Reminiscences of Mark Twain by Early West Editor
San Francisco’s veterans recall Samuel L. Clemens known as Sam Clemens with fond stories of his humor and early work. Joseph T. Goodman recalls reading Roughing It and Innocents Abroad manuscripts and Twain’s nervousness over his rising fame while they shared a friend’s visit before age dulls their hearing.
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San Francisco
Samuel L. Clemens
Sam Clemens
Mark Twain
Mississippi River
Joseph T. Goodman
West
Mr. Clemens
Sam
Mark Twain Early Career Tale From Comstock Era
Judge C C Goodwin recalls Mark Twain near the Comstock lode era in Virginia City Nevada. Amelia J Carver published notes show Clemens born November 39 1880 and Twain’s first journal work at the Enterprise before fame.
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Mark Twain
Judge C. C. Goodwin
Salt Lake City
Judge Goodwin
Comstock Lode
Virginia City
Merk
Amelia J. Carver
Samuel L. Clemens
Virginia City Enterprise
Clemens
Joseph T. Goodman
Dan Beard recalls Twain story of a girl mistaking him for Buffalo Bill
Artist Dan Beard recounts Mark Twain confiding a New York street encounter. Twain walked Fifth Avenue with a young admirer who believed him to be famous Buffalo Bill. Twain asked who he was, and the girl replied Buffalo Bill, prompting a pause on the corner.
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Buffalo Bill
Dan Beard
Stormfield
Mark Twain
Redding
Visit to Wall Street by Mark Twain in Ancient Times
A white haired Mark Twain walks along Wall Street in New York years ago. He stands before the Subtreasury and Washington statue, remarks that times have changed since Washington’s era, and notes his outsider view of clerks brokers and financiers.
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Wall Street
New York
Washington
Treasury
George
Mark Twain
Twain on Wall Street and a Spiraled Hatpin Scheme
The piece recounts Mark Twain’s misadventures in finance as he tests banker trust and pursues rosy investments. It notes his odd exploits, including an excelsior hair demonstration with a spiral hatpin, and hints at his humorous clash with Wall Street norms. The account shifts to Clemens jokingly describing heaven as a place with friends. It ends with Atlantic City boardwalk’s new electric rolling chair design powered by eight batteries and four lights.
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Twain
Wall Street
Europe
Yin
Banking
Mark Twain
Atlantic City
N. J
A Joke at His Expense on Mark Twain in Missouri
The tale recalls Mark Twain passing through Monroe County on a Missouri Kansas and Texas train. Thousands greeted him at Ports, noting a prior lynching in the county. Amid crowd antics a boyish shout of Get a rope! echoed as Twain’s arrival was announced.
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Mark Twain
Monroe County
Hannibal
Columbia
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Ports
Grow
Merk
Gamins
Mark Twain’s Wit and Last Days Narratives
The article recalls Mark Twain’s spontaneous humor and disregard for convention. It notes his edit to a sick man with a joking blessing, his quip about dying rumors, and a late night billiards moment with Mr. Duneka at Stormfield before his departure for Bermuda.
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Mark Twain
God
Clemens
Bermuda
Frederick A. Duneka
Stormfield
Newcastle trial of single room homes for the poor
Newcastle England pilots single room dwellings aimed at housing the poor. The compact units test minimal space living as a municipal experiment.
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Newcastle
England
Dumas and the Doctor in a Witty Exchange
A Marseilles dinner scene features Alexandre Dumas crafting witty verses for Dr. Gistal. The improv lines humorously mock the hospital and cemetery, followed by a miscellany of childlike mishearings and light literary quips from a periodical humor column.
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Alexandre Dumas
Gistal
Marseilles
Dumas
Gistaul
Contrarian Oliver Sparks Friendly Exchange
In a light exchange, Biggs jokes that Oliver is stubborn and hard headed. Driggs remarks that Oliver would clash if he held two ideas. The banter highlights playful rivalry between the two figures.
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Biggs
Oliver
Driggs
A Party for Husbands by Pittsburg Women’s Club
The Pittsburg Women’s Club cancels its June rose fete and hosts a garden party for husbands instead. The event aims to introduce spouses who may not know each other, in a light social flutter following recent club grievances and prior baby show.
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Women's Club of
Pittsburg
Buttonless Cutaway Becomes London Dress Rage
London fashion notes report a spring fad started by King Edward. Men wear buttonless cutaway coats or none at all with braid links holding sides apart. The trend extends from morning to evening attire with ornamental buttons on some versions.
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London
Edward
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Claim
An old medical ad proclaims deafness from inflamed Eustachian tubes can be cured by constitutional remedies. It offers $100 for any case of deafness due to catarrh that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure and invites readers to request free circulars from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. It notes Hall's Family Pills for constipation and lists druggist pricing.
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Dr. Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
World’s Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo, N. Y
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
City Messenger Co Leader Jos Farrell Named Manager
City Messenger Company announces Jos Farrell as manager continuing operations and service duties.
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City Messenger Co
JOS. Farrell, Mgr
Northern Pacific Train Schedule Summary
The timetable lists departures from Seattle Tacoma and Eastbound lines with trains 866 324 322 585 265 580 and connections to Portland. It shows arrival trains 821 365 323 366 586 and 579 with times and routes including Grays Harbor Moclips Cosmopolis Occosta and through service on select days.
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Tacoma
Points East
Seattle, Tacoma
Grays Harbor Limited
Moclips
Cosmopolis
Portland
Occsta
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Aberdeen
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Merchants’ Cafe
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South H St
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Harper
Kentucky
Fred Hewett
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Wash
L. L. Maley
Brain and
Brown
Golden Age Bottle Beer
U W. Hall
Golden West Hotel
East Heron Street
West Heron St
Aberdeer
S. W. Johnston Transfer Co
Black Diamond
Franklin New Castle South Prairie
New Qryerwaiy
Hayes & Hayes Bankers. (Incorporated
J. M. Lupton
Mgr
Cor. H and
Hume St
Nick Katurick
West Heron Street
Fred Hewitt
South F Street
At the
Centiremen
Ralston
W. W. Langhorne
South H S&t
J. C. Cross
Wiehkah Block
Corner G
Wiehkah Streets
Austin M. Wade
Aberdeen, Wash
Wilson Buttner
East Heron St
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E. J. Adams
Lumber Exchange Building
Aberdee
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