Mexican Muddle and Direct Voting Reform Push
The piece argues Washington should avoid recognizing Huerta, keep non-recognition policy, and not intervene in Mexico’s internal conflict. It cites political shifts toward direct voting, predicting end of state conventions and emphasis on direct ballots for nominees and president.
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Bryan’s Chautauqua career fuels public criticism
Washington is agog at William Jennings Bryan leaving the State Department to tour the Chautauqua circuit. The piece details his wealth from farms, the Commoner, and speaking fees, plus a critique of his lifestyle and the public’s expectation that he lead by example rather than rhetoric.
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Playing Railroad Ruckus Prompted By Train Role Play
An irate parent confronts a child who insists they are the locomotive in a pretend train game. The child pleads for play, while the parent jokes about switching the locomotive in a light, humorous exchange.
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Penn Yan Mill Destroyed by Fire
Andrews Sons Flour Mill in Penn Yan New York burned Saturday night. The pioneer structure built in 1800 by Abram Wagoner founder of the village sustained an estimated loss of 60000 dollars.
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Not to His Taste at Dinner With Two Women
Comic exchange in a Baltimore American item where a guest laments being seated between two talkative women. One quip suggests the other’s tongue sardines punning on sardines. Brief social note highlights dining table banter.
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An Unreliable Assurance in a Sharp Quotable Exchange
A Washington Star quip contrasts Briggins with his own habits. The exchange frames him as honest yet unreliable, noting he begins a speech with promises of brief remarks rather than delivering them.
Vacuum wagons offer odd wash solution in Exchange
A household joke suggests using vacuum wagons to dry clean a child who refuses to wash. The exchange quotes a parent proposing the unconventional method as a humorous remedy.
Sixty-sixaires and a Farm of Lost Aims
A Detroit Free Press poem lists Hiram Jetts at 65 who avoids farming chores and praises his wife Sary. Ezra Winkle at 82 shirks work though a pool wizard. Jeptha Potts at 49 delays repairs while famed at the game of sixty-six.
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