Various Anecdotes and Brief Notes From Century-Old Headlines
A collage of short items cites Dr. Lorenz on American customs, a north pole expedition, the Mad Mullah’s renewed activity, Turk killings in Macedonia, a Pittsburg heiress and her dentist, toothaches, inherited ability beliefs, Philadelphia blue laws, Shamrock III vs Reliance, Bass Jake lake mishaps, a Boston teacher’s English assignment, a Texas jail breakout sentence, mower jokes, and New York car crashes harming the elderly and children.
Wife of Junius Brutus Clay Accidentally Kills Husband
In Kentucky a mishap during a clay pigeon shooting session leads to the accidental death of Junius Brutus Clay’s wife. Authorities note she may have been practicing on clay pigeons when the fatal incident occurred.
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Junius Brutus Clay
Kentucky
Canada Moves to Bar Cigarettes and Tobacco
Canada proposes a ban on cigarettes signaling a major policy shift. The measure aims to curb smoking and shape national health and trade, with critics warning of economic and social impact.
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Canada
bungling Santo Domingo move linked to Buffalo mystery play
A fragment notes bungling management in Santo Domingo as it tried to spark a revolution amid public attention on the Buffalo mystery on stage.
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Santo Domingo
Spring & Revolution
Buffalo Mystery
Do You Sing Mr Dooley A Question For Policy Applicants
A columnist suggests life insurers should add a new question about singing Mr Dooley to applicant questionnaires. The proposal implies behavioral notes could influence policy decisions and premium considerations.
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Life Insurance
Mr. Dooley
Stanford Students Banned from Flirting
A brief note alleges Stanford University forbids flirting on campus. The text recalls a medieval tale of Canute who tried to stop the tide, drawing a parallel to attempts at controlling natural behavior.
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Stanford University
Canute
Yellow Gunning Boosts Accuracy by Twenty Percent
A quip on how gunners sharpen aim with yellow spectacles noting a twenty percent accuracy increase and contrasting with politics and yellow journalism as less accurate.
Cincinnati man seeks cure by thought arrested for dis orderly conduct
A Cincinnati man who tried to cure his grip by thinking it away was arrested on a charge of dis orderly conduct. The note ends by predicting a busy silly season ahead.
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Cincinnati
Lipton Secures Insurance for Shamrock Yacht
Sir Thomas Lipton finds a company willing to insure the Shamrock for 100000 dollars but expects trouble finding backers to insure his cup victory.
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Thomas Lipton
Weather Drift Frames Spring Poetry in Chicago News
The Chicago News notes a quirky meteorological sandwich with November drizzle as two slabs and a gentle June slice in between, framing this week’s spring mood and poetry.
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Chicago News
Teen brains peak at age seventeen says English scientist
An English scientist claims the maximum brain weight reached by females occurs at seventeen, suggesting that seventeen year olds possess greater knowledge than their mothers.
Ameer of Afghanistan Cuts Wives Limit to Four
The Ameer has reduced the permitted number of wives for male subjects to four. Opposition presses are likely to accuse him of promoting race death by his policy.
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Ameer
Afghanistan
South American Revolutions and Trade in New York
A reader contends that most South American revolutions begin in New York among gun traders, while another line jokes that those air fairs rely on pole-axes and crowbars, implying a misstatement or satire about weapons and crowds.
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New York
Count of NY subtreasury cash to take six weeks to tally
Twenty two expert clerks have arrived from Washington to count the $280 million in cash at the New York C S subtreasury. The six week counting period underscores the staggering volume and careful handling required.
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C. S
New York
Washington
The Blue Highway at Sea
A maritime verse hints at sailors chasing a distant horizon beyond taverns and foam. Comrades warn of the road ahead as stars glow above the sea and Mother Darey feeds her chicks aboard a ship.
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Mother Darey
Elusive Criminal Foiled by Cunning Missouri Mayor
A Philadelphia Ledger recounts a secret service agent’s tale of tracking a mail fraud suspect to a Missouri city. The agent infiltrates the mayor’s house, discovers the suspect hidden in the attic, and ends with the suspect missing after being handcuffed to a bed overnight.
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Secret Service
Missouri
Dirce
Morpheus
Philadelphia Ledger
A Gallant Little Culprit
A kindergarten pupil named Bobby kept after school for a minor misdeed. The teacher asks if he is sorry. he replies he wanted the extra time to have the teacher to himself, marking his first punishment in the Little Chronicle.
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Bobby
Little Chronicle
Ten Commandments for Editors of the Manuscript
A list urges editors to honor other authors and avoid altering or misrepresenting works. It emphasizes restraint, respect for originality, and ethical handling of manuscripts to prevent harm to writers and their creations. The guidance cautions against vanity and theft of ideas, advocating fair, careful revision.
Clover Misheard Bible Verse Sparks North Carolina Sermon
In a North Carolina revival a minister misreads a verse as from Second Timothy while joking about Clover the grass. A parishioner interjects, the preacher doubles down, then corrected by a husband who notes the text actually lies in Timothy not Clover.
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South
North Carolina
Bradder Johnson
Sister Johnson
de Secon
A Sea Lyric From An Atlantic Monthly Poem
A poem cleanly casts the Sea as a living minstrel with vast unrest and deep affection. The sea is a harp, winds play on its breast, and the Moon lights a marvelous melody. The main bears wordless sorrow with an untranslated pain in the Titan bosom of the deep.
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William Hamilton Hayne
The
Athanstic Monthly
Midday Naps as Beautifiers for Broadway Stars
An actress, a Broadway hit, explains daily that a two hour midday nap preserves digestion and complexion. She undresses and sleeps every afternoon except matinee days, even during travel, ensuring she returns refreshed for the evening show. She notes many seasoned actors follow the same routine.
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Daisy
New York Times
Lead From Coke Used In Pencil Pencils Now Made From Coke
Lead for pencils is described as being made from coke ground with iron ore and chemicals. The mixture is pressed and heated under high temperatures to form the new pencil lead.
Senate Jokes From Randolph Holmes Clay and Webster
A Washington recollection notes John Randolph of Roanoke entertaining the upper chamber with a tirade while Calhoun questions Senate decorum. Holmes, Clay, and Webster are cited for wit and skill in debate amid political satire and a clock gag during Webster’s speech.
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Calhoun
Holmes, Clay
Webster
John Randolph
Roanoke
John C. Calhoun
Senate
United States
John Holmes
Maine
John Tyler
Randolph
James Madison
Felix Grundy
John Molmes
Mr.olmes
Clay
Whig
Admiral Dewey Helps Dog As Aspiring Sailor Seeks Guidance
A Charlestown street scene shows Admiral Dewey binding a dog’s crushed foot after a streetcar accident. A tall New England youth, inspired to join the navy, asks for guidance and receives encouragement from the famed hero.
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Dewey
Admiral Dewey
Manila
New England
America
Joe Mitchell Chappie
National Magazine
Lift Up Thine Eyes
Poem excerpt by Clinton Scollard printed in Independent urging faith amid doubt and danger. It counsels lifting eyes to the skies and holding faith through trials until the race is run.
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Clinton Scollard
Independent
Two Sisters Preserve Dignity in Death in Jerusalem
The two sisters lived simply and quietly. After one died, the survivor asked the undertaker to use the deceased’s best black silk dress, but to leave the back intact so the sister would not ride through Jerusalem with no back breadth on her skirt.
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Jerusalem
Backward Time Plea Seeks Lost Boyhood in Poem
Alfred J. Waterhouse echoes a longing for youth in a New York Times poem. The speaker pleads to reverse time and relive boyhood joys from school days to farm chores, asking for one chance at teachers, chores, and simple pleasures.
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Alfred J. Waterhouse
New York Times
Why He Lost His Job Over Deformity
A superintendent dismisses a promising conductor after two right hand fingers are missing. He explains passenger complaints and public sensitivity to deformity, noting other maimed workers are hired only at risk of protests and eventual retirement.
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Johnson
Texan objects to prayer during vigil before hangings
Alfred Henry Lewis recounts a Texan who protests an exhorter’s prayer as vigilantes prepare to hang a horse thief. The speaker argues prayer is useless for a doomed man, insisting the felon does not deserve heavenly petitions.
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Alfred Henry Lewis
Texas
New York Times
You Are the World’s Makers Rise and Act
A stirring exhortation by Charlotte Perkins Gilman urges workers to unite and use their power to shape the world. It calls readers to rise, believe, and dare, insisting the world’s life rests in their hands and action will determine right or wrong.
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Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Extra Pious Janet Quiet Grace Confusion
A child Janet prays silently at meals with a Quaker grace. She later bows again after food is served, prompting her sister to note two prayers. Janet explains she did not know fried chicken would follow the first blessing.
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Janet
Old Maid Applies for Miller School Post
An Eastern old maid, who has taught thirty eight terms in Minnesota, applies for a Miller South Dakota school claiming she will teach despite married teachers. She warns there will be no danger if directors act differently from Minnesota bachelors.
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Miller
S. D
Minnesota
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Dr. Lorenz
France
Mullah
Macedonia
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Shamrock III
Shamrock I
Jake
New York State
William Nichols
Boston
Walter Riddall
New York Tribune
Wit
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