Suggested by a Lady and The Long Dance Tale
A lady asks for two cent stamps at the post office and jokes about sending letters by mail to Washington. The piece then recounts William Kemp the actor dancing from London to Norwich with about 200 followers, including an overseer who enforces the route.
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Yessum
Washington
William Kemp
Elizabeth
London
Norwich
Ile
Stratford
London Graphic
Catching a Bride Siberian tradition turns chase into traps
In a Siberian custom the groom must not marry until he catches his bride who is sheltered by friends in a large tent. As she runs to evade him, obstacles rain down on the pursuer who trips on old women and chairs. Only when he reaches her does she exclaim in triumph at the sudden union.
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Hlippomenes
Te is a mistake in beef taste tale by club president
A New York Watkers club president quips that English diners prefer rarer beef. He recalls an English duke who, served with a bright red sirloin, asks for the butcher and declares the beef not yet dead. The joke plays on cross cultural beef preferences.
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New York
Charlotte Bronte Last Tribute and Final Words
The article recalls Charlotte Bronte’s last hours as Mrs Nicholls before death ended nine months of married happiness. A brief delirium gave way to a wakeful moment where she whispered that she would not die and urged that they would not be separated, echoing her husband’s prayers for mercy.
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Charlotte Bronte
Words That Won A London Prize For Strongest Words
A London weekly offered a prize for the ten strongest English words. Ten words were selected from a single entrant by a panel of literary men. The winning words are Hate blood hungry dawn coming gone love dead alone forever.
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London
Violent Exchange Reported by West Side Woman
A west side woman described an old darky in a violent altercation with a cart driver. She asked what was the matter and heard the man insist he could not be bothered, claiming membership in the human being society.
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West Side
Darky
New York Press
Ambition as Love Rivalry Warns of Delay Denham Saying
A terse quotation by Denham likens ambition to love that mockingly spurs delay and competition. It contrasts passion with patience, framing ambition as a force driving rivals and haste in pursuits.
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Dalays
Denham
Live Mule Defeats Wild Boar in India Hunt
A British officer pursuing a wild boar in India rode a fleet mule. The boar bit the mule, then the mule tackled the animal, crushed its backbone and kicked it to death. The mule returned to her master and let out a triumphant heehaw.
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India
Between Supper and Breakfast
A London Globe commentary cites a doctor who argues that many people feel weak without illness due to long fasting from supper to breakfast. He says continuous nourishment, even during sleep, counteracts emaciation, low vitality, and fatigue when exercise is minimal and digestion continues.
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London Globe
Anthracite and Bituminous Teach a Lesson in Words
A teacher asks what anthracite and bituminous mean. Willie explains they are hard and soft coal, then crafts a sentence using both terms. The tale ends with his mother seeking money and receiving an anthracite look as she weeps bituminously.
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Little Willie
Willie
Wille
Writer and Artist Clash in Journal Writings
A dialogue from Life Magazine features the writer vowing to expose the subject in a journal, prompting the artist to retort that the writer's work causes sickness. The exchange highlights creative tension between the two figures.
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Sieur
A Desert Peril in Death Valley Water
A Denver mining engineer warns travelers in Death Valley about the danger of arsenic in clear desert water pools. He notes that muddy, insect-infested pools are the safer option, despite their unappealing appearance, for surviving the extreme desert thirst.
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Death Valley Pools
Death Valley
Denver
Baltimore American
The Palisades Edge Near New York City
A vivid Harper's Magazine excerpt extols the Palisades as titanic, near perfect walls looming above the Hudson and the city, praised for their vastness, mystery, and relative neglect by explorers and the world alike.
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New York
Hudson
Philip Verrill Mighels
Harper's Magazine
A Horse's Toe Nails
A New York Sun article explains that a horse hoof is like a human toe nail, with horn growth mirroring nail growth. Hoof growth averages about a third of an inch per month, faster in unshod or well cared for horses, with hind hooves outpacing fore.
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New York Sun
Dictionary Users Modest Says Public Dictionary Fear
An Cleveland Plain Dealer remark notes men act modest when using dictionaries at public libraries. The attendant says men glance around, fear exposure of lack of knowledge, and avoid admitting what word they look up. The piece mocks pretentiousness and curiosity about pronunciation and meaning.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Charity. Clara Waits For Bridegroom At Jennie's Wedding
Maud remarks that a thirty minute wait at the church means little to a woman who has waited thirty years, reflecting on a misunderstanding surrounding Jennie and Clara's wedding last week.
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Charity
Clara
Jennie
Maud
Anxious Professor Stone and the Time Debate
Anxious Professor Stone notes time is negligible to geology while the geologist discusses epochs. In the audience a remark wonders at a temporary loan of £2 to a man with such views, sparking a sharp exchange in London Telegraph prose.
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Stone
Scott
London Telegraph
Fishing tales spark progress report at home
Quote from Washington Star captures a light moment about fishing. The speaker says yes to luck, admits no catches, and reveals he crafted strong stories to share with folks back home. The exchange highlights humor and storytelling over results.
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Washington Star
Poker and Bridge Banter from a Night In
Knicker I was sitting up with a very sick friend last night. Mrs Knicker Yes I sat up with his sick wife all this afternoon. Humorous exchange from Harper's Bazar reflecting domestic concern and social chatter.
Unlucky Thirteen Swindle Hits Local Grocer
Antone Langello, who runs a Ryan plat State street grocery near the reservoir, fell for a flimflam Sunday. An elderly well dressed man claiming to be a representative of the H P Cornell Company of Providence obtained 13 from Mrs Langello and promised to receipts a 3737 bill for 15, then vanished after returning the money. Langello later learned no agent from the firm operates here and police were alerted.
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Antone Langello
Ryan Plat
State Street
Llangello
Lagello
Langello
H P Cornell Company
Elsie Keeps Silver Walking Stick Mystery Secret
Elsie hides the origin of a silver mounted walking stick from her sister. The sister tricks their father into asking about it, but Elsie refuses to reveal the owner. The sister recalls attempting to float the stick in a bath, only to have it sink.
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Elsie
Pearsons Weekly
A Metaphor From Falconry In A History
The Manchester Guardian traces the saying to falconry. It explains that know a hawk from a hernshaw compares the falcon to its prey, heronshaw. A later form, know a hawk from a handsaw, appears in Hamlet.
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Manchester Guardian
Doan's Kidney Pills Prove Permanent Relief
Rhode Island user Frank Lapre of Woonsocket testifies after years of back ache and kidney issues that Doan's Kidney Pills gave lasting relief. He recalls first using them in 1899 and, six years later, confirms ongoing effectiveness after recommending the remedy to others. Sold by all dealers 60 cents, Boster-Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents.
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Rhode Island
Frank Lapre
Eagle Mill
Clinton Street
Woonsocket
R. I
Rouseau & Brown
Sboster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
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United States
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