Bristol Opera House Presents A Scrap of Paper
A three act comedy titled A Scrap of Paper was staged in the Bristol Opera House with local cast and guests from Brown University Look and Baskin club. The performance showcased careful direction by Mrs H H Cabot and assistants, detailed scenery by A M Merriman and E J Robertson, and strong acting by Col Anthony Blake Dr A M Merriman Sir John Ingram and others. The event benefited the local Y M C A with the Herreshoff Marine Band providing music and a well attended hall contributing a notable sum.
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Opera
Messrs. Burbank and Kelly
Look and Baskin
Brown University
Bristol
David Garrek
H. H. Cabot
A. M. Merriman
E. J. Robertson
Jane Rockwell
Col
Anthony Blake
John Ingram
J. F. Farrall
Penguin
Harvey M. Kelley
Archie Hamilton
Robert T. Burbank Thomas
John
Pardon T. Kenney Wilkins
Col. Blake
Ira Shepard
Lady Ingram
Bertha M. Balfoar
Suzanne Hartley
Alice Tacker
Lucille Franklin
Mary P. Rounds
Ellen Penguin
Dr. Penguin
June Rockwell
Mrs. Perkins
Sir John’s
Emeline A. Munro Graham
Cora M. Hill
Kelly
Burbank
Casey
Tucker
Merriman
Dr. Merriman
Farrally
Herreshoff Marine Band
John B.herreshoff
Miss Harrison
Harriet DeWolf
Miss Bache
Alfred Merriman
Claudia Tucker
Ethel Chapin
Oatherine Tucker
Jim Archer
Frank Tucker
Lefferts S. Hoffman
Lindermuth
Wendell R. Davis
Winthrop DeWolf
Miss Hoffman
Oscar Miller
Misa Norris
Harriet Barns
Edwin Barrows
Y M C A Bowling Tournament Report
Tuesday evening results show team No 1 led by Asa W Hathaway taking two strings in three from team No 8 led by J F Farrally. Paine posted a single of 112. Teams 6 2 and 10 tied for first with six strings each. Team 11 led by W A Snow defeated team 1 led by F E Clark two strings in three.
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Asa W. Hathaway
J. F. Farrally
Paine
W. A. Snow
F. E. Clark
A. W. Hathaway
W. Paine
M. Cahoon
F. Crockford F. Rounds
A. Edmonds
E. K. Brackett
Geo. Clark
P. Gasper
Geo. Ebbitts
S. ©. Dimond
C. Osterberg
F. Clark
P. Kenney
W. Snow
W. Newman
J. Walsh
J. Cook
F. Snow
Strgs Av
J. Saillant
Cc. W. Cromer
F. M. Dimond
Ij. B. Newman
J. W. Best
F. Hodgdon
C. Leitiger
R. W. Nelson
J. .F. Farrally
J. Sanford
Snow
D. DeWolf
IW. H. Higgins
L. F Gorham
NM. Cahoon
Aorham
G Bbitts
Munroe
W Paine
R Wells
QO. Osterberg
Usb
Fle
al Oe Edmunds
E Slade
Amost a Miracle by a charitable curate tale
A kind curate who believed miracles aided his charity is approached by a beggar woman. He discovers a five shilling piece in his pocket and tells her the coin belongs to her. Later a vicar questions the miracle, making a wry remark about his breeches.
Ducks and Drakes Origin of the Saying
The article traces the phrase making ducks and drakes with one's money to a pond game using a stone or oyster shell. A rhyme guides the throws with numbers and actions, linking the skip to a habit of heedless money use.
The Comic Trigger Game At Family Party
A London Tit-Bits tale recalls a comic actor who, after entertaining a family party, proposed a game. Each participant staked half a crown with the pool to the one holding the most items the actor would ask for. He joins in, then asks who owns the most false teeth. A moment of silence yields loud laughter as he reveals he has three teeth and wins the pool.
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London
Senator Bate's Rules for Proper Legislative Guidance
A Sat Evening Post anecdote notes Tennessee Senator William Bate, a former Confederate general, kept a pocket slip titled rules for constitutional questions. He said he found most of those immoral truths in the Confederate Constitution, using them to steer undecided propositions.
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Bate
William B. Bate
Tennessee
Senate
Confederate States of America
Saturday Evening Post
Orchestral Terms in Early English Music History
In Shakespearean times English lacked distinct musical terms for orchestra and band. Orchestra arrived in the 18th century while band appeared in the late 17th century with Charles II. A previous generic word for such gatherings was noise, as in Sneak’s noise and Mistress Tearsheet’s desire to hear music, echoed by Jonson’s “a noise of fiddlers” and “a noise of trumpets.”
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Charles II
Louis XIV
Boar's Head
Ben Jonson
Jendon Chronicle
Writing on a Train Cushions Help Steady Writing
A traveler notes that a soft cushion on the lap stabilizes a tablet and arm during rough train movement. The cushion eliminates tremors, making writing legible as at a desk. Railroad workers keep cushions handy for accounts while traveling, and travelers borrow them for writing.
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Aia
Drandivaty
Talesman in English Law Mentioned in Pickwick Tale
The London Standard explains a talesman as a juror summoned to fill a gap, once chosen from present court attendees. It recalls the phrase tales de circumstantibus and cites a Pickwickian anecdote where two ordinary jurors were pressed into service when only ten special jurymen were available.
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Talesman
Serjeant Buzfutz
London Standard
The Very Worst Book Jerrold Declined Praise
Douglas Jerrold was told of disappointment with a friend's book. When questioned, he clarified he never called it his own worst work but said it was the worst book anybody ever wrote.
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Douglas Jerrold
Jerrold
Where It Snows In Summer
Snow almost never falls in summer except in the Antarctic and on rare occasions when a near south wind brings unusually warm air. These winds lift temperatures to 50 or 60 degrees, similar to Foelen winds melting snow in the Alps.
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Antarctic
Alps
Landlord in The Lady of Lyons Quoted by Manager
A theater manager asks about the landlord in The Lady of Lyons and reflects on having played many landlords. The remark hints at repertory range and familiar character types in Victorian stage business.
It Might Speak The Artist Oh, ze madame has ze grand face
A fragment from Metropolitan Magazine shows a playful exchange about creating a speaking likeness. The dialogue reverses roles and mocks pretentious artistry as an elderly figure is teased for taking things too far.
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Metropolitan Magazine
Traitor and the Ship That Fell Overboard
A Yale Record quip notes a treacherous figure who “fell overboard as the ship rolled on its side” and left the crew in the lurch, a wry line on loyalty and fate aboard a troubled vessel.
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Yale Record
The Man With the Wooden Hat by Hood I
A young Scotsman visits engineer Boulton in Birmingham wearing a wooden hat he made on his father’s lathe. The hat’s odd shape astonishes the engineer, who hires him for responsibility. He’s sent to Cornwall then helps light his master’s premises with coal gas.
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Birmingham
Boulton
William Murdock
Cornwall
St. James
Rules of Civility and Good Breeding
A friend defines good breeding as the result of good sense, good nature, and self denial for others. The substance is universal though modes vary. Good manners bind societies as morals do, with rules of civility enforcing civility and punishing bad behavior universal to all.
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Chesterfield
Made For Fat Men At Columbia Chosen By Arch Widening
A New York Globe note recalls how an overweight early visitor wedged through a narrow gallery arch at Columbia University and prompted the builders to widen it. The arch was altered to admit larger visitors, sacrificing symmetry to practicality.
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Columbia University
New - York Globe
Caribou Horns Exhibit Sex Differences in Growth and Shedding
The article notes female caribou have smaller horns with more branches than bulls, and that cows retain horns longer. Females are seen with horns in April, older bulls shed from mid November, young bulls shed from December to February. Younger animals keep horns longer.
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Whedey
Mountain of the Sacred Footprint on Mount Samunala
In Ceylon’s Adam’s Peak a flat rocky basin bears a perfect human footprint carved in blue granite. Legends divide on its origin with Brahmans saying Adam left the print while Buddhists claim only Buddha could have made it.
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Adam's Peak
Samunala
Island
Ceylon
Orient
Adam
Buddha
Water Needles and Hydraulic Jack Early Issues
Water under very high pressure can penetrate cast iron making seals tight. Early hydraulic jacks showed water issuing like needles through metal, capable of piercing a finger as easily as steel.
Cash or Credit Opinion Sparks Social Debate
A quoted London Opinion stance argues women should not get credit nor should men. It claims cash is the cure and that tradesmen may face hardship for months, but overall trade and money would improve while women would buy dresses cheaper.
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London
The Vice Presidency in Dooley’s Satire
In Mr Dooley’s tongue in cheek definition the vice presidency is described as the second highest yet least desirable office, not a crime but a disgrace, reflecting Boston Globe wit. The quip notes the presidency as the gift of the people and mocks the lesser status of the vice presidency.
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Mr. Dooley
Dooley
His Hope For Revenge in Courtroom Drama
A courtroom scene reveals a judge sentencing a barber to death after a case of vengeance. The barber requests a last wish and offers to share the prosecuting attorney’s thoughts, as the Munich Jugend piece frames the dramatic moment.
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Barber
St. Barber
Munich
Jugend
Wealth and Power In Frugal Mastery
The quote contrasts two aims: pursuing riches to gain desire and practicing restraint to gain power. It emphasizes disciplined self-control as true strength, suggesting wealth is secondary to the ability to endure want. This aphorism frames power as mastery over needs rather than possession.
Rare Bird Meaux Eagle Tale in American Museum Letter
A Washington letter recalls Ferdinand Brunetiere recounting an American showman seeking the famed Meaux eagle for his museum. The manager offered to feed and display the bird, hoping to quote the author, who replied that the eagle had been dead for nearly 200 years.
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Ferdinand Brunetiere
United States
Harvard
Bossuet
Eagle
Meaux
Cittes
States
Brunetiere
Cordon Bleu origins and royal order history
The Order of the Holy Spirit, created in 1587 and revived in 1814, etc. Louis XVII and Louis XIV altered its insignia, with the blue ribbon worn at different eras. The title cordon bleu later became a term for a skilled cook, though many misuse the name.
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Louis XVIII
Louis XVII
Francis I
the Two Sicilies
Prince
Salerno
Duchess d’Aumale
Henry III
Henry IV
Louis XIV
St. Esprit
France
Foreign Hotels Differ in Many Ways From Our Own Country
Travel Magazine notes foreign hotels differ in service and customs. Guests hear a morning tap for hot water bath, have rooms selected with price agreement, and receive maid notices when ready. Breakfasts are ordered at the hotel while other meals may be taken elsewhere. Electric lights use a brass lever, and many rooms feature a reading light on the bed.
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Atens Hotels
Travel Magazine
America
The Last Resort Oculist Joke Card
A man visits an oculist complaining of failing sight and is fitted with glasses. The exchange ends with the oculist suggesting a small intelligent dog and string if vision fails, delivering a humorous conclusion about adjustment and persistence.
Hearing the Hoodlums Across the Fence
A visitor and Mrs Farley discuss the sounds of fighting and shouting from outside. The visitor calls the boys hoodlums, while Mrs Farley, nearsighted, cannot tell if the cries are coming from her children or the neighbors. The exchange ends with a light note on visibility and ambiguity.
Doing Up a Shirt
A playful exchange in Yonkers between a customer and laundryman centers on the cost and duration of shirt care. The punchline lands on the joke that four washings are needed to "do up a shirt" and the humor ends with the man’s startled response.
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Yonkers Statesman
The Bore Sparks Selfish Talk in Boring Tale
A quotation from the Indianapolis Star depicts a speaker criticizing Jones as one of the worst bores, recounting how he interrupted to discuss his own past thrilling western experience while the other person was sharing a story.
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Jones
Indianapolis Star
Happiness and the details of women's happiness
A London Spectator essay cites differences in how men and women find happiness. It argues women prefer present details and daily life over future outcomes, appreciating minutiae in work and family, while men seek larger ends. The piece notes women may fritter time away on small things yet enjoy the mosaic of happiness.
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Heaven
Earth
London Spectator
Shells That Swim in Tropical Seas
Peculiar swimming shells are confined to tropical oceans and seen by naturalists aboard ships. The nautilus and several tiny species such as Carolinia trispinosa and Cleodora tridentata surface at specific times daily. These fragile shells sink feet below during storms and rise when weather improves, with the largest around three inches long.
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Indian Ocean
Puzzling Measures in British Wheat Quantities
Puzzling measures of wheat in Great Britain appear in twenty forms such as quarter comb lead and bushel while weights vary by location. Bushels range from sixty two to eighty pounds across Birmingham Gloucester Taunton Monmouth and Abergavenny with Aberystwyth at sixty five pounds. The ball and quarter weights also differ by city and region, reflecting regional standards cited by London Milling.
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Great Britain
Birmingham
Gloucester
Taunton
Monmouth
Abergavenny
Aberystwyth
Newcastle
Scotland
Berwick
Glasgow
Hamilton
London
Unique Advertising Tale of Robert Bonner's Page Wide Pitch
A tale recalls Robert Bonner and his belief in advertising. He filled a newspaper page with a two line ad repeated 5000 times in tiny type. When asked why waste money, he explains that the same line prompts at least five people to inquire per line, proving broad repetition.
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Robert Bonner
Robert
Mr. Bonner
Opening His Hand
William Penn tells a man seeking to quit drinking that the method is simple. If a glass of liquor is in hand, open the hand before the glass touches the lips to avoid excess, and you will never drink again.
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William Penn
Penn
No Surplus Wealth Debate Echoes Washington Star Quote
A Washington Star quote attributed to Dustin Stax dismisses the idea of surplus wealth as a myth and superstition, arguing there is no such thing in personal experience. The remark frames wealth as a matter of individual perception rather than objective abundance.
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Dustin Stax
Washington Star
Enduring Differences Highlighted by Florida Times Quote
It is only because each man is so different from his fellows that we are able to endure one another's company. - Worida Times.
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Worida Times
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Macdonald
Cordon Bleu
Foreign Hotels
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