Banker Rask Gives $200 To Stimulate La Crosse Industry
Blooming Prairie banker S A Rask, cashier of the First National Bank, sent a $200 subscription to the La Crosse industrial fund. The gesture from a former La Crosse resident and outsider is seen as a favorable, credible boost to local support. The item follows a quirky anecdote about medieval nails and horseshoes from the London News and Magazine of American History.
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S A. Rask
Blooming Prairie, Minn
Wing
LaCrosse Leader Press
Rask
First National Bank of
Blooming Prairie
Walter le Brun
Thames
Edward III
Howard III
London News
Red Cross Christmas Stamp Slogan and Urgency
A festive Red Cross appeal urges Christmas stamp purchases to fund health and tuberculosis relief. The call emphasizes national healing and cheerful aid, warning that buyers should act soon as only four more buying days remain before Christmas. Local notes hint at a looming storm mentioned by Hick.
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Hick
McBride Announces Closed Store Christmas Day
F. P. McBride states his store will remain closed all day on Christmas. He urges customers to shop before Christmas to avoid any store feeling compelled to stay open.
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F. P. McBride
Street Gutters Cleared After Harsh Winter Nuisance
City officials note snow in gutters blocked access to sidewalks all winter and that thaw will require extra work to chop ice, though street graders are now clearing the gutters to prevent further hindrance.
Gem Food Cutter Promises Kitchen Helper and Gifts
An alleged advertisement from Rouimes Hardware Co touts a Gem Food cutter for meat and vegetables as a staple for every kitchen and as a source of good Christmas presents.
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Rouimes Hardware Co
Ferrer Trial Eyewitness Describes Stage Drama of Court
Perceval Gibbon writes in the January McClure's that Ferrer entered the court under a watchful gaze, appearing as an unremarkable middle aged schoolmaster. The observer notes Ferrer’s steady eyes and muted demeanor, with the outcome foregone as the execution loomed beyond the court’s immediate sentences.
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McClure
Ferrer
Perceval Gibbon
Spain
Catalonia
Store Closes Christmas Day Says McBride The Grocer
The grocer McBride states store will close Christmas Day but remain open Friday night until 9 30 PM. Orders placed Friday will be delivered after supper if needed and customers are urged to shop ahead for Saturday and Sunday.
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McBride
Correct to a T phrase origin explored in notes
London Notes and Queries examines the earliest uses of to a T and related forms. It notes no pre 1693 example, questions a T square origin, and calls for evidence of T square before 1700 or earlier reductions to T to settle the true source.
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London Notes and Queries
The First Wire Nail
A Chicago Post account traces the invention and spread of the wire nail from 1872 in Covington Kentucky to 1884 in Beaver Falls Pennsylvania. It notes a rapid rise as a single machine expanded, a 1885 strike affecting cut nails, and the ensuing dominance of wire nails in industry.
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United States
Dusseldorf
Covington
Beaver Falls
Chicago Post
The First Fireless Cooker
After the Battle of White Plains a Pierce family member in Pleasantville New York hid loaves of bread in a Dutch oven to protect them from approaching Hessian troops. She acted quickly as the patrol advanced along Bedford Road.
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White Plains
N. Y
North Castle
Pierce
Bedford Road
Pleasantville
Clever Beggar Turns Sixpence Into Nine
A beggar boy asks an old man for sixpence. He then converts it into nine by buying a three penny loaf with the sixpence, returning threepence to the man, and sharing the rest. The baker holds three pence, the boy three, and the loaf is worth three pence, totaling nine pence.
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Pearson's Weekly
Suffragette's Late Hour Joke Highlights Meeting Time
A Detroit Free Press quip shows a husband asking what kept his wife out so late. She replies it took an hour to greet, the meeting lasted thirty minutes, and the remainder was spent saying goodbye, illustrating a light wartime era joke about social gatherings.
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Detroit Free Press
When Women Run Us
A humorous exchange features Chief Emma admitting the detective force struggles to find volunteers for plain clothes work, while a friend questions its effectiveness.
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Emma
Puck
Sioux Chief and Piute Chief Dialog Note
A Buffalo Express quip presents a short exchange between a Sioux Chief and a Piute Chief about a long marriage. The baldhead is teased for endurance, implying a joke on marital duration.
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Buffalo Express
Emphatic Aim Dilutes Emphasis, Whately Quote
A compact note cites William Whately warning that attempting to make everything emphatic results in nothing being emphatic. The aphorism underscores balance in emphasis and communication.
Fido's Tail a Mystery in New York Press
A child Willie tugs Fido's tail and jokes the tail is coming off while the father questions the dog’s tail being loose and wiggling. The quirky exchange appears in the New York Press.
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Fido
Little Willie
Willie
New York Press
Elmer Wants Another Pocket for His Knife
In a short Chicago News item a child named Elmer sighs for another pocket to hide a knife. His mother retorts that he already has several pockets. Elmer explains he cannot find his knife and hopes a new pocket would help locate it.
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Elmer
Chicago News
Calamity and a Narrow Rescue In The Water
Tammas taunts McTavish after pulling him from the water. McTavish grumbles that he is not grateful, claiming whisky saved him only briefly before he nearly drowned and lost his balance.
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Tammas
McTavish
Donal
MeeTavish
London
Their Turn Out at the Town Hotel Scene
Ella remarks on a very smart turnout while Bella notes guests were ejected from one of the town’s better hotels. The exchange highlights social reception and a contentious departure at a local establishment.
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Ella
Bella
Local Goods Sale Announces In Garments at Eight Cents
A fragmented advertisement notes garments offered at eight cents and up, with a sale ongoing through January 1, 1916. The brief text mentions a company and person names including J C Johnson Ital as part of the listing.
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J.C Johnson
Ital
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