The Life of the Spanish Fighting Bull and Matadors
An extended examination of bullfighting origins from Moorish Spain to modern arenas. It details the breeding of fighting bulls, notable stock like Don Miura, training grounds such as tentaderos, techniques used by picadors and matadors, and the journey of bulls from plains to bull rings, including transport and handling rituals.
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Spain
Abel Chapman
Mr. Chapman
Don Miura
Bella
Rai
Aloe
Posta
Guardia Cluile
Ganadero
Lancen
Corral
Jones
Comen & Sliding Door
Tate
Quits Late and Tardy Arrival at Concert
A fragment notes a late arrival seeking what is playing, mentioning the Ninth Symphony and a query about current selections. An advertisement touts Tyree’s Antiseptic Powder for summer skin ailments at 25 cents, with samples by J. S. Tyree, Washington, D. C. A railway restaurant joke asks if railroad frogs provide iron in the blood.
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Tyree
J. S. Tyree
Washington, D. C
Ady
The Kind You Have Always Bought Castoria Warning
A vintage notice warns parents to check Castoria wrappers for the genuine signature of Chas H Fletcher and the red signature on the bottle, cautioning against counterfeit medicines and urging mothers to scrutinize products given to children.
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Chas. H. Fletcher
Climbing Up and the Poet Tramp Tale
Arthur Stringer laments lack of respect for poets in America while a farm scene unfolds with a tramp asking for pie. The tramp recalls his past as a poet, revealing a humorously stark origin of his literary begin.
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America
Arthur Stringer
Rockefeller
Carnegie
First American Cigar Factory Established in Connecticut
The first American cigar factory began in Connecticut in 1810. By 1825 many small cigar factories had opened in Connecticut Kentucky Massachusetts Pennsylvania Ohio New York Maryland and Virginia. The 1862 internal revenue law placed the first tax on domestic cigars and other tobacco products as a war revenue measure.
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Connecticut
Kentucky
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Ohio
New York
Maryland
Virginia
Royal Metamorphosis and a Kingly Carriage
A citation from Punch notes the king transforming into a four horse carriage while passing through the cattle section. The remark highlights royal tact. The snippet also mentions mosquitoes seemingly troubled by chronic insomnia in a humorous aside.
How He Would Have Them
A waiter asks a cautious customer how he wants his eggs cooked and whether the method affects price. The customer, wearing a brimless hat and ragged beard, replies with a plan to cook the eggs on top of a slice of ham, expressing relief at the idea.
Not Disorderly. Whistlers at Art Exhibit, Guard Questioned
A Birmingham Age Herald item notes that a visitor found several Whistlers at an art exhibit and questions why a guard did not eject them. The brief reflects a puzzled exchange over exhibit happenings and guard actions.
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Birmingham Age Herald
Seashore Trip Turns To Humorous Bottle Tip
A brisk exchange features a woman answering a bottle inquiry with a humorous suggestion. She mentions Mr. Soakem’s next door and notes his wife is coming back from the seashore tomorrow.
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Hragmao
Ice price row sparks summer hogtime
In a summer chatter, a reader notes an odd pattern of inflated ice prices. The exchange questions why the heat drives costs so high, reflecting everyday frictions and local humor about scarce ice.
Getting Close to Nature in a Frog Culture Film
A brief note on a moving picture about frog culture and the idea of a talking film. The humorous exchange imagines the frog making a creaking sound if it could speak.
Also Mentioned on This Page
OFA
Bill Oo
Ol Tentador
Lance
Encyclopedia of Sport
Alain
Gloafe
Carter
Libby
Seville
Uncle Sam
Fort Peck Indian Reservation
Montana
Great Northern Railway
Missouri River
Glasgow
Havre
Great Falle
United Braces
E. c Reedy
Man’ Northern Ry
Grea Norriwat Railway
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