Massachusetts Tercentenary Proms and Webster Echoes
Massachusettes marks three hundred years with Boston Week and Salem Harbor Arbella replica events. The piece recalls Daniel Webster’s Hayne debate speech, celebrates Winsthrop era charter, and honors Massachusetts leaders from Winthrop to Adams, highlighting the state’s pivotal role in United States history.
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Elmo" Scott “Watson
Senate
Washington
Daniel Webster
Foote
Connecticut
Hayne
South Carolina
Massachusetts
Commonwealth
Massachusetts Bay
Salem Harbor
Southampton
England
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Charles I of England
John Winthrop
Thowag Dudley
Bay State
Colony of
Co. M.n
Arbella
Salem
Charlestown
Boston
General Court
Winthrop
Boston Common
William Blaxton
Dor
Albert Bushnell Hart
Harvard University
Cambridge Tribune
Hart
M Id Bay
Mugsachu Getts
Not So Good Lesson For Billy At Dancing School
A four year old named Billy explains to his mother that the dance lesson was not good because he couldn't get the step. He adds he thinks the problem lies with his feet after thinking it over.
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Billy
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lena Young
Ellsworth
Maine
Good at History Ho Are you good at history
Fragmentary verse style dialogue presents a mock history quip about dates unemployment politics and work with a playful exchange between a salesman and a gentleman referencing pocketbooks paying tomorrow and a hypothetical accident without severe harm.
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Sha
Quo Vadis Policeman and Candy Store Exchange
A humorous back and forth from the Boston Transcript imagines a policeman lecturing a motorist about giving half the road to a woman, and the motorist replying he already does so once he learns which half she wants. The say exchange turns into a gag about misreading half the road. A separate jab about umpiring a basketball game between pit teams ends the quip.
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Boston Transcript
Diner Refuses Repeats Seeks Different Steak
A diner recalls having eight steaks yesterday and declines the same dish today. The waiter offers an alternative, and the diner says he might try something different if served a new option.
The Fickle Public How and A Dormant Public Feud
Dialogue fragment shows a man named Jim discussing a messy personal split. A woman questions what he spoke of while he sleeps. He admits gossiping about her and living with her family proved intolerable.
Latest Car Out Mrs Bragg My Husband's Car Out
Conversation notes recount the latest car leaving the Bragg household. Mrs Cutter mentions neighbors complain about the car waking them at night when the husband parks it in the garage. The snippet ends with a quip about an aviator and a “drop in the ocean.”
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Bragg
Cutter
Texas Recruitirn Confusion Before Ocean Crossing
Texan recruits prepare to travel from Camp Mills across an ocean, crowded on ferry boats with packs. An amused Texas recruit jokes about the voyage length, unsure if it will be ten days or five weeks, calling it a rough trip.
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Ocean Battery C
Camp Mills
Tramsport
Texas
L. If
Cunnington
The
Louis Post-Dispatch
Chicken Putti Indigen Polls Nows In Kenilworth
George W Vaught disputes a native chicken ordinance saying the chicken is a pet and a vocalist. He explains he keeps the bird for music with his wife playing piano and violin, noting the chicken clucks off pitch. He compares it to neighbors with canaries and mocks the idea of penalties.
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George W. Vaught
Kenilworth
Wiager
Paris Introduces Wooden Hats for Women in Fashion
Paris markets new wooden hats for women using three ply wood, two-piece brims with hidden springs to cover the cloche shape. Light, comfortable, and durable with carved ornaments by dedicated artists, they cost much more than felt.
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Paris
Gems of Colored Glass Pitkin Flasks Origin in Connecticut
Gems of colored glass from Pitkin Glass Works, Connecticut’s first of their kind, built in 1788 and operating until 1830. The Pitkin type flush is renowned among collectors, with many bottles featuring green color and long, dented necks. The sunburst pattern Task is singled out as especially meritorious.
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Pitkin Glass Works
Connecticut
RR. M. Knittle
Division of Palestine proposed into cantons by faith
A plan suggests creating 16 cantons in Palestine based on religious groups. Me, Ben Avi proposes 6 Jewish, 7 Moslem, and 8 Christian cantons to place inhabitants in congenial surroundings with self governing freedom under a central mandatory power.
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Palestine
Palestina
Ben Avi
Fig Tree Found Growing in Courthouse Grounds at Vasalia
A fig tree about three feet high was discovered growing from the side of a palm tree in the Vasalia California courthouse grounds. Its roots drew sustenance from mold in the palm’s niche and sap from the tree itself. The fig tree blossomed with other trees at the first sign of spring.
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Vasalia
Calif
Ladybirds to Aid Planters in Kenyan Coffee Regions
Ladybirds bred to combat mealy bugs, long the worst pest for coffee in Kenya, are being deployed following a suggestion by Sir Daniel Hall, chief scientific adviser to the agriculture ministry. Unclear weather disrupts farming, with too much rain or too little.
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Kenya
Cateny
Africa
Daniel Hall
Ministry of Agriculture
Old Doctor's Idea Aids Elderly In Health Care
In 1885 Dr Coldwell discovered a harmless effective laxative to help elderly people avoid health risks from poor choices. His syrup pepala relieves biliousness headaches and fatigue without harsh effects and is sold in drugstores today.
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Dr. Coldwell
Caldwell
Think It Over There Laughs Like A Contagious Boom
Fragmentary note on laughter spreading humor as unstoppable, with playful phrasing and a casual tone. The line suggests contagious mirth in a social setting, emphasizing amusement and lighthearted mood.
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