Nasology Gains Ground as New Forensic Nose Readings
In Paris a nasal science called nasology draws converts with its nose readings. An elderly Latin quarter reader uses a micro scope to assess marks on noses, claiming better indicators than facial features. The piece mixes curiosities with ads promising a free cook book from Jaques Manufacturing Company.
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Paris
Jaques Manufacturing Company
Chicago
Janet McKenzie Hill
Mrs. Hill
Absent-Minded Gallantry and Aesthetic Ad Snippets
A jumble of era headlines and ads. Dialogue echoes Punch style humor about aging and youth. An ad promotes K C Baking Powder Company and a text invites readers to request a teck book valued at five dollars. A playwright laments curtained acts while a manager counters. Ruskin urges work as a spiritual path and a teck book giveaway targets housekeepers. Cultivate tact in speech remains timeless.
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K. C
Ad. of K. C. Baking Powder Company
The Uncle Sam 500 Million Emergency Currency Plan
Officials report 500 million in Aldrich-Vreeland emergency notes ready for instant issue to curb panics. Acting Secretary Coolidge oversaw production as Ralph supervised the engraving bureau and Treasury prepared dies, printing, and vault storage for rapid distribution to banks in associations nationwide.
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Coolidge
The
Treasury
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Ralph
Congress
Lkely
District of Columbia
Secretary of the Treasury
New York
Bureau of Printing and Engraving Arts
Wall Street
Aldrich Vreeland
Hors
Femseiber
Cis
United States
Engraving Bureau
Department of Printing
Aldrich
Bureau of En
A Dinner Delay Turns Into a Mythic Senate Tale
An eclectic, long-winded account contrasts a tardy guest’s embarrassment with a famed filibuster in 1909. It recalls Senator La Follette speaking 18 hours, then Gore extending the session to block a compromise. The piece pivots to a “myth” about a late dinner and a locked house.
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House
Senate
la Follette
Gore
Aldrich
Reflections and Paraphrases on Social Notions
A collage of witty aphorisms and quips from the era. It blends remarks on lawyers, bachelors, women, and daily life with brief anecdotes. Notable lines survey pride, ignorance, marriage, self control, and social behavior through punchy one liners and pointed observations.
Paid in Full at Willis Wood Theaters a Kansas City Show
The Great American Play Paid in Full by Eugene Walter comes to Willis Wood on Oct 11 with Wagenthals and Kemper presenting a cast praised as brilliant. The article notes the play’s lifelike American characters and strong social tone, recounting its Chicago success and Astor Theatre run.
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Willis Wood
Wagenthals
Kemper
America
Eugene Walter
Walter
Messrs
Wagenthale
Grand Opera
Chicago
Astor Theatre
New York
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Grotto
Giotto
Jim
Bill
Boston Transcript
Johanie
Houston Post
Ruskin
Uncle Sam
By Elliott D. Young
LA Coolidge
Phiadelphia Prosa
Beadie
the Tatler
Chicago Daily News
Mkes
Kansas City Theatres
Kansas City Directory
Wateut St
Kansas City
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