Great Washington Monument Shaft Sees Tourist Rush
A Washington Star report details crowds riding the Washington Monument elevator up to the top, with trips every half hour from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The ride lasts about 10 minutes up and nine down, with 30 passengers per ascent. Passengers note the view of the city and inscriptions on stones from states and organizations along the shaft, and authorities discuss safety measures and structural movement due to sun and wind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
Washington
Washington Monument
Ully
Terra Fina
Maine
Delaware
Arkansas
National Grays
Ashville
Tenn
Louisiana
Colorado
Alabama
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Virginia
Maryland
Tabletrom Bremen
Bremen
Pnnment Commission
Midian
Nevada
Salt Lake City
Golar
Weil
Honest Card Sharps: The Man Who Cheated Himself
A sailor recounts a gambling tale aboard a river boat where a man bets with corn as chips. He wins a huge pot only to be exposed by a red ear of corn, which costs him his stake and lands him ashore with nothing. The red ear proves his only win among thousands of white corn.
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St. Louis
A Lesson from Harry Oakes on Salutes in Uniform
In a London World column the blunt World War II era officer Harry Oakes enforces courtesy with a soldier who failed to salute in plain clothes. He orders the private to recognize officers in civil attire, walking the barracks in every suit until recognition is assured, a remedy that ends future complaints.
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London
Harry Oakes
Twelfth Lancers
Oakes
Mr. x
Nickel in the Slot Hymn and Prayer Book Machine
A Philadelphia inventor unveils a nickel slot machine that outputs a hymnbook on one side and a prayer-book on the other. Placed in churches for visitor use, it invites strangers to contribute 16 cents. sextons can easily replace the books after service, with profits shared with the church.
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Philadelphia
Life in Iceland A glimpse of Reykjavik and farm life
The piece portrays Reykjavik as a small town of about two thousand with a central square and key public buildings, plus a jail noted for its emptiness. It describes daily life in Icelandic farms, detailing architecture, thatched turf roofs, wooden interiors, and the hard, resourceful routines of winter, washing, and keeping houses lit by kerosene lamps.
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William H. Carpenter
Atlantic
Reyk
Avik
Thorvalsden
Parliament House
Icelandic Literary Society
Reykavik
Iceland
Norway
Crote
Gerard Douw
Reykjavik
New England
Audible writing from Paxsal on phonomorphic letters
English professor Paxsal explains his experiment with wax cylinders and etched copper to map voice timbre into a phonograph alphabet. He describes making a voice from Milton’s Paradise Lost, attaching an audible writing system to produce speech and even musical compositions.
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Julian Hawthorne
Royal Society
London
Paxsal
England
Edison
Paxsal’s
Invention of the Shot Tower Dream Origin
A Bristol mechanic named Watts conceived the shot tower idea after a dream about rain of molten lead. He tested by dropping molten lead from a church steeple into a moat, yielding perfect spherical shot and forging a new method still used for making shot for war and sport.
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Bristol
England
Watts
English and American Phrases Compared in Language Use
A brief note contrasts British and American wording showing how terms differ such as coals on sale vs coal for sale and jug for pitcher. It highlights how words like luggage joint tram bus and river names differ, reflecting shifts in English usage between nations.
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Prentice Mulford
London
Thames
Hames
Westminster
Waterloo
Blackfriars
Bridge
Inquiring Mind Cartoon About Turtle Box
A restaurant keeper warns an Irishman near a new turtle box. The man fingers a turtle, asking what he is investigating. He jokes about telling head from tail and whether he has been bitten or stung, reflecting small town curiosity.
A Satirical Shopping Spree at the Big Store
A humorous shopper narrates a trip to a large store, chasing felt and household oddments. Amid theatrical references to Hamlet and Macbeth, he frets over prices, changes, and a brass money tube, then exits with a mixed haul while a policeman shadows him.
Printing a Big Magazine Delays Explained in Conversation
In conversation with an attache of Harper Brothers I learned a simple fact about printing the Monthly Magazine that appears almost incredible and explains the extraordinary delay in publication of accepted material.
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New York
Harper Brothers
Information on 1890 newspaper printing schedule
An attache explains the publication cycle printing eighteen months ahead. The April 1890 issue is currently on the press with minor forms left to finish each issue so timely events can be covered as they occur. Christmas issues are typically printed in March or April of the previous year.
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Icles
College Cry Sounds From College Slogans Across Many Schools
An extended reproduction of college cheers shows each school’s unique chant style. The excerpt lists the distinctive cries from Harvard Yale Columbia Cornell Dartmouth Hamilton Wooster Penn State and others, capturing the celebratory noise of student crowds.
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Uew York Mall
Express
California
Dartmouth
Cornell
Hamilton and Wooster
Boston
Columbia
Union
Bowdoin
Harvard
Yale
Dar-d-d
Rutgers
Williams
University of Vermont
U. V
Wesleyan
Syracuse
New York
Wooster
University of Tennessee
Alteghieny
Alleghe
Aleghe
All Padelbert
Elbert
Eset Fank College
Penn
Tufts
University of California
Rapolby
Ran
Rensselaer University
Swarthmore
Trinity
Reminiscences of Travers in a Bermuda deathbed tale
A Cosmopolitan reminiscence portrays Mr Travers as a patient father with humor and pluck. His dying quip about Bermuda’s waiters and hotel keepers evokes his wit. The piece notes friends recall his kind legacy and suggest he will not be seen again.
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Travers
Tom Ticod
Bermuda
Wanted to Stay Arkansas Traveller in Ken tucky backwoods
In a rustic scene, Old Zeb Trotter and his wife wait fifteen miles from the railway to sell two dozen eggs and three pounds of blue butter as a train, if weather allows, makes two weekly trips. They fret over delays and question why life’s joys seem distant while the good land tempts. Their exchange reveals rural grind, stubborn patience, and a longing for home.
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Fred H. Carruth
New York Tribune
Hamlet
Polonius
Denmark
Felt
Felts
Coriolanus
Richard II
Cardinal Wolsey
Macbeth
Iis
Hara
Arkansas
Kentucky
Zeb Trotter
Zeb
Yander
Les
Detroit
Canada
Mr. Bowser
Noison
Young Artist Seeks Mr Wabash For Exhibition Matter
In the New York Sun clipping a young artist seeks Mr Wabash, said to be the art committee chair, about an issue for the coming paintings exhibition. The clerk directs the artist to wait or go upstairs to locate him in the slaughtering department as hog receipts are described as large today.
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New York Sun
Wabash
Suspicious talk over Golding marriage in Terre Haute crowd
In a Terre Haute Express discussion Mrs. Bachtell attacks Mrs. Golding for keeping young Hardup around after her day, while Mrs. Folly Gist defends the generous behavior. Mrs. Bachbeit suggests the union seems almost too good to be true.
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Terre Haute
Bachtell
Knew That Sponge Was Necessary. Wife Requests Dough Advice
In a domestic vignette, a wife asks her husband Algy to buy a small sponge and to ask the drug store clerk how much is used to mix with dough for three loaves of bread. The couple references housekeeping and the clerk’s guidance.
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Algy
Ducky
Thought Me Could Stand It
A Chicago Tribune moment shows a visitor prompting a boy named Jimmy about his sister. Johnny replies that he could stand it, claiming a man says he must wear short pants until Irene is married, hinting at playful family dynamics.
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Chicago Tribune
Jimmy
Johnny
Mr. Hankinson
Ireue
Palsifer and Hungerford Talk of Engagement Prospects
The exchange centers on Palsifer and Hungerford discussing a daughter, noting attentive behavior and whether engagement is imminent. Hungerford confirms no engagement yet but hints at it, while mentioning decreasing gas bills as a personal aside.
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Palsifer
Watkins
Hungerford
Mr Bowser Takes Over Kitchen After Jealousy Threat
A Detroit Free Press tale shows Mr Bowser, enraged by suspected infidelity, forcing himself into domestic cookery. He bungles biscuits, burns steak, and serves a chaotic, improvised supper that ends with him blaming his wife for poisoning the flour and threatening dire consequences.
They All Do It Apathetic scene at post office window
A 16 year old girl entered the Americus post office to weigh a parcel. She unfolded it to reveal old letters a ring faded flowers and a male photograph. She handed the items to the clerk and cried as she sent back the items to the recipient.
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Americus (Ga
You Can Travel on Your Trunk
An Indianapolis Journal feature recounts a man who rode a railroad trunk long distances without a ticket or money. After reaching St Louis with five cents, he sought a loan and asked how to reach Indianapolis, hoping a ticket agent might assist.
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Andanapolis Journal
Texas
St. Louis
Indianapolis
Trunk fee mixup leaves traveler puzzled in Indianapolis
A passenger recounts paying a conductor for trunk storage, receiving a small ticket that should have indicated seven dollars but instead showed seven cents. The traveler eventually retrieves the trunk in Indianapolis but questions where the extra money went, yet is glad to be home.
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Indianapolis
Bric a Brac Their Parting
Fragmentary lines depict a farewell scene on a Chicago night with repeated good nights and a lingering embrace. The vivid dialogue suggests a pause before departure, capturing mood and emotion in concise stage-like verse.
Marital Humor and Quixotic Love in Burlesque Verse
A collage of comic verse and sentimental serenade sketches from late 19th century newspapers. Thad’s vanished wealth tale contrasts with a coquettish silk yardage quip, and a long PNook inspired plea to Patty. The pieces mix wit, romance, and mock cautionary sentiment in playful couplets.
Fragmented Verses On Love And Diplomacy
A Nebraskan State Journal fragment presents aphoristic lines on love and human behavior. It contrasts fickle lovers with diplomats and crabs, notes pleasures and recollection, and recalls ancient Roman groves as health sources. The piece ends with reflections on glory and long lives brightened by love.
Praise of Little Women and the Allure of Short Lovers
A verse piece extols short women as ideal partners with vivid contrasts of cold exterior and warm inner passion. It sways toward a humorous, cautionary tone on size and virtue, concluding with a moral about choosing the lesser evil among women and embracing brevity.
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Mr. Edison
Chicago Mail
America
MR. and
Mrs. Bowser
Mr. B
Chicago Saturday Evening Herald
Thad
W. C
New York Graphic
Patty
Q. H. Placous
T. P. Sanborn
Puck
Fawn
Rose Terry Cooke
John Hay
Nebraska State Journal
Adam
CN. M. L
Judge
Tia
East
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