Alarm Clock Box Car Shoebreaker Pleads Vagrancy
In Minneapolis a traveling shoebreaker named Joseph Monahan kept an alarm clock in a box car to avoid oversleeping for work. Police brought him to court where Judge Bardwell sentenced him to ten days in the workhouse and he left the clock with police to begin the job.
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Inneapolis
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Joseph Monahan
Kammers
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Sixth Avenue S
Monahan
W. W. Bardwell
Matrimony to be Free in New York After Graft Probe
New York officials removed three aldermen accused of graft in municipal weddings. Investigators found wedding clerks charged fees for directing couples between rooms and for license processing, targeting mainly immigrants. The city will offer marriages free of charge again, while other services remain paid.
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York
New York
New York City
Marriage Bureau
Wedding Trust
Commissioner of Accounts
Cupid
Kansas Girls Form Cadet Corps To Seek National Guard Status
Twenty four Walnut Grove girls led by Miss Vera Snyder form a cadet corps to win U S war department approval and join Kansas National Guard. They plan drilling crocheting darning and target practice with khaki uniforms and outdoor camp skills, aiming to spark a state wide movement.
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Ichita
Kan
Kansas
Kansas National Guard
Walnut Grove
Vera Snyder
O. K
United States War Department
Midnight Marketing At St Louis Market Draws Fashion Afield
Midnight shoppers at the St Louis Country Producers market on Sarah street and Laclede avenue mix theatergoing society with buying fruit and vegetables after midnight. Farmers stock stalls after midnight, offering fresh produce for early morning meals while stylish shoppers return to their cars.
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T. Louis
St. Louis
Sarah Street
Laclede Avenue
Bruch Completes Unique Two Pianos Concerted Work
Max Bruch the German composer, who vowed to write no more on his seventieth birthday in 1908, has, at seventy eight, completed a concerto for two pianos and orchestra. It is his only work of this type, unusual for a pianist who has rarely written for the keyboard.
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Max Bruch
Bruch
London Loan of 40 Masterpieces Marks First Outward Exhibition
The Louvre Luxembourg and Versailles items travel to a military exhibition at the Guildhall in London. The ministry of Beaux Arts notes London and the Guildhall are not a foreign country, allowing the transfer despite national collection laws.
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London
France
Louvre
Luxembourg
Versailles
Guildhall
Ministry of the Beaux Arts
Globa
When Sons Leave Home for a Summer Outing
The piece follows a mother and her two sons leaving home for a summer outing. The elder returns later, and a night of music and mischief ensues as four neighbors party loudly. It contrasts youthful independence with marital expectations and the strain on domestic life.
Why He Turns From Her in Modern Marriage Roles
A reflective essay debates romance and marriage expectations, contrasting conventional wife duties with working women’s realities. It argues many wealthy men marry for love regardless of class, citing examples of professionals and workers who choose partners for character over wealth.
Old Frenchman Grabs Gift Chain. Reporter’s Mystery Solved
In a country town a group gave Le Blanc a watch chain at a surprise party. The local paper reported his reply as “a few well chosen words” to the gift. When asked, he described the moment before the chain was presented and his quick reaction.
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le Blanc
Charlie
Newest In Science Advances And Inventions
Boiling millstones and emery wheels in lye solution cleans grease from surfaces and pores. Ireland tests gasol ine electric and overhead trolley driven cars. An Illinois inventor patents a bottom‑mounted oven for an electric iron stove. An oronizer purifies tap water with electric current. A puncture proof tire uses interlocking steel plates and fabric lining. San Luis Potosi relies on long‑used mines for wealth. A German invents artificial pumice from sandstone and clay. An English stove doubles as open grate and range with a water boiler. Brazil ships fresh milk in sealed cans with frozen blocks to maintain temperature.
Clockwork clock and Atlas moth among diverse notes
A California electrician builds a clock that plays a distinct tune on piped chords each hour. The Atlas moth from China spreads wings nearly twelve inches. Paris surgeons report a germ for gangrene and a serum countermeasure. Bombay farmers urged to grow wheat over cotton. North Carolina towns unite to beautify roads and schools on December 3. Tokyo philanthropists erect a cat statue tomb in memory of cats used in samisen manufacture.
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Tokyo
Funlets and sayings on fame temper and thrift
A collection of witty maxims about digestion, temper, fame, empathy, and bragging. It notes that true greatness comes from deeds, not breakfast lists, and warns against thinly spread sympathies and poor financial thrift. Some lines poke fun at self assessment and public perception.
Cynicisms on Will Power and Personal Fortunes
A reflective column argues that will power is often not enough and success is tied to character. It notes many fail to reach the front due to haste and that people sculpt their own misfortunes. It quips that beauty can mask flaws and fashion hinges on the wearer’s agency.
Judge Not and the Cost of Hypocrisy Says Judge
A judge comments on hypocrisy warning that marrying for money makes one earn every penny of it and that those who ignore reason may judge others. The devil rejoices at the behavior of genuine sinners.
One Good One Patience on the New Boarder
A brief kitchen table exchange about a new young man staying with Patrice. Patrice notes he has good eyes, but remarks he is missing one eye and jokes that the other eye seems to be winking during the meal.
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Patrice
Walter Baker & Co Ltd Wins Grand Prize for Cocoa
Walter Baker & Co Ltd of Dorchester Massachusetts claims the Grand Prize for superiority of cocoa and chocolate preparations. The firm notes it has earned 65 Highest Awards at leading European and American expositions.
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Walter Baker & Co. Ltd
Dorchester
Mass
Europe
America
Adv
Great Scheme. Lawson How Do the Breakies Man Age to Go Away
Dawson explains that the Breakies move yearly between flats to avoid staying in one place. They give up their old flat in spring and take a new one in fall each year.
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Lawson
Dawson
Allen's Foot-Ease promotes comfort for convalescent troops
War zone hospitals order Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder for convalescent troops. Shaken into shoes or used in foot baths, it refreshes feet and prevents tiredness. Sold everywhere for 25c with free sample by Allen S Olmsted, Le Roy, New York.
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Allen
Allen S, Olmsted
LeRoy
N. Y
Adv
Neighbor Reveals Tennis Court Plan in Lawn Swap
A homeowner explains to a friend that laying out a tennis court in the yard will spare mowing after removing the turf. The exchange highlights an unexpected use of lawn space turning into a sports area.
Care for Your Hair with Cuticura Emollients
Precede shampoos with Cuticura Ointment for dandruff itching and scalp irritation. Fragrant super creamy emollients praised for complexion hair hands and skin. Free samples by mail with Book Address postcard Cuticura Dept XY Boston. Sold everywhere Adyv.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
Adyv
Cacophonous Item
A brief exchange from the Philadelphia Public Ledger notes a person singing like a bird and incessantly, highlighting a lighthearted moment in a local paper.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
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