Giants and dwarfs in ancient myth and modern showmanship
The piece compares historic and legendary giants and dwarfs with modern cases. It notes Gog and Magog in London and lists famous tall and short figures from Erasmus to Whitman. It reports two Persian youths in Teheran, Siah Khanff about 12 feet tall and Sheikh Salim about 19 inches tall, both seeking fame in the West.
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St. Francis Xavier
Albert Magnus
Lombroso
Erasmus
Gibbon
Montaigne
Heine
Balzac
Swinburne
Volta
Goethe
Petrarch
Charlemagne
Bismarck
Schopenhauer
Lamartine
Voltaire
Doctor Johnson
Tennyson
Whitman
Gog
Magog
Guild Hall
Chang-Woo-Goo
Charles Byrne
Joseph Winkelmaier
Madinow
London
Reuter
Teheran
Siah Khanff
Sheikh Salim
Boston Transcript
Retort That Appealed to Roosevelt's Humor
An eighty three year old Washington contractor recalls dredging near Potomac Park disturbing the White House. Colonel Haines reported the noise to President Theodore Roosevelt, who joked that he could not grind out symphonies. The dredges continued their work.
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Washington
Potomac Park
White House
Colonel Haines
Theodore Roosevelt
Yes I Am Going To Study Law And Become A Lawyer
A brief quoted exchange from the Cincinnati Enquirer shows a sweet young woman declaring plans to study law and become a lawyer while another suggests marriage could make her a lawyer, judge, and jury.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
French Writer on American Culture
Andre Maurois praises American higher education and literature from Bryn Mawr to Smith and cites Hemingway and Edmund Wilson as emblematic of a strong modern period. He argues Western civilization may survive in sanctuaries like Manhattan alongside Paris and London. An ad promotes Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets.
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United States
Bryn Mawr
Vassar
Smith
Princeton
Hemingway
Edmund Wison
Paul Morand
Paris
London
Manhattan
Andre Maurois
London Morning Post
Old slave recalls emancipation and value change
A pensioner from a South Carolina family recounts being berated by his patron for laziness while drawing his dole. He recalls being bought for $1,200 by the master, then Lincoln’s emancipation proclamation rendering him worthless.
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South Carolina
Uncle Dan
Campaign Manager Guide to Dodging Issues
A terse instruction note uses the metaphor of dodging tombs in Egypt to imply that campaigning avoids substantive issues. It frames the manager as dodging problems rather than addressing them, with critical tone about Egyptian civilization and pompous funerals.
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Egypt
California Fig Syrup Proved Safe by Western Mother
A Western mother from San Antonio praises California Fig Syrup as a healthy, gentle remedy for her daughter Dorothy. She claims it regulated bowels, boosted appetite, and restored strength, urging buyers to seek the authentic California Fig Syrup brand for fifty years of trust.
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California
J. G. Moore
Cliff Ave
San Antonio
Texas
Dorothy
Ungathered Rice Paddy Definition Clarified
The term Paddy refers to un husked rice whether it is growing or gathered, detailing traditional usage and classification in agricultural language.
Betty’s bright hostess pajamas spark a burnished barn remark
Betty, a plump matron, prefers bright hostess pajamas to hide her size. She buys a red set and waits for her husband’s reaction. He enters, bluntly says she looks like a blazing barn, a cruel jolt on fashionable vanity.
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Betty
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Ady
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Madsen McKessonerobbins Gue Stores
Scott
Scott & Bowne
Bloomfield
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Harold F. Ritchie & Co., Inc
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