London Dress Rules Stir Savoy Debate and Yankee Links
London notes recount the Savoy enforcing strict evening dress after an Earl and Countess were refused entry. The piece also traces Lawrence Washington’s Purleigh connection to American independence and a royal London anesthesia misfire at a dental hospital. King Edward’s New Market routine is described and British beef prices undercut by competition.
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London
King Edward's Court
Savoy
Puleigh
Essex
Lawrence Washington
Purleigh
George Washington
Great Britain
Trust
America
Civil Service Society
Birmingham
Liverpool
Manchester
Leeds
DeWitts Carbolizer Witch Hazel Sold at Cline Pharmacy
DeWitts Carbolizer Witch Hazel is described as cleansing and healing and soothing good for piles and available for purchase at Cline's Pharmacy.
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DeWitt
Cline
Gustave Flaubert and Rouen statue. peril in Termery
A Paris dispatch reports Gustave Flaubert celebrated in Rouen with a statue by Bernstamm while Termery faces a looming rock danger. Government engineers urge evacuation as the overhanging rock threatening the 250 inhabitant village shifts after heavy rains. A theft of a medieval book of hours from a French library is noted amid wine growers festivities in Paris.
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Paris
France
Gustave Flaubert
Salammbo
Madame Bovary
Miaubert
Bernstamm
Rouen
Corneille
Mark Twain
Naturalism
M. Emile Bergerat
Plaubert
Parla
Flaubert
Goncourt
Termery
Savoie
Tormery
Damocles
Fete Honors Wine as Paris Celebrates Vine Harvest
In the Bercy district a festive display celebrated wine growth amid a basilica of humor. A large Father Noah figure with a giant umbrella led the procession, while Bacchus and a retinue of fauns and bacchants followed, guided by Silenus on an ass.
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Bercy Nehborhood
France
Father Noah
Bacchus
Silenus
Hyomei Promised Cure for Catarrh by Inhalation
Claims Hyomei clears catarrhal germs through a pocket inhaler reaching nose throat and lungs. Advertises a $1 outfit with guaranteed refund if not satisfactory, warning against dangerous stomach dosing and urging immediate use for relief and lasting cure.
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Hyomel
Henderson- Cridey
Naval power ranking shows U S to lose second to France
Statement from the Navy Department places the United States second in warship tonnage behind Great Britain and ahead of Japan and others. It cites ship counts by class and construction, noting France leads submarines and that Britain tops destroyers and battleships with ongoing builds.
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Washington
United States
Office of Naval Intelligence
Navy Department
France
Great Britain
Japan
Germany
Russia
Jts
Paris Pawnshops Run Like Government Arm
The Paris pawnbroking system operates with 7 percent interest and no hidden bargaining. Municipal pawnshops value articles for quick money with surplus funds returned to borrowers or donated to hospitals, while profits fund public needs. Paris handles the continent’s biggest pawnbroking business with annual pledges near 54 million francs and net profits around 150 thousand francs.
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France
Philadelphia Record
Paris
Grenoble
Montpellier
The Conductor Praises a Stout Woman on the Car
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item recalls a conductor admiring a stout woman with a monkey hat as she selects the correct way off a moving car. He notes her practical departure and steadiness despite fashion flaws, then she exits briskly with the slim man George following.
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Viout
George
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Letter in Cape colored trader humorously skewers saddles
A Cape trader letter to Spectator complains impatiently about missing a saddle with a humorous African English. The writer chides T J Jones and Company for poor money value, calls them fools, and promises to return the bicycle with a sharp moral tone.
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Babu
How Many Souls Has He Saved
In Philadelphia a nine year old boy notes a clerical visitor’s habit of saving souls. When the father explains the reverend’s vocation the boy asks how many souls he has saved. The exchange highlights a playful inquiry into a minister’s perceived piety.
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Philadelphia
Lippincott’s
Shortsighted Golfer Faces Droll Dilemma on Links
The humorous quip depicts a golfer fretting over his shot while a wary caddie jokes about where to hide a foible. The banter captures a lighthearted scene from a golf course with a playful exchange.
Architects and fortune in a sharp exchange
A dialog contrasts personal agency with blame as Browne questions if an architect has ever avoided blaming a subcontractor for failure while Towne asserts everyone shapes their own fortune. The Philadelphia Press style remark underscores accountability.
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Towne
Browne
Philadelphia Press
Dean's Ointment Ended Girard Mayor's Itching Torment
Hon. John R. Garrett mayor of Girard Georgia describes suffering from itching piles night and day. He reports no relief until he used Dean's Ointment and says it cured him permanently.
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Dean
John R. Garrett
Girard, Ga
One Way to Wisdom in a Family Exchange
A Houston Post excerpt presents a father advising his son to seek wisdom by testing foolishness. The youth responds with a scheme to measure wisdom through identifying folly, framing a witty parental dialogue. The exchange reflects a humoristic moral about understanding wisdom.
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Houston Post
When to Lift Your Mat in Etiquette
A Wichita Xan Beacon note replies with humorous rules for hat lifting. It lists occasions such as mooring the brew and taking up a collection, then ends with absurdities like being shartpooed and standing on the head, underscoring playful satirical etiquette.
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Wichita
Beacon
The Contrary Man and the Dentists Quip
The humorous exchange frames a clash between a quotable party member and a contrary man. A dentist quips that silence cannot fill teeth, highlighting wit over conventional political rhetoric in a Chicago News feature.
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Chicago News
Barnyard Chatter Nest Sitting Joke
A humorous quip from the Minneapolis Journal features a young hen asking how to sit on a nest and the old hen replying hatch-way with a playful cackle.
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Minneapolis Journal
Knight of Derryfield and the Grass Fence Valor
The story recalls Captain John Moor of Derryfield New Hampshire and the 1705 Punker Hill battle. Farmers behind a grass breastwork repel British grenadiers as Moor leads with calm discipline and courage in Stark's regiment, a tale of implicit obedience and notable bravery.
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Bunker
Derryfield
New Hampshire
John Moor
N. H
Captain Moor
Cambridge
Stark
Punker Hill
Colonel Stark
C. F. Harrison
Atlanta Constitution
Philanthropist Seeks Aid During Aid Run
An east side worker recalls a dignified elderly man known as a philanthropist who accompanied her on a round of visits. He showed sympathy for destitute families but offered little material help. They met a crying girl who lost a dime. he gave a match and suggested she search with it.
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Harper’s
Misled by Stationery in Comical Miss Letter Mixup
A washerwoman speaks of a note written on religious paper asking for clothes. The maid Bertha misunderstood the letter as a church invitation and delayed returning the laundry, apologizing for the mixup. The humorous miscommunication unfolds in the New York Press excerpt.
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Bertha
New York Press
Curious Anomaly: Sunday Dates Split By Islands
The Philippine Islanders kept Sunday on what Monday was to Borneo residents due to into-the-wind discovery routes. Spanish explorers arriving from the east and Portuguese from the west caused sailors to lose or gain a day when crossing the Pacific.
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Borneo
Philippines
Cape Horn
Pacific
Old Sayings About Wives Across Nations
An old saying contrasts roles for wives by country noting England’s queen France’s companion Germany’s housekeeper and Italy’s slave. The aphorism reflects historic gender norms and cultural stereotypes about domestic roles.
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England
France
Germany
Italy
Sweatshop Nest in City Homes Sparks Labor Grievances
Poetic account lists workers Mollie Kate Maggie Fiossie Susie in a cramped workshop earning low wages. The verse attributes poor living conditions and lack of basic chores like washing or scrubbing, depicting a harsh, exploited labor scene.
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Mollie
Kate
Maggie
Fiossie
Susie M
Puck
Moody on the Cards in San Francisco Hotel
In a San Francisco hotel Moody plays a game of authors with Mrs Moody and two friends when a messenger arrives. Moody asks a boy to join, then explains inviting him prevents headlines declaring D. I. Moody’s discovery during a quiet card session in the hotel.
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Moody
San Francisco
Mrs Moody
Mr. Moody
Mrs. Moody
Dwight
D. I. Moody
Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription Promoted for Women
An 19th century advertises Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a tonic and nervine for women. It claims to strengthen the whole system, relieve nervous exhaustion and hysteria, and aid sleep. Also mentions Pleasant Pellets for digestion and bowel relief.
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Pierce
St. Vitus
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