Probable New Supreme Court Justice Lurton Named
Washington reports the likely selection of Judge Horace H. Lurton for the Supreme Court vacancy created by Justice Peckham. A Nashville insider notes Lurton’s long ties to Taft, Roosevelt, and Cleveland era figures, with Lurton serving as Tennessee chief justice 1886–1896 and born 1844 in Newport Kentucky. He has a son H. H. Lurton Jr. and a daughter Mrs Van Deventer.
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Cutting Red Taps Amusing Post Office Tales
Folkloric London Tatler anecdotes recount officials resisting rigid rules as a man seeks 240 penny stamps paying a penny at a time until surrender. A telegraph office open for telegraph business only serves a man who adds four words to a telegram then obtains two stamps, exiting with stamps in hand.
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London Tatler
Absentmindedness at a City Hotel
A night clerk recalls the queerest case of absentmindedness. Brown asks to be awakened at 3 to catch a 4 train, dresses in Jones's clothes by mistake, reaches the depot, and returns to bed upon realizing the mix up. He believes the clerk woke the wrong man, prompting laughter among fellow boarders.
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Jones
Brown
Life at the Pole and People in Extreme Winters
Life at the pole is a perpetual battle with nature where death waits as a foe. Yet inhabitants savor the vast cycle of seasons and endure long nights by story telling, conversation, and contemplation rather than constant action. Expeditions exist, but winter centers on reflection and social exchange.
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the Pole
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Bored No More Portrayal of a Relentless Bore
The text presents a quoted remark by a well known member of parliament lamenting constant pestering. He recalls his secretary's patient refusal to dismiss visitors and the inevitable admission of the bore despite attempts to resist. The passage ends with the speaker's resolve after an hour of torment.
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Regular Visitor's Job Interest Ends Disputed
In a London Scraps tale, a MP recalls a mysterious visitor named Smith who pressed Parton about his job, claiming Smith sought Parton’s post. After this confession the MP noted he saw no further sign of the persistent bore and the matter faded from view.
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Parton
London
Seventeen Year Locusts Sound Across Regions
The locusts, called Pharaoh's locusts, emit sounds not from vocal cords but from rapid vibrations of two delicate films at the abdomen base. Notes vary by locale, with bass tones along the Ohio River and shrill tones in highland and mountain areas, as described by the Omaha World-Herald.
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Ohio River
Omaha World-Herald
Jokes and Epigrams From a Railway Car to a Baby Tale
A collection of quick wit and humor from a railway car exchange between a minister and a working man with a line about couplers. It includes Mrs. Dimpleton seeking a new doctor for a human approach to her baby, a bachelor brother noting the baby's resemblance, Uncle Eben on secrets, and a seven year old proving towel cleanliness with a bathroom check.
Cutting and Kissing Mischief in Illustrated Bits
A humorous exchange between Miss Homeleigh and Miss Cutting about a strange man attempting a kiss. Miss Cutting reacts with disbelief and jokes that only a truly strange man would attempt a second kiss, as featured in Illustrated Bits.
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Miss Homeleigh
Miss Cutting
A Great Success and sharp Quotations
A short, satirical exchange notes two young wives discussing household economics in a London Punch style spoof. The dialogue contrasts coking costs with a husband’s appetite, followed by a quip on shocking others versus pleasing them and a nod to Emerson on human nature.
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London
Longfellow and the Duke in Cambridge Garden
The Duke of Argyll visited his son the Canadian governor general and met Longfellow at the poet’s Cambridge mansion. The duke pressed for names of birds and flowers in the garden while Longfellow admitted he spoke six languages but not all botany or ornithology. The tale reveals Longfellow’s linguistic breadth and the duke’s curiosity.
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Argyll
Longfellow
Duke of Argyll
Canada
Cambridge
Mass
Europe
The Mistletoe in Druidic Christmas Tradition
The mistletoe, a Druidic Christmas contribution, was venerated in ancient England. Cutting it involved sacrifices and feasting, with a priest using a gold knife to sever the plant from the tree. Twigs fell into a mantle to keep them spotless and white.
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England
Modest Greatness Quote From Chicago Tribune
A dialogue attributes success to heredity and upbringing. The Eminent Statesman credits his father’s ambition and mother’s talent as the source of his achievements, saying he inherited both qualities rather than earning them himself.
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Sruster
Chicago Tribune
Secret marriage hinted in quick wit exchange
A light exchange reveals Bob Smith and Mary Jones were secretly married ten months ago. Mrs Enpeck remarks on the surprise of a nearly yearlong union, while Mr Enpeck jokes that Smith may have been wiser before marriage.
In Stock Jokers Exchange Cozy Tobacco Line
In a humorous exchange the Joker asks if smokeless tobacco is kept, the clerk confirms chewing tobacco is available. A corny carnival of lines sketches a bustling scene with a witty aside about jealousy and garden mischief from the Boston Transcript and Cornell Widow novelty notes.
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Cornell
Rutt and Stol Out of Six Day Race at the Garden
The Dutch German pair Rutt and Stol, heavy betting favorites to win the big six day race, were forced out after Stol injures a knee described as water on the knee. Rutt retires from the track, while bettors and spectators react to the upset as standings show leaders near 1,610 miles. Floyd MacFarland also quits, leaving Clark to partner with Butt, starting anew with a lap penalty.
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Stol
the Garden
Stal
Sturgess
Hollander
Butt
Georget Brothers
Germain
Carapezzi
Floyd Macfarland
Jackie Clark
Clark
Root and Fogler
Lawron
DeMara
Walthour
Collins
Hastead
Lawrence
Pye
Hehir
Anderson
Vanoni
Mitten
West
Cameron
Jebs
Hill
Stein
Christmas Gift Fur Goods at E H Dillon Co
Points of interest advertise reliable Christmas gifts including fur scarfs muffs sets and pony skin coats at E H Dillon Co 1105 Main St The Hayes Market highlights daily ease of ordering and dependable delivery with oyster fish poultry meats vegetables and more at 629 Water St Tel 412 Sunday morning service advertised
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Main Street
Hayes Market
Hayes’ Market
Water Street
No Lie After All on the Cracker Barrel Tales
A tall lank man recounts a river trip with a ten foot pike pole and a fifteen foot bass wood log, provoking denials and comic interruptions from locals. The exchange spirals into exaggerated fish stories and humorous barter.
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Ananias
Grief and Irony at a New England Funeral
A funeral in a New England town featured a timid pastor delivering a jarringly solemn benediction. He prayed for two to be comforted in their loss the orphan still an orphan and the aging mother who has outlived her daughter. The remark was noted as absurdly worded and gravity-testing by readers.
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New England
Physicians In Japan Practice Rules For New Doctors
Medical students in Japan require eleven or twelve years of preliminary schooling. No physician with a criminal conviction may practice. For the first ten years of practice they must keep complete written case records and may not issue boastful advertisements or claim exclusive rights to any healing invention with a secret formula.
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Japan
Foley's Kidney Remedy Promotes Urinary Health
German chemical hexamethylenetetramine is listed as a uric acid solvent and antiseptic in Foley's Kidney Remedy. Take Foley's at first signs of trouble to avoid serious illness, warn B Brill and Curtis Pharmacy agents.
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