Local notices and sales from Austin area events
Community notices list Red Cross stamps on sale, 1910 calendar pads at Bazaar, and a Burntwood store update. Horace Hall travels north. Mrs Ames hosts visitors. Presbyterians seek prayer attendees. Auctions, theater seats, and Christmas items appear with hardware, dairy, and farm notices among varied local promotions.
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Horace Hall
L.A
O.R. C
Steve Ames
Faribault
Red Cross
Rochester
Holmes Hdw. Co
Holmes Hardware Co
Stoddard
L. W Peecher
Rhine
Eva Lewis
F.H. Smith
Evergreen Farm
Austin
Man's Enemies The Tiny Foes Behind World Destruction
A Cleveland Leader excerpt notes that microscopic organisms outpace armies and beasts in killing humans. It argues that tiny seeds of disease slay invaders and that common flies may cause more deaths than dangerous animals.
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Herbert Wells
Earth
England
Africa
Cleveland
His Honor Vindicated in a Dueling Misstep
A pair of good natured Frenchmen and their seconds walked to a planned duel. One duelist tripped and fell, injuring only his nose. His rival expressed relief that blood flowed and honor was vindicated, then shook hands.
Mercury. the most troublesome planet to weigh
The article explains Mercury as a small yet troublesome planet due to proximity to the sun, an eccentric orbit, and disturbed observations. Le Verrier devised a method to weigh Mercury showing its mass is about one fifteenth that of Earth based on solar attraction.
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Mercury
Fimes
Earth
Moon
Jupiter
le Verrier
Remark by Miss Gunning on a Coronation
A witty line from Grace Gunning to George II tops a列 blunder list. The remark, that she would dearly love to see a coronation, is cited as a memorable compliment with a sly edge. The note also mentions G W E Russell’s tales of a working class admirer who told the Windsor dean there is nothing of the gentleman about you.
The Part That Never Changes
The husband comments on the moving theater night with a dry eye remark followed by the wife noting the usual dry throats after the show. This humorous exchange from London Tit-Bits captures light domestic witticisms.
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London
Stubbornness and Strength of Purpose
A Chicago Record-Herald quotation contrasts stubbornness with strength of purpose. It notes stubbornness seeks to shape outcomes to fit desire, while strength of purpose finds the easiest path to obtain what is sought.
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Chicago Record-Herald
One Honest Way Of Making Money Quoted
A London Telegraph quip contrasts a financier who boasts many ways to earn money with another who insists there is only one honest method. The exchange highlights ethical nuance in pursuit of wealth.
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Minnesota
London Telegraph
Indulgent husbands spark playful gossip in London notes
In a Londonderry Tit-Bits item, Mrs. Doll notes her husband’s indulgences while Mrs. Spiteful confirms the trait. The exchange hints at social teasing over domestic quirks and marital foibles. The dialogue captures a lighthearted peek into corner table chatter about husbands.
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Mrs. Doll
George
Mrs
Londor
Sweeping Remark Triggers Husband to Recall Earlier Return
A husband recalls his wife using a broom as a vivid reminder that he should have been home hours earlier, sparking a sweeping argument about responsibility and presence.
Weeping at a wedding lingers beyond the ceremony
The Atchison Globe notes that the sorrowful tears at nuptials can outlive the vows, as guests and families reflect on the union and its implications after the wedding day.
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Atchison Globe
The Baseball Umpire Upholds Instant Judgment
C E Van Loan describes the baseball umpire as rare and essential, noting his split second decisions, independence, and lack of room for draws. He compares umpires to referees and judges in other sports, emphasizing the pressure and accountability of every call.
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C. E. van Loan
Munsey
The Piano Virtuoso Hands
The article argues that famous pianists have unappealing hands due to constant practice. It notes that the artistic hand is a stereotype from hysterical fans and that pianists’ fingers become blunt and rounded, ending in cushions of flesh rather than tapering.
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New York World
Dinner tribute mocks Indian fighter and bald heads
The late General Edward M. McCook recalled at Pike's Peak a dinner honoring a famous Indian fighter. He criticized the colonel for enlisting only baldheaded men, saying the tactic aggravated the Indians' feelings and went too far.
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Edward M. McCook
Pike’s Peak
Witty Pallogopher Reflects on Gout and Toothache
A historical pallogopher remarks that he thanks God for gout when it is present and for toothache when that affliction is active, noting that he avoids both pains simultaneously.
From the Kitchen to Human Terms in Food Metaphors
The Dundee Advertiser playful lyric catalogs how common cooking terms label human states and actions. It lists bib, baked, fried, basted, stewed, minced, peppered, hashed, and other culinary metaphors applied to people in varying moods and situations.
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Dundee Advertiser
Tea shop warns must go to Hongkong for more tea
A large tea shop near London offered a shilling check with every pound of tea to attract buyers. Crowds gathered, but on the redemption day the shop shutters were down. A poster read that the proprietors had gone to Hongkong for more tea.
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Hongkong
London
Jondev Express
Old Inhabitant and Grand Opera Star Clash Over Property Price
In a Washington Star exchange a longtime resident recalls a piece of property selling for a song and a grand opera singer reacts by calling it very expensive, highlighting a contrast between past values and present costs.
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Grand Opera
Washington Star
Suitor argues over a living for daughter in Chicago News
Dialogue shows a father and Henry discussing marriage and the subsistence issue. The suitor insists on asking about provision while the father urges action, hinting at a betrothal in a Chicago context.
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Henry
Chicago News
Better Late Than Never Proposal Sparks Surprise
In a witty exchange from Life magazine, a proposal unfolds with one party surprised and the other recalling abandoning the idea long ago, capturing a lighthearted social moment.
Death on the Guillotine and the Execution at La Roquette
Jardou recalls the January 1875 Tropman execution at La Roquette. He describes dawn crowds, Deibler explaining the mechanism, and a chilling moment when the head basket lid rises revealing a mock claim that it is the executioner’s wife. Clemenceau witnessed Emile Henry’s decapitation in 1848, noting the grisly process and its horror.
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Deibler
Why Blinds Were Drawn In Scottish Sundays
Edinburgh landlady defends Sunday blinds as part of a long family tradition. The piece cites Mr Thompson and a London Standard anecdote about ministers and elders spying on absentee worshipers, resulting in shaming sessions for various sins observed through parish windows.
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Edinburgh
Severties
James Page
Mr. Thompson
London Standard
Bread and Cheese Tale Ends with Marital Cheeses
An elderly couple marries and discovers a locked room filled with cheeses from the husband’s youthful sweethearts. He explains his habit, while the wife laments wishing she had bought bread for every kiss she received to have bread and cheese for life.
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London
Insolvent Farmer Proposes Five Shilling Pound Payment
An old farmer buys goods for a sovereign and tries to pay with five shillings claiming judge's permission to pay five shillings in the pound. The grocer rejects the payment and the man becomes indignant, having recently settled insolvency by that method.
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London Globe
Superstition and Glass Breaks Reported in London Fun
Mrs. Johnson fears seven years of unhappiness after breaking a hand mirror while Mary, her maid, dismisses superstition and notes she has broken a large pier glass in the drawing room. The exchange appears in London Fun.
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Mary
Mrs. Johnson
London
Tiny Egg Belongs to the Hen That Day Delineator Note
Barbara, four, often baked with scraps and rushed in with a tiny egg claiming it proves the hen had little dough. The remark captures a child's playful wonder at a simple kitchen moment.
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Barbara
Ups and Downs
A brief quotation piece from the Philadelphia Record notes two men debating reputation. It contrasts striving for a good public image with the effort to overcome a bad one as part of everyday wisdom.
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Philadelphia Record
Piano Club Proposal Among Chicago Residents
Mrs Hutton proposes forming a piano club with Mr Flatleigh inviting Mrs Slutton to join. They discuss who to invite first as the Chicago News notes the social planning.
Better Left Unsaid Departing Guest Dinner Invitation
A brief exchange from the Sydney Bulletin centers on weather and social plans as a guest hesitates to depart. The dialogue contrasts concern about rain with insistence on staying for dinner.
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Sydney Bulletin
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