Farm and pasture land for sale near town two miles west
Due to ill health the owner offers about 500 acres of farm and pasture land two and a half miles west of town with a new five wire fence. The property includes three houses, a large barn, eight hog sheds, a dry creek, a well and windmill, 300 acres of pasture with 200 acres Bermuda grass, 100 hogs and 100 cattle optional with the land. Prices and terms on request.
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Allen Academy
Joe B Reed
DC DeMaret Place
Plowing the Water for Platinum in Siberia
Reported practice along the Tura River in Tomsk Siberia describes peasants using a raft with an inclined gutter and iron plow to scrape river bottom sand. Platinum is deposited from the sand into a pine-bough tub, with the river’s rich sands making the method profitable.
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Tura River
Tomsk
Siberia
Tura
Two Pictures at Once Portrait Joke
A landscape painter hurries sunset colors from tube to palette to canvas to capture the effect. A rustic spectator jokes that the artist is painting two pictures at once, then admits he prefers the one with the thumb in it.
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Aly Hin
France
London
M. Os 2
Death ends painter Ilaydon’s career with a pistol
The celebrated historical painter and writer Ilaydon, overwhelmed by debt and ingratitude, shot himself after abandoning his final work “Alfred and the Trial by Jury.” Witnesses note steady fans urged him to endure as he faced disappointment in the public reception of his art.
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Ilaydon
Alfred
Baptism Divide Fragments in Domestic Scene from Chicago Tribune
In a tense domestic moment, Hortense explains to her mother that her husband Harry quarrels over baptism. The young wife sobs, insisting her cooking is fine, but she feels judged on religious matters rather than household duties.
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Harry
Hortense
Chicago Tribune
The Cause of the Disturbance in the Side Show
The farmer fears rattlesnakes in the side show while the lecturer explains the skeleton on display is ill with the ague. The exchange reveals a macabre moment in a traveling show.
Indigestion Said to Cause Most Heart Troubles
A Nevada Ohio man backs a claim that non organic heart disease stems from indigestion. He cites relief after four months with Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, a product from E C DeWitt Company sold by Dr. N M McDougald in Chicago. The ad promotes digestion aid and claims heart relief by easing stomach pressure.
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D. Kauble
Nevada
E.C. Dewitt & CO
Chicago
N. M. McDougald
Three Valuable Farms For Sale Near Bryan
Three farms offered for sale near Bryan. A 250 acre property six miles north on Dillashaw Tap road with splended improvements. A 205 acre tract five miles from town on the same road joining the first, well improved. A 200 acre farm seven miles from town on the Madisonville road, well improved. Will sell single or all or trade for Bryan property. See w52.
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Bryan
Dillashaw Tap
Madisonville Road
Quotations of Hope and Burns Surpass Shakespeare in Modern Fame
A fragment lists famous lines attributed to Hope and Burns, contrasting their popularity with Shakespeare. It cites lines such as Shoot folly as she flies and To err is human, to forgive divine, among others, reflecting a Benighted compilation of well known maxims.
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Burns
Shakespeare
Hope
Baron Howth and the Rat Curse Across Time
A London Tit-Bits tale recounts the Howth family legend of a rat spared at a banquet. The rat supposedly haunted Baron Howth, following him to Marseilles where his brother killed it, leading to the baron’s sudden death.
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Howth
Howths
Baron Howth
Lord Howth
Marseilles
London
A Toad In a Hole
The Garden explains the origin of the phrase toad in a hole and how toads are said to bury themselves in rock by backward burrowing, using their hind legs to shove earth forward and vanish from view.
How Trouble Began Between Mothers Over Teeth
Two young mothers meet on the street and compare their babies teeth. One defends evenly spaced teeth while the other claims closeness. Their exchange escalates into a long discussion before they part with a single polite goodby.
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Goodby
Detroit Free Press
Societal Craze and Political Ambition Warned in Press Tone
The New York Press notes two uncurable crazes society and political office. It cites a well known man who spent 500000 on the tan bark and would spend another 500000 to enter elite circles, yet remain outside the inner haunt monte.
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New York Press
Beggar Declines Nickel in Fashionable Street Standoff
A beggar on a stylish Bongtong square in Philadelphia refuses a nickel from a promenader, insisting only a dime suffices on this fashionable street, as reported by the Philadelphia Press.
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Bongtong Square
Philadelphia Press
A quip about health and wealth in old newspapers
A Baltimore American quote on how modern businesspeople trade health for wealth and then spend wealth to regain health, followed by a joke from the Boston Christian Register about Indian terms.
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Baltimore American
Barber Announces Fourth Little Shaver Customer
A barber boasts of a new boy at his house while starting a shave. The waiting customer retorts by calling the boy a “little shaver,” adding a touch of humor to the barber chair scene.
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Baltimore American
Toothy Talk Sparks Lunacy Ridicule
A Boston Transcript quip mocks a man seeking a tooth extraction as a lunatic, suggesting such a person belongs in an asylum, reflecting a sharp, humorous take on dental care in a scandalous era.
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Boston
Boston Transcript
Homesickness Returns While At Home
Quote captures the pang of longing that can strike a person even when physically present at home, describing homesickness as a lasting, intermittent feeling rather than a constant state.
The Neuron and Memory Search in The Brain
A historical view explains the neuron as an independent brain cell with multiple processes. It describes how recalling a name triggers memory cells to search connections, likened to a telephone operator blindly routing calls until the correct name is found. Dr. Joseph Walsh noted this in Booklovers Magazine.
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Cayal
Joseph Walsh
Booklovers Magazine
The Elusive Lead Pencils Mystery
A humorous musing on what happens to lead pencils once they vanish from use. The piece ponders how pencils disappear, speculating that millions are sent to children who may chew or otherwise consume parts, though no one really knows.
Sentries At Buckingham Quietly Falter In Feud
The London Chronicle notes two Buckingham Palace sentries face off in silence as they march past each other. American visitors try to mediate with light quips and questions about the king, but the feud remains unresolved and the scene draws sympathetic interest.
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Buckingham Palace
London Chronicle
Paris Washerwoman Seeks Divorce Over Grafted Nose
A Paris washerwoman seeks a divorce alleging cruelty after a two year old fight left her nose damaged requiring skin grafts from a human scalp. She claims doctors used scalp skin for grafts causing hair to grow on her nose and public ridicule.
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Paris
Crow Quills Make the Best Pens
A quill pen maker asserts crow quills surpass steel pens for fine writing. He notes a microscope is needed to prepare a proper quill and that the resulting pen is wonderfully delicate. He claims many legendary writings were done with crow quills and that quills can exceed steel points in fineness and precision.
Sympathy. Young Wife Complains of Husband’s Demands
A humorous London Punch excerpt shows a nervous young wife blaming her master for constant complaints about meals. The cook responds with sympathy, noting it must be awful to live with a gentleman of that sort.
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London
A Cabman’s Retort and the Unruly Wheel
A humorous exchange unfolds as a cabman and passenger clash over pace and destinations. The irate old gentleman in a four wheeler protests the crawl while the cabby retorts they are neither heading to a funeral nor a fire, prompting Lon to laugh.
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London
Willie’s Bedtime Warship Riddle
In a Boston Post excerpt, a father explains why a warship called she is not a woman of war, framing a bedtime exchange between Willie and Willie-Pa about naval gendered language.
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Willie
Boston Post
Quote on concision from Emergon
An orator or author is never successful until he has learned to make his words smaller than his ideas. Emergon delivers a succinct craft lesson on messaging.
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Emergon
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