Man on Horseback Swims River for Crossing
A southern traveler in Missouri swam with his horse to cross a river. After fording, he found a sign on the far bank warning a five dollar fine for crossing the bridge faster than a walk. A Detroit area minister, while helping fix a bicycle, jolted his thumb and performed a war dance, noting it is sometimes inconvenient to be a minister.
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Missouri
San Francisco Argonaut
Adrian Divine
Detroit News
Pebmarsh Curate Grimston and the Church Opening
Pebmarsh in Essex once hosted Rev Hon Edward Harbottle Grimston son of Bob Grimston. He hired curates by cricket skill and even amid a late life church revival he admitted never attending an afternoon service after eight. The tale recalls local parish lore and a bishop’s reaction.
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Pebmarsh
Essex
Edward Harbottle Grimston
Bob Grimston
Harrow
Claughton
Grimston
Westminster Gazette
Noted judge turns political booster for Scotch candidate
A famed judge who had been a keen Liberal politician before becoming a judge attempted a Scotch speech in a campaign in a Scotch borough. He failed to emphasize the dialect, audience murmured, then pivoted to a boastful line about voting Scotch and drinking Scotch, drawing thunderous applause.
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Q. C
Just stay where ye are Tammas We'll shift the station
During a railway strike in England a young engine driver trainee in Fife strayed from a station and then went the wrong way. The station master interrupted the chase with a humorous remark that amused passengers: Just stay, where ye are, Tammas. We'll shift the station.
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Fife
Tammas
Ohio State Journal
Golf Terms Stump Beginners Question Reply
In a playful quote the turf editor answers a beginner’s golf question. He notes that fuz zling a put is allowed if an iron snags, but a better plan is to drop a guppy into the pringle and suoodle it out with a niblick.
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Chicago Tribune
When Women Enter Arms Change On Field Command
A Boston Transcript quip argues women expanding roles will enter military fields. It imagines female officers directing regiments on the battlefield and mockingly redefines marching orders as women use innovative phrasing. The piece satirizes gender norms and military hierarchy.
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Boston Transcript
Man Finds 20 Cents In Beans At Olympia Eatery
A diner in Olympia complained after discovering two silver dimes in his pork and beans and lamented the lack of proper change in his meal. The waiter retorted that the man had previously grumbled about his diet.
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Olympia
Seattle Times
Kentucky tramp throws biscuits breaking windows
A Kentucky tramp solicited food at a residence and was given biscuits. He then threw the biscuits at the house windows, breaking all the panes, and frightened the family before fleeing the scene.
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Atlanta Constitution
Enthusiastic Briton Spars With Seedy American Over Monuments
A spirited exchange unfolds as a Brit and an American quarrel over monuments and landmarks. They debate Parliament, the Chicago Masonic temple, and the Thames embankment while recalling a rainy night on the embankment.
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Chicago
Thames Embankment
Waal
Buffalo Enquirer
Am I Your Fourth or Fifth Husband
A Cincinnati Enquirer humor note recounts a Chicago wedding reception moment as a wife mingling with guests is asked to settle a bet about whether she is the fourth or fifth wife of her husband Johnson.
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Chicago
Alice
Johnson
Cincinnati Enquirer
Bragley Argues Restaurant Waiters Fit Politics
In the Roxbury Gazette Bragley asserts that Bragley Resturant waiters would be strong political candidates If they carried everything before them Wigway questions the notion and disagrees
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Bragley
Wigway
Roxbury Gazette
Americans Dominate England Rumors Stir Controversy
A London uproar follows Gertrude Atherton public claims that American women own the matrimonial market, with heavy critique and widespread publicity. The piece also mentions her past clash with Ella Wheeler Wilcox and a quip about her dressmaker interview.
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United Kingdom
Miss Atherton
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Don Carlos Rises as Third Carlist Pretender in Spain
Don Carlos, a third claimant to the Spanish throne, vows another Carlist bid. He asserts direct descent from the first Don Carlos and seeks support while Spain faces colonial unrest. His marriage to Princess de Rohan provides funds for continued revolt as a growing faction backs him.
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Don Carlos
Spain
Alfonso XIII
Princess de Rohan
Father Kneipp's Fad Spreads Across American Cities
The Kneipp cure gains popularity in New York and other major cities. Adherents walk barefoot on dewy grass in parks to seek health benefits. Bavarian Father Kneipp, originator of the method, operates a large Bavarian establishment and plans to lecture in America to establish branches nationwide.
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Kneipp
New York
Kneippists
Father Kneipp
Bavaria
Europe
America
Fort Dodge Medical and Surgical Institute Ad
An 1896 notice promotes the Fort Dodge Medical and Surgical Institute as a cure source for chronic and surgical diseases. It details services for eye ear nose throat lungs skin female diseases stomach liver kidneys nervous system rheumatism and deformities. Patients may consult at 7 Davis House Ames Iowa on October 9th with free examination. testimonials praise skillful treatment and reliable care.
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A.M Shimer
Emaple St
Des Moines
Harry Bennett
Avea
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Fort Dodge
Iawa
Iaw
Gro. F. Woop
M. EB
Fort Dodge Town
Septem
J.S. Houge
Winnifred Cooper
Patient reports improvement from six weeks of treatment
Fort Dodge Iowa July 22 1896 letter from C Guetericson praising deafness catarrh and general debility treatment. He notes strong improvement and plans to continue as advised to ensure permanent recovery.
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Fort Dodge
Iowa
C. Guet Ericson
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