New York Dinner Costs Stir Genteel Sensibilities
Gotham gossip details a costly dinner arranged by Harry Payne Whit Bry and associates at the Mexican Brook Club for the Engab Poin team amid public debate over extravagance. It notes per-plate costs and total exposure, and mentions reactions by New York society and concerns about visible excess.
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Harry Payne Whit- Bry
Mexdo Brook
Engab Poin
Plufe
Whitney
Ciery Roadway
Wienatres
America
Mair
Things About Automobiles Worth Knowing
An article discusses model production, engine troubles, and car maintenance. It notes carburetor issues from improper float levels, praises Hawaii as ideal touring terrain, explains nominal versus indicated engine horsepower, and cites a Spokane truck haul. It also links rising cancer rates to automobile use and covers the first national good roads convention to be held in Richmond.
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Farry Ed
Spokane
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New York
American Association For Highway Improvement
Richmond
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St. Louis
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Alfonso
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Household repairs and road tips from a curious era
A miscellany of practical hacks on car maintenance and home care. Instructions cover plumbing a puncture with rubber and soap, radiator clearing, bearing checks, and air pressure. It notes a New Brunswick circus elephant freeing a stuck taxi, plus debates on road laws and farm attitudes toward good roads.
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New Brunswick
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Wil Iead
Canada
Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Household notes for cleaning and polishing fabrics and woods
Cleaning guide lists methods for mirrors, drains, closets, copper, wicker, leather, linoleum, dust cloths, Turkish rugs, brass, woodwork, cretonne, cane furniture, floors, gilt frames, and oiled cloths. Recommends kerosene, alcohol, warm milk, wax, turpentine, and other agents. Contains instructions to replace summer fabrics and to air, dry, or polish surfaces.
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Cretonne
Britten den
James J Hogan Scholarship Awarded By Delta Kappa Epsilon
President Hadley announced a new James J Hogan scholarship at Yale with Delta Kappa Epsilon giving 5000 dollars. The fund will award over 200 dollars to a freshman who shows Hogan’s upright character and high standing, selected by a committee. Hogan, Yale 1904 captain, Phi Beta Kappa, Skull and Bones member, later a lawyer, died of kidney trouble after a career in New York and a stint as deputy city official.
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Hadley
Delta Kappa Epsilon
James J. Hogan
Hogan
Winthrop ‘Trust Association
D. K. Evs
Yale
Society of Skull and Ones
Columbia Law
Big Bill Bawarde
Princeton
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Torrington
Ex President Tyler Leaves White House March 4 1844
Morning departure of John Tyler from the White House as the Potomac steamer prepared to depart crowd cheers and a shouted warning. A Clay Whig captain yelled hold on while the ex president and family with servants and luggage moved away, a scene engraved in Perley’s Reminiscences.
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Tyler
White House
Dell
Washington
Perley
Bloodhounds and their limits in crime solving
A Washington Star commentary argues bloodhounds are no more effective than other hounds at trapping criminals. The piece notes their friendly nature and limited scent advantage, claiming misidentifications occur and barking up the wrong trail is common. It laments that bloodhounds rarely bay a culprit or convict on their testimony.
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Washington Star
Great Writers and Great Readers Echo in Study Habits
Maaulay content with two full pages written daily and constant reading. He refreshed memory by rereading volumes, mirroring Gibbon’s immense catalogues. Both men continually added to their knowledge, ensuring works stayed current and ready with illustrative lights for any discussion.
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Maaulay
Gibbon
Liddell and Scott Lexicon Tale Sparks College Jest
An undergraduate quips a line about the famous Liddell and Scott lexicon at Christchurch College. The dean challenges him to write verse on the text, the student replies with a witty twist about authorship, invoking a jab at Tacitus and London’s sponge bed metaphor.
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Scott
Lexi
Christchurch College
Ford
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Texicos
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Tacgeh Fe
London
Uncertain fragment hints at salt water shallows discovery
Fragmentary OCR item mentions a scene in salt water shallows and a name or acronym Bint Unce uey cee At ep ome now, but readable details are limited. The piece appears to be a brief local note or caption with partial names and vague activity.
Rumbled talk mixes virtue and poker odds in odd dialogue
A fragmented overheard exchange weaves mock earnestness with abstract metaphors about virtue and luck. Characters like Teraotoia Tao and Washington Bear are referenced in a surreal, garbled scene as four aces and five aces hint at a tilt toward fortune.
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Teraotoia Tao
Questioning Wombet as a childhood memory inquiry
A Louleville Courier Journal item quotes a speaker asking Mr Wombet about childhood experiences. The dialogue centers on being called by tellers and whether a nickel was given to go out and play, reflecting on past social interactions.
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Mr. Wombet
Tomay
Louleville Courier-Journal
Mean comment sparks age dispute at social gathering
A terse exchange reveals Mrs Knox and Mrs Buxom clashing over age and perceptions. Mrs Knox reportedly made a cutting remark about the speaker’s age, prompting replies from Mrs Buxom and others about youth and propriety at the event.
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Mra Busom
Knox
Mr. Buxom
Lofty Literstars editor hints at top peanuting magazine
An editor replies to a gong writer seeking the fastest best peanuts, suggesting a powder magazine as the top source, especially if you contribute Gery ax Ucle Exchange.
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Lofty Literstars
Icelandic Visitor in New York Sparks Humanitarian Debate
A Irish wife of a famed Icelandic scholar visits New York. Conversation with friends turns to humanitarian work and the role of Icelandic scholars. The guest condemns perceived pride while lauding Icelandic fishermen and modest humanitarian aims.
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Ireland
Carminly
Serena
States
Iceland
New York Sun
Wonderful Earrings of Blot Daughter of Aristotle
The Chalcia discovery reveals jeweled earrings linked to Blot, daughter of Aristotle, found among grave goods. Doves swing from golden supports as crafted birds and plumage detail the ornament, noted for delicate motion of the hoop and jeweled bands. The piece endures in legend alongside the philosopher father’s renown.
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Blot
Aristotle
Chalcia
Legien
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