Keeping Up Appearances in the Army Debts Feared
Maj Gen Corbin laments army officers struggle to make ends meet on meager pay. The piece details a recurring hardship from second lieutenants to generals, including uniforms, housing, social obligations, and family costs, with pay scales and potential reforms. It notes widespread debt, club dues, and the stress of sending families abroad, arguing for a pay raise and better allowances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bamazeen
Sammy
Governors Island
Maj Gem Corbin
Ard Hokis
Corbin
Corbins
Bunkum
Marty
Mart
Furmey
Byres
Act
Porto Rico
Philippines
Hawaii
Alaska
Cupid
West Point
Hfe
Sam
Ufa
Aes
1St Army
Tse
Offcer
Atm
United States
Sis
San Francisco
Tim
Mamila
Elora
Gen Grant
Department of the East
Post
Ger
Judge Advocate
Congress
Suly
Subterfuge and the Dictated Signature at Fair
A Minnesota business man defends his practice of stamping dictated on letters while addressing farmers at Fillmore County Fair. He warns against municipal ownership of railways or trolley lines, arguing hidden motives often accompany new ideas and harm the community more than individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. Hill
Minnesota
Fillmore County
Waltroads
Amal Busines
Doctor Fletcher at Ninety One Defends Bold Critique
Dr Sophronia Fletcher of Cambridge, ninety one, remains hale and active. She quips about a bombastic critic by recalling a tale of Celeste and a curling iron. A humorous anecdote accompanies her sharp remark about a tragic, reckless figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophronia Fletcher
Cambridge
Fletcher
Celeste
Pyameshi
Behind the Curtain The Theater Trust Game Exposed
Mr Devery blasts the theater trust for manipulating shows and prices. He outlines a pattern of brokers, managers, and janitors taking per cent shares from tours, with Mitch Erlanger as a fixer and Belasco misjudging profits. The piece portrays a system that extracts profits while the public remains largely unaware.
Tipping the Lordly Waiter Durrah on New York Scenes
Ex Washington ian and staffer recounts tipping tales across the nation. In Harlem he witnesses a veteran diner's insult and a waiter’s snub over a 10 cent miscue. Philadelphia suspends a stubborn server after a quarrel over change. The piece links tipping to culture from San Francisco to Memphis with personal memories from diners and waiters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AX Durram
Charles Frohman
Word Painters
Harlem
Isle of Manhattan
Durham
Jersey Shore town stalls Bern hardt show
A 1905 Central News and Press Ex change fragment describes Kep on the Jersey Shore being blocked by locals who refuse to attend until Gal is produced. The piece hints at a public show and a farewell performance with potential impact on grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey Shore
Bernhardt
Gal
Ait
Central News and Press Exchange
Librarian bars Shaw immoral books at New York free libraries
A New York circulation head, Arthur E. Bostwick, bars George Bernard Shaw plays as immoral. A commission merchant challenges the ruling, while Bostwick contends there is nothing immoral in Shaw. He notes he must guard many readers and cites a mock parable of a shipwrecked professor saving his wife to illustrate preservation as nature's law.
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Mitch Erlinger
Mitch
New York County
Ludlow
Jersey Shore
New York
Hotel de Ludlow
Great White
Belasco
Arthur E. Bostwick
George Bernard Shaw
Shaw
Bostwick
Jena
Lena
Ie Borden
Public politeness on city car crowds and trains
A streetcar reporter notes mixed politeness in daily transit scenes. Men and women scramble for seats, while a stern police observer calls politeness visible yet uneven, with acts of courtesy from strangers and stubborn refusals from others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matam
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the Army
Satling the Doctor Quick
MR. Devery
Theatrical Trust
Beef Trust
Ol Trust
Devers
Sugar
Paper
Oil Trust
James
Theatriers
Guy
Rentz Santley
George Ade
Bill Poster
Indiana
Ethe
Niewspaper i Rghie
Philadelphia
Chestnut Street
Crettier
Wala
Phille
Rentau
Old Philadelphia
Stoke
Galt Waa
Tam
Sixth Avenue
Ovill
Memphis
Dingo
Lafayette
Clarench L. Cullen
Sinetre
Shesterfield
Arter
Aglevator
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