Magician Herrmann’s Widow Faces Small Estate Claim
Mme Adelina Herrmann applies for administration in New York claiming her husband’s estate is worth only about 2000, with debts far exceeding assets. He earned large tour receipts but extravagance drained finances. The probate notes his life insurance and property tied to loans, while apparatus and the Lily Langtry car are in others’ control.
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Herrmann
Mme
Adelaide Steremaan
Alt. Shimmel
Weller
New York City
Summer
Noothing
Cook
Tie
Mme, Herrmann
America
Paris
Power of X rays Tested by Blind Doctor
Dr Cocke, a blind physician at Boston University Medical School on East Concord Street, describes experiments with X rays and a fluoroscope. He accurately identifies letters such as 5 and C, describes a hammer by length with mass, and notes geometric angles when two glass pieces align.
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Cocke
James J. Cocke
Loston
Doston University Medical School
East Concord Street
Endications of Longevity and Historic Artifacts
Longevity is linked to large heart lungs and digestive organs with a long trunk and short limbs. Eye color and nostril shape indicate organ health. Farnham Castle, ancient bishop’s seat, saw sieges and restorations from 1216–1218 and Henry V. A 24 foot Queen Elizabeth pocket pistol from Utrecht, 1544, ornamented in bas-relief. Teapots origins debated. Europe adopted tea in 1610. Sudden deaths show higher male mortality than female.
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Farnham Castle
England
Winchester
Henry de Blois
Stephen
Louis the Dauphin
Henry VM
Dover Heights
Utrecht
Elizbeth
Signs of Yankee Signs in London Report
The New York Mail and Express notes American visitors will spot quirky London signs. Examples include doors with Do Not Ring the Bell Unless an Answer is Required, letter slots for nonreplies, a blue sign reading Yankie Cider Is Sold Here, and a hairdresser offering LaIr Neatly Trimmed While You Wait.
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London
New York Mailand Express
Strand
Bank of England
Charing Cross
Ancient Advertisements and the Dawn of Public Notices
The article traces early advertising from wall scratches in album spaces to proclamations in ancient Israel cities. It notes parchment and papyrus notices over 3,000 years old, and heathen curses hung on temple statues as early promotional devices, with a 1858 Demeter temple find later housed in the British Museum.
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Lippincott’s
Israel
Thebes
Demeter
Onidus
British Museum
Jokes by Sportsmen Show Tricks Among Woodsmen
The New York Sun notes that Woodsmen enjoy tricks on each other. Stories describe fake deer baiting shootings and dressed game. Pranks include hollow shells, altered powder, putty bullets, and misled tracking by moccasins.
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New York Sun
Peculiar Aversions Across Historical Figures
A compilation of odd dislikes among notable figures. John L. Sullivan dislikes false teeth. Agassiz avoids polished steel. Mme De Stael fears the rising full moon. Louis XVIII feared barefooted children. Molin gbroke would act strangely if a tearful scene appeared. Disraeli avoided gum chewing. Dickens disliked stiff shirt bosoms. Buffon balked at eggs on the dining table.
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John L. Sullivan
Apolean
Agassiz
Mme. de Stael
Louis MV
Dean Swilb
Molingbroke
Teade
Disraeli
Dickens
Buffon
Don’t Like Poorhouses In Ireland Runs Six Workhouses
There is a deep-rooted dislike of workhouses in Ireland. In Antrim county only 1,060 people occupy six workhouses that have run for 5,060.
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Ireland
Antrim
Education as cure of crime sparks Sing Sing chat
A New York Journal account recalls a philanthropist visiting Sing Sing with friends. They debate if the education of convicts would prevent crime, citing a forger who admits lack of schooling and admits he would not have spelled bearer with a double r.
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New York Journal
Sing Sing
Wanted Epigram Cook Claimed by Disappointed Host
A tale from Youths Companion recounts a rich man who owned a literary dinner, learns his cook cannot prepare epigrams for dessert. After a guest praises another poet’s epigram, the host demands epigrams from his kitchen. The cook admits he cannot supply them and is discharged on the spot.
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Deseert
X.’s
Mistletoe on Hats Becomes Trend Among City Girls
The Chicago Times-Herald notes a new mistletoe fashion where girls wear sprigs on hats during Christmas season. The old Druids tradition allows a kiss under mistletoe, but hat adornment aims to tempt male friends, a trend spreading among up-to-date young women.
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Chicago
Chicago Times-Herald
One Woman to Ready Wit Delivers Laborer From Train
Near a railway crossing a laborer leapt between tracks to dodge an approaching freight. A nearby young woman at a window shouted warnings. He lunged back toward safety as an express thundered by, tipping his hat in gratitude and walking away.
Floridian Consul General’s Witty Florida Remark
The Washington Post recounts Col. Wallace S. Jones a United States consul general in Rome visiting the United States. A Floridian by birth he spent a decade in Italy and impressed Queen Margherita at court with a swift reply. She asked his state and he replied that Florida is known as the Train of America.
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Washington Post
Col. Wallace $. Jones
United States
Rome
Italy
Col. Jones
Ife
Margherita
Florida
America
Art of Letting Go and Definite Knowledge
A seasoned publisher advises women to seek definite knowledge and real competency rather than chasing vague promises of success. The speaker reflects on personal failures, stressing that merit alone for a woman is insufficient without focused skill and purposeful effort.
Case Wins After Unique Defense in Maryland District
A Washington attorney recalls a Maryland case where a plaintiff presented a candid, self-deprecating speech to the justice of the peace. The judge ruled for the plaintiff within five minutes, despite the evidence seeming weak. The plaintiff admitted past missteps but argued he was wronged.
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Maryland
Washington
Washington Star
Justice of the Peace
Squire
Borge
Discarded Chimneys and New Fire Purification Methods
A Northern industrial shift abandons chimneys to create a vacuum draft for fires. Sellers describe burning byproducts captured, cooled, and repurposed. German methods use furnace gases passing through water before gasometer utilization. Dickens and X rays mentioned, with discussion of ghosts and early nail history.
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England
Germany
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