A Few Hours in Frisco by a Journal Pilgrim
A travel diary describes a San Francisco visit October 4 with a press party, swimming at the Olympic club pool, a Cliff House luncheon, and a preview of the San Francisco Way. The group proceeds by auto to Pier 30 for embarkation aboard the Matsonia to Honolulu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Ferry
Ferry Station
Olympic Club
Woman's Athletic Club
Cliff House
S. 8
Matsonia
Pier
Honolulu
ABE MARTIN QUIPS ON COURAGE AND GAZES
ABE MARTIN recalls old restraint saying a woman would run in a store if ogled. He notes the hardest feat is to look pleasant and bored at the same time. Plum shares a homespun observation on social poise.
Newly Rich Charley Cheeseman and Dame Fortune’s Ride
Walt Mason lampoons Charles Cheeseman who rises from poverty to wealth through reckless living. Fortune’s fickle mood drives him to sin and fame, ending with his downfall after a lurid crime. Moralists weigh in as readers follow his ascent and fall.
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Charles Cheeseman
Panee
Old Dame Fortune
San Francisco Visit Of Press Congress Dazzles Journalists
A San Francisco stopover for a World Press Congress delegation featured high life, lavish hospitality at the Cliff House, and a public display of city amenities. Officials including Mayor Rolph and Editor De Young addressed guests while tours highlighted the city’s beauty and sanitation efforts for visiting journalists.
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San Francisco
Olympic Club
Rolph
Press Congress
Frisco
Sea Side
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
de Young
San Francisco Chronicle
World Press Congress
Woman Credits Pinkham Compound For Relief From Pain
Georgetown Illinois resident Mrs Margaret McCumber credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing severe back and side pain after doctors advised surgery She now handles daily chores and praises the remedy to friends and neighbors noting pervasive feminine ailments like bearing down aches and nervousness.
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Georgetown
Inl
Vo Tiy
Lydia E. Pinkham
Margaret McCumber
Frazier St
Illinois
Cordial San Francisco Welcome On Pacific Voyage
A visitor recounts a dinner and city tour in San Francisco before boarding at Pier 30 for a voyage. Despite shopping delays and a broken typewriter, the party secures tickets and final arrangements as Will Wilke guides the group and a bell boy assists aboard.
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San Francisco
Pier 30
Will Wilke
Chief Bell Boy
VAMPS WHO MADE HISTORY
James C. Young recounts Aspasia the courtesan who influenced Athens in the fifth century B C E She mentored Socrates and Pericles shaping policy and culture Her life intertwined with notable figures and debated theology as Athens faced political danger and decline.
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Vamps
James C. Young
Athens
Aspasia
Socrates
Pericles
Christ
Iona
Senate
Herodotus
Lysictes
Aheodt
Escape Attempt Narrated in Frantic Pursuit
A witness recalls a tense escape as a man runs away while urging a companion to settle once they are free. The speaker hopes to reconnect with home and describes trying multiple means to reach them.
Borrowed Smiles and Shorts: Humorous Bits from 1910s
A collage of light anecdotes and jokes from early 20th century papers. Snappy exchanges on missing hats, Fourth of July chaos, a waiter’s rhymed quip, a tragic Skeggs note, and child math talk. includes Mrs James, Johnny, and Sambo style humor.
Tragedy of the Diamond Warning About Clara Skegges
A historical note recounts warnings given to Clara Skegges about her husband’s involvement in a fatal incident on the diamond. The piece emphasizes caution and memory of the tragedy within the community.
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Clara Skegges
Olive Tablets for indigestion and liver relief
Thousands suffer stomach upset due to clogged liver and disordered bowels. Dr Edward’s Olive Tablets stimulate the liver and bowels to restore digestion without griping. A purely vegetable compound with olive oil, sold 15 and 30 cents.
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Dr. Edwardes
Unclear excerpt from wartime baby care and accident quotes
A fragmented narrative includes a caregiver recalling using gas to soothe a crying baby and a captain describing a household accident observed from the parlor, with a kitchen sink reference. The text reads as a clipped, humorous or oblique social note.
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Captain Ni Wot
Also Mentioned on This Page
Evening Journal
Post Office
Washington
Iows
RE. Main Street
Mutual
Ist
Wrinaring
Christ Jesus
Abe Martin
Walt Mason
United States
Golden Gate Park
Twin Peaks
Tom
McChure Newspaper Syndicate
Goodby
Mrs. James
Mr. James
P. S
Johnny
Sis Hopkins
Skeggs
Bill Skeggs
Baltimore American
Johnniie
Papa
Johnnie
Sambo
Dr. Edwards
Lan
Ee Physicians and Surgeons
A. John Droz
T. A. Michels
Washington, Iowa
J. KE. Edgington
M. D
F. & M. Bank Bldg
Morrison & Morrison
Trvin E. Huston
Southwest Corner
Farmers’ Union
Washington, IA
Brookhart Bros. Law
Opera House
C. J. Wilson
C. Wilson
Wilson & Wilson
H. Bateman
M. D. Blair
C. F. Boller
D. D
City
Washington St
Kicher
Livingston & Eeicher
LAW
Abstract Department
B. Watson
Iowa
Austin Sutherland Auctioneer
R. R
J.D. Dayton
Westchester, Iowa
Washington County
Alladin
GAS and Electric
RL & P
Golden State Limited
H. W. RI
B&o
J. C
O.M
J Westeri
West
West Lim
Sday Lay
McKay
O. H S
Mary Lavada Kerr
W. M
Myrtle Speer
Damascus Shrine
Moose Hall
Louise Harwood
Lena M. Marble
Washington Lodge No
Loyal Order of Moose
I. B
Mitchell
D. C. Russell
Covenant Lodge No. 101
North
Iowa Ave
Chas, S. Baker
Noble Grand
Russell Goodin
Brighton Encampment N
Iowa Avenue
Ralph Zeck
Kliver McPadden
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