The Sacred Goose Across Cultures and Ages
In Egypt the goose symbolizes Seb and Osiris, with "The Good Goose Greatly Beloved" inscribed on a precious figure. Geese appear as national symbols in Burma and Kandy, Ceylon, and are venerated where Buddhism rules. They feature in Japanese art as a peace motif and in Chinese weddings, while goose-shaped weights appear in Burma and Siam as tokens of good faith. Layard found goose weights at Nineveh, and a row of giant geese guards Anajapoora's great Buddhist temple. Devout belief holds that geese undertake an aerial pilgrimage to a Himalayan lake yearly, carrying away sins and bringing renewed inspiration for piety.
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Egypt
Seb
Osiris
Burma
Kandy
Ceylon
Japan
China
Siam
Layard
Nineveh
Anajapoora
Himalayas
Rehearsal Hardship and the Truth of Failure
A vivid depiction of theatre rehearsals and the harsh realities behind the gloss. The piece contrasts seven weeks of unpaid toil with the lure of triumphant headlines and profits for managers, authors, and composers. It portrays the crowded dressing rooms, fear, and silent tears among performers.
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Make Believe
Smith’s Magazine
Poor Richard's Almanac Sayings Attract Wide Use
The text highlights Dr Franklin compiling Poor Richard's maxims from twenty five years of almanac editions. It notes popular sayings like Early to bed and early to rise and No gains without pains. Franklin sold about 10 000 copies yearly. The first Poor Richard's Almanac issued in 1732.
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Richard
Franklin
Not Well to Butt In Judge Dialogues Accident Note
A hospital surgeon recounts lifting a wrecked umbrella after a crash, noting ribs smashed and a gaping hole. A medical student interrupts, asking to note the accident case, only to discover the speaker meant the umbrella. The judge ends the anecdote with a wry punchline.
A Needed Change in Navy Shirt Policy
A communication from the commander in chief of the fleet proposes changes to enlisted sailors’ uniform shirts. The navy department forwarded the letter to officials for comment, with each indorsement summarizing the topic. One officer’s note reduces the matter to a terse line: the commander in chief desires to change shirt.
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Navy Department
Lippincott
Rhythm In Rowing Spell of Ordered Movement
A Field style reflection on rowing highlights how rhythm and discipline elevate the sport beyond mere muscle training. The essay emphasizes the experiential depth of synchronized oars and the harmony of crew teamwork as essential to truly understand rowing.
Not Very Green in Odd Contradictions of Nature
A Baltimore American quip contrasts human behavior with nature asking about green in a grass widow. The exchange humorously notes human irony and unexpected mismatches between thoughts and reality.
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Baltimore American
The Dilemma Exchange Quote
A witty exchange asks how one can understand a particular girl and cautions that marriage may come too late for genuine understanding to help. The quip reflects a humorous take on relationships and insight.
Too Late Now Exchange Exchange
A brief dialogue captures a mother urging kindness to a young suitor while the daughter asserts independence as she notes the caller is enamored. The exchange hints at romantic tension and family dynamics without further context.
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Mamma
Scorched Table Linen Bargain At New York Dining Hall
A patron warned the waiter that scorched tablecloth spots were present when they arrived and that future diners may be charged for others damage. He stressed inspecting linens at the start of a meal to avoid paying for prior diners’ carelessness.
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New York Press
A Royal Romance of Prince Oscar II and Miss Ebba Munck
The second son of King Oscar II fell for Ebba Munck, a royalist attendant to the Swedish crown princess, at Bournemouth. Queen Sophie agreed to a life saving operation for her, and after recovery the king blessed the union, uniting the couple in happiness.
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Oscar II
Ebba Munck
Bournemouth
Oscar
Europe
Sophie
Ebba
Miss Munck
Narrow Escape Tale From Milwaukee Dime Museum
An old circus handler recalls his tightest escape while running a Milwaukee dime museum. A bearded Russian man, claiming to be the wild man, asked a cabman for directions and a ride, then quietly said he would be employed there. The danger lay in the cabman's failure to relay the remark.
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Milwaukee
George Esau
Dime Museum
Origin of the Word Mustard From Dijon Motto
The word mustard traces to French moutarde. In 1382 Philip the Bold granted Dijon city the arms with motto Moult me tarde meaning I wish ardently. The middle word faded, leaving moult tarde printed on jars sent worldwide by Dijon merchants.
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Philip the Bold
Burgundy
Dijon
Origin of the word wallop traced to Wallop family
The term wallop stems from the Wallop family in Portsmouth. Sir John Wallop, king Henry VIII era admiral, led a fleet that burned French ships and twenty one French villages in retaliation for raids. The action was described as walloping and the word entered common usage.
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Portsmouth
John Wallop
K. G
Henry VIII
Conversation on Reincarnation Sparks Mr Bliggins Talk
A witty exchange notes Mr Bliggins belief in reincarnation as Miss Cayenne points out the topic dominates his conversation since few know about it. The Washington Star quotation frames the jest about self focus in discussion.
A Man's Birthday Celebrated by Century Mark
Quote from London Saturday Review on choosing a day of achievement to honor a man rather than his birth or death. Implies celebrating the recurring century of a man’s life instead of origins or final fate. Reflects literary opinion on commemorating achievement.
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London Saturday Review
Braidsen Tapes Fired Without Clear Reason
In a Syracuse Herald excerpt, Braidsen asserts he was fired without cause while Silkson Thredd counters that no cause existed when the job began. The exchange highlights workplace disputes and questions of justification.
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Braidsen
Silkson
Syracuse Herald
The Drawback Card Quip About Love and Luck
The remark notes the paradox of the unlucky in love supposedly finding luck at cards. It questions what benefit they gain from late nights at the gaming table, contrasting romance misfortune with gambling respite.
Doctor Advised Operation Ends For Two Women
Paw Paw Michigan and Chicago Illinois women describe relief from long term female illnesses after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. They report avoiding surgery after prior doctors said it was necessary. The testimonial cites tumors inflammation and other conditions with renewed health and well being.
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Lydia EE. Pinkham
Exora Draper
Chicago
Ill
Lydia E. Pinkham
Est
Alvena Sperling
Langdon St
Dalton's Experiment Proves Water Conducts Heat
The English chemist Dalton, a schoolteacher with crude gear, described a simple pot glass test. He heated water with a red hot poker and observed the thermometer rise from 47 to 52 degrees after varying times, showing water conducts heat despite Rumford's authority.
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Dalton
Rumford
Bank Could Stand It And Feminine Logic Wins
A western lawyer recalls a crowd at a bank facing suspension. An Irish couple argue over drawing money. the wife’s reply shows sharp logic that the bank can survive losses, and no depositor loses a cent. The anecdote, from Harper’s, highlights wit and resilience.
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Roger
Mary
Harper’s
A Purse For the Bride
A London Answers note recalls the old dowry purse custom where the groom gave a monetary gift to the bride on the wedding day. It notes variations in Cumberland and elsewhere, with the bride sometimes receiving a monetary or property gift post wedding as a matter of honor.
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Cumberland
London
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children Ad
Advertisement for Mother Gray's Sweet Powders claiming to relieve feverish and cross children, cleanse the stomach and act on the liver, cure worms, priced 2 cents, sold by all druggists. Addresses Allen Sa Olmsted Le Roy New York.
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Cross
Gray
Allen Sa Olmsted
le Roy
The Pictured Cowboy and the Cowboy in Art
A Collier’s Weekly reminiscence contrasts a celebrated East artist’s “Cowboy at Rest” with practical cowboy details. It notes the resting pose, a horse tethered nearby, and questions the artist’s depiction of cowpunchers as lazy while highlighting the genre’s needed action and realism.
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Collier’s Weekly
Political favors and the leap to lieutenancy
A campaign worker seeks a reward for loyal service. The candidate cannot grant a six year path to sergeant so he approves a leap to lieutenant instead. The tale critiques patronage and expedient promotions in politics and religion.
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England
St James
Blank
They Knew the Pole at Nansen Visit
After Dr. Nansen visited Leeds crowds cheered as a wagon with an electric tram pole followed the celebratory carriage. Two old admirers shouted that he had brought back the pole, joking that others did not notice it amid the crowd and excitement.
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Dr. Nansen
Leeds
Nansen
Electric Tramways Company
Sitha
Bernard Shaw's Edinburgh Talk Ends With Witty Exit
Bernard Shaw spoke in Edinburgh for ninety minutes addressing a fresh audience. He noted the time was a quarter to ten and planned to finish at nine. When urged to continue the audience cheered and cried go on. He refused with a line about the exact point an experienced speaker sits down and sat.
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Bernard Shaw
Edinburgh
Mr. Shaw
An Artist's Mustache and English Style in the 1800s
An 1846 police report described the English artist Thomas Cooper as fashionably dressed with large mustaches. The Art Journal criticized mustaches as an un-English affectation, noting Cooper later became a Royal Academy member.
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England
Thomas Cooper
Art Journal
Royal Academy
Cooper
Academy
Sunny climates boost longevity in Swiss cantons near Lugano
Some towns on the Italian side of the Swiss Alps report unusually high sunshine. Carabietta and Pentilino near Lugano recorded 327 and 331 sunny days in a year, while the canton of Wessin shows a high share of elderly residents with forty four per thousand over seventy and ten per thousand over eighty.
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Swiss Alps
Carabietta
Pentilino
Lugano
Canton
Wessin
New York Post
Theatrical Star Bets on New Cigar Name
Exchange between a theatrical star and the manager reveals vanity and wit. The star proclaims a cigar will be named after him while the manager retorts hoping it sells better than the star. The quip captures backstage humor and tempers.
Force of Habit from a Boston Tran script
Kilky-I admits an absentminded act this morning. Kilky offered a tip to the man who shaved my note in a Boston Transcript scene reflecting everyday lapse.
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Kilky
Boston Transcript
When a true genius appears in the world you may know him
A pithy quote attributed to Swift notes that genius stands out when dunces unite against him. The remark frames brilliance as a lone beacon opposed by a conspiratorial chorus. It presents a critical, social observations tone.
Scott's Emulsion Advert Goes Beyond Taste
Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil is praised as a life enhancing tonic for all ages. It claims to restore appetite, ease burdens of digestion, and restore flesh, making work and daily life brighter by supplying easily digestible food.
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Scott
Complete Handy Atlas Offer Ad from Scott and Bowne
An advertisement invites readers to mail the four cent postage and provide the sender’s address and the ad text to receive a "Complete Handy Atlas of the World." It credits SCOTT & BOWNE, 409 Pearl St. New York, with the offer.
The Mistake He Made Bigamist Father Seeks Punishment
A man walks into a central police station and tearfully surrenders as a fugitive from justice. He confesses he is a bigamist and polygamist, believing the welfare of society requires punishment. He reveals he thought he married only the daughter, but discovers the entire family was involved.
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Kansas City
Kodol for Dyspepsia Ad Listed by Local Vendor
An advertising notice urges readers with indigestion sour stomach belching and weak digestion to try Kodol for Dyspepsia and Indigestion. Taken occasionally it promises relief from simple stomach ailments and offers a guarantee. Sold by W H Buttingham.
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W. H. Buttington
Coming Events in Bristol May and April Listings
April 27 lecture in Congregational Chapel by James Minnick for Men’s Club. April 28 Bristol Independents benefit dance at G A R Hall. April 30 and May 1 Bristol Council No 879 K O K of O bazar at G A R Hall. May 5 rummage sale Williams block Bradford street by St Andrew's Club. May 12 chafing dish supper St Michael's Church choir organ fund. May 19 Burnside Social Club dance at G A R Hall. May 31 Memorial Day Lawn Fete by Bristol Train of Artillery at Artillery Armory.
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James Minnick
G. A. R. Hall
Bristol
Independents
Inter-Urban Baseball League
Ander
Bristol Council
K. of
Williams Block
Bradford Street
St. Andrew’s Club
St. Michael’s Church
Organ Fund
Burnside Social Club
Bristol Train of Artillery
Artillery Armory
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement Ad in Bristol
Bristol readers are urged that heavy daily work weakens kidneys and Doan's Kidney Pills restore strength. Testimonial from Julius Miller at 10 States St describes back pain and kidney discomfort improving after using the remedy from J H Young & Co. Drug Store. price 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY is sole US agent. Remember the name Doan's.
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Bristol
Dean
Julius Miller
States
R. L
J. H. Young & Co
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
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G M. Wilbur
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Eastern Supply Co
R. I
John Temple Drury
Drury
Hope St
A. W. Orgelman
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Second Street
John Shepard
G. W. Simmons Undertakers
Pee E. Es
Lydia E.pinkham
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