Debates and Franchises Spark Washington Night
A spirited debate at the National Press Club features Nicholas Longworth Ollie James and rivals John Kern and Joseph Cannon arguing beards vs bald heads. In Washington city business, Iowa Gas and Electric Co seeks a franchise to light city buildings with regulated rates and bonds to cover damages, approved May 1 1911.
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National Press Club
Nicholas Longworth
Ohio
Theodore Roosevelt
Ollie James
Kentucky
House
John Worth Kern
Indiana
Joseph G. Cannon
Ilinois
Messrs
James and
Longworth
Kern
Cannon
Charles E. Hughes
Champ Clark
Taft
Washington Iowa grants 25 year franchise to Iowa Gas & Electric
Ordinance 99 grants Iowa Gas & Electric Co. and successors the right to construct maintain and operate gas works and electric light plant in Washington Iowa for 25 years. It allows use of streets alleys and public grounds for installation transmission and delivery of gas and electricity with oversight by the city and requires first-class machinery and approved methods.
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Iowa Gas & Medtric Co
Washington
Iowa Gas & Electric Co
Philadelphia
Iowa
Iowa Gas & Electrix Co
Town Gas & Electric Co
Iowa Gas & Micetrie Co
City of
J. D. Glasgow
City of Washington
Carpet Cleaning and Rugs by Roy Minick
We offer top cleaning of carpets and rugs with moth and germ removal. All work guaranteed and sanitary. Prices right. Also agent for Fairfield Rug works. We make bright new rugs from old carpets. Prompt attention and satisfaction guaranteed. We pay freight and dragage in city. Call or write Roy Minick, Carpet Cleaning Works. Phone 325 black.
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Fairfield Rug Works
Roy Minick
Card of Thanks from the Hampster family
The Hampster family expresses heartfelt thanks to friends for assistance during bereavement and for floral offerings. The notice also promotes Chamberlain's Liniment, claimed effective for rheumatism, with Lemmon's Pharmacy selling it.
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Chamberlain
Lemmon's Pharmacy
A Century Later Peace as North and South Reunite
The piece urges a fiftieth anniversary celebration of peace after the war, praising a united nation and a rising South. It recalls Lincoln and Grant, notes cross sectional reconciliation, and tells of two senators who remained friends after fighting on opposite sides. The essay extols national unity and bears hope for lasting harmony.
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American Press Association
Lincoln
Grant
Nashville Exposition
Senate
Earth
Wen
Fort Sumter
Appomattox
Linoln
Lee
War Fifty Years Ago
A retrospective tribute recalls the Civil War origins and pivotal 1861 1862 events. Key figures including Lincoln Grant McClellan and Sherman are cited alongside battles at Manassas Shiloh Antietam Gettysburg and Vicksburg, noting emancipation and Union turning points in the conflict.
Fragmented verse fragment hints at hidden longing
A perplexing, archaic sounding monologue questions a muse and personal longing. The speaker laments isolation, fear, and being tethered by sorrow, while fearing an external threat or threat of exposure. The fragment hints at inner struggle and distant worldness.
No gloom as man survives jealous husband shot
A man recounts surviving a gunshot amid a jealous husband’s pursuit. His pocket Bible stopped the bullet, a keepsake from his mother. He jokes about luck and declining vaudeville opportunities.
Fragmented Exchange Over Illicit Advice at Home
A dialogue shows a daughter recalling an instruction to sit on a young man if he became sentimental. The mother denies giving such instruction and complains of the embarrassing disclosure. The scene centers on family discipline and miscommunication.
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Porlor
Higher Things Than Women’s Hats in Church
A Yonkers Statesman quip frames a church scene as a parson jokes that a wife’s thoughts in service fixate on hats. The parson concedes, then asks if there are higher things than hats, delivering a tongue in cheek exchange about piety and fashion.
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Parson
Yonkers Statesman
Napoleon waits for Grouchy at Waterloo
The excerpt reports Napoleon’s anxious wait for Grouchy at Waterloo, claiming no key to the situation existed and a time lock governed the events, which Grouchy had misset.
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Napoleon
Grouchy
Questioning Mazie-Why and Argyl on family dynamics
The dialogue centers on Mazie Why and Argyl and their father figure. It hints at a refusal to discipline a young man and questions about care for his feet, implying a subtle family tension and expectations.
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Mazie
Argyl
Cupid Explains and Folker’s Queer Misunderstanding
A brief comic exchange has Cupid explaining his aim and Folker misinterpreting his actions. Folker finally reveals he thought Cupid’s shot targeted a dear, clarifying the humorous misunderstanding.
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Cupid
Folker
Ingenious Explanation Sparks Humane Response
A playful exchange features Miss Cayenne 7 who asks why a person screams at a mouse. The reply cites humane disposition and the desire to give the creature a chance to escape before harm.
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Miss Cayenne
Wrong License, The Stranger
A dialogue excerpt questions the legitimacy of a marriage license issued last month by an official. The Stranger laments a troubled life since, while The Sketch frames the exchange as a satirical confrontation about official documentation.
Marienbad Baths Inspires Professor’s Health Visit
A London Opinion gag notes a professor’s health break at Marienbad. The exchange shows a celebrity gossip tone as the pair discuss the baths and the change in the professor’s routine.
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Marienbad
London
Natural Enemies in Fashion Mocking Harmony
A sharp exchange mocks a woman labeled a nature fake for pairing a mouse-colored gown with Angora fur. The quip centers on whether such attire is harmonious or hypocritical.
Mixup prompts odd identity swap in classroom chat
In a playful exchange a student claims Dick Whittington was the original Jack London, while another questions the idea, reflecting a mix of literary figures and mistaken identity in a classroom setting.
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Dick Whittington
Jack London
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