A Memory of the War The Wounded General and Custer’s Charge
An old Confederate cavalryman recalls Jeb Stuart and Fitz Lee’s units at Yellow Tavern and the Wilderness area. He describes Custer’s famous charge, the fall of Stuart, and the general’s insistence on staying till victory with aid from his men. The account ends noting Stuart’s last battle and Custer’s brave assault.
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Yellow Tavern
Jeb Stuart
Fitz Lee
Wickhaen
Phil Sheridan
Hanover Junction
Yelow Tavern
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Liehmocd
Cismount
Jack Saunders
Saunders
Telegraph Road
M.e
Stuart
Washington Post
Circus Riders Pay and Risks for Men and Women
A horseman earns 75 to 125 dollars weekly with a ten year window as a principal rider. Women who can somersault earn 150 to 200 dollars weekly. Career risks include danger, aging, and the need to cover horse care, feeding, and transport costs, while riders provide most clothing themselves.
French Rags Fetch High Prices From Landlord
A rag collector offered a boarding house manager a price for worn linen. The landlord, knowing his French guests keep higher quality linen, notes French rags are valued by manufacturers of high grade paper, implying the bag will fetch more than the dealer offered.
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New York Press
The Congregation Smiled at Pulpit Swap Announcement
A pastor announced that on the next Sunday morning Rev. Zachariah B. Day would preach, inviting the singing of hymn No. 489 That Awful Day Will Surely Come. The congregation smiled as a pulpit exchange was revealed.
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Zachariah B
The First Boat and the Invention of Oars
A short anecdote explains how early humans used a drifting log as a boat after finding swimming difficult. By balancing on the log and paddling with hands and feet, movement across a stream became faster and easier. The log becomes the first boat and the arm the first oar, per S. E. Forman in St. Nicholas.
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S. E. Forman
St. Nicholas
Witty Women Say Wit Surpasses Humor in Girls
A Munsey's Magazine quotation praises women noting they possess sharper minds and quicker intuition. The remark claims wit comes naturally to women and that they lack patience for slower deliberate humor.
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Munsey
Trial Quotes Highlight Mind Cure Skepticism
A courtroom exchange features a judge challenging belief in mind cure with sharp dialogue. The defendant recalls attempting to convince his wife she did not want a new gown as a humorous example.
Likely Mars and Saturn Referenced in Comic Exchange
A brief Philadelphia Press item quotes a playful dialogue about Mars habitation and Saturn rings. The exchange jokes that politicians own Saturn if it were inhabited, highlighting a humorous space discussion.
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Saturn
Philadelphia Press
A Concealed Spark More Feared Than Open Fire Proverb
A German proverb warns that hidden embers pose greater danger than visible flames, emphasizing caution against unseen threats.
Hopeful Granger asks about progress at home
Dialogue between Granger and Timson reflects frugal, debt laden household hardship. Timson says they are nearly out of everything but debt and hope to be free of debt if current trends continue.
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Granger
Timson
Boston Transcript
Safe Scheme with Borems Carding Question
Dialogue notes a domestic plan about sending a card for an at home event. Mr Phoxy suggests telling Borem Jenks is coming and mentions an owed money matter, with Ferre Haute Tribune referenced.
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Mr. Phoxy
How to tell if eggs are fresh says clerk
A humorous remark from the Houston Post shows a new clerk asked how to tell when eggs are not fresh. The clerk’s blunt reply: You don’t.
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Houston Post
The True Commuter and the City’s Edge
The essay contrasts the true commuter with letters to editors, noting routine, social aspects, and the homeward whist in trains. It treats commuter life as wholesome yet narrowing, citing Jesse Lynch Williams and a musician about writing music to illustrate the mind as master guiding practice.
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New York
Jesse Lynch Williams
Century
Quotations on Genius Labor and Education
A compilation of aphorisms from Success Magazine about inspiration versus talent and the value of education. It warns that material wealth should not measure enjoyment, stresses self faith and effort, and cautions that worry and ignorance are harms to the soul.
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Success Magazine
Lincoln and Stanton Compared in Public Demeanors
David Homer Bates notes a stark contrast between Lincoln’s always pleasant manner and Stanton’s stern commanding presence. Stanton’s visitors faced a standing, high desk routine as he rapidly disposed of requests, his haughtiness and occasional rudeness drawing comparisons to Napoleon as described by Charles Phillips.
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Lincoln
Stanton
Legion
Napoleon
Charles Phillips
David Homer Bates
Century
Gambling In Church Sparks Betting Fever Tale
A Harlem woman recalls overhearing two boys bet 25 cents on a sexton snuffing out church candles after a Harlem service. The anecdote illustrates how betting mania persists despite laws. The remark appears in the New York Tribune.
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Harlem
New York Tribune
Thinking in Musical Notes as Reading the Page
The author argues reading music should become independent thought, not tied to instrument positions. Training should mimic literacy, letting the mind visualize staff and notation as a melody advances, enabling mental reading without physical play.
Detecting Light-Stamped Gold Coins and Their Fate
A reader explains how coins stamped with the letter L are lightweight and called light coins. Assayers weigh them and deduct about ten percent, melting them into bullion. The piece notes government mutilation and sweating methods that damage coins to extract gold dust.
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Utica
Artificial Pearls Origins Explained by Jeweler
The process traces to Moise Jaquin in seventeenth century France who discovered that crushed silver fish scales from bleaks release a pearly water. He ground and refined the scales to coat glass beads producing a pearl paint that yields a lustrous sheen, requiring about 1,000 breaks per ounce.
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Moise Jaquin
Jaquin
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Value of Walking
The Pittsburg Press extols walking as ideal daily exercise. It argues brisk walks boost blood and muscles, open air benefit, and aid weight control, claiming a simple daily constitutional keeps one healthy and youthful without overexertion.
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Pittsburg Press
Great Scott I am bunkered Polly the parrot joke
A man hides a golf ball in a parrot nest prompting Polly to endure weeks with an egg until she cries out in the morning and reveals a chipped beak while exclaiming I am bunkered in a London Telegraph joke about golf and humor.
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Polly
Scott
London Telegraph
Pedestrian Rights in Britain Highlighted by Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution notes that Britain uniquely protects foot passengers as equals of wheeled traffic. It argues drivers must avoid pedestrians even at inconvenience and danger, while other nations place pedestrian yielding on the pedestrian.
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Great Britain
Atlanta Constitution
Astronomer Warns Of Enormous Dark Planet Impact
An astronomer predicts a vast dark planet racing toward the sun with an impact in a few thousand years and says the event will be frightful. The remark notes the sun could be scarred, a vivid metaphor for the cosmic threat.
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Caesar
Sol
Morristown Times
What Ma Said Little Girl and Miss Janever Tongue Request
A London Sketch gag where a young girl asks Miss Janever to show her tongue, noting the phrase you have no end of a tongue. Miss J. is surprised by the request in a playful dialogue between child and visitor.
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Lady Visitor
Janever
Miss J
London
Cut Them All Out And Beat The Fear
A motivational note argues that phrases like I cant and I am afraid hinder achievement. It warns that fear words justify failure and erode initiative, while success requires bold action and belief in oneself.
Plea for News to Fill the Editor’s Pocketbook
An Oklahoma editor appeals for readers to send all kinds of local happenings from weddings to funerals and gossip. He promises grateful coverage in the paper and urges submissions of proud or sad moments to boost the publication’s vitality.
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Oklahoma
Topeka State Journal
Opening Gag About a Gun Story Told at Dinner
A man at a dinner party pretends to reveal a gun story by slipping a coin to a waiter and ordering a slammed door. The noise prompts him to leap up and shout. the host reveals it was only the door, sparking a sly continuation about more stories.
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Liverpool Mercury
Sun Moon and Tides Explain Gravitational Pull
The Sun and Moon govern ocean tides through gravity. When aligned they raise tides highest, when opposite they lower tides. The Moon, nearer Earth, does most of the pulling despite its smaller size.
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Earth
One Gleam of Sunshine
A dramatist suffers a first flop on stage as friends and critics offer sympathy. His wife finds a bright note, noting he avoided giving a curtain speech and would be thankful for escaping it. The quote comes from Success Magazine.
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Success Magazine
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