Envy and County Accounts in Early 1907 Township Reports
Ledger excerpts show receipts and disbursements for County Treasurer apportionments, poll tax collections, labor payments, and town fund transfers across ENVY, PONDENH, PILOT, and WILDEN townships. Noted is a correction about road funds entitlement and a final reflection on envy as a cautionary verse.
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E. Gustafson
Chas Veteraon
Treseurer
Traganrer
Iabor
Isll
Weceipty Cnab
Baianos
Caah
Q. Arnold
Pilot Township
Cnah
Clark Ae Tom Minelon
Csc
Rom
Jane
Dush
Ansh
Cagh Pak
Aagh
Onah
Vines
Atenas
Asia
Soeriden
Esa
Tare
Bridge Mae
Couh
Wion
Cneh
Cneb
Caeh
BOLO MADE A SENSATION IN A WESTERN CHOIR
A visiting Unitarian minister recalls a western town tale about a village blacksmith in the church choir who, unable to read music, delivers a powerful but mispronounced anthem section causing a stunned silence as the line And dying brides are filled with fre echoes through the congregation.
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Roxbury
Boston Herald
L—e
Furytone
Barytune
Chetra
Tramp Planting Nut Trees Inspires Rural Prosperity
A Pennsylvania tramp travels across the countryside carrying oats to plant thousands of nut trees over three years. He seeks remote rocky hillsides and abandoned lands to avoid destruction, hoping to benefit farmers and the nation. The tale recalls Apple Tree Johony known for planting apple seeds along fences and in nooks, sparking many fruit trees.
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Pennsylvania
Iohla
Virginia Pilot
Johony
Fence Cornera
Dixey Recalls Atlantic Liner Poker Fight Tale
Actor Henry EB. Dixey recounts a recent Atlantic liner brawl between two obese elderly poker players over bets of 1200 and then 1750 dollars. He quips that declining smok ing room morals mimic gambling dens, while recalling a tenderfoot who witnesses a dealer dealing himself four aces in a Tin Can saloon tale.
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Henry EB. Dixey
Mr. Dixie
Tenderfoot
Hin
Brand of Cain proposed in France for murderers
A French scientist urges a radical punishment for murderers, dismissing guillotine and life imprisonment. He favors branding criminals with a red hot iron bearing an M for meurtrier, done publicly to leave an indelible mark and deter others, then releasing them.
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France
Farmer and His Clerk Debate Local Ministers
A central New York farmer says he cannot choose between two nearby ministers, noting he never heard Mr Gorman preach while his helper George disparages Mr Carney for bragging about his father's possessions after attending Carney’s church. The exchange reflects local religious rivalries and idle chatter linked to neighboring parishes.
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Valin Boaater
New York State
George
Ham sandwich tale on a tough railway meal
The story, linked to Mrs. M. G. Quackenbos in the Bonaparte campaign against trusts, recounts a New York lawyer’s anecdote about a man who cannot find ham in a very dry railway ham sandwich. A maid’s playful reply follows the pause.
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M. G. Quackenbos
Bonaparte
Trusts
New York
Forestry School Opens in South Africa
A forestry school established by the Cape of Good Hope government at Tokai Cape Colony marks another advance in propagating forestry. The two year course trains men for government forestry service with first year at the South African College and second year at Tokai on a large estate with extensive forest lands and varied trees.
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South Africa
Cape of Good Hope
Tokal
Cape Colony
South African College
Forestry
Tokai
Mothers wage bargain battle at New York store counters
A sign outside a New York department store delights mothers as the store’s bargain counters draw crowds. A fatherly guard watches the children while mothers compete for discounts, a scheme described as highly successful.
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New York
Nothing Lacking in Shakespearean Insight
A humorous exchange contrasts Helen Keller and Dr. Furness over Shakespearean facts. Furness cautions that professors reveal few certainties beyond baptism marriage and death. Keller replying that Shakespeare did the essential things, with a wry aside from Mrs. Neighbors and Mrs. Homer about a broken English cook.
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Helen Keller
Furness
Shakespeare
Weill
Neighbors
Homer
Chicago
Fragmented Ed item but hints at classroom moral text
Fragmentary OCR recalls a teacher and pupils discussing a biblical line about living today. Mentions family, memory of a phrase about eating and drinking and not delaying life. Unclear context and missing critical details.
Gold in the North: Lapland’s auriferous frontier strikes
Reports from Lapland describe the northern gold field around the Ivalo River with dredging to 300 feet sought to map ore paths. A US founded firm found last year four pounds of gold valued at 1500 dollars from Ivalo river area, with a 122 grain nugget. Three companies, latest the Iralo company, engage in digging as Kultala, built in 1811 by Finland for gold washing, lies within its possessions.
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Lapland
Tvale
United States
Ivalo
Iralo Company
Ises Kultala
Paganini Violin Rotting. Plan To Play It Annually
The famous Paganini violin in a glass case is found to be rotting and unlikely to last many years. To extend its life a yearly one hour performance by the conservatoire’s top pupil will be allowed. Only once since Paganini’s death has the instrument been touched, by Pablo de Sarasate during a triumphal Italian tour.
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Paganini
Conservatoire
Mved
Pablo del Sarasate
Italy
Blind Musicians Family Performs in Hamburg Concert
A concert in Hamburg featured a blind family trio and two brothers. The sister has a fine trained soprano voice, one brother accompanied on piano and is organist at Muhlheim-an-der-Ruby, another is a skilled cellist, and a fourth brother studies composition at the Serlin Academy of Music with favorable notices. The family, natives of Muhlheim, impressed despite the outing being described as modest.
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Hamburg
Serlin Academy of Music
Muhlhelm-an-der- Ruby
Muhlhelm
Terms That Seem Strange in Scottish Law
Puzzling differences between Scottish and English law terms are discussed. Examples include bankruptcy as sequestration, solicitor as writer or law agent, debate for argument, assizes as the jury, delinquent for wrongdoer, fatuous for idiot, housebreaking with aggravation for burglary, and an author as the venier or seller of real property from whom the title derives.
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Scotland
Gradually by degrees to college president joke
A quip from Lippincutt's presents a student exchange about climbing to college presidency. The line plays on gradual ascent as the punchline.
Court hears bawdy tale in noisy trial
In a court scene the prosecutor questioned a prisoner about an incident during a patrol. The witness described the accused leaning in and attempting to kiss him, prompting the witness to jerk away and threaten arrest for personating a policeman. The judge fined ten dollars plus costs amid laughter.
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Caur
Needless Precaution in Banking Mockery Sparks Social Letter
A Westend banker recently received a letter from a socially known lady asking to stop payment on a cheque she wrote today after her face apparently burned it. The note quipped about her banking knowledge and mishaps, illustrating the era's lighthearted view of finance errors.
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Westend
Night on the Avenue Young Burglar Parlor Exchange
A witty exchange recalls a frightened couple overheard by a young burglar and an older one in a house. The woman warns her husband of intruders while the older burglar jokes that casualties would ensure silence. The quip reflects newspaper humor from the era.
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N. Y
Present Day Advantage and Witty Retorts Cartoon Caption
A collage of humorous exchanges from early humor pages. A professor muses on looks and marriage as Maude retorts with wit. A dialog about luck, wealth, and advantage appears alongside a club women’s banter over truth about the Congo. Includes a quip about life insurance and the Congo mystery.
Notable Social Snubs At A Private Party
The exchange recalls a private party at Mrs Heighton’s with women complaining of lack of invitations and select company. A quip from Uncle Ben warns that ostentatious churchgoers may face judgment at the pearly gates. A medical student’s attempt to speak with a skeleton is marked as a failure.
The Logic of Delay Bathing on Sunday Quip
A humorous exchange features Ethelbert Murphy questioned about letting his younger brother bathe on Sunday. The reply argues delaying would not help, suggesting immediate need outweighed observance. The fragment captures a light regional tone and suggests character dynamics.
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Ethelbert Murphy
Her Idea of a Letter in Yonkers Satirical Note
A brief Yonkers Statesman quip maps social satire on marriage and letters. Mr Platbush says he bought a Gordon letter, while Mrs Platbush hopes it nets better than their hens. The exchange reveals household concerns and playful wit.
Full of Knots Tramp Offers Brain Teasers to Lady
A lanky tramp removes his hat and proclaims he has brains to burn. He boasts of tackling knotty problems while a housewife directs him to the wood pile to find the last knotty challenge he has faced in his career.
Fragmentary Voice from a Distant Evening
A garbled OCR fragment hints at a social scene with a “secret heart” and a dramatic entrance. Mentions a woman in black and a husband’s reaction to his wife’s presence. overall unclear, with numerous misspellings and misplaced words.
Edible Mushrooms and Porpoises in New York News
A fragmentary historical clipping discusses mushrooms including edible and poisonous varieties, noting mislabeling and difficulty in distinguishing true from false, with an anecdote about mushrooms and a joke about warning labels. It also mentions porpoises in New York harbor, a gray patriarch leading a school, and a famous artist model linked to a library anecdote.
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New York
New York Harbor
Boston
Manhattan
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