Sign Language Among European Servants and Tourists
European servants and hotel porters use a sign language as developed as the American practice. Couriers note that tips are conveyed to successors and grocery or meat deliverers by subtle marks at back entrances. In Paris flats, signs indicate master’s temper, food quality, and workload, while grocers’ boys learn whether big tips are likely. Hotels show similar signals, with a trunk mark signaling tipping expectations. such systems spread through Switzerland and France.
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Europe
Paris
Italy
Switzerland
France
Philadelphia Ledger
American French Comedic Travel Anecdote at Paris
A traveler recalls French language mishaps by a New York man in Paris. He mispronounces phrases to humorous effect, including attempts to say hungry and other phrases, prompting amused reactions from a waiter as reported by the New York Press.
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Paris
New York
Chatham
Garcon
New Yorker
New York Press
Chuck It Duke Tip From a Veteran Remark
The Duke of Connaught in Cairo met an old English veteran decorated for the Indian mutiny who urged him to seek brains or influence in the army and humorously advised him to “chuck it.” The veteran’s blunt remark reflects on military career ambitions.
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London
Fencing With Umbrellas In Paris Claims Origin
A French publication shows American girls fencing with umbrellas to learn parries against Apaches. It notes Mme Guillemot taught sword fencing for health and defense and also umbrella play in France years before Americans claimed the idea. The piece calls the nautical note piquant and contrasts Paris’s early adoption with American claims.
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America
France
Mme. Guillemot
Spirit of the Open Life in English Canadian verse
An excerpt reflecting on the charm of scenery and country life as a moral influence echoed through English literature from Chaucer to Wordsworth and into modern times. The piece notes how Canadian poets have drawn nature into their work, exploring its hidden details and quiet rhythms.
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Chaucer
Wordsworth
Montreal
Briggs will leaves brain to hospital in joking notice
In a playful gag, Briggs states he has made a will leaving his brain to the hospital and has received a formal acknowledgment from authorities noting that every little helps. The banter appears in the Illustrated Bits column.
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Briggs
Ebb Tide. A father and son discuss market tides
An eminent stockbroker father and his son speak in a compact exchange about the market. The father notes the sea rises with the flow and falls with the ebb, while the son suggests buying during the ebb. The dialogue captures a finance minded dynamic across generations.
What comes with the wind will go with the rain
An Irish proverb noting that what moves with wind tends to depart with rain, implying that transient circumstances follow changing conditions. The saying reflects caution about relying on fleeting trends.
A Woman's Tact And Diplomatic Showdown At Weddings
A New York Sun column uses a holiday social tale of a wife guiding her husband through a string of engagements for their daughters. The wife feigns disbelief at each claim of engagement to keep favor with surrounding hosts, while the husband jokes about luxury and wealth from downtown opportunities.
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Margaret
Jessie
New York Sun
Foes of the Levees and Burrowing Pests
An article from Baltimore American discusses threats to Mississippi levees beyond floods. It cites a Baton Rouge voice noting alligators turtles muskrats field rats fresh water terrapin and crawfish as persistent burrowers. Crawfish holes jeopardize banks, causing caving and floods. no extermination method exists, so avoidance near banks is advised.
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Mississippi
Baton Rouge
Baltimore American
The Inquisitive Woman and the Fuse Mishap
In a Broadway street car incident a fuse blows causing a car to trail another. A passenger questions danger and a conductor warns nothing will happen, then a real explosion halts both cars. The conductor blames the questioning passenger, calling her a Jonah.
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Jonah
New York Times
It Paid. Boy Falls From Window and Survives
A five year old boy fell from a second story window into the yard but escaped injury. His family celebrated with pennies and coins, and he told his sister he earned money for falling from the window.
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Gladys
Manhood and self reliance discussed in Isis note
A reflective Isis editorial asserts true maturity comes from earning one’s living and fostering the light given by others, not simply reaching age twenty one. It argues real manhood is independence and self reliance developed through ten to fifteen years of care and growth.
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Isis
Hereford Cathedral Chains Guard 2000 Rare Books
The Hereford cathedral in England houses the finest known chained book collection with about 2000 volumes. At least 1500 volumes are secured by three to four foot chains each featuring a central swivel.
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Hereford
England
Read Letter Evidence Sparks Jury Interest in Lovers Case
A courtroom audience is drawn to letters from a accused lover as jurors scrutinize the correspondence. The defense argues the letters show motive, while the prosecution asserts their emotional tone does not prove intent.
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Puck
Over Cutting of Connecticut’s Trees
Government reports show annual U S wood consumption at 23 billion cubic feet while forest growth is 7 billion feet, meaning more than three times what forests replace. Connecticut figures detail local growth and cutting, with 1907 timber use of 120 000 cords versus 70 000 cords growth, predicting merchantable timber exhausted in about twenty years if trends continue.
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Connecticut
United States
Cnbio
New Haven
Hach Sar
Audubon Society Meeting at Brown University March 24 1909
Audubon Society of Rhode Island holds a meeting in Rhode Island Hall Museum at Brown University on Wednesday March 24 1909 at 4 p.m. Edward H. Forbush of the National Association of Audubon Societies will present an illustrated talk on The Protection of Birds along the Coast. A. W. Wilcox, secretary, extends cordial invitation.
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Audubon Society of Rhode Island
Rhode Island Hall Museum
Brown University
Edward H. Forbush
National Association of Audubon Societies
A. W. Wilcox
Bristol Opera House Moving Picture Show Promises Excellent Program
Bristol Opera House lists an unusually good moving picture show with seven reels and great feature pictures Shadows of a Great City and The Great National. Peter Fournier, popular with local audiences, will sing in up-to-date illustrated songs. Continuous performance after 6 pm. Matinee for children as usual. see ad for partial at 9 pictures.
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Bristol
Peter Fournier
Usu
Boy Bitten by Dog In Afternoon Attack
William Hassett, nine, son of Mr and Mrs John Hassett, was bitten by a large dog said to belong to Chester Dunbar near Charles Street while at the Piggery. The dog tore the boy’s lip and cheek, parents heard his screams and carried him home. Dr A M Merriman and Dr W Fred Williams attended and sewed the wounds after etherization.
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William Hassett
John Hassett
Chester Dunbar
Yenterdog
A. M. Merriman
W Fred Williams
Simple back ache remedy touted by New York paper
An article from a New York daily promotes a fluid extract dandelion, compound Karyon, and compound syrup sarsaparilla as a preventive remedy for kidney and urinary troubles before Bright's disease. A local druggist says ingredients are harmless and affordable, and could be prepared on request.
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New York Daily
Bright
Cal
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