Amusing Englishman’s Umbrella Regiment on Worth Battlefield
An English observer describes strolling Worth battlefield in civilian clothes with an umbrella. Saxons mistake him for their colonel and march in parade, then split off to Niederbronn. Later, a naval officer visits and recalls the 1844 Princeton incident where a gun misfire killed Upshur and others, sparking national mourning.
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Worth
Engishman
London Times
Niederbronn
Bitsch
The Peacemaker Explosion Aboard the Princeton
In 1844 the Peacemaker gun exploded on the Princeton off the Potomac eight miles below Washington. Killed were Abel Upshur Thomas W. Gilmer Commodore Kernon Representative Sykes Representative Maxey and Mr Gardiner. Wounded were William Wilkins Miss Wickliffe Colonel Dade Colonel Benton Judge Phelps Commodore Stockton and nine sailors. President Tyler and over 400 guests and officials were aboard for a day with Commodore Stockton when the vessel began to sail.
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Fort Washington
Commodore Stockton
Tyler
Princeton
Broadway
Stockton
George Washington
Upshur
Gilmer
Potomac River
Washington
Abel Upshur
Virginia
Thomas W. Gilmer
Commodore Kernon
Navy
Sykes
New Jersey
Maxey
Maryland
Mr. Gardiner
Congress
New York
William Wilkins
Pennsylvania
Miss Wickliffe
Dade
Benton
Phelps
Vermont
Alexandria
Just Before the Spanking in a Family Exchange
A humorous New York Times excerpt features a father and son dialogue about chickens and eggs. The boy asks how a chicken comes from an egg and the father halts the line of thought with a bedtime retort. The boy jokes about a hen sitting on a hatchet.
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New York Times
Bucklen Arnica Salve a perfect healer for many ailments
Advertisement touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as superior for cuts, burns, bruises, sores, scalds, boils, ulcers, eczema, salt rheum, sore eyes, cold sores and chapped hands. Claims it is infallible for piles and sells for 25 cents at all druggists.
A Tiny Plot to Grow Fresh Vegetables All Year
The article advises intensive small plot gardening on a 20 by 50 foot space or larger like 40 by 50 feet. It covers soil prep with thoroughly rotted manure and fertilizer, bed layout four feet wide, cross sowing radishes lettuce parsley beets onions and greens, and diverse crop succession including peas beans carrots tomatoes cucumbers peppers and an asparagus bed. It notes deep sowing and foot trampling for soil firming and gives seed rates for rows.
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Circle Magazine
A Minister’s Story Of A Copper Cent Collection
A New England minister tells a parable about a prosperous man who donates a single copper cent in church then shelters from a sudden rain in a hollow log on the way home. The tale reflects on generosity and humility amid hardship.
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New England
Cent in the Basket Sparks Rainy Moral Tale
A minister narrates a tale of a man trapped in a log by rain, who frees himself after recalling a cent dropped in the offering. The crowd hopes for a windfall but only a few coins arrive as a drizzle begins and worshippers leave umbrellas at home.
Got the Number Police Chases Car for Several Blocks
Dialogue reports a police chase after a speeding automobile with several occupants striking an elderly man. An officer recalls obtaining the vehicle number after pursuit, noting there were seven persons in the car, per Circle Magazine.
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Yis
Cgood
Minister Mackintosh and parishioner clash at church
In a Dundee Advertiser segment, the Minister Mackintosh is asked to attend church. He lists three reasons for not going, including theology and singing, and notes he met his wife in that kirk.
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Mackintosh
Dundee Advertiser
Essentials of Oratory
A Washington Star remark notes a speaker claiming a nearly completed speech and having chosen anecdotes while not yet marshaling arguments. The exchange hints at prep steps in rhetoric and storytelling.
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Washington Star
Regional Misty Latitude Puns Stir Local Interest
A playful list of punned sister states appears in the Missoula based Letts Lowa Record through names such as Miss Ouri Misses Sippi Ida Ho Mary Land Callie Fornia Allie Bama Lou isa Anna Della Ware Minnie Sota. The item reads as a light column teaser and reflects local humor about state names.
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Miss Ouri
Sippi
Ida Ho
Mary Land
Callie Fornia
Allie Bama
Louisa Anna
Della Ware
Minnie Sota
Letts Lowa
Hollister Rocky Mountain Tea For Children
Mrs Bosworth pitches Hollister Rocky Mountain Tea as a blessing for children easing summer troubles aiding sleep and growth with both tea and tablets priced at 35 cents.
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Hollister
M. Bosworth
When Women Register at Hotels
A Milwaukee Sentinel anecdote quotes a hotel clerk who explains he covers the register blotter to avoid watching women sign. He claims nervousness prompts poorer handwriting, while seeing a pretty signature tempts others to imitate with a flourish, leading to more corrections.
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Milwaukee Sentinel
Leprosy in Mo lokai settlement contrasted with hidden cases
The article describes leprosy patients in Mo lokai as better off than those hiding outside. It explains the disease’s irregular progression, with dormant periods and potential future ravages. It notes the need for a skilled surgeon but acknowledges hidden patients lack access.
Browning's Sordello and Its Controversy
The Boston Globe reviews Browning's long poem Sordello written at age 28 after Paracelsus and Strafford. It recalls sensational reception, jokes in Punch, Jerrold quips, and Newgate pardons tale. Browning later blamed himself but many followers deem it his best work, noting vivid lines such as an autumn sunset image.
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Robert Browning
Paracelsus
Strafford
Sordello
Dante
Sardello
Provence
Punch
Browning
Newgate Prison
Leprosy Treatment at Molokai Compared by Surgeon
The piece contrasts operating on a leper’s foot in hiding versus at Molokai. If reached late, necrosis kills. at Molokai a surgeon can remove ulcers and cleanse bone stopping ravages. A month after surgery the patient may ride, run, swim, or hike, with dormancy possibly lasting years.
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Molokai
Jack London
Contemporary Review
Compositor Blunder Creator Apology From London Journal
A historic note explains a press error where the phrase elephant replaced pamphlet in John Stuart Mill's inaugural St Andrews address publication. The blunder surfaced after proofreading, prompting a comic correction from a leading weekly literary journal.
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London
John Stuart Mill
University of St. Andrews
Gretna Green’s Unlicensed Ministers and the 18th Century Marriages
The article recalls Gretna Green as a Scottish parish across the border where simple civil style marriages occurred. George Scott began officiating in 1756 guiding couples through a lay ceremony, with registration and witnesses to declare them husband and wife.
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Gretna Green
Scotland
George Scott
Our Neighbors Move Plans Spark Domestic Debate
In dialogue from the Detroit Free Press a wife insists they must move while a husband proposes a cheaper flat. She fears neighbors will view the price cut as an inability to afford the current home.
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Detroit Free Press
Extenuating Circumstances at Garden Exhibit
A scene in a garden setting features an attendant scolding a little girl for plucking flowers. The girl responds with a flustered joke about people in glass houses. The excerpt appears from a humor style caption in a magazine.
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Botanical Gardens
Success Magazine
The Boss Got Ahead
A man recalls nearly resigning over a clash with his boss but reveals the boss acted first, taking the decisive step just one second ahead. The exchange unfolds over coffee and sinkers in a casual Chicago setting.
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Chicago Tribune
Smart Boy and the Preserves Jar Lesson
A short exchange shows a mother scolding young Edgar for taking preserves from the jar, and his quiet acknowledgment. The reader sees a domestic scene highlighting obedience and mischief.
Chicago News Inquiries About Missing Edgar
A brief Chicago News exchange notes Edgar wanted something and the requester asks why he did not ask directly. The dialogue hints at desire and communication gaps.
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Chicago News
How He Manages Her Trade off in marriage joke
A Chicago Post quip imagines a husband boasting control by promising freedom. The wife, it implies, tests that pledge, exposing tensions in marital dynamics with sardonic humor.
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Chicago Post
Ocean Travel Aboard A Luxury Passenger Ship Aboard
Harriet Quimby describes ocean travel as a refined shorelike experience aboard a luxury liner. The article details lavish rooms with windows and ornate furnishings, social routines on the third day, shipboard camaraderie, wildlife encounters, and morning gym activities to maintain sea legs.
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Winter Palace
Harriet Quimby
Leslie’s Weekly
Alden's Naples Story Highlights Teetotaler Humor
The late humorist W. L. Alden lived abstemiously, often wintering in Genoa Naples or Cairo. He recalls a Naples tale with brother novelist L about Capri wine and a seaside hotel, where a statue seemed to nod and an earthquake joke explained their fresh breakfast after a damp night.
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W. L. Alden
Genoa
Naples
Cairo
Mediterranean
Pearson's Weekly
A Clever Cook and New Souvenir Spoons
Mrs Nurich visits a jewelry store where a clerk presents a tray of new souvenir spoons. She exclaims they are lovely and notes her cook makes fine souvenirs. The snippets mention a few unrelated quotes from The Argonaut Well Posted and Louisville Courier Journal.
June Bride Ad Brightens a Rocky Mountain Tea Claim
A playful notice promotes a cosmetic product claiming long lasting peachy-cream skin for brides, highlighting a June wedding and the alleged benefits of Rocky Mountain Tea.
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Germany
Browning’s “Sordello
Boston Globe
Smart Boy
Reedgar
Edgar
Ocean Travel
Alden
Patagonia
Louisville Courier-Journal
Clarendon
H. C. Haverly
Bill
the Times
M. H. Kelso
Hamilton
Ames
G. J. Snyder
Gamble’s Drug Store
Mutual
Office
Iowa
McCartray
J. ¥. Luxe
McCarthy & Luke
Attorneys At Law
Story County Bank
Ames, Iowa
E. L. Sylvester
Weston & Horn
Boone St
Pantorium
E. M. Kooker
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