Adventures of an Antarctic Storm on a Broken Ice Pack
An Antarctic gale endangers Bernacchi and Ellifsen during a September sledge journey. They shelter on an iceberg, endure 9 below zero and driving snow, fear ice cracks, climb to a lee spur, and survive through cold, fatigue, and a dangerous retreat to camp.
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Bernacchi
Southern Cross
Ellifsen
China
Tropics
Arctic
Antarctic
William Rittenhouse
Forward
A Fable of Nigeria Spider and the Borrowed Sums
A northern Nigeria fable narrates a spider who borrows 2000 cowries from five creditors the cat dog hyena leopard and lion. On repayment day the spider stalls each in turn by sending the previous debtor to hide under a calabash and declares the debt paid when the next visitor arrives.
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Nigeria
Spider
Strange Combat Dreams and an Automatic Football Tale
A surreal scene describes bathtubs filled with animals and mythic beasts while a football anecdote recalls a Columbia quarterback who suffered a head kick yet played on automatically. The tale ends with a remark on subconscious signals and a reference to Columbia psychology courses.
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Annapolis
Columbia
Naval Academy
New York
New York Sun
Bismarck and Music Telescoped in Memoir
A book by Kendell Erin compiles Bismarck’s remarks on music from 1846 to 1872. It notes his tears at Beethoven and a dislike for variations in piano works. He praised the Sonata Appassionata as a life singing and sobbing, saying repeated hearing would keep him brave.
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Bismarck
Kendell
Erin
Beethoven
Schubert
Eeze ma: a girl called by a medicine-book name
A young woman overhears passengers using derogatory terms about a baby while an elder explains the child’s full name Eeze ma chosen as a pet name from a medicine book. The exchange highlights racial slurs and pride in naming.
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Chile
de Chile
Eezema
Ladies’ Home Journal
Basis dialogue on buying a car after inheritance
In the scene, a couple discusses a practical plan to get along. The woman suggests buying the auto with her inheritance and assumes the partner will earn enough to cover running costs.
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Puck
A Mental Frenzy Delirium Tremens Diary Read
Charles Roman records his delirium tremens experience in a psychological document likened to De Quincey. The extract describes vivid zoological visions including marching rats, flying creatures, elephants with lumbering steps, taunting roars, and monkeys in trees as snakes with colorful backs appear.
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Charles Roman
de Quincey
Real Literary Labor in Charles Dudley Warner Obituary Note
An account in New Amstel highlights Warner’s meticulous craft in composing Mrs Youmann’s obituary. He writes, revises, and rechecks sentences, even persuading editors to alter phrasing after proofs. The work delays the edition by two hours but yields a near perfect tribute.
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Charles Dudley Warner
New Amstel
Warner
Edward L. Youmans
Youmann
O. K
First Nights Aboard French Playwrights Reactions
The New York Mail recalls first nights of French plays with Sardou Dumas fils Dumas pere Balzac and others reacting with nerves chatter and applause. Tales include Balzac at a reading and Scribe urged by nerves while Rossini Auber Bayard reactions mark first night madness and success.
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Sardou
Dumas Fils
Dumas Pere
Toussaint Lou- Lamartine
Balza
Scribe
Rossini
Auber
Bayard
New York Mail
Mir
Smoothed the Sea
A passenger on a Southport to Blackpool steamer notes the calm sea like a glass. A sailor replies that such conditions are not usual and hints the authorities anticipated the passenger’s arrival.
Sea Rolling for Smooth Tide at Blackpool
Southport phoned the Blackpool corporation and they sent a steam roller to tame the sea for the occasion. The gesture created a notably smooth shoreline, as noted in London Tit-Bits.
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Southport
Blackpool
London
Saved by a Puncture in a Mountain Pursuit
A London Globe anecdote quotes a swift runner fleeing a pursuing python on a mountain. The snake presses closer as the runner darts downhill until the serpent strikes a jagged rock and punctures, saving the man from capture.
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London Globe
Toasting Tale Amidst Unexpected Toasts
A prominent man, invited to an entertainment, faced a sudden toast request. He improvised with a quip praising toasts and toasters, reflecting a playful moment captured in the Ladies' Home Journal.
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Tie
Ladies’ Home Journal
Colleges object to common athletic nicknames
The New York Sun notes colleges dislike informal names for their teams. It cites Wesleyan preferring not to be called the Methodists and Naval Academy dislike of Annapolis or midshipmen, Columbia's distaste for Columbians, and Pennsylvanias aversion to University of Pennsylvania while favoring Penn.
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Wesleyan
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Navy
Columbia
University of Chicago
Chicago University
Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
Michigan
Ilinois
New York Sun
The Doctors and the Hippocratic Oath
Sir Alexander Simpson reflects on entering medicine and the Hippocratic oath. He compares ancient mentors to modern teachers, noting the enduring duty to purity and beneficence in medical practice across eras and traditions.
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Dante
Virgil
Hippocrates
Sir Alexander Simpson
London
The Old Egg Saying on New York Youthful Image
A New York Sun quotation contrasts New York with Paris London and Rome noting aging weariness and vice. It recalls Lord Exe at seventy dyeing hair and courting youth style while joking about a two year old egg as a gag about age and freshness.
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New York
Paris
London
Rome
Lord Exe
Carlton
Piccadilly Circus
Burlington Arcade
New York Sun
Hugo and Merimee Clash Over Les Miserables Storm
Victor Hugo faced widespread vilification after Les Miserables with rivals condemning the work while Prosper Merimee recalled a Brussels dinner in which Hugo’s speech was attacked as shallow and unfounded.
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Hugo
Merimee
Byron
Victor Hugo
Prosper Merimee
Brussels
Victor Hugo and Merimee clash in praise and insult
The exchange shows Hugo calling Merimee naturally vile while Merimee had earlier praised Hugo with sharp wit. The dialogue captures heated literary rivalry and the use of biting language among French writers.
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Victor Hugo
M. Merimee
I hope you were a good boy at your aunt's
In Harpers Weekly a mother teases her son about a tale he told. The boy admits it was the one she urged him to spin. She recalls a candy cake moment as he explains his polite refusal.
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Harper’s Weekly
Not What She Meant Dinner Party Arrival
London illustrated humor notes a guest arriving tardily to a dinner party with Mrs Smith warmly replying you could never come too late. The exchange captures light social irony in a late 19th or early 20th century tone.
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Mrs. Smith
London
The Prodigal Son Portrait Spars With The Artist
A dialogue scene from The Epicure features The Artist seeking a posed portrait from The Tramp who refuses citing Veal as the issue. London mentions Trustrated Bits.
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Veal
London
Millionaire diners and Paris chefs clash in tale
A New York multimillionaire recalls a chef who formerly cooked at Cafe Royal in Paris. He describes a lavish 200-cover dinner and the chef’s indifference to quality, admitting he left the task to assistants. The anecdote ends with the chef impulsively driving off with dancing girls in a taxi.
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New York
Cafe Royal
Paris
Argonaut
The Doctor and Professor Debate Weekend Plans
A brief exchange shows the Doctor postponing a planned country trip due to professional duties while the Professor notes the fates are to blame. The Chicago Tribune edition captures a light, witty exchange on weekend plans and fate.
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Chicago Tribune
Foxes Have Scales Say Viennese Naturalist
Viennese naturalist K Toldt argues foxes possess scales in addition to hair, suggesting descent from ancestors with horny skins like armadillos and anteaters. He notes regular tufted hair patterns around scales and compares fox skin to a scaled anteater under magnification.
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K. Toldt
Herr Toldt
New York World
Frugal Advice On Household Saving From The Philadelphia Bulletin
A columnist notes couples save by avoiding shopping sprees, pooling small weekly sums, and stashing money in a stocking or teapot. The piece highlights that dedicating fresh money to the wife yields about 20 percent gains in household savings.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Order of Fools Founded in 1381 by Adolphus Count of Cleves
The London Chronicle notes the Order of Fools began on November 12 1381 under Adolphus, count of Cleves. Members were not fools but a precursor to foresters or odd fellows. Their insignia showed a jester on a mantle left shoulder with bells and bright attire. They met to share the earnest of their healthy lives on set days, chiefly November 12.
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Order of Fools
Adolphus
Count of
London Chronicle
Origin of playing cards in ancient Asia and Europe
The origin of playing cards traces to ancient Asia with no existing records of the earliest examples. From the distant Orient, cards and chess spread to southern Europe, notably Spain and Italy. Lost are the oldest cards and no preserved record remains.
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Asia
Orient
Europe
Spain
Italy
Last Bill Sparks Pepperpot Kickout
In the Kansas City Independent a statement recalls Mr. Holesale and an older Pepperpot who had a strong reaction to the final bill. The salesman Mr. Litewate recounts being expelled after the clash.
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Holesale
Litewate
Kansas City
An Odd Coincidence About Leaves in Fall
A Baltimore American quip notes that both nature and scholarship agree autumn brings leaf turning. The little anecdote highlights the seasonal change with a playful comparison.
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Baltimore American
Morals and Mathematics Quote by Edgeworth
A quoted line states that a straight line is the shortest in morals as in mathematics attributed to Edgeworth.
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Edgeworth
A Bright Gem From Addison on Hair Tonic
An Addisonian vignette extols Dr. Notts Hair Tonic as a cooling germicide that cleanses the scalp without staining. It claims to halt dandruff, slow hereditary baldness, and restore hair health, with availability at Loughran & Bauer drug store alongside Q ban air Restorer.
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Dr. Nott
How Colonel Johnson Gained A Texas Uniform
A Houston editor recounts how Colonel Johnson asserted independence from a governor’s demand for a uniform. He recalls being pressed to wear a colonel’s attire, declining to accept government gold lace, and buying his own uniform instead. The tale ends with him offering a fine southern made uniform for sale.
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Johnson
Charlie Culberson
Texas
Houston
Bill
Charlie
South
Women and New Money Loom Tale
The cashier notes the loom boss pays with new money and questions the practice. The boss says husbands would see the appeal, as wives love fresh money and the wives must part with it, revealing a lighthearted take on household finance.
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George
Will
A Clever Barber Heard From a Chicago Barber Mind Reader
A farmer and his wife recount a humorous tale from Chicago where a barber supposedly reads minds. The wife claims the barber recognized her hairdresser from the past, despite never meeting the farmer before. The anecdote appears in the Chicago News with a folksy tone.
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Cynthia
Hardapple
Chicago
Hiram
Chicago News
Heiress and Aide Memoir Gossip at a Bolt From Krause
A fragment from Fliegende Blatter records a dinner scene where an heiress quips about a military admirer and a lieutenant's nosy question on her dowry. The dialogue highlights social intrigue and light military flirtation in a translated vignette.
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Krause
Fliegende Blatter
Praying Time Observation at Breakfast Sparks Reflection
A five year old boy during breakfast asked for grace and gravely said he only says prayers at night, calling that the dangerous time. The remark appears in Life section reflecting on morning prayer routines and childhood piety.
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Grace
Judge Grants Divorce Over Ill Temper and Bad Breath
A western judge grants a divorce citing ill temper and bad breath. An advertised patent remedy, Dr King's New Life Pills, claims to cure constipation and liver trouble, banish headaches and colds, and dispel chills, priced at 95c at drug stores.
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Dr. King
Leo Armstrong Recovers From Pneumonia
Leo Armstrong, who was stricken with pneumonia last Friday, is recovering as rapidly as could be expected.
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Leo Armstrong
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