Mosquito Mishap in Exclusive Park Suburb
A New Yorker who lobbied Albany on legislation built a house in Exclusive Park New Jersey. He recalls how the social order is led by the oldest or wealthiest family and recounts a summer nuisance when his mosquito screens were removed to avoid becoming the Park’s laughing stock.
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Albany
Exclusive Park
N. J
New York
Park
Mary
Scott
New Jersey
New York Sun
Harlem stores open baby tenderies on 125th Street
New York corresp says Harlem shops sponsor baby tenderies outside stores with long rows of wheel locks for perambulators. A boy attends, checks the babies, and entertains them while mothers shop, aiming to attract patronage and imitate new woman trends in Fast Liberty.
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Harlem
One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street
Ecores
New York
Deer on Back: Hunter Rescued After Buck Escapes
Six Grand Rapids hunters recall a perilous chase in the upper peninsula when O G Woodworth, sheriff Woodworth’s brother, rode a buck as it fled. The deer circled with Woodworth on its back until bystander Court Officer Greenly arrived and killed the animal to save him.
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Grand Rapids
Upper Peninsula
O. G. Woodworth
Sheriff Woodworth
Woodworth
Greenly
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
The Necessary Virtue Ambushes a Diplomat
The French ambassador M Challemel Lacour, recently deceased, faced a gossipy Swiss diplomatic circle. A sharp maiden pressed him on faith, and his reply about not attending mass temple or synagogue prompted a playful retort about discretion in love and religion.
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M. Challemel Lacour
France
Bern
Switzerland
Mademoiselle
His Idea of Higher Courts
A rural justice and his adviser discuss divorce court options. The judge, after a pause, orders the bailiff to string up the man while sparing the woman, in a grim quip attributed to the Atlanta Constitution.
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Atlanta Constitution
josephine empress play ends with royal gun salute
The third act of Rhea's Josephine Empress of the French concludes on a dramatic cannon exchange tied to the sex of Napoleon's heir. A girl would renew Josephine's hopes. a boy would foretell a new French emperor. In Lancaster Pa the crowd cheers triplets erupting as the third shot sounds.
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Rhea
Josephine
Napoleon
Lancaster
Chicago Times- Herald
Mystery letters on building stump visitors praise designer
Two youths admire a nearly finished big building and speculate on its designer. They misread the inscription as MDOCCXOVL and guess the creator is a new Russian or Welsh immigrant who may finally gain recognition for the striking stonework.
Recruity Smith Misplaces Step in Ipswich Drill
A Twenty-third Massachusetts volunteer recounts a raw recruit who could not keep time or place during drill. When pressed by the drill master, Smith innocently replied he belonged in Ipswich, prompting the officer to wish he were elsewhere.
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Twenty-third Massachusetts Volunteers
Smith
Reflections of a Bachelor on Social Conduct
A collection of wry observations about neighbors and propriety. The piece jokes about widowhood heaven, cat sympathies, age gaps in romance, and a prodigal returning to dinner table tales. It then lampoons a political bet and a comic punishment involving a dress suit. The tone is satirical and lightly critical.
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Heaven
New York Press
Winder
Challie
Veggie
Willie
Cincinnati Enquirer
Business in Poston at mother's funeral
Mrs Benham asks Henry if they could do a little business in Poston during their trip to attend their mother's funeral. Henry replies he never combines business with pleasure.
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Benham
Henry
Poston
Fort Snelling
Minn
By Right of Conquest Stage Exchange
Dialogue highlights a break in an engagement and a retained ring. He explains the ring signifies victory spoils, while the other acknowledges the broken plans. The exchange centers on pride, possession, and the social ritual of engagement.
Town Topics Read: Actor Notes On Street Access
A quoted actor remarks on direction to the railroad track as the Town Topics feature notes street routes. The casual line suggests local navigation guidance tied to a street and rail line landmark.
A Voice and Nothing Else in the Washington Star
A fragmentary verse compares a distant vision to a voice and a shadow. The speaker laments a longing for an elusive beloved whose silvery tones inspire yet remain remote beyond reach over Washington Star. A sense of fear and prudence halts a bold declaration.
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Ilain
Health remedies and cures advertised in 19th century notice
A collage of patent medicine and health product claims touts Hood’s Sarsaparilla DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve Simmons Liver Regulator Hall’s Hair Renewer Dr Kay’s Renovator and Ayer’s Pills. It condemns maladies from colds to ulcers headaches and stomach issues with testimonials and price notes, in a typical midwestern newspaper advertisement style.
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Simmons Liver
Laura V. Craig
Filenburg, Fla
Advert for patent medicines and cures from a 19th century periodical
A block of promotional text touts various tonics and remedies, urging readers to use products like Ayer s Sarsaparilla DeWitt s Colic and Cholera Cure One Minute Cough Cure and Dr Sawyer s Family Cure or Pastills and Hood s Pills. Testimonials from users such as Wm Bills and C Sampson are noted along with a few humorous quips about medicine and digestion.
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Dr. Sawyer
D. D. Bales
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Humor OF the Hour
Detroit Free Press
He Belonged
Washington Star
Ayer
W. H. Ward
Quimby Ay
Lowell, Mass
DeWitt
D. D. Bailes
Abel
Hall
Mary Svabek
South 14Th St
Omaha
Neb
D. D. Bale
A. P. Sawyer
Decatur St
Decatur
Illinois
DeWitt’s
A. P- Sawyer
C. Sampson
Edwards St
Hood’s
D. D Bales
Johnnie
oSee
Kidneykura
Ktoneey Lodge
Lorenzen
Kidneykurn
L.M. Bosworth
Kingsley
Price
Kirk’s
Adam Schaat
J. S. Thompson
J. Jacobs
Prop
Yours
Ames
Iowa
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