Freight Congestion Spurs Push for Truck Use
An automobile dealer argues that nationwide freight congestion stems from railway terminal inefficiencies rather than car shortages. He urges wide adoption of motor trucks for short hauls to relieve jams, accelerate unloading, and support railways by handling profitable short distances.
Prominent Woman Cited for Sins Envy Laziness Gluttony Jealousy
A Boston Transcript passage notes a prominent woman’s sins as envy laziness gluttony jealousy and revenge while implying an outward angelic image. The text contrasts moral faults with the ideal of virtue and cites advice on justification and confession guiding moral progress.
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Boston Evening Transcript
Jud Tunkins Warns Of Fast Car Danger To Women
Jud Tunkins states no wild animal matches the danger of a young woman showing off in a new car to a rich uncle, claiming speed and vanity pose greater risk to human life.
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Jud Tunkins
Preparing for Immortality and Oceanic Whaling Insight
A fragment quotes Shakespeare on holidays and leisure, cites Henry Van Dyke on loving life to prepare for immortality, and notes a whale’s near invisible ear canal with acute hearing enabling rapid dive responses to distant ships.
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Henry van Dyke
Busy With the Flivver in Detroit News Tease
A witty note questions the fate of the old fashioned family who once preached frugality and economy, reflecting shifting times in Detroit.
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Detroit News
Men and women: stereotypes shaped by gender
A quip from the Cincinnati Enquirer contrasts how women generalize about women as a group while men view men as uniform, with each gender seeing the opposite as varied. The remark highlights enduring stereotypes in social perception.
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Cincinnati- Enquirer
What Will Become of Him The Ungrateful Son
A proverb framed as a father’s lament questions the fate of an ungrateful son. It likens his behavior to a wart on a father’s face and suggests that leaving him is a blemish while cutting him off is painful.
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E. W. Cather
James Golightly
H. S. Walker
G. Ins Baley
Y. T. Denny
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Winchester
Changing Color
A quip contrasts Irish color symbolism with battlefield alertness as humor turns on the phrase seeing red in a fight.
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