Taft Sees White House Confusion Amid Slang Lesson
A summer Washington outing with President Taft shows an elderly man asking for the White House while Major Archibald Butt and two secret service men react. The anecdote precedes a discussion on slang origins and usage, citing phrases from Booze to Squelch with references to Collier's Weekly.
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Taft
Washington
Archibald Butt
Secret Service
Fourteenth
Ol’ Virginny
Ebbitt House
White House
Major Butt
Mr. Taft
Treasury
Chile
Ned
Knickerbocker Magazine
Collier’s Weekly
Dogs for Sale and Tales of Porto Rico Visit
A humorous reminiscence from Robert O Bailey former treasury official recalls touring Porto Rico with the rivers and harbors committee. A local hotel scene drew natives with dogs for sale while other quirky vignettes include Mrs Clark and her persistent etiquette challenging “mummy” for gifts and dresses.
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Robert O Bailey
the Treasury
Bailey
Associated Press
Rivers and Harbors Committee
Porto Rico
Lvgie
New York Press
White Ship Disaster Inspires Rossetti Ballad
The White Ship sank in midchannel during Henry I s return from France killing all aboard. Prince William did not sail the vessel but followed the flotilla led by Fitz Stephen. Henry I was famed for a grim smile that never returned after the tragedy, inspiring verse quoted from the London Spectator.
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Rossetti
Henry I
France
William
Fitz- Stephen
Henry
Ermine as Royal Fur Through the Centuries
The London Globe notes that ermine, long tied to royalty since Edward III, remains a royal emblem and a popular adornment. The fur loses its whiteness after years and varies in quality, making matching difficult for garments.
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Edward III
London
Jerusalem Chamber at Westminster Abbey Holds Historic Secrets
The Jerusalem chamber in Westminster Abbey, over 500 years old, once the abbot's withdrawing room, is linked to Henry IV's death fulfilling a prophecy about dying in Jerusalem. The same chamber sheltered Addison, Congreve and Prior in state before their royal interments.
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Westminster Abbey
Jerusalem
Henry IV
Holy Land
Addison
Congreve
Prior
Abbey
Man Dies After Imaginative Freezing on Railway Car
A railway worker in Siberia was accidentally locked in a refrigerated boxcar and died, having chalked notes of imagined freezing on the floor. The cooling unit failed, but the car stayed above 50 degrees. The incident occurred during the journey.
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Siberian
Clever police sting spotted by twitching skirt
A police chief recalls a clever ruse that uncovered a suspect. The detective explains spotting him by a subtle skirt twitch as he sat, then moving to restrain him, illustrating a precise capture tactic.
Proved but can you support a wife over time
Fragmentary dialogue about supporting a wife and the idea of two years of engagement. Mentions buying flowers and candy for a time, question of capability to support a wife, and doubt about long-term commitment.
The Watch Tells No Time in Boston Transcript Note
A quirky line in the Boston Transcript recalls a person hearing a watch tick but finds it not working as a pawn shop is six blocks away. The snippet highlights a humorous moment about a broken timepiece and distance to repair.
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Moore
Fee Tower
Pawnbroles
Boston Transcript
False Alarm at Raid Sparks Masquerade Prowl
A garbled report notes a raid incident with a suspected masquerade or disguise event. The fragment hints at questions of whether someone was caught and frames the scene as a mistaken alarm during a city raid.
Manhero Photographer Spotlight in Cincinnati
Local feature highlights a photographer in Cincinnati described as a hero for community work. The piece notes the subject’s camera work and influence, praising dedication and courage within the city.
Shaving His Mustache Spurs Beach Engagement Crisis
Campden admits no real crime, but his playful confession about shaving off his mustache triggers Mabel Devant to end their engagement. After a week apart the pair reunites at a seaside house party where tangled romantic schemes unfold, revealing Miss Nettie Braden as the true heroine and Miss Connors as the villainess.
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Campden
Mabel Devant
Miss Travers
Miss Devant
Mab
Mabel
Harry Campden
Nettie Braden
Miss Braden
Harry
Larrises
Harrises
Conners
Jon
Dick Harrington
Connors
Braden
Beth Connors
Breakfast tastes and Scottish oatmeal debates
The passage debates breakfast foods with Scottish oatmeal and a medical claim about Scotch vigor. Mr Jordan recalls summer guests and finds a nail-pecked groceries box spilling its contents while noting breakfast tastes and buckwheat cakes and sausages as his preferred meal.
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Scotland
Mr. Jordan
New York
Jordan Place
Hardy spirit helps boy learn to skate on ice
Two men watch a boy struggle on a frozen pond. The stubborn child keeps trying despite falls, insisting the new skates will help him learn. The men encourage him, saying his spirit will lead to bigger successes.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Automatic stamp machines spark panic among collectors
The London post office tests automatic stamping machines drawing interest abroad. In Austria the Drunn chamber of commerce asks the commerce ministry to adopt the system. Stamp collectors fear universal use could render postage stamps obsolete and devalue existing collections.
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London Post Office
Austria
Chamber of Commerce
Drunn
Ministry of Commerce
New York Tribune
The Luck of a Geet and the Loyal Goat
A proud owner ties his goat to railroad ties after the animal swallows a red shirt. The goat struggles and coughs up the shirt, inadvertently signaling a passing train and escaping death. The tale, sourced from the New York World, highlights a strange turn of events and the goat’s refusal to accept capital punishment.
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New York World
Fox Outruns Wildcat in Forest Road Chase
Two Colorado men witnessed a red fox outrun a pursuing wildcat along a Pine Creek road for nearly a mile. The fox gained a sudden lead by dodging past a buggy, while the wildcat halted at the sight of the spectators and withdrew into the bushes.
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Colorado
Pine Creek
Reynard
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Saving the Toothpicks and a Bootless Attempt Snippet
A New York Sun copy describes a Bowery restaurant device that limits toothpick theft by placing tacks on a plaque and forcing patrons to take at most two. The Cleveland Leader humorously notes a bootless attempt as a father slips home late, prompting his wife to trap him with mischief.
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Bowery
New York Sun
Tommy Twaddles
Terry
Ma Twaddles
Cleveland
Notice to Creditors in Estate of Edward Foster
In the Superior Court of Washington for Chehalis County notice is given to all claimants against the estate of Edward Foster deceased to present claims with vouchers within one year. The administrator G. N. McConnell, at Conway & Snider Aberdeen WA, dates April 8 1912 with first publication April 8 1912 and last publication April 29 1912.
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Superior Court OF Washington
Chehalis County
Edward Foster
Conway & Snider
Aberdeen
Washington
G. N. Mc Connell
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London Spectator
Frank Pownall
Saving
the Office Supply Co
Herald
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Public Accountant
East Wishkah
Modern Woodmen OF America
WM. M. Falkner, C. C. J. J. Robinson, Clerta
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Qhayes
Bankers (Incorporated
Foreign & Domestic Exchange
City Messenger CO
E. Wishkah
Jas, McNanar Brick
Stone Cement
Maso
Noti
West Heron Street
Humboldt
Fred Hewitt
F Street
S. C
Plymouth Rocks
A. C. Girard
Aberdeen Ave
Hoquiam
Aberdeen Herald
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