Notable Appointments and Antiquated Champions Highlight 19th Century Notices
A list of varied 19th century notices includes Emperor Francis Joseph appointing Lieutenant Baron Tracuschen as Austria’s first permanent naval attaché in Washington. Hartford figures George and Charles Buckley achieve eighty, Lilijah L. Robinson claims Pocahontas lineage, Stoyal T. Langtrand touts fencing prowess and barbering in Kalem Massachusetts, W. El Schutt is Cornell secretary and former two mile record holder, and K. Z. Price is Mansfeld’s first manager. Additional notes mention Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish learning Swedish for Prince Wilhelm and Dr. Joachim owning prized violins including a London-Voitti instrument valued at $6,000 with other tokens of appreciation.
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Francis Joseph
Baron Tracuschen
Washington
George
Charles Buckley
Hartford
Conn
Lilijah L. Robinson
Cleveland
Clums
Pocahontas
Stoyal T. Langtrand
Kalem
Mass
Ile
W. EL Schutt
Schuriman
Cornell
Oxford
K. 2. Price
Mansfeld
Iteams
Vlotti
Short Stories from Oddities and Local Oddities
A collection of curious notes cites a 1 in 350000 man for enuff, male tailors outperforming women, sheep used as beasts of burden in Asia, and 33 percent more women wearing false teeth. It mentions a dog bathing house in Dresden, a Washington expert claim about real estate value gained by rural free delivery, the Holgon drum corps of Chester, and the Amesbury postoffice sign mishap. Dent farm sale near St Louis for 75000, Grant’s log cabin still standing.
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India
Persia
Dresden
Washington
Holgon
Chester, VI
New England
United States
Wilman Block
Grant
Model of the Moment in New Summer Fashion
The piece notes quaint sleeves in a moderate kimono top, tighter wrist openings, slimmer ekirts among walkers, and varied belts. It highlights old-world influences, braiding in new cloth shades, lavish buttons as key trim, and tonic skirt styles that remain fashionable though not universally flattering.
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New York
English Etchings and Anecdotes from the Era
The note details Southend pier stretching over nine and a quarter miles. It also mentions the king's cook earning £2000 annually and working about two hours daily. A curious reference notes Dr. W G Grace once received three young pigs as a gift.
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Southend
Nd le
W. G. Grace
Anim
London tastes shift as librarians note travel and biography rise
A fragmented survey notes London readers show falling interest in fiction and science, with growing demand for travel and biography. It cites Yates's death in Walworth leaving a sizable estate and a curious remark about genius and idiocy in social circles.
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America
London
Tadavard Yates
Walworth
England
Folklore of Puss Pussna Weather Lore and Beliefs
A collection of folk beliefs about cats and luck from Scotland and Trelaid. It notes that a cat washing foresees good weather, licks against the grain brings bad luck, and not to move a cat when relocating in Trelaid. May-born kittens are linked to pests and reptiles, while May-born ducks supposedly attract lovers.
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Scotland
The Burglar
A burglar pockets a haul in a bag when a mild eyed clergyman confronts him. The reverend begs mercy and urges repentance and returns the swag, then walks away to keep the peace. The burglar, moved and surprised, leaves without police involvement.
Child seeks divorce from parents in Rye
A tearful seven or eight year old girl visits a lawyer in Rye requesting a divorce from her papa and mamma. Jerome K. Jerome quips about a difficult client as the scene unfolds in a humorous, fictional reminiscence from a Woman's Home Companion piece.
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Homa
Jerome K. Jerome
Mal
Rye
Language Lesson Reveals Indian School Humor
In a government Indian school the hour for a language lesson brought a board word sing ular meaning queer odd and uncommon. Twelve year old Crow Indian Tommie Stewart showed patient effort and sharp humor as he crafted the sentence If a man hayayno wife he is aingu len Harpera Weekly.
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Tommie Stewart
Aingulen
Harper'a Weekly
Faces of Tambo and Bones in a Comic Skit
A dialogue styled skit depicts Mr Tambo with a pained face after being struck by Mr Bones. The exchange includes mispronunciations and cross chatter about his attacker and a rebuked performer, followed by a comic song request and brief punchline gags from various newspaper clippings.
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Mr. Tambo
Tamiko
Bones
Mr. Bones
Tambo
Tawnbo
Loga Dia Coon
Patch
A. B
Lewis
Barking Hla Shinsl The Tramp and the Bark Issue
A truncated quoted exchange features a character known as the Tramp urging others not to fear a barking dog. The dialogue hints at fear versus threat dynamics, with the line about the bark being worse than the bite underscoring tension and caution in a tense scene.
Gugpiciong and Brookiya Life Exhibit Tense Exchange
In a fragmentary exchange, JT doubts a woman while others note her kindness to a bug band's children. The overheard dialogue hints at tension and unclear motives amid a Brookiya Life setting.
Plays and Players in the Season’s line up
Fritzit Scheff returns in Mlle Modiste and four Lisa and the Monge companies appear on the road. Harry Bulger debuts in a Faudeuille sketch. Mrs Leslie Carter to open in Washington in November. Kien Plympton stars in The Man From Home by Tebler Co. Lawrance D Orsay’s English marriage announced in England. The Quicksands stars Wright Lorimer at Droys. McIntosh returns to film. Philippine pictures deemed successful. Howard Knoblanck, Shulamite author, at work on a new play for Mme Kalich. Miske to produce a Rupert Hughes American life play. George Cohan to star in Fifty Miles from Boston and to start a new show at his theater.
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Fritzit Scheff
Lisa
Monge
Roaf
Harry Bulger
England
Wright Lorimer
Droy- Science
J. J
Taideville
Bure
Mcintosh
Howard Knoblanck
Mme. Kalich
Mr. Miske
Rupert Hughes
George Cohan
Boston
Touring Club of France seeks France’s most affable hotel keeper
Facts from France note Paris lawn issues, rising divorce rates since 1884, cemetery grave costs 60 francs for five years and 817 francs for thirty years, grave fees alleged at Paris public hospitals, nursing sisters expelled, and a tipping system blamed for neglect of the poorest.
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Paris
France
Touring Club
PITH AND POINT From the Atchigon Globe
A short, zippy column reflecting on human behavior and social quirks. It notes the difficulty of turning down offers, warns against mistaking kindness for weakness, and comments that common sense seems less common. It also mentions boys leaving the farm and a cream separator changing expectations.
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Atchigon Globe
Editorial Flings and Quips Across Papers
A collection of satirical lines from multiple papers. The Minnneapolis Journal notes a Wogushman with a deceased wife lacking a sister in a quagmire. Indianapolis News quips on Moors paying indemnity. Manchester Union jokes that cars turn snail, not turtle, in accidents. New York Mail speculates intelligent Martians amuse themselves by Earthward glances. Dayton News questions cucumber water content, noting perceived poison.
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Wogushman
Minnneapolis
Indianapolis News
Manchester Union
Mars
Earth
New York Mail
Dayton News
New York City Immigrant Flow, Juries and Buildings
The New York county grand jury averages sixty four indictments daily. City plans four million dollar municipal office building over two years while sustaining a daily influx of 740 Italian immigrants from Italy Sicily and Sardinia. Forty elderly bone records institutions are full with long waiting lists and milk cans are a health menace after a Board of Health investigation finds neglect.
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Grand Jury
New York
New York City
Italy
Sicily
Sardinia
Board of Health
New York Herald
Army and Navy Strength and War Preparations
The United States regular army is fixed by law at 190000 enlisted men. Austria deploys motorcycles for rapid field telegraph construction. Germany requires a million horses for wartime needs, a figure unmatched by other nations. Recent naval ships are outfitted to burn large oil quantities with coal.
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United States
Germany
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve Ad Claims and Sales
An old advertisement extols DeWitts Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve as a universal remedy, praising long usage and urging shoppers to buy the original from H. C. Schultz & Co at Nix's old stand. The copy also touts Sodol as a stomach aid and breath freshener, noting drugstore availability and law compliance.
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Kennedy
B.c.schultz & Co
Nix
DeWitt
H. C. Schultz & Co
Tha Tumnulmoon Sen
H. C Schultz & Co
H. O. Schultz & Co
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Pers AG
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Carter
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Hollister
Finast
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