Guns in a Grater The Lions of Hawaii Defense
Harold Sands reports from Honolulu on Oahu forts and Diamond Head. The coastal gun lines from Pearl Harbor to Fort Ruger form a steel wall, with observatories guiding fire via telegraph. The article quotes Albert Pierce Taylor and frames Diamond Head as a potential Pacific guardian whose roar could reach the world in war.
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Oulu
Oahu
Pacific
Uncle Sam
Fort Ruger
Diamond Head
Honolulu
Albert Pierce Taylor
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Sam
Fort de Rossy
Waikiki
Gibraltar Tike
Pearl Harrior
Yoleniile
Milston
Ewa
United States
Frances Bent Dillingham
Harold Sands
Los Angeles Times
Two Views Shows Optimism and Suspicion in Business
A Louisville Courier-Journal cartoon caption contrasts a senior partner and junior partner as they observe a bookkeeper staying late. The exchange hints that extra effort might mask manipulation. An optimistic take follows, joking about expectations and holiday financial strain.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Eye strain may shape genius and art through glasses
A London Tit Hits column argues eccentricity of geniuses like Carlyle Turner Wagner Darwin and De Quincey may stem from eye strain corrected by proper spectacles. It posits bifocals could prevent grumbling and dyspepsia and even change great works, concluding society might need spectacles less than geniuses.
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Carlyle
London
Eve
Itual
Turner
Wagner
Darwin Gike
de Quincey
Maoris Cook Outdoors Using Nature's Kitchen in New Zealand
In northern New Zealand the Maori people cook food outside using ground pits and steam vents rather than stoves. Descriptions from Max Thera's New Zealand note huts of about 200 Mauris near an area linked to death and the devil, where a simple cooking system of pots over a steam box and earth oven sustains meals without modern appliances.
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New Zealand
Max Thera
Tuhourmuzi
Gay Ture
A Famous Lampoon Attributed to Rochester
The caustic line about King Charles II allegedly written on Whitehall chamber door is attributed by tradition to John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester. The lampoon claims the king’s word is unreliable and that he neither says a foolish thing nor does a wise one.
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Theliever
Whitehall
Charles 11
John Wilmot
Earl of
Rochester
New York Sun
Bradshaw Months Note in Railway Timetables
The Bradshaw railway timetable uses numerals for months on the cover, labels January as Tst mo and February as 2d me, reflecting a Quaker critique of heathen names. The practice has persisted since 1841 when first issued.
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Bradshaw
London Answers
Fatal Mistake In Mining Town Tragedy
In a mining town a man was found dead in his tote room hung by suspenders. The coroner’s inquest returned the verdict that the deceased died after coming home drunk and mistaking himself for his pants.
Shaw the Eccentric: Cocoa Clothes and public wit
George Bernard Shaw's boast of ordering his life and personality reflects a public persona built over twenty years. The essay recalls his cocoa colored hair and attire, his defiant stall dress protest, and humor about money and family.
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George Bernard Shaw
Shaw
Demos
Shan
London
Curious Love Scene In London Household Revealed
In a London household Rochefort’s servant romance is recounted with wit, as his French chambermaid and English couchman plan marriage despite dismissal risks. The Marquis then playfully approves, kissing the couple amid laughter. A separate note from The London Lancet deflates a water theory about lime salts, and a reflection on women’s endless interest in clothes ends the excerpt.
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Rochefort
London
Sand
John
Charlotte
Monsieur Rochefort
Monsieur
Westminster Gazette
London Lancet
Dilemma Quips on Arm Injury and Affection
A Brooklyn Citations gag features a bridey exchange about love letters and jewelry. The Washington Herald quips about an one armed man passing the plate at church. The St. Paul Pioneer Press mocks cowards and arm injuries in a comic frame, with sparse punchlines.
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Bobble
Willie
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Brodder Flambone
Washington Herald
Gravity a Mystery Push or Pull in Space
In a discussion from the New York Journal, Garrett P. Serviss cites Dr Charles F Brosh on ether as a medium for gravitation. The article questions whether gravity is a pull or a push, noting orbital motions and falling bodies while referencing Franklin’s quip on spending less than you get.
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Tim
Charles F. Brosh
Garrett P. Serviss
New York Journal
Cuzco and the Incas as Seen in a Roman Camp Plan
Scribner's Magazine notes Cuzco as a wealthy ancient city with possibly 200 000 inhabitants. It contrasts Garcilasso and Montesinos on Inca lineage and cites the Julpus cords and Rosetti stone as lost keys to history. The article describes Cuzco's Roman camp style layout and four provincial divisions, with Palacen kingly residences in the northeast quarter.
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Peru
Cuzco
Han Wever
United States
Tavantnsuya
Rome
Scribner's Magazine
Historic Notre Dame An Account Of Its Tumultuous Past
The Strand Magazine recounts Notre Dame history from its early 6th century origin to the present cathedral begun in 1168 and finished 1351. It details restorations by Lassus Viollet le Duc and Boeswillwald, mob damage during revolutions, and attempts to burn the cathedral during the commune era.
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Notre Dame
London Strand
Childebert
Afterwanl de Molikhed
Alexander 1
Heraclius
Napoleon
Pertiapa Louis XIV
Lassus
Viollet le Due
Boeswillwald
Unisonal Guard
Ranks and Rights in Tickets and Trains
A London Globe quip notes how railway class status confers social labels like Mr or Esquire with first class season tickets. A San Francisco Call cartoon line mocks fishers waiting while a harried fisherman explains time is valuable.
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Mr. Blank
A. Blank
London Globe
Habits of the Hired Man and Cynical Farm Banter
A Kansas City Journal quip about moving pictures missing the cash blamed on the hired man. Farmer Heck says the hired man couldn’t be caught in motion, while snippets from the Boston Transcript and Hunush More touch on marriage and business method with a dash of humor.
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Farmer Heck
Kansas City Journal
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Gibraltar
Loulaville Courier-Journal
Jean Webster
Algy
Clarence
Brooklyn Citreen
Benjamin Franklin
Hunush
Hamilton
Geo. Bast
Holbrock Bros
Voss-Holbrock
Holzberger
H.H. Jones Service
East Ltd
Cincinnati, Ghib
Ohio Union
Ohio Union Brewing Co
Cincinnati, Ohio
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