide of safety Don'ts for street car users and pedestrians. It warns to avoid taking chances amid many street cars wagons and fast automobiles. The guidance also applies to residents of Warren and other large towns.
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Pittsburgh Railways Company
Warren
Hogwallow News Atlas Peck Sets Quirky Market Scheme
Atlas Peck muses about running a store and buying in car lots to stock more goods. Gander Creek rises slowly after rains. Poke Eazey resumes fishing as Speart moves back twice. Depuy Constable launches campaign to back Woodrow Wilson.
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Atlas Peck
Gander
Poke Eazey
Depuy Constable
Woodrow Wilson
Fit Smith Predicts Tough Winter Observing Horse Coat
Smith forecasts a hard winter after noting the hair on the Tin Peddler's horse growing thicker on the off side. The observation ties to local superstitions and seasonal forecasting practices.
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Fit Smith
Sim Flinders adjusts sleep position after new discovery
After learning he sleeps with his feet northward, Sim Flinders places an extra pillow under his head to align his rest with the newfound orientation.
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Sim Flinders
Washington Hocks Buys Moonlight Reel Licker
Washington Hocks orders a gallon of Bat Smith's Moonlight Reel licker to be used subject to Democratic party action this fall.
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Washington Hocks
Bat Smith
Atlas Peck's Hound Attends Church Then Leaves Early
A hound dog belonging to Atlas Peck accompanied him to church last Sunday and entered the building but exited before the sermon ended.
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Atlas Peck
Hound Dog
Inauguration Day Derby Hat Upset Declined Dance
The traditional dance for a new Deputy Constable was canceled amid election timing concerns. Raz Barlow and allies persuaded him to wear his derby hat at inauguration instead, citing a change in custom.
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Raz Barlow
Lena Rivers to Open Next at Tickville Opera House
The Tickville opera house prepares for the next show Lena Rivers with cleaning complete and the orchestra asked not to stand during key scenes to keep the audience focused on the performance.
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Tickville Opera House
Lena Rivers
Jefferson Potlocks Watches Clouds From House Top
Jefferson Potlocks climbed to his house top yesterday with a clear view of passing clouds and a quiet afternoon ahead.
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Jefferson Potlocks
Man Near Bounding Billows Targeted After Trade
Ellick Hellwanger has acquired a pistol and plans to shoot a man living near Bounding Billows once his witnesses are arranged.
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Ellick Hellwanger
Church Women Abort Flower Visit to Dying Neighbor
A committee of church women set out with flowers for a sick neighbor but turned back deciding to wait until after the woman’s death.
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Calf Ribs
Hogwallow Society Faces Tin Peddler in Brief Walk
The Hogwallow Improvement Society walked in a body to meet the Tin Peddler. A goodly number of citizens accompanied the group and the peddler did not waste time in Hogwallow but missed several other things.
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Cifted
Truck Six
Salvador
Sidney
Elvira
Hubert, Jr
Lucy D. Lammer-Moore
Bibi
Hogwallow
Yam Sims Surrenders Mule To Belcher Hitching Post
Yam Sims swaps a tall yellow mule for a smaller one to fit the hitching post at Miss Fluties Belcher’s home, reflecting a local exchange of animals in a neighborhood detail.
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Yam Sims
Fluties Belcher
Tickville Tidings Overhauled with Choppy Punctuation
The editor of the Tickville Tidings orders a heavy use of commas and periods to ease reading for subscribers who object to long continuous text.
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Tickville Tidings
Poke Eazley to sue over Gimlet Creek flood damage
Gimlet Creek breached its banks yesterday flooding Poke Eazley's farm. He anticipates damages and will file suit once the responsible party is identified.
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Gimlet Creek
Poke Eazley
Wild Onion Teacher Sees Dull Fishing at Gan Der Creek
A Wild Onion school teacher spent a day on Gan der creek and found fishing slow. He earnestly sought support for his endeavors and offered inducements, but the fish showed little interest in his offerings.
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Wild Onion
Miss Fluties Belcher Withdraws From Program
Miss Fluties Belcher withdrew from the musical program by request after a mouse released all the wind from her accordion on the other night.
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Fluties Belcher
Democrats face weak ground in November general election
The St Louis Globe-Democrat argues Democrats rely on generalities to claim hopeful gains in November while Republicans unite. It notes Wilson’s shrinking vote shares since 1896, 1912 losses, and limited cross-state wins, suggesting Republicans could win the electoral college if they absorb over half the 1914 Progressive vote, with the Senate the real battleground.
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Roosevelt
Taft
Arizona
New Mexico
Washington
California
United States
Congress
Wilson
West Virginia
Newlands
Nevada
Senate
Kentucky
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Local banks face fund for soldiers' dependents
Two Corry banks pledged $25 each to a frontier soldier dependents fund. The note warns such reckless extravagance could trigger a bank run as depositors learn of the expense.
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Corry Banks
Daddy's Evening Fairy Tale of the Ducks Party
A whimsical tale recounts Mrs. White Duck hosting a dinner party for fashionable ducks and fairies. The feast features pond lily leaf tables, lily pad stools, and a color changing Fairy Queen. Mr and Mrs Peacock appear as vain observers, heightening the Ducks pride in fashion and status.
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Daddy
Umbrellastan Quip From Johnny Snaggs Appears in Tit Bits
A schoolmaster asks for a word meaning place of and Johnny Snaggs answers with Umbrellastan the place for umbrellas, a playful line recorded in Tit Bits.
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Afghanistan
Johnny Snaggs
Little Thinking Machine in a Child's Question
A mother recalls calling Dorothy's brain a little thinking machine. Soon after, Dorothy asks if her mother has a sewing machine under her hair, showing playful curiosity about clever devices and imagination.
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Dorothy
Domestic Relations Courts and Tastes in Love
A Great Bend Kansas Tribune item mocks dating norms and predicts a town girl will either marry a low‑paid clerk or stay single. It contrasts landowners with poorer suitors and notes new domestic relations courts being established.
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Great Bend Kan
Tribune
Hetty Green Dies World’s Richest Woman at 84
New York reports the death of Hetty Green at her home. She was in her 80s and had been ill for weeks. A March stroke was noted and her fortune estimated between 100 million and 125 million dollars, reflecting widespread caution about her exact net worth.
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New York
Hetty Green
Lost Pocketbook Between Station and Streetcar
Pocketbook with about 30 dollars missing between Penna Station and the street railway waiting room. Finder graciously to return to the Mail Office. Dated 6 29 21.
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Penna Station
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