Boston Elevated Railway Time Table 1913
Public notice prints the Boston Elevated Railway timetable from Orient Heights to Scollay Square with frequent half hour intervals and night service. It lists special service from Gladstone Street, Sullivan Square to Forest Hills via Tunnel and Atlantic Avenue, plus nightly departures from Court Street and a call for chartered cars for events.
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Orient Heights
Scollay Square
Ortent Heights
Gladstone St
Gladstone Street
Court Street
Sullivan Square
Dudley Street
Atlantic Avenue
Forest Hills
Milk Street
Tates
M. C. Brush
Weathered musings on ambition and marriage vows
A collection of aphoristic lines contrasts motives for doing good with personal relationships. A few quotes critique peace at any price and women's bargaining in marriage, ending with a quip about wine and wealth.
By the Gentle Cynic aphorisms on life and luck
A collection of maxims notes how bluffing, talk, and effort shape success. It ponders financial twists, double lives, patience, and vanity, offering wry observations on ambition, forgiveness, and the quirks of human nature. The tone is sly and observational.
Trial Voices and Quip in a Courtroom Banter
A court scene features a prisoner and a doubtful defense attorney as jurors, judge, and witnesses loom. The defendant pleads guilty after a string of questions about hearings and experts, followed by a humorous geography classroom anecdote from Cleveland. The teacher reports a pupil’s definition of temperate as 'temp’rut' with comic precision.
Ram's Horn Brown Wit and Paradox in Fractured Prose
A collection of aphorisms and quips on ambition luck and morality. The speaker mocks social climbs and exposes double standards in ambition while praising resilience and cautious judgment. The tone mixes cynicism humor and reflective irony.
Quaker Quips
A witty column playful on social manners and romance. It lampoons high society pretensions and casual hoaxes while noting dating customs and the playful critique of lovers and heiresses. The tone mirrors a social column with light satire and aphorisms.
Surebly Fiction He Fell In Love With His Wife
Mrs Henpeck asks if the couple read a book while Mr Henpeck rejects reading foolish fiction about love. The dialogue suggests domestic banter over literary taste in a light note.
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Mr. Henpeck
Woman finds self-image tied to youth in five-year span
A Philadelphia Record quote notes a woman's belief she is not holding her own unless she feels younger than she was five years ago, reflecting attitudes toward aging and self-perception.
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Philadelphia Record
Inshrims and Bluffing Verses on Popularity
A series of maxims about appearance and perception notes that small men on high perches seem diminished and silk hats mislead, while real popularity is priceless. It contrasts branding with genuine merit and the ease of following suggested commands. It also humorously remarks on the wicked seeming to slip on slick ground.
Spolled the Show portrays starving actor with ring
An actor depicted in a powerful starving role on stage wears a diamond ring as critics jeer. At a crucial moment he asks what to do if the scene falls, and a reply from the upper seats suggests pawn the ring. The act was spoiled.
Tiny electric motor tops two pounds in weight
Science notes highlight a sub two pound commercial electric motor, Italian state railways expanding with over fifty electric locomotives, home electrical gear costing about one percent of building costs, and a French bridge using molten zinc as a binding material for stones.
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Osing
France
Dentist Causes Nerve In Political Banter
A wit reacts to a political figure by noting the man subscribes to opinions but not to the campaign fund. A bemused observer then reveals the man is his dentist, provoking a joke about nerves. The exchange satirizes public figures and partisan enthusiasm.
Dispute Over Household Headliner in Vaudeville Sketch
In a light vaudeville sketch a parlormaid and the cook dispute who is the headliner of the household. The gag centers on competing claims to leadership and stage status within the comic domestic setup.
Peculiar Sayings and Notions From a New Orleans Picayune
A collection of quirky quotes and aphorisms from New Orleans Picarune featuring humor about money, social status, marriage, religion, and public figures. Notable lines reference tick purchases, cemetery wisdom, Rockefeller and his garage, and solitude in a great city with a noisy baby.
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New Orleans
Picarune
Chronicle Musings on Music Morality Literature and Forgiveness
Chroniclings reflect on music as medicine for melancholy and literature as a vitality source. The piece links love to knowledge and moral ascent or descent, urging forgiveness as the path to divine forgiveness. It cites Carlyle and frames wrongdoing as an opportunity for for Giveness on a moral ladder.
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Avernus
By the Wayside Reflective Prose on Life and Society
A collection of maxims and wry observations on marriage vanity wealth and modern fashion. The piece contrasts simple living with luxurious trends and hints at social expectations while noting courtroom careers and the ache for genuine value.
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Main
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Lincoln
Read and Jerald
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Court and Loring
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Cottage Park
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Winthrop Centre
R.R
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River Road
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Chester Avenue
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Town Hall
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Rs ‘Ec
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Prince of Darkness
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Willie
Tay
Aife
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