Ingalls and Sherman clash over pensions and plans
West recounts a pension dispute where Ingalls pushed a military service pension bill opposed by Sherman who argued no mandate from conventions. The bill failed, angering pension advocates. Two years later Ingalls blocked Sherman on a street extension project, quipping about Rome and Appian Way. Ingalls ultimately supported the measure.
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Kansas City Journal
Canadian Indians and the Old Trader’s Plight and Honor
An experienced trader testifies that among Canadian Indians he has never known a liar. He notes that caches and provisions are left unguarded for trust’s sake, with items like birch bark and snowshoes signaling safety. The article describes how honesty extends to leaving valuables and even money, while a drum season fills the year with noise.
Origin of a Holiday in Amsterdam Brings Drums and Martyrdom Tales
The second week in August in old Amsterdam features a long drum beating festivity by local youths parading the exchange. A 200 year old tale claims a plot to blow up the exchange was foiled when a boy's ball rolled to reveal barrels of powder, and the lad asked to play soldiers with his friends in thanks.
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Amsterdam
Lemon Pudding Rule Causes Literary Confusion
A humorous tale of Joseph who writes a cookbook and seeks a critic's help. The critic notes an odd line about sitting on a hot stove and stirring constantly, suggesting the sentence is unnecessary. The exchange highlights a clash between cooking terms and literary prose.
Hugo and His Disciple at the Poet’s Reception
A young admirer argued with Victor Hugo, briefly lost temper, then Hugo sternly rebuked him. After guests left, the man returned for his umbrella and found himself kneeling before the poet, begging forgiveness as Hugo graciously urged him to rise.
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Hugo
Victor Hugo
Hints on Dietetics and Food Effects in Illness
Unripe fruits should not be eaten. Oatmeal is heating and good in winter. Well cooked rice arrowroot and boiled milk heal intestinal irritation. Pickles are generally wholesome only with meat and oily foods. Strong coffee without cream refreshes nerves and stimulates the brain. Sweet foods and rare meat can raise gouty acids in predisposed individuals. Toast and tea form an inferior invalid diet. Tea contains tannic acid and toast has little nutrition. Food values vary by constitution. Old saying what's one man's meat is another man's poison. Gastronomic experiments should be cautious. Eat foods that best prepare the body for life's work.
Man Finds Hope by Sea Then Sees Tailor Overdue Bills
A young man seeks happiness at Margate and courts a young woman. Returning home he asks the father’s blessing, only to confront his tailor who reveals long unpaid debts. The tale appears as a London Answer.
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Merry Margate
London
I Shant Call Again I Shall Not Call Again
Dialogue excerpt from Detroit Free Press reflects social expectations and class snobbery. A man explains why he will not pursue a relationship noting the woman’s awkwardness with upper society and her discomfort with minor scandals.
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Detroit Free Press
No Danger Exchange Sparks Silent Interview Grin
A pompous officeholder grants an interview yet fears publication while a reporter counters that remarks will appear in print. The exchange underscores tension between secrecy and press scrutiny in political discourse.
Spain Wedding Tradition Uses Madrina At Altar
A Spanish wedding custom replaces a bride’s bridesmaids with a madrina or godmother and omits a cake or send off. The couple depart quietly for their new home and begin their honeymoon the next day after a formal farewell visit to relatives.
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Spain
Madrina
Her Sense of Humor Quote in Cincinnati Commerical Tribune
A Cincinnati Commercial Tribune quote recalls a wife’s humor as a man reveals his marriage proposal. The exchange shows the wife laughing at the suitor yet conveys a blessed sense of humor in accepting the match.
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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
His Trip Abroad Advised By Town and Country
A brief exchange shows Owenlotts considering a beneficial trip abroad after a coughing fit. Sharpun asks who advised the plan, hinting at counsel from a professional, with Town and Country cited as the source.
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Sharpun
Folly as Teachable Moment Cited in Quote by Hare
A quotation frames folly as a source of learning, noting that only a fool cannot learn from his own errors. The saying attributed to Hare emphasizes self reflection and growth through past missteps.
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Hare
Let the Awn Come Yawn Advice
This piece extols yawning as natural rest and a simple stretch method. It advises letting yawns occur openly, stretching with them, and even performing a seated leg and arm stretch to relax tense nerves and revive the body when tired.
Origin of the Bowery Named by Peter Stuyvesant
The Bowery’s name comes from Peter Stuyvesant who established Bouwerie as his residence outside New Amsterdam. He cleared the land and planted grain and fruit trees, with Bouwerie lane forming the connecting road and the settlement称 Bouwerie village. Stuyvesant’s farm stretched from Third and Fourth avenues to Seventeenth Street and east to Second Avenue, near Tenth Street.
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New World
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Laugh and Grow Fat in a Doctor's View
A doctor asserts that laughter has real bodily effects. He explains laughter dilates arteries and raises heart rate, speeding blood flow and nutrient delivery while removing waste. He notes improved brain function and the departure of gloom as a result of a good laugh.
Words and Ideas Preserve Definite Scientific Terms
The passage argues that precise terms retain fixed meanings over time while common usage shifts. It compares drift in word meaning to ships dragging anchors in a gale, noting terms like let have changed to permit, while bisect stays constant across centuries.
Children and Play Shape Human Development
The piece argues play marks education, noting fishes and many animals show limited play while kittens lambs and especially human children develop through play. Dr Hutchinson is cited claiming children are born as amorphous bundles of possibilities and are played into shape.
A Doubtful Prospect
A dialogue recounts Brer Thomas on his sick bed being told by a preacher that there was a bright prospect ahead. He responds that the prospect is so bright it is blazin. The quote reflects skeptical humor about comforting platitudes.
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Brer Thomas
Dickey
Atlanta Constitution
How to remove upper lip hair joke from Chicago Tribune
In a tongue in cheek reply the sporting editor jokes that the way to remove superfluous hairs on the upper lip is to push the young man away. The remark appears in the temporary absence of the beauty editor.
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Chicago Tribune
That Was All Mr. McCorkle
A quoted exchange recalls a statue described as an equestrian figure only showing a man on horseback in Detroit. The brief dialogue contrasts a statue type with its simple depiction.
Not to Be Mastered They Tell Me
A humorous note on language mastery, claiming the professor knows all tongues except two personal ones. The joke contrasts academic skill with intimate, domestic languages.
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