Silence versus speech in presidential campaigns then and now
The piece contrasts early campaign etiquette with modern practice, noting that 19th century candidates like General Scott and Lincoln avoided public remarks or letters before nomination while Garfield began the post nomination habit. It cites jokes about Scotts rear fire and a soup plate incident, and marks Garfield as starting post nomination speeches.
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Mexico
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Abraham Lincoln
James A. Garfield
Indianapolis News
Falling In Love And Marriage For Love
A quotation from Grant Allen argues that marriage guided by love will endure beyond money or status and warns against arranged matches or parental interference. It envisions future norms rejecting cousin marriages and unions for wealth, urging natural impulse as the true path to happiness.
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Nature
Royal Society
Grant Allen
Village Cricket Brawl Ends With Blame Over Hit on Fat Butcher
In a Nottinghamshire village match between local tradesmen, a leathered ball struck the fat village butcher on the head amid shouted reactions. The wicket keeper grocer fielded and questioned the hit while the baker with one eye urged retaliation.
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Nottingham
England
Umpire Village Undertaker Demands Silence After Hit Sound
The quote captures a heated moment as an umpire who is jokingly called the village undertaker asserts awareness of a wood-on-wood sound. Hi disputes the call, prompting a sharp rebuke about continuing to play.
Tricksters and the Corpse Sale Parable
A congressman compares political tricksters to two emaciated men who offer their bodies for dissection to a New York medical college. They claim near starvation and old age, asking the dean about purchase. The dean, noting the odd proposal, asks price and recalls Philadelphia paying $40 for similar bodies.
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New York
Philadelphia
New York Tribune
Not So Bad as She Feared
George hints at a plan involving a pirate metaphor as he talks with a woman about her father. The exchange reveals curiosity, risk, and a quivering sense of fate as she tests his enigmatic ideas.
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George
Papa
A Natural Cross on Grand Manan Island
The Southern Cross is a famed natural rock carving on Grand Manan in Fundy Bay. It sits at the head of a rock ledge jutting into the bay from the cliff foot at the southern end. Its form resembles an almost perfect cross.
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Grand Manan
Bay of Fundy
Fascination of an Old Bookstore Observed by Patronage
The Philadelphia Record notes the allure of old bookstores. Proprieties describe patrons who pore over volumes for hours, often forgetting surroundings as they browse. The owner says the shop acts as a free library, an intriguing and fairly profitable business.
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Philadelphia Record
Remnant Craze Prompts Storekeeper Change of Trade
A country storekeeper explains to his city cousin that women are remnant mad and rush to remnant sales. He notes great demand and says the craze makes it hard to supply regular stock, joking that his present occupation stems from the trend.
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Los Angeles Times
Judge Questions Young Mr Tiff's Visit as Court Appeal Continues
A judge asks his eldest daughter about an injunction against visiting the home. The daughter confirms the son Mr Tiff left the house and that a higher court appeal followed, with the mother reversing the order.
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Papa
Run Down Bridegroom Caught After Long Chase
In dialogue adapted from a Philadelphia Press item, Tom notes the bride looks lovely while Nell observes the bridegroom appears run down after a long pursuit. The exchange hints at a light social moment in a wedding context.
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Tom
Nell
Philadelphia Press
Goldsmith’s Jest Turns On Goose Bull Frog M
In a tale from the Memoirs of the Earl of Nugent Lord Nugent praised M a good actor while Goldsmith mocks him naming Goose M Bull M and Frog M for a bad performance. The wit ends noting M is overall a good actor aside from the four putative flaws.
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The Gypsy Life Explains Wagon Living Dream
A quoted woman player in the New York Times describes saving for travel to England to buy a gypsy wagon. She praises the open-air lifestyle, bunk space, kitchen, sitting room, and wandering artist life as superior to houseboats or bungalows, recalling Australia travels.
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Australia
New York Times
Ballooning Among the Clouds
An observer recalls icebergs seen in arctic seas and compares them with cloudscapes above. From a balloon ascent the view of small green patches below sparks a lonely yet safe thrill, contrasted with earthbound vertigo and the vast sky.
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Arctic
Earth
Albert White
Success Magazine
Six His Limit. To the man who has a horse to sell
A short classified notice invites offers from owners with horses for sale, seeking a suitable buyer. The ad emphasizes a straightforward sale process and fair negotiations.
Reliable Family Horse for Sale at Bushby Livery
Gideon Lane of Bushby livery boasted a well mannered horse fit for a family. He claimed the animal was safe for ladies and children, yet lively enough on circus day, suggesting a spirited ride but not dangerous. The summer resident sought a horse with some vigor.
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Lauree
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Notorious Offenders Required to Do Public Penance
The article recalls historic public penance in English churches, noting last public confession in two white sheets occurred in 1882 at All Saints East Clevedon. Earlier cases include 1851 at St Bridget Ches ter with non public penance and 1849 Ditton church near Cambridge with public penance.
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Cambridge
An Unexpected Check by a Border Conqueror
A. L. Parrott, famed for cool daring as a former sergeant in Me. Nelly's Texan Rangers, sits at a chessboard in southwest Texas after leaving state service. A sniper fires through an open window, striking the wall near the knight, and Parrott calmly declares Check in his drawling style.
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Nelly
Texan Rangers
Parrott
Texas
Awkward Proposal Responded With Quick Regret
Edith Jones confesses to her friend that she blurted At last during Henrys evening proposal. She explains a momentary lapse left her embarrassed and she meant to exclaim So sudden instead.
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Impatient Guest Chides New Waiter Over Service
A guest mocks a novice waiter asking how long he’s been employed. The reply says about a week, prompting the guest to claim he must have spoken to another waiter. The exchange captures a humorous scene of transition and service dynamics.
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