Bonners Advertisement Sparks Ledger Turnaround
The New York Ledger teetered on failure until Bonner sent a brief one line ad to the New York Herald. The Herald printed a full page ad by accident, prompting a surge in subscriptions and saving the Ledger. Bonner became seen as a pioneer of sensational exploitation in news.
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Bonner
New York Ledger
Robert Bonner
New York Herald
Greeleyesque
Mr. Bonner
Herald
Ledger
Collier’s
Trumpeting Ancient German Chorals at Rothenburg
Rothenburg's rathhaus stands as a Gothic mid thirteenth century treasure with a Renaissance facade. From its dungeons the instruments of torture in the Nuremberg museum stem, and thrice weekly the St Jakob's choir climbs to the bell cupola to play a four directional Lutheran chorale.
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Rothenburg
Rathhaus
Nuremberg
St. Jakob's
Bavaria
Superstitious Giant Trams Aide Turns Frightened
A London Mail tale tells of a big working man who, after being sat on by a small stranger on a tram, shrinks in size and fears the man is a coroner. The man proclaims superstition and laments the look ahead as he wastes away.
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London Mail
The First Postage Stamp in Britain
The 1840 black penny stamp was unpopular and replaced by a red stamp after a year. Great Britain led the world in stamp use, while English schoolboys viewed stamps as a nuisance. A 1840 telegram to a sister jokes about glue and kisses the queen.
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Great Britain
London
T. P.'s Weekly
Handcuffs remark sparks fiery Commons clash
George Curzon faced a sharp interruption in the house of commons when Mr Davitt asked if the prisoners were handcuffed. Curzon answered that yes some gentlemen should be familiar with handcuffs, triggering a violent parliamentary tempest. He later apologized, surprised it was Davitt who made the remark.
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House of Commons
George Curzon
Davitt
London Globe
Rothenburg at Sunset in Bavaria’s Red City
Rothenburg town gates are watched by towers inhabited by impoverished old women who rent airy lodgings for a nominal sum. The medieval walls invite visitors to squeeze through narrow passages and gaze from sloopholes, with views of green countryside and distant hills. Sunset turns red roof tops and towers into a romantic, dreamlike scene, as described in a Rothenburg letter to Vogue.
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Bavaria
Rothenburg
Vogue
Thought She Had Arrived
A New York artist who paints china describes moving into a sixth floor apartment praised for air and sunlight while noting stairs as a drawback. She recalls a customer who found the climb harrowing and fainting in the hall, prompting sal volatile resuscitation and a quip about St Peter opening doors.
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St. Peter
New York Times
Eggs of a hundred years savor for Celestials
Dr Male gnon in the Revue d Hygene describes Chinese egg eating habits. Hard boiled eggs are common at roadside refreshment stalls. They use duck or goose eggs aged five to six weeks or longer with aromatic herbs. time turns the yolk greenish and the white green, yielding a strong odor. The eggs are eaten as hors d oeuvres and said to taste like lobster.
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Revue d'Hygiene
Malegnon
China
Sons of Heaven
The Wealthy Matron and the Silver Nitrate Doctor
A LondonAnswers tale recalls a rich matron weatherbound by illness seeking a famed specialist. After a light diagnosis he directs a nitrate of silver treatment, but her insistence on nitrate of gold and her wealth underscore expense as a trivial concern.
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London
Spontaneous Combustion and the Human Body
The text argues spontaneous combustion cannot occur in humans due to water content regulating body heat. It notes the enormous heat required to dry tissues would kill before ignition, and cites Liebig showing inflammable vapor would not ignite the body.
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Liebig
Her Proposal Sparks Light Hearted Rebuff
A Philadelphia Inquirer excerpt shows a girl telling a young man, George, she has been courting for years that she wants a proposal, then humorously reveals she only means a break from his visits to give someone else a chance, prompting his stammered reply about not being ready.
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George
Philadelphia Inquirer
Man and angleworm quip reflects suffrage theme
In a Detroit Free Press item, a suffragette proclaims that women are equal to men in every way. A man in the audience counters with a rural joke about a man who can put an angleworm on a fishhook, illustrating gender humor from the period.
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Detroit Free Press
Weighing Mercury through celestial observations
The article discusses Mercury as a small, troublesome planet close to the sun with an eccentric orbit and perturbations from other bodies. Le Verrier devised a weighing method showing earth attracts Mercury and estimated its mass as about one fifteenth that of Earth, via sun observations and balance analogies.
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Mercury
Earth
Moon
Jupiter
le Verrier
When Her Turn Came. Woman editor’s terse request for expansion
The Youth’s Companion recounts Miss Penfield, the woman editor, gaining a desk in the managing editor’s room. After initial praise for her work, the editor tells her to expand. Six months later he shifts to a personal demand and she retorts with wit, noting the preference for expansion.
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Journal
A Word of Warning From a Veteran Wife Knot
A veteran husband warns a young man about kneeling proposals. He recalls his own kneeling pleadings, predicting how future quarrels will echo those moments. The elder notes the risk of being reminded of kneeling every week until old age.
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Los Angeles Times
Seven Wise Men of Greece Decline Golden Tripod Record
The seven wise men Thales Periander Cleobulus Chilon Bias Segion and Futtacus are said to have refused a golden tripod won in a fisherman dispute. Delphic oracle awarded it to the wisest, who then declined, leading to their famed title.
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Greece
Thales
Miletus
Periander
Corinth
Cleobulus
Lyndus
Chilon
Lacedaemon
Segion
Athens
Bias
Prienne
Futtacus
Mitylene
Delphi
Blas
Four and Four in Everyday Life
The note lists numerous examples of four as a common count in nature objects tools and rules. It claims four cardinal directions winds quarters of the moon seasons arithmetic suits of cards hours furniture legs animals teeth forks quarters in meals and even four strings on the violin and describes four of a kind as a strong poker hand.
Dressed For the Part at Civic Club Address
A witty exchange on a Civic club talk about women’s moral obligations as citizens. The speaker reveals she plans to wear a new Paris gown she packed with old clothes to evade the customs inspector. The Baltimore American notes the quip with humor.
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Civic Club
Paris
Customs House
Baltimore
Foreign Travel Letter Sparks Compositor Mockery
A humorous exchange cited from the Cleveland Plain Dealer notes a compositor misheading a foreign travel letter with the phrase Foreign Drivel. The quip reflects newsroom banter about misprints and editorial mistakes.
Sponges as Germ Collectors Urge Thorough Scalding
The note urges meticulous cleaning of sponges, recommending thorough scalding at intervals to reduce germ buildup and maintain hygiene in kitchen and bath use.
Irish Legend of Three Wishes at County Fair
A tale recalls an old couple who visit a county fair seeking three wishes. The wife wishes for a cheap soup ladle and receives it, angering the husband who wishes the ladle down her throat. He then regrets the wish and ends with wishes wasted as all three vanish.
How Snakes Move Across Ground in Ancient Observations
The article describes snakes as having hundreds of rib pairs attached to broad ventral plates. By moving these plates forward and pressing edges to the ground, a snake can move straight without side-to-side undulations. It notes rapid undulations aid climbing, leaping, and that snakes swim via lateral flexures, but do not advance by vertical bends.
Bolivias Electrical Storms on the Altiplano Plateau
Due to Bolivia's unique topography electrical and other phenomena are common, especially on the Altiplano plateau. Storms intensify before the rainy season with heavy charges of electricity and strong winds resembling a hurricane, producing spectacular and violent atmospheric explosions and crackling ground surfaces.
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Bolivia
Tablelands
Vacation by Think A Compact For Your Soul
A reflective piece urges scheduling personal time for recreation, urging to set aside a month or so, eliminate self assigned tasks, invite others to join, and form a vacation spirit. It emphasizes keeping work out of personal hours and filling that time with favored activities such as singing or painting and praising nature.
Angel Was in the Way Not Balaam’s Ass
A social tiff inside a dining area ends with a witty retort. A woman treads on another’s dress while descending stairs. The man boasts about obstruction, comparing the woman to Balaam’s ass. The gown-treader smiles and says it was the angel blocking the way and the ass spoke.
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Ba-laam
Touching Wordplay in London Telegraph Remark
A brief quarrel of wit where Jack comments on a delicate Simperly and Sam retorts that Sam would not hesitate to touch you if broke. The exchange showcases playful sharpness and social banter typical of London gossip.
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Jack
Sam
London Telegraph
Why Women Are Like Tugboats in Wisconsin
A quip from Wisconsin Ephinx comparing tugboats on the Wisconsin River to co-eds walking State Street. The punchline hints at foot positioning, toeing in or out, delivered in a light, teasing newspaper joke style.
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Biggs
Wisconsin River
State Street
Wisconsin
A Subordinate Position in a New York Press Quip
A humorous exchange questions what a speaker of the house is and answers with a sharp jab about a reader of the minority. The quip reflects political fault lines and media commentary in a single witty line.
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New York Press
What sort of mind has he the chain of thought?
A fragmentary exchange hints at a playful remark on a mind with gaps. The quotation shows a humorous back-and-forth about missing links in reasoning.
When It Thunders The Thief Becomes Honest Proverb
Dutch saying notes a weather moment when wrongdoing is reversed and honesty surfaces. It reflects a belief that disruptive events expose truth and prompt fair action.
Cured by Lydia E Pinkham’s remarks and claims
Marlton New Jersey resident Mrs George Jordy reports ten years of female troubles including inflammation ulceration and insomnia improved after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad touts the remedy as non narcotic and claims extensive cures with testimonials and free confidential advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia EB. Pinkham
Marlton
N.J
Lydia E. Pinkham
George Jordy
Box 40
Pinkham
L Mass
Dress Coat Delay Impresses Emperor in Anecdote
The Times Boys recounts Herr von Holstein joking to Prince Bulow that without a dress coat he might meet the emperor in his simple attire. The emperor replied he would accept any garb. At the meeting Holstein wore his frock coat, and the emperor teased that the dress coat was not ready.
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Holstein
London Standard
Cheering Him Up by a Friend in a London Globe Column
An amused London Globe vignette shows a friend visiting an invalid named Bil. The man jokes about cheering Bil up with a few flahrs and lampshades, acknowledging fear of death but trying to lift spirits in a humorous, affectionate tone.
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Bill
Andy
London Globe
Epitaph in Leigh Churchyard Cites Crown Wording
A Bolton tombstone bears a curious inscription declaring a virtuous woman is 5s to her husband. The space issue allegedly cut off fo crown to crown, with the mason claiming no crown equals 5 shillings, as noted in London Notes and Queries.
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Leigh
Sear Bolton
Musical shop quip about selling music by the pound
A witty exchange shows a clerk explaining selling music by the pound for piano and by the choir for organ. The light joke highlights variations in music formats and customer needs.
Blowing Up Encounter Tells On Blaspheme Question
A Chicago News item shows a teacher asking Willie what dignamite is used for and the boy replying it is used to blaspheme things. The report presents a humorous exchange reflecting schoolroom dialogue.
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Willie
Chicago News
Before and After in a Philadelphia Record quip
A Philadelphia Record item quotes a wise guy remark about appearances and timing. The line contrasts a woman’s look with whether she is dressed to go out, reflecting local humor and street chatter of the era.
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Philadelphia Record
Ungrateful Mar Is Thrown Away Proverb Insight
The proverb states that what you do for no one is discarded, highlighting a cultural maxim about reciprocity and value. It emphasizes caution in helping indifference and underscores the social cost of ingratitude.
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Mar
Wonderful Value and Free Remedies for Nervous Debility
A Boston physician offers free correspondence and advice for nervous and chronic diseases. Dr. Greene’s Nervira blood and nerve remedy is promoted with promises of no travel, no fees, and a free sample bottle for stomach, liver, and bowel troubles. Patients write for a complete case description and treatment plan at 34 Temple Place, Boston.
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Greene
Jreone
Sandi
Jetter 2
Dr. Greene
Leases 9 Hartford Railroad Electric Service
On weekdays effective May 97 1909 details of electric service are noted. The fragment mentions Hartford Railroad Electric and lease terms affecting weekday operations. Entities include Hartford Railroad Electric and dates, with incomplete wording requiring cautious interpretation.
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Hartford Railroad Electric
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