Elevated Railways Schedule and Special Car Offers
The notice lists time tables for Orient Heights to Scul lay Square via tunnel and other routes with frequent intervals, Sunday schedules, night service, and a morning start. It notes night service from Gladstone Street and Sullivan Square routes, plus special chartered cars for balls or excursions. Information and rates available from Surface Lines office, 101 Milk Street, Room 701. October 15, 1914.
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Scollay Square
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Gladstone St
Gladstone Street
Court Street
Sullivan Square
Dudley Street
Atlantic Avenue
Forest Hills
Milk Street
M. C. Brush
Waterspout of Tin Variety and a Curious Court Tale
Coroner James J. Phelan of Bridgeport speaks on a legal tangle as lawyers attempt to muddle the issue. The tale moves to Swallop McBride at a lodge where a sailor’s Indian Ocean waterspout story is recounted, provoking skeptical responses and a boastful nonchalance about waterspouts.
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James J. Phelan
Bridgeport
Stamford
Swallop McBride
Cinnaminson
Indian Ocean
Immune Soldier Survives Turpinite Shell Blast
An officer finds a line of soldiers dead after a trench explosion. One man alive, proudly at his post, explains others perished while he owes life to driving a garbage wagon, a grim World War I vignette.
Lawn washing quip from Mrs Jinks and Mrs Blinks
A humorous observation about lawn care asks the best method to wash lawns. Mrs Jinks favors a practical approach while Mrs Blinks quips to wait for rain, highlighting a light domestic moment.
Precise Mind and Troubled Teacher Clash Over Student
A worried teacher questions a boy's intelligence after he cannot name Europe’s rulers. Mala propos recalls a remark about Mr. Smith, who has just left the hospital, while the teacher questions Jane’s motive for a claim made to him.
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Europe
Jane
Mr. Smith
A Fish Trust Myth and the Independent Operator
Easy Equipment discusses a supposed fish trust and questions how it could exist since anyone can be an independent operator with simple gear. An Elaborate Apology questions why money is not made, as the self-reliant man claims he seeks only wise company.
Domestic Dispute Sparks Droll Exchange in Print
A humorous quarrel unfolds in a letter column with Mrs Henpeck lamenting her husband’s absence abroad while another asserts he stays by choice to avoid broader conflicts. The exchange captures domestic strife amid international tension.
Farmer Corntessel on drought worries and rainy day hope
The farmer explains that the area suffers an annual drought and suggests that more rainy days would bring prosperity, contrasting with the idea of saving for a rainy day. His remark highlights a local climate challenge and a belief that moisture correlates with wealth.
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Farmer Corntessel
Mary Garden to quit opera for nursing front line work
The speaker ponders Mary Garden leaving grand opera to become a nurse on the front. The other replies that after her practice she should manage a large aria even in war conditions.
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Mary Garden
Mortgage Confusion Sparks Humorous Exchange
A short joke item notes Morton mortgaged his automobile to buy a fur coat, claiming he could not ride in the car without one. The quip asks what he mortgaged to buy the car, ending with a humorous tag.
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Morton
Woman Seeks Prayers for Husband Across Nothingness
At a country town dinner gathering Miss Julia Sanderson recalls a minister asking who wishes for prayers for a relative or friend. Sister Hannah declares she needs prayers for her husband, though she has none, prompting humor about popinjays and family banter.
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Julia Sanderson
Hannah
Philadelphia Telegraph
Recording of Deeds in the Pearly Gates
A new arrival at the pearly gates notes a 'Recorder of Deeds' sign on a grand building. He asks why clerks work while one man idles. The idle clerk answers he records only good deeds, revealing a moral twist in the afterlife.
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Recorder of Deeds
Woman protests price worries in market study
Mrs. Torkins contends men overlook rising costs while women feel price shifts firsthand. She notes a ten-cent cigar costs no more now, highlighting gendered perspective on inflation.
Rest cures in wartime hospital exchange
A terse wartime dialogue reveals a surgeon named Dixon and a man named Hixon discussing a throat operation. Dixon reports benefit for both, noting the wife had been unable to speak for six weeks.
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Hixonh
Dixon
Gum Under Table Triggers Census at Drugstore
A woman admits hiding gum under a table and the druggist turns the table over. He counts 37 wads of gum and asks the woman to identify her own, implying a humorous stakeout in a small shop.
Extreme Devotion Gossip Circles Around Aging Husband
A gossip item notes a rich elderly husband reportedly near death, living to please his wife Mrs. Hardcash. A friend recounts the husband’s eagerness to satisfy her wishes as he nears the end of his life.
Paradoxical Interest in Aviation Discussed
A brief discussion notes the abundance of talk about aviation and questions why such interest exists. It frames aviation as a soaring topic attracting attention and debate.
Holiday Romance in Adirondacks Dressmaker Snares Suitor
Helen, a seamstress, answers a summer job ad at Amble Cottage in Chateaugay New York. She meets Mark Austen of Camp Fire while delivering dresses, leading to a romance as Enid Drake’s plans shift. Helen writes of a growing attachment and the likelihood of a bachelor life with Mark.
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McClure Newspap
Helen
Jimmy
Cha—teaugay
Adirondacks
Amble Cottage
Enid
Mark Austen
Mr. Austen
Enid Drake
Mr Austen
Elige Ible
Camp Fire
Unkind I Wish You Wouldn t Brag So Fred erick
A brief Detroit Free Press line cites a snappish remark directed at Fred erick about bragging. The item notes social friction and keeps the tone with a concise, period-voiced tease.
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Frederick
Detroit Free Press
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