A Frank Critic Refuses Encore at Local Opera
A Dulverton observer recalls an musical evening where the show moved from spectacle to fatigue. People like Louisy found it grand while others, including Mrs Binns and Rufus Choate’s daughter, preferred the town hall and home talk. The crowd noted costumes, makeovers, and a front tooth flash amid the singing.
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Rufus Choate
Frielen
Binns
Dulverton
Louisy
Rainy
Seliny Meade
Barclay
Sam Giddings
Sam
Jane
Sonny Baker
Lou‘sy
Equally Cutting
A Chicago Tribune snippet shows a commanding officer noting a subordinate's rasping voice after a morning of roughing it with a file of soldiers. The exchange highlights military discipline and wit in a brief dialogue.
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Chicago Tribune
Why He Loved Spain Rossini Embraced Spaniard Jester
The joke notes Gioacchino Rossini valued Spain for its flair and friendship. He was seen hugging a Spaniard and explained, “Because with out Spain we would be the last nation.”
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Spain
Gioacchino Rossini
Motive or Mirth at Scene in Railway Murder Exchange
A courtroom pun exchanges motives at a murder scene as a witness cites a locomotive as the driving motive. The banter shifts tension toward a lighter note while noting the fatal incident.
Land of the Crossbow and Poisoned Arrows described
English traveler George Forrest details the Lissoo tribe between China and British Burma, describing their war bows, poisoned arrows, and barbarous tools. The piece notes weapon effectiveness, tribal feuds, and the diabolical edge of crossbows alongside crude antidotes and ambush tactics.
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China
British
Burma
George Forrest
Chengka
Unc
A Porter’s Drunken Loss and Recovery at Greenwich Street
A New York warehouse porter was dismissed for drunkenness after losing a valuable parcel. He vowed sobriety, begged for reinstatement, and searched endlessly without recalling the parcel’s fate until intoxication led him to remember and reclaim it. The piece notes his twenty years of honesty before the incident.
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New York
Greenwich Street
New York Times
The Chinese Farmer and His Simple Tools
A London King description extols a Chinese farmer using only a hoe plow and harrow. It highlights hoe as his primary, capable tool replacing the spade in England and notes skilled hoe work forms soil, levels ground, and harvests mud to enrich fields. The piece praises endurance of aging laborers and the hoe's versatility.
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England
London
Examination Humor From Normal Echoes Highlights Student Blunders
An extract from Normal Echoes presents humorous student missteps in teaching training. A critique of William Blake notes that as a child he was precocious in poetry, but later years his work allegedly devolved into Geomation. The piece showcases period humor from classroom misreadings.
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Normal Echoes
William Blake
Expected Some Cussing Parrot Keeps Quiet After Dinner
A West Philadelphia husband, after dinner, is surprised when his wife removes the parrot from the room and then presents envelopes. She explains she took the bird to avoid a bad example while handing him dressmaking and millinery bills.
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West Philadelphia
Wifey
Philadelphia Telegraph
First practical diving belt and rescue of Armada treasure
The text notes Aristotle’s diving bell as a concept with no proof of use. It cites John Jaesnier in the early 1500s as the first to mention practical diving belts in Europe. It suggests the belt’s first real use may have been the 1590 Armada treasure recovery attempt off the English coast.
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Aristotle
John Jaesnier
Europe
Wigs versus Trousers in Fashion History
A London News excerpt explains the rise of wigs in the era before and after the French revolution and notes the shift to natural hair and power styling. It attributes wig popularity to monarchic influence and observes that wigs dominated English dress for over a century while trousers were rare a hundred years ago.
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Louis MI
England
London News
Earth the Mother of us All in Rome Tale
The tale of Junius Brutus and Tarquin’s sons asks who will succeed Superbus. The Delphic oracle hints by saying he who first kisses his mother. Brutus, rushing home, kisses the earth and proclaims it the mother of us all, earliest known use of Mother Earth phrase.
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Junius Brutus
Tarquin
Superbus
Rome
Brutus
Earth
Notable Social Irony Cited by Judge
A humorous moment quotes a judge chiding a man for inviting a grocer and a butcher to his party, while the man points to social duties and financial realities. The exchange highlights practical concerns over social propriety.
Motive Turns From Pride to Profit in Car Talk
A worried man recalls how owning a motor car once defined his ambition and asks a friend about theirs now. The exchange hints at a shift in values from status to the practical goal of selling the vehicle.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Quip Reveals Plot Against Herbert
A young woman questions a friend about engagement to Herbert while noting her rival, the Jones girl, is seen as the real obstacle. The exchange hints at a love triangle and social intrigue.
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Herbert
Austin Business Listings Shuffle in Local Trade Guide
A long list of Austin businesses appears, detailing entities from gas and coal to clothing, ice cream, and confectionery. Notable names include AUSTIN CANDY CO, OWATONNA FRUIT CO, FIESTER & THOMAS, Hormel Packing, and HOto various merchants covering departments, hardware, drugs, jewelry, and furniture. The directory also notes services such as plumbers, livery, and real estate alongside local papers like THE AUSTIN HERALD and MINNEAPOLIS TRIBUNE.
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Tone Bros
Des Moines
Lowa
Pathfinder
A. W. Allen, M.D
St. P. R
DRS
Heggl
HEGGE
Physicians and Surgeons
Pooler's Drug Store
C. A. Hegge
O. H. Hegge
Annie M. Schneider
Land OF the Crossbow
Cromwell
Snardian
Hint
Germimeen
Wonminn
Brandreth Symonds
Bright
Symonds
Venice
St. Mark
Verona
Florence
Mother Earth
Austin Mer
Ae MiNing
U .S
O. W Shaw
Beste
F Banfield
I Capital
Hiome
Poole
Perts
The
Presbyterians
Anic
Hirsh’s
Austin Gas Company
Cook
Burlingame Bros
Austin Cement Stone and Tile CO
George Hirsh
W. D. Bassler
Golden Eagle
Owatonna Fruit CO
Austin Candy CO
J. A. Kékalaris
Prop
J. F. Fairbanks
Gripman Bros
John McCormick
Coal and Wood
Eclipse Lumber Coo
Lumber and Coal
Wallace Gregson
Southern Minnesota Normal College
M. J. Hardy
Austin National Bank
Lewis & Rayman
N. W. Telephone
J. W. Phillips
Pitzen’s Shoe Store
H. A. Avery
Citizen’s National Bank
Albertson & Albertson Osteopathic
DRS Lewis & Collins
Physicians
Fiester & Thomas
General Merchandise
PE ’1.E’s
Ger Merchandise
A. Fisch
WM. Christie & Son
J.J. Moreland
Austin Dairy CO
Kragg Mgr Drugs
Wold
I. T. Tollifson
C. A. Pooler
J. BE. Malloy
R. R. Murphy
Albert Thon
Austin Furniture Co
J. ©. Johnson Jr., & Son
W. R. Earl Furniture CO
Donovan & Goslee Furniture
Grocers
E. A. Dalager
F. P. McBride
W. C. Horrobin
F. O. Hall Groceries and Crockery
Frank Uzlik
Urbatch Bros
Decker Bros
Holmes Hardware CO
Sheedy & Cook, Agents
Jewelers
R. Scoville
F. E. Gleason
G. Schleuder
Jeweler—Diamonds
Hayes Bros. Jewelers
F. H. McCulloch Printing Company Printers and Publishers
Transcript
Herald
Fortney & Bassett
A. W
Legg von Fe
BP. T. Crane Lumber
Sunpilea Mower County
Lee Lumber and Coa
W. Maple
Hig
fszTads Johnson & Morgan
Charles Cressey
Hormel Packing
Hames
Hormel's
MARKA
Joan Beili
Frank Metropolitan Slote
Austin Herald Daily
Ard
Mower County
Republica
Transcrif
Minneapolis Tribune
Austin Plumbeis Heating
Clefton Plumbing & Heating
CO Electrical Werk
H. Voss
RG Mi
L. Bishop
Fairbanks Bros
Pitzen the Cash Shoeman
J. Schwan & Son Fine Footwear Co
I. Johnson Red Front Shoe Store
WM. Cutter Kedwards
H. C. Hermann
W. E. Sloane
S. L. Young Drayman
Joe Nealer
Rochford
Revta
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