Madness Triggered by Sudden Joy Across Lunacy Cases
A London Tit-Bits report on asylum observations shows several cases where extreme happiness or unexpected news precipitated mental collapse. Examples include a man convinced he is destitute after learning of an heir, a student driven to violence by exam news, and a widow whose husband survived a shipwreck returning home to cause her breakdown.
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University of London
London
Burlington House
India
Africa
Spirit Slate Writing Trick Exposed by Ink and Heat
The New York Herald describes a spiritual slate writing illusion using a hollow cabinet, ink filled with heat activated writing, copper wires, and a silk handkerchief. The trick's setup includes a slate on an easel inside a cabinet, a bottle of ink, and prewritten papers. Hidden pins and wires create sounds and movements while heat reveals bold inscriptions on paper.
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New York Herald
Americans in Europe and English Speech Noses
A Chicago Tribune quote contrasts Americans who return from Europe with Englishmen who spend time in the United States, noting the persistence of accents and speech patterns. Uncle Allen Sparks quips that Americans adopting European tones may sound altered, while English visitors rarely mimic American nasal speech after returning home.
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England
Europe
Allen Sparks
United States
Chicago Tribune
Nothing but the Weather Before All
An explanation suggests sadness and gloom stem from meteorological conditions rather than personal illness. The poem links dull moods to extra moisture in the air and asserts happiness returns with sunshine as a simple weather-related matter.
Keeping at It The Secret Of Success In Life
A short tale shows a boy shoveling coal with a tiny tool and a kindly man asking if he can move all at once. The boy answers he will keep at it, teaching that steady effort over time wins where strength and luck fail. The piece frames perseverance as the key lesson for all ages.
Left handed medicine cures atchison tale
An Atchison druggist recounts a tale of tonsillitis where he believed swelling would break on its own. His wife urged a doctor who found no suitable right sided remedy and, noting the throat swelling was on the left, left the store to fetch his left handed medicine.
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Atchison
Atchison Globe
Paris Hat Lures Mermaids Not Caught at Dime Museum
A Washington Star passage recounts a dime museum man claiming mermaids exist and that only he could lure one using a Paris hat as bait. The quip questions why others failed to catch a mermaid, implying novelty fashion bait.
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Washington Star
What is Hope and who keeps London parks costly
A quip on hope contrasts with a joke about dodging deserts. The excerpt notes Hyde Park Green Park and St James Park costing London £32,976 annually to maintain.
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Pop
Hyde Park
Green Park
St. James’ Park
London
Miss Pert and Miss l Assay In Tit Bits Dialogue
A fragment from Tit Bits presents Miss Pert asking about a fortieth birthday and Miss l Assay expressing dread remarking on an unpleasant memory linked to that age.
Mexico Population Ethnic Mix Predominantly Indigenous
A regional statement notes that more than four-fifths of Mexico's population are of mixed or Indian descent. It highlights the country's ethnic composition and cultural diversity within the population.
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Mexico
Salt content by sea in a ton of seawater
A ton of sea water contains 187 pounds of salt in the Dead Sea, 93 in the Red Sea, 81 in the Mediterranean, 81 in the Atlantic, 72 in the English Channel, 26 in the Black Sea, 18 in the Baltic, and 11 in the Caspian Sea.
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Red Sea
Mediterranean
Atlantic
English Channel
Black Sea
Baltic
Caspian Sea
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Jackson Sts
Chicago
Illinois
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Ames
Iowa
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R. D. Connell
Embree Lumber Office
Ames, Iowa
Chicago & Northwestern
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Marine Co
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Minn
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Edward Buley
Furniture Line
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L. R. Marris
Sale Stable
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Loud the Undertaker
Little Bros
Minnesota
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Mutual Phone
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Plormieseekers Telecursionses
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Travers
North Dakota
K. Munden
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Parley Sheldon
Pres
B. J. Sheldon
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New York
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Kachod & Kuhne
First National Bank
Marshalltown
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the Dime Museum
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Bell Phone Office
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