Curious Facts From A Distant Newspaper Snippet
The article notes May 13 1892 as the nearest north ole approach by Lieut. Lockwood at 396 miles. Naples plans permanent sea baths for 43000 people with year round hot and cold pools at three shore sites. A tenant eviction tactic involves removing a roof to force vacate, then replacing it. Greece grows figs for fig coffee sold as substitute. Ottoman empire uses carrier pigeons since the 14th century. A Baghdad to Aleppo dispatch once took thirty days by horse, forty eight hours by return. The Bordeaux show features a 115 foot bottle with a multi story neck and observatory.
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Lockwood
Naples
Pennsylvania
Greece
Trieste
State Department
Ottoman Empire
Lithgow
Bagdad
Aleppo
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters Promoted for Seasickness
A brief ad touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for seasickness and a range of ailments including nausea, colic, biliousness, acidity, malaria, rheumatism, nervousness, and sick headache. It urges readers to lay in an adequate supply for travel and inland health.
Joys of the Farmer Song Fragment
A cheerful verse describes the farmer rising at four to feed and water stock, battling grubs and insects as worms infest cabbage and bugs invade corn, highlighting rural labors and early morning chores.
Tobacco Chewing Dog at McAlvey School
Supt McAlvey owns an English mastiff aged eight months weighing 135 pounds that has developed an abnormal tobacco craving. The dog imitates humans and chews a product similar to tobacco. He is not yet ill but will receive No to bac treatment in hope of a cure. Crawfordsville Argus News.
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McAlvey
Amn
Cnaw
Crawfordsville Argus News
Pray for the people you dislike to see good in them
A reflective maxim urging readers to extend empathy toward those they oppose. It suggests that seeking a positive trait in critics reveals humility and better judgment, encouraging personal growth through perspective.
Irrigation Farming Promoted in Grand Valley Climate
Zeph. Chas. Felt of 207 Boston Building, Denver, Colorado invites readers to relocate for milder winters and gentler climate. He promises to share experiences of residents he has met in the Grand Valley and offers writing to provide details.
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Fergue
Grand Valley
Zeph. Chas. Felt
Boston Building
Penver
Colorado
Quote on sacrifice and Christi an willingness
A commentator notes that some express willingness to do anything for Christ only when it requires no sacrifice. The remark highlights selective commitment and raises questions about true devotion and cost.
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Christ
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Universal Relief
Druggists in Horse Cave Kentucky tout Hall's Catarrh Cure with a bold claim it cures everyone who uses it. Sold by local druggists at 75 cents per bottle.
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B. Walthall & CO
Horse Cave
If the whole earth could know the truth about God today
A concise devotional line asserts that universal knowledge of God would herald the millennium tomorrow. The statement links global awareness of divine truth with an imminent end-time transformation.
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God
Cure for Consumption Saved My Boy Says Mrs Doverass
Mrs AuLus Doverass of LeRoy Michigan testifies that Piso's Cure for Consumption saved her boy's life last summer. The letter dated October 20 1894 praises the remedy's effectiveness and cites a dramatic recovery.
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AuLus Doverass
LeRoy, Mich
Religious Ideas Not Originating From Christ
A concise note argues that much of the world’s religion exists apart from Christ, suggesting influence or origins beyond his teachings. The statement implies a distinction between true Christian doctrine and other belief systems.
Quasi-Mystic Quip Echoes Between Morning Tea and Night
A fragment mixes odd phrases about a tea ritual affecting digestion and an ominous claim that greeting the devil at dawn leads to companionship for the day. The tone resembles a cryptic aphorism from a late night column.
Parker's Ginger Tonic Endorsed by Mother and Community
A reader quotes a mother praising Parker's Ginger Tonic for revitalizing effects. The note suggests trust in the product and mentions Hindercorns removing corms as a pleasing relief, with a casual reference to local druggists.
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Parker
The Man Who Loves Christ Will Obey Him
A statement emphasizes unwavering obedience to Christ regardless of cost, underscoring devotion and faith as guiding principles for believers.
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Christ
Knelt Before Her in Courtly Fashion In The Vagrant
A humorous vignette shows a husband kneeling before his wife in dawn shadows, the moment played as playful and courtly. The husband jokes about tying a shoestring, while a second scene of marital roles has Mrs. Shanghai joking about domestic settings and letting men handle tasks.
Azure Eyed Romance Ends With Small Town Surrender
A boastful suitor recalls gifts from Christmas to roses and theater, accusing a rival of outspending him at a music festival. The woman with blue eyes explains that the rival simply bunched his hits, hinting at a clever turn in affection and intent.
Hill Idea of Grace
A young Chicago drummer on vacation with his uncle misfires at grace. He delivers a formal businesslike blessing thanking patrons for their favor and hoping for orders this fall. The elder relative plans to say grace properly from now on.
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Hill
Chicago
Court of the Sultan Seeks Polite Silence on Jokes
In a humorous exchange the sultan claims oneness with his first wife while the court mathematician quips you are another with the second. High officials slip away, wary of offending the sovereign who seeks laughter yet must preserve decorum.
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Sirrah
Funeral Threats Stir Absent Guests In Gossip
In the overheard dialogue two speakers spar over attending a funeral. One warns of staying away while the other vows to stage a funeral of their own to "show 'em" a retaliation, highlighting tension and rumor in unchanged local speech.
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Nivver
Cholly’s Dinner Date Turns Sour in Warned Tale
A playful dog named Cholly faces social woes after a bold invitation ends with a costly bill. Friends tease that Cholly is a sad dog, a claim rooted in the twelve dollar dining charge.
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Cholly
They Bloom There In Roof Gardens
Report from a New York World exchange noting a Boston visitor remarks on roof gardens lacking flowers while a local observer notes occasional social bloom among residents and guests in Manhattan rooftops.
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Mr. Emerson
Boston
Manhattan
New York World
The Reason and Mrs Biggs Exchange Light Remarks
Mrs Biggs questions why park policemen ignore her children while patting Mrs Binns on the head. Old Biggs jokes about Mrs Binns's nurse girl, implying unnoticed figures and playful misdirection.
Dreamleigh Hullo Skeamleigh Work Getting Up Sensations
Dreamleigh and Skeamleigh chat about their ventures with Skeamleigh pursuing sensations for New York preachers as the pair discuss their prosperous outlooks in their current enterprise.
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Dreamleigh—Hullo
Skeamleigh
New York
The New Woman and a Nighttime Alarm
In the dark a man cries out to Caroline that a woman is in the house. His wife laughs at his fears, then he covers his head with the coverlet and moans.
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Caroline
A Woman of the Future Poem
A quatrain praising a future woman aged four, loving her playful smile and golden hair as the speaker envisions a fleeting companionship with a child. The verse treats childhood innocence as a idealized muse and romantic object.
Wellington policy sparks debate on magazine direction
A subscriber questions the new magazine policy. Editor MrBluelines explains the Wellington policy as the annihilation Napoleonic rule, prompting further clarification.
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Bluelines
Wellington
Dusty Rhodes and Poor Fitzy Sentenced to Thirty Days
Dusty Rhodes and Poor Fitzy report to the pen for thirty days after a clash in which Dusty Rhodes remarks that he was doing nothing. The exchange underscores a petty incident with a brief jail term.
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Dusty Rhodes
Fitzy
Walker
Fragmented speech from Times-Statesman on coinage debate
The passage captures a garbled dialogue about free silver and coinage debates at Harrigan's barroom. It portrays a wife questioning her husband and Mrs Grogan about late nights and differing opinions, highlighting political tensions in a rustic, dialectic exchange.
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Pfwat
Betting on marriage sparks a playful wager
A playful exchange features a couple wagering a marriage as a bet. She dismisses doubts and compels a yes, betting cigars against gloves to determine who marries first, while acknowledging his competitive streak and heart.
Wit and Humor Quips From Gags and Sayings
A collage of humorous quips from various papers. Jokes touch politics money and romance with lines about congress mothers and steamer decks. Witty exchanges and light banter showcase era style humor and social stereotypes.
Li Hung Chang Mourns A Chinese Premier’s Humbling Decree
The Chinese premier Li Hung Chang mourns his mother after her death and faces a royal decree that orders him to resume official duties after three months. He travels to the ancestral tomb with his brother the viceroy at Wuchang and is later seen in reduced garb at Chefoo before returning to Tientsin as his relief from private penance ends.
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John Russell Young
Li Hung Chang
Wuchang
Tientsin
Mr. Young
Chefoo
Empire
Young
Biking at the White Lot Before the Executive Mansion
Nightly bicycle riders fill the White Lot behind the Executive Mansion with a fashionable mixed crowd. Notable attendees include Turkish minister Mavroyeni Bey, German envoy Baron von Ketteler, and social leaders such as Truxton Beale and Helen Brice as they learn cycling at moonrise near Washington.
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Washington
Executive Mansion
Cleveland
Woodley
Capitol City
Washington Monument
Potomac River
Mavroyeni Bey
Baron von Ketteler
Legation
Truxton Beale
Helen Brice
Miss Deering
Pauncefote
Rockhill
the Treasury
Curtis
Call
Senator Call
Bourget Defends Grandfathers In U S Social Code
The review notes Paul Bourget rejects talk of denying grandfathers to Americans and says he is a man of the people. It contrasts Bourget’s Parisian life with American curiosity about social codes and family prestige.
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Paul Bourget
New York Sun
Outre Mer
Mr. Townsend
Mr. Ralph
New York
Sun
M. Bourget
Paris
Conscience Money Sent To Malchin Burgomaster
The Burgomaster of Malchin Mecklenburg received ten marks as conscience money from a man claiming to owe a publican in 1867. The debt remained unpaid, the innkeeper long dead, and the sum was turned over to the burgomaster’s representatives.
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Malchin
Mecklenburg
He Died Young and the Busman Joke
A young man visits his sister and young niece, asks after the family, and is told her husband is dead with a child saying he died of Tolera infantum. The joke unfolds with the girl delivering a playful misinterpretation about illness.
No-To-Bac tobacco cure claim in ad
An advertisement touts No-To-Bac as a guaranteed cure for tobacco habit by acting on nerve centers. It promises reduced irritation, better digestion and sleep, and claims many users gain weight. Sold by Druggists with a free book from Sterling Remedy Co. New York City or Chicago.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Sterling Remedy Co
New York City
Chicago
Dog Fetches Seaweed Treasure After Coast Walk
Prof Owen tells how a dog named Lion joined a coast walk in Cornwall. The master pressed a seaweed fragment rich with tiny animals and wished for a full plant. the dog dived in and returned with a seaweed plant, presenting it at his feet.
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Prof. Owen
Lion
Cornwall
Mr. Owen
Paradise in Northern Wyoming Lures Summer Tourists
Angier's Paradise in Northern Wyoming offers rich fishing with trout four to six pounds. Visitors can buy a round trip to Sheridan and hire guides there. J Francis of Burlington Route in Omaha answers inquiries on tickets and travel details.
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Wyoming
Sheridan
J. Francis
Burlington State
Omaha
Neb
Napoleon’s Protest Seance Message Report
In a local seance, the medium summoned Napoleon’s spirit who denies all statements. The participant Dodge demands a full investigation into the paranormal claim and the seance proceedings.
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Napoleon
Dodge
Estes Park Colorado a Delightful Summer Retreat
Estes Park in Colorado draws growing crowds of summer visitors with outdoor life fishing and comfortable hotels and camping. A title book on Estes Park is available by mail from J Francis Burlingon Route Omaha Nebraska. The Bank of France cellar stores silver coin in 800 large barrels.
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Estes Park
Colorado
Denver
Bank of France
Grass is King Six Tons Per Acre Seed Catalog Ad
An advertisement extols sowing grass as the foundation of farming and promises six tons per acre as a yield. It touts Salzer seeds for high wheat and rye yields and invites readers to request a free sample catalog from John A. Salzer Seed Co. in La Crosse Wisconsin.
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Salter
John A. Salzer
Flotsam and Folklore From A Curious Past Chronicle
A miscellany notes tea consumption in England, Persia rail limits, and the Great Pyramid. It describes tender copper ores, Tartar features, Turcoman marriage by capture, and women’s labor in Protestant fundraising. Odd facts cover hair fashion, spectacles, and wig trade in Devonshire.
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England
Persia
Pyramid of Cheops
Richard Wisman
Twin City
Devonshire
Exeter
Fashion notes on blouses, parasols, and hair trends
The article surveys new blouse fronts in batiste trimmed with Valenciennes and yellow parasols, spring parasol styles, and evening gown sleeves. It highlights vivid color trends such as brush-greens and vieux-rose, plus a swagger outing suit accessory the English herb felt hat. It ends with a remark on short thick hair and a line about China’s 106,000 men, mainly laundry workers.
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Bordeaux
Schrage
Dearborn $T
Sharp
Ion
Mr. Shanghai
Mrs. Shanghai
Hens
Woman of
Congress
Boston Bulletin
Jones
Atlanta Constitution
Maud
Philadelphia Record
Indianapolis Journal
Cincinnati Tribune
Boston Transcript
Chicago Tribune
Weary Wiggins
Chicago Record
China
Ait Imst Ue
Eavenis
Gover
Ine Angier
the W
Aera
Mark Twain
Edison
Siegeman
E. C. G. Clark Co
New Haven
Fagan
Stark Nurseries
Piansa
Orchards Co
Louisiana, Mo
Zee
Theron
D. M
Cataloona de Kalb Fence Co
High St
de Kalb
Iit
Scott
Scuri Mouof Paste CO
Rochester, N.Y
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