Humorous Victorian Anecdotes and Courtroom Wit
A collection of old quips and jests from British social life. Figures include Coventry mayor, Queen Elizabeth, Horace Walpole, Lady Allesbury, the duchess of Devonshire, Sir James Hansen, and Queen Victoria. The anecdotes feature clever retorts about armada, undertakers, and medals, plus a pun on moving reactions at Crimean medal distributions.
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Horace Walpole
Lady Allesbury
London
Duchess of Devonshire
Victoria
Lord Panmur
Wesy Indian Proverbs and a Poem Exchange
Proverbial lines spread from Wesy Indian lore feature cautions on misfortune and value of knowledge. A brief poem exchange shows the poet’s wife asking what worries him and receiving the reply that nothing worries him, reflecting humor and rural sentiment from the Kansas City Star.
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Kansas City Star
Eight Year Old Boy Recovered After Grape-Nuts Diet
An eight year old boy with a weak stomach and nervous condition improved rapidly after a post operative diet of Grape-Nuts twice daily. Two months later he weighed 62 pounds and was described as strong and healthy. The account, from Hattie Creek, Michigan, argues early Grape-Nuts use could have prevented appendicitis by avoiding undigested food in the digestive tract.
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Fostum Co
Hattie Creek
Mich
Bible Society Translation Efforts In Africa And China
The American Bible Society funds new language translations beginning with a remote Central African village project. A year or two of building and dictionary notes precede a full Bible in the local tongue, then a luxe Chinese edition honors the Empress. The Dowager Empress requests a common copy for palace and hovel.
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American Bible Society
Rey
Mr. Smith
Tw Kongu River
Central Africa
Saga & Writer
Anie
Smith
China
Society
Presbyterian Press
Canton
Bible Society
Russia's Child Farmers and Poultry Practices
A historical note describes Russian estates where poultry farming is prominent. Children assist in feeding and care, with summer tasks in fields and household duties at the farm. The text details housing, diet, and daily routines, plus the economic importance of eggs and fowl exports. It also includes fragmented remarks on egg quality and social observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Izbas
Ezes
London Chronicle
Greater Mississippi at Corn and Cotton Carnival Exhibit
The Corn and Cotton Carnival showcased Southern Railway and Mobile and Ohio displays with a grand prize to be awarded for best feature. Mississippi timber woods, minerals, fruits, and farm produce impressed Northern visitors, with Corinth, Aberdeen, Winona and other towns highlighted for their displays and growing industries. Mississippi leaders urged stricter law enforcement and continued state fair funding, while towns like Corinth, Yazoo City, Pontotoc, and Winston County touted road building, new factories, and civic progress amid cotton market shifts.
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Southern Railway
Mississippi
Southern
Messrs. Hayes, Green and Henderson
Toome
Green
Southland
D. Street
Corinth
Street
D. F. Downey
R. P. Washington
Aberdeen
Northwest
J. H. Allen
Winona
EB. P. Chapman
Clarke County
Boonville
Pre
M. B. Polk
Crystal Springs
Mobile & Ohio
Tories
W. T. Adama
Robinson
Mobile, Jackson & Kansas City Railroad
Mobile
Jackson
Wm. Hemingway
Greater
Mississippi Growth And Industry From 1902 To Present
Mississippi shows rapid growth in banking deposits rising from 1.26 million to over 2.25 million and a surge in cotton mill output toward 1 million in value. Building height and railroad mileage expand as home capital funds new enterprises. The piece notes prudent farm practices and warns against burning surplus cotton, urging storage and sale. It cites Aberdeen Clothing Company expansion, steady factory profits, oil finds near Laurel, and fires destroying two newspapers. It ends with a light anecdote and a remark on liquor tax revenue funding government.
Paraguyan Navy Seized In River Battle During Revolt
During a Paraguayan uprising a war minister and the naval commander were captured after a dramatic river clash. A steam barge crew of 100, armed with Krupp pieces, fought near Huamaita as patriot forces seized the entire Paraguayan navy. Both leaders jumped overboard and were dragged ashore by a single shirt collar.
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Paraguay
Uberty
Buenos Ayres
la Plata
Humaita
Lopez
Prosperity Story Ends With Bitter Pact Breaker
A young broker vows to double a Norwegian cook Selma’s savings of 140 dollars as a spur to travel. The cook hands over 150 dollars of her year’s savings to him, then flees with the money after a dramatic confrontation. The broker returns home, eats at a suburban restaurant, and the couple separate, living in a city apartment.
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York Sun
Elina
Selma
York
Norway
Cause and Cure of Rheumatism Promoted by Dodd's Kidney Pills
The article extols Dodd's Kidney Pills as curing kidney trouble and rheumatism, with Maggie Deckert of Eagle River Wisconsin sharing a testimonial of dramatic relief. It also blends other short items about seeds, calendars, and daily quips, reflecting a typical late era newspaper mix.
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Dodd
Maggie E. Deckert
Eagle River
Wis
Dan
Wilt
Maggie
Sirwly
Nanny Siies
Daska
Regulator for Chilly Fevers Aimed at Cure City
A Baltimore American item notes a patent medicine peddler touting a regulator promised to end chills and fevers by cooling and warming on alternating days. The piece mocks the idea and references a mother urging her son to rest from constant errands tied to athletic practice.
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Cleveland
John
Baltimore Ameticin
Fifteen Years of Torture Brings Cure Claim
A reader cites relief after using Cuticura products to treat fifteen years of scalp and body sores. The letter from Allegheny claims rapid improvement in one week. The item references other advertisements and claims about cures and remedies from era sources.
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Adler
Pranklin
Washington Et
Allegheny
P's
Thevy and the Debated Land Discovery Tale
A fragmented note discusses gold discovery and U S land use in New York and Cincinnati. References a sensational claim about cures and a laxative product. The garbled text also mentions a chipping post and financial obsession, ending with a stray SY and mail cue.
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United States
New York
Grove
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Walls
Lebanon
Doan
Milburn
Buffalo
N. Y
Tom Dean
A. Balzer Seed CO
Coventry
Elizabeth
James Hansen
Sir James
Edigger
Congo River
Detroit Free Press
Walle
Shett
Chicsgzo News
India
Tennessee Horticultural Society
Tennessee
St Louis
Missinsippi
I Idustries
Yazoo City
Indianola
Tose Conve
Pontotoc
Mississip-pi
A. and M. College
Winston County
Broad Ewamp
Winston
Woodville
Will H. Woods
Home
Woods
Aberdeen Clothing Company
Laurel
Beaumont
Pensee
Courier
Coffeeville
Episcopal Church
Washington Star
Arctic
Napoleon
Boston ‘Transcript
John G. Carlisle
Setauket
Audi
New ‘York Herald
Tewel of
M Cook
Maui
Philadelphia Press
U. S Dept. of Agricule
Sulzer
Farmer
Ae Speltz
Eumee
Salzer
Ulzer
John A. Salver
la Crosse
Baltimore
N. W. Ayer & Son
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Buffalo Expresa
Castoria
Pac Sumile
Ses
Pinkham
Big Leg
Lydia E. Pinkham
Fiiense Ttn
Cathara
Paxon
Hae
Pilo
Chicago
Herald
Piso
Nassau Street
Allasts
Angie
Bas LY
Areania Sodaye
Beth Allanta
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