Minnesota Cullings Highlight Local Crime and Tragedy
Reports include George Fleckenstein losing all fingers from a gun blast near Owatonna, Wilmer Eymer jailed for trunk theft with wife as accomplice, and Hastings youth Charlie Philipson jailed for stealing $23.65. Also noted are burglaries, mill fire in Madeira, and two fatal accidents in Stearns County with detailed victim descriptions.
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George Fleckenstein
Owatonna
Wilmer Eymer
Mankato
G. A. Blair & Son
Waterville
St. Paul
Wrights
Warsaw Township
Goodhue County
More or Less Funny Vintage Quips and Classroom Banter
A collection of humorous quips and jokes. Notes on life, love, mischief, and a Georgia man who laughed himself to death after buying life insurance. Includes jokes about slippers, a trunk ad, and casual barbed wit from early 20th century humor columns.
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Georgia
Flipkins
Tom Moore
Lord Byron
Judge Lynch
Kansas
Mabel
Walter
John K. Davis
Cincinnati
Norristown Herald
Bobby
Grindstone
Kiljordan
Texas
Good Things to Eat in Egypt
In Cairo imports from Suez and the English visitor note Cairo offers good hotels markets and modern conveniences. Prices cited: turkeys 1.50 each geese 2 to 4 per pair beef and mutton 40 cents a pound oranges 1 cent each eggs 10 to 20 cents a dozen. F G Carpenter's Egyptian Letter.
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India
Suez
Cairo
Egypt
F. G. Carpenter
The Shah's Barber Dominates the Royal Court
The shah's barber is described as the most important figure in the royal entourage, rivaling the grand vizier and the pet boy. Nasreddin, a rotund yet pompous figure, performs shaving, hair brushing, and darkening of hair and mustaches each morning, with the shah remaining seated until the last gray strand is tinted.
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Queen Victoria
Nasreddeen
London Star
The Masculine Shawl Fashion of Forty Years Ago
The piece recalls a bygone trend when men wore shawls widely, replacing overcoats. It notes how all social classes wore them, from lank beanpole figures to short fat men, turning sidewalks into shaded lines of wrapped figures. The fad faded as quickly as it arrived, persisting only with some old-fashioned wearers.
A New Use of Electricity in Fashion
The article notes electricity’s use in fashion, with tiny concealed batteries creating dewdrop and starry light effects in hair and on shoulders at dances and dinners. It explains observers may mistake the glow for jewelry, while electric sparks pose potential danger to both wearer and viewer.
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Pall Mall Gazette
A Surplus of Constitution
The Galveston News notes Texas has a vast and intricate constitution, claiming more organic law than any other state, over three times as much as the United States, and that after thirteen years of study its provisions are regarded as above ordinary understanding.
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Texas
United States
Galveston News
The
Union
Canada
Milton P. Pierce
Reading crime and curiosities from a bygone day
Four tramps arrested in Reading after a feast where ice cream melon cake and dainties were served. A tramp had 208 dollars sewn in his clothes. Other items include Gen Cox Carlos Buelt living quietly in Kentucky, a four sided wheel car in Atlanta, a supposed perpetual motion device in Sioux City, a freed Alabama inmate, a cornea graft report from Padua, Viking silver treasure on Gothland, a train window miscue at Mount Alto Junction, a Swede anniversary in the United States, and crackers as the oldest form of bread with neolithic origins.
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Reading
McLiun
Harrisburg
Mount Alto Junction
McLinn
Amusing Dinner Table and Toast Mishaps at Earl’s Event
A lawyer’s stern remark shocks the smiling court as dinner guests improvise awkward moments. A hostess jokes about cooking dinner herself while a guest feigns tolerance. An earl’s toast misfires to roaring laughter, and a country squire’s line about pearls before swine proves unexpectedly popular.
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Blankley
Russia Will Stand by the United States in Behring Sea
Washington dispatch quotes Representative Farquhar of New York on Alaska fisheries. He says Russia will assert and maintain jurisdiction over Behring Sea, noting England cannot contest the issue. He asserts Russia’s readiness to honor its title and warns England against antagonizing both nations.
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Washington Dispatch
Boston Herald
Farquhar
New York
House Shipping Committee
Alaska
England
Russia
Great Britain
United States
America
Man’s vanity fades before ancient insight and shared genius
The Boston Globe argues modern pride in superior virtue and intellect is short sighted. Across eras, humans share the same drives, struggles, and ingenuity from Egypt to Greece, with ancient innovations shaping today’s science and culture.
Ghost of Cameron Pass Haunts Rockier Lands Near lava beds
In summer 1882 geologist W. C. Hart and two collectors camped near the lava beds between the headwaters of the Cacha de la Poudre and North Park. They chased a rumored spirit alleged to steal food, and found a dead woman in a cave with bones and cooking utensils unused, revealing a concealed habitation and a life of subsisting on stolen meat.
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W. C. Hart
Cacha de la Poudre
North Park
Cameron Pass
Joe Shepler
Shepler
Jart
The Toothpick Market Faces Mill Closures Across State
The Lewiston Journal reports most toothpick mills in the state have closed due to overproduction and unsold stock. The largest Oxford County manufacturer now wholesales at less than one twelfth of its 1861 production cost.
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Oxford County
Lewiston
English Traveller Encounters Busy Irish Neighbors
A visiting Englishman in Ireland during shooting season asks if many nearby landholders are home. The host replies with a jocular warning that the countryside is full of obeentses, a malapropism reflecting the era.
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Ireland
America
San Francisco
Argonaut
Old Ned and Iron Tepee Pole on Dakota Bluffs
A veteran Captain known as Old Ned mentors a young observer on a blistering August day in Dakota. They hunt rattlesnakes near a dramatic bluff, uncover an Indian named Iron Tepee Pole dead atop the obelisk like butte, and discuss lightning and cautionary tales.
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Redskin
Ned
Mr. Lo
Pnoaugh
Dave
Dillee
Big Man
Absent minded porter misplaces guest at Rye Beach
A Lewiston hotel clerk recalls a drunken guest brought to a room who slept in the coat room floor with a grip sack and a valise check around his neck. The tale ends with the punchline that the porter may start to believe his own story.
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Lewiston
Rye Beach
John
The Man With a Tireless Mouth and Iron Jaw
A poem lauds a man whose mouth and throttle drive constant work from dawn to dusk. He commands machines across land and sky, speaking fearlessly of daily dangers and dangers from a perilous world. The speaker hopes for divine protection from such a loud, dangerous presence.
American disloyalty in art letters condemned by Maurice Thompson
Maurice Thompson denounces patriotic bias in arts and letters, arguing Americans neglect self respect and listen to foreign names and foreign praise. He cites German names and imported works as gatekeepers, saying such bias undermines loyalty despite July Fourth displays.
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Maurice Thompson
Bees Declared Nuisance in New York Supreme Court
A New York judge ruled that under certain circumstances honey bees can be an unlawful trespass and a nuisance. A Delaware County banker sued a neighbor over 20 swarms within 50 feet of his home, winning a nuisance finding and damages of six cents plus costs, with an injunction against the apiary. The case sets a legal precedent and may be appealed to the Court of Appeals by the Bee Keepers' Association.
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Supreme Court of New York
Delaware County
N. Y
National Bee Keepers’ Association
Bee Keepers’ Association
Court of Appeals
Court of Final Resort
Philosopher Heir Keeps Calm After Bond Theft Tale
A Boston businessman loses bonds worth 10000 after a crowd theft on Milk Street. Despite failed recovery efforts, he quips that only the interest remains with his heirs bearing the principal. The anecdote highlights unusual calm in the face of loss.
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Milk Street
Boston Courier
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Charlie Philipson
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Swanson
Rochester Investigation Committee
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F.G. Dumble
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Joseph Cole
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Northwestern Conservatory of Music
Ome Pia Chas
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