Big United Shows circus tour visits three New England cities
The Forepaugh and Sells Bros. Big United Shows schedule two performances in Providence on Monday July 18, in Fall River on July 19, and Newport on July 20. The troupe markets itself as the era’s largest circus with a 1000-strong staff, 600 horses, 61 trained horses, 180 wild animals, 850 named performers, and a three mile parade. The article also recounts an early 19th century Georgia cryptid tale from Rabun County, Georgia involving a tall hairy being with a human face.
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Sells Bros. Big United
Providence
Fall River
Newport
America
Tybell Sisters
Europe
Karl Handley
Paul Alvarez
Spain
Avalons
England
Capt. Webb
Nellie Welch
Australia
Adan Forpeaugh
Solis Brosehows
Executrix Accepts Trust in Bristol Will Probate
The executrix of Frank T. Pinheiro's estate in Bristol notifies that she has accepted the trust and given bond under law after probate. Creditors must file claims with the court clerk within six months from the date of first advertisement.
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Frank T. Pinheiro
Bristol
R.T
Valerie “Dupuis
Seld Trust
Narcisse Dupuis
R. I
Sane x. Lavander
Parabolic hexoid fields halt farmers curiosity
Engineers working in the countryside told a wary farmer that the earth is a parabolic hexoid and coordinates don’t tally. They claimed a gap lies ahead and that they plan to blow up the spot and make an incision before joining the two, ending the day’s interference.
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New York Sun
Graybeard
The Shilling Bequest and a Socialist Inheritance
A wealthy auctioneer reduced a daughter's inheritance to an annuity of 104 pounds after she became a Socialist. The piece explains the old English notion that a minimal bequest, even a shilling, signals the testator's saneness. It cites stories of Sheridon and his son Tom and notes the cultural belief surrounding disinheritance and the shilling as proof of memory.
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Blackstone
England
Sheridan
Tom
St. James
Appealed to His Pride Mule Refuses Train Car Entry
An obstinate mule balks at boarding a train car at a small station. After threats and cajoling fail, an aged African uses a honeyed tone to shame the beast. The mule then steps aboard with formal, almost dignified, restraint, as if entering a drawing room.
To Lady Correspondents Please Write On One Side
A brief instruction from the Sylvania Georgia Telephone column urging young lady correspondents to write only on one side of the paper for publication, while noting that nonpublished notes may use all sides. The item reflects a period newspaper etiquette note from Sylvania GA.
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Sylvania
Such ignorance is inexcusable exclaimed Aunt Hypatia
Aunt Hypatia complains about her nephew Percival misrepresenting Homer. She notes he has been in college for nearly three years and now claims a homer is a four-base hit, showing a lack of classical knowledge. The exchange underscores a gap between education and popular sports slang.
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Hypatia
Percival
Homer
Chicago Tribune
Out of Date Now
A brief Chicago Tribune quip notes a quoted line is outdated and mocks replacing pen with type writer in the phrase The pen is mightier than the sword as a correction suggestion.
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Tommy
Chicago Tribune
Willing to Try in London Scraps
Dialogue fragments show Amelia refusing Harold's plea while Harold asks for effort to win her, with a note that Papa may send the narrator abroad if health fails from overstudy, as reported in London Scraps.
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Harold
Amelia
Papa
London
Byron Quote on Men and Circumstances
A brief quotation attributed to Byron reflects on how men shape and are shaped by circumstances, suggesting a reciprocal struggle where individuals influence fate and are in turn influenced by the conditions around them.
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Byron
Fearless peace officer and a sleeping cowboy tale
A Kansas City Journal anecdote recalls a western Kansas peace officer famed for fearlessness. Confronted by a cowboy in a locked room brandishing a six shooter and dynamite, the officer chose caution, stepping back and saying the man should sleep it off. The tale ends with the remark that fearless courage can become foolhardy.
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Kansas
Badks
Cittizen
Kansas City Journal
Too Attentive Begging Letter Jokes End With Prank
A summer resort tale describes a young man staying in a cottage paying about 92 dollars weekly. After praising the boarding mistress and guests for their attentiveness he offers a parting gift that turns out to be insect powder, leaving the landlady surprised.
Puzzling Orchid Imitations
A Chicago Tribune excerpt explains orchid imitations mimic insects. It describes the bee orchid and fly orchid appearances with velvety brown backs, yellow variegation, wing-like petals, and a blue spot in the lip suggesting a fly.
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Europe
Chicago Tribune
Why She Posed in a New York Studio
A sallow middle aged woman, believed near death by her doctor, leaves bed to have her photograph taken for her traveling husband. The photographer comments that the act is a strange gamble with the big shadow as he closes the studio door after the session.
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New York
Far West
New York Globe
Ours and Theirs Catalyzes Neighbor Joke
A Flatbush man recalls a humorous mispronounced name gag from his family’s reading hour. He explains a back porch racket by two cats, joking that the owners were “ours” and “Feitenour’s.” The anecdote, cited from the New York Press, highlights phonetic play on names.
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Flatbush
Feitenour
Jim
New York Press
Miserly Advice From A Wife About Dressing
A humorous exchange notes a wife criticizes her husband for staying indoors. A doctor charges $2 per visit and offers an odd prescription for external use only featuring items to improve a woman’s wardrobe, including a walking dress, new hat, and gloves to match. The vignette is cited from the Boston Transcript.
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Miserly
Boston Transcript
Defining a Prospective Bridegroom in Humor
A playful exchange defines a prospective bridegroom as a young man seeking an heiress, with Johnny Wise-Pa noting a groom as someone prospecting for wealth. The quip reflects early 20th century social humor on marriage and money.
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Johnny Wise
Mr. Wise
Suffering as a Catalyst for Mind and Soul
The quote by Anthony D. Evans frames suffering as a force that strengthens mental processes, reveals new perspectives, and compels the soul toward action. It presents inner struggle as a transformative catalyst driving purposeful change.
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Anthony D. Evans
Man's chief wisdom is knowing his follies quote
A concise quotation attributed to Rochefoucauld about wisdom. It notes that true understanding comes from recognizing one's own follies.
Household hints from Harper's Weekly on marriage and decor
A Victorian style snippet from Harper's Weekly offers domestic tips. It advices on pleasing husbands with smiles, concealing freckles with pink paint, and crafting lamp wicks from lace. It also mentions knitted neckties as substitutes, noting possible burn issues.
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Christimas
Harper’s Weekly
Henry II and the origin of circuit judges
A London Standard account describes Henry II's creation of royal itinerant justices known as justices in eyre in 1124. The system linked central and local courts, extended to six circuits by 1173, and earned Henry II the title lion of justice for his push to extend royal authority and justice.
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Henry I
Henry
Henry SI
London Standard
None of That For Them
A newlywed couple travels ten miles to find country board but is told they must sleep with the chickens. They decide to return to the station, preferring city life after the farmhouse insult. The Chicago News tone mocks rustic hospitality and headlines a sharp dismissal of rural lodging.
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Chicago News
What He Could Do During the South African War
A Standhurst officer attached to General French’s staff boasts of spotting twenty bores in rocks above the camp through a fieldglass. The general asks if he can do anything and replies, “Don’t add to them.” This brief anecdote highlights nervous bravado and a sharp rebuke.
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Standhurst
General French
Not Quite Decided If Your Case Is Constitutional Disease
A physician confesses uncertainty about whether the patient’s ailment is constitutional and jokes about appealing to the United States Supreme Court to resolve the question in a Philadelphia Ledger style exchange. The dialogue captures a satirical medical consultation tone from an old newspaper snippet.
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Fallows
United States Supreme, Court
Philadelphia. Ledger
She Rather Liked It
A girl notes Jack’s clever slang and recalls his use by sending three dozen photos of famous beauties with a card bearing only the words You’re another. The exchange highlights playful wit and social banter.
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Jack
Fragmentary note on Julia A880 and church choir gars
A partially legible fragment references Julia A880, jealousy and quarrels, past year change, noting she used to be sweet but has been singing in a church choir. The source shows a Baltimore American context with quoted dialogue.
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Julia
Baltimore
He Filled the Bill by Woody Music A Fascinating Study
A fragment from a London Tit Bits item notes Mr Woody Music as a fascinating subject and mentions a desire to sing. The quoted exchange with Miss Blunt suggests amusement at his performance and reception in contemporary society.
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Woody
Miss Blunt
London
Wise Man Parry with Silent Answer in Chicago News
A witty exchange quoted from the Chicago News shows a wise man telling how he secured a big bit with a woman by saying nothing and listening. The joke hinges on silence as a strategy.
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Chicago News
St Leger Race Footnotes and Notable Histories
The St Leger, founded in 1776, is described as the second oldest horse race in England, drawing crowds from far away in pre railway days. Notes recount trainer John Scott’s success, famed finishes including Theodore at 1000 to 1, and fields ranging from four to thirty horses in early years.
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Eger
London
Dohcaster
St. Leéger
England
Doncaster
John Scott
Theodore
London Saturday Review
Armed With a Saber Hilt in Civil War Tales
William L Royall of Fauquier County Virginia recalls joining the Confederate cavalry at seventeen and receiving a Revolutionary era saber as his only weapon. He recounts breaking the saber at the hilt during a twig-cutting test and questions how he would have faced a Yankee with a Springfield musket in a skirmish through woods.
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William L. Royall
Fauquier County
Stene de
Bees Swarms Send Scouts To Concrete Block Shelter
A spring swarm of bees chose a hollow concrete block as a home after scouts located a tiny hole leading into the block cavity. The observation, cited from Scientific American, confirms that swarms send out scouts to find a shelter.
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Scientific American
Swiss Federal Gymnastic Festival Highlighted Abroad
The Illustrated London News describes Switzerland hosting a triennial festival where gymnast teams from Switzerland and affiliated clubs abroad perform on apparatus, including Swiss wrestling and national events such as throwing a 40 pound granite block. The festival ends with a massive display of extending exercises involving up to 10,000 competitors, reflecting gymnastics as a national pastime supported by the government.
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Switzerland
Illustrated London News
Ambitious Freddy Wants Dinner Speech Not World Fame
A dialogue from the Chicago Record Herald shows Freddy-Papa seeking elocution training. Proud Father presses for grand orator ambitions while Freddy reveals his true goal is to gain social distinction through becoming an after dinner speaker.
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Freddy
Chicago Record-Herald
Between Doctors
A dialogue from the Houston Post features a doctor reluctant to take on a practice while the owner is away. The younger doctor admits limited experience yet is reassured that the practice, though large, serves relatively few actual patients.
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Houston Post
Breezy and Miggles Playful Chicago Exchange
In a playful Chicago News snippet Miss Miggles of Milwaukee and Mr Breezy of Boston exchange a coy invitation to meet in the gloaming. The lighthearted dialogue hints at romance and distant flirtation with city-dated flair.
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Misa
Miggles
Breezy
Boston
Flying the Kite
A humorous judge quips about spouses spending money before received income in a lighthearted exchange. The remark contrasts Crawford and Crabshaw and ends with a playful jab on household finance.
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Crawford
Crabshaw
Vulgarity In Manners Defiles Fine Garments More Than Mud
Quoting Mautus, the piece laments vulgar behavior degrading etiquette and attire, arguing coarse language and rude conduct undermine refined dress and social polish, contrasting outward appearance with inner civility.
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