Bloodhounds and ancient hunting dogs in Jamaica
The text traces the origins and names of bloodhounds and related canines. It notes the term lyme dog or talbot as an ancient name, the Cuban bloodhounds as crossbreeds used for policing in Jamaica, and mentions their presence in London zoos while recounting sensational stories about their ferocity and a governor’s failed use.
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Aas
Jonex
Mexia
Texas
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Coffin & Co
Lyme
Talbot
Jamaica
Bordeaux
London
Zoological Gardens
Lord Balcarres
London Spectator
Humorous Money Advice Backfires on Despondent Man
A New York Sun item recalls a man who trusted his wife's unusual money security tips. She suggested hiding salary in his hat sweatband, causing a string of comic misfortunes when he lost his hat on the elevated. He ends up home bareheaded and broke after a vertigo episode and a window throw.
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New York Sun
Savage bull in arena kept fighting to the end
A Saturday Review passage describes bulls tiring of the sport yet the fiercest beast fought nearly to death. One bull allegedly carried two swords in his neck and still battled before collapsing at the arena door. Officials then removed the weapons, and the animal rose to be killed.
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Casarunes
Candle lecture causes distress in Liverpool home
One night Green returns late to find his wife preparing a Candle lecture. He sits in grief sighing over the misfortune of Watkins, exclaiming that his wife is giving him fits. Mrs. Green intervenes, letting him off this time.
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Green
Watkins
Her Tongue and Scarlet Tongue in Metaphor
They discuss figures of speech and note how women are described with flower and fruit metaphors. A cynic adds one more, claiming “Her tongue” is a scarlet runner, contrasting the flowery imagery with a bold, provocative final line.
Suitor Breaks Off Engagement Over Inheritance Threat
Dialogue excerpt from Harlem Life shows a suitor aborting his engagement after a father declares he will cut off his daughter’s inheritance when she marries him. The parent argues timing and legality while the suitor weighs the moral and financial stakes.
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Harlem
Love at First Sight in a Cincinnati Enquirer quip
A witty dialogue questions belief in love at first sight and imagines a man with second sight falling in love. The exchange features a woman asking the question and a garage bachelor replying in a contrived, humorous tone.
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Love
Cincinnati Enquirer
Matrimonial Yoke Quip Sparks Roane Calf Mention
A fragment hints at a witty remark about marriage, referencing a calf at Roane. The line appears as a light digression without a clear event or attribution.
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Roane Eee
Temper and Speed in a College Captain’s Make
A College Athlete essay extols a captain who blends temper with speed and nerve. It argues controlled anger boosts tackles and blocks, animating hard fought games, while criticizing harsh command as counterproductive to team pace and spirit.
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Adam
Dinner party chatter turns to golf at table
At a dinner party a young gentleman dominating conversation with shell enumerations and a day’s match is noticed. A young woman remains silent as the exchange continues, prompting an apologetic remark about the shopping talk and a light reply questioning what golf is.
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W. G. van Tassell
Independent
Detrime’s Attempt to Dance Sparks Clanfunry Banter
A fragment from a viceregal era story shows a young man asking a girl to dance but being declined as she keeps cool for Clanfunry. The exchange highlights light social pride and playful banter among locals on Emerald Isle.
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Lainth
Emerald Isle
Disraeli Responds In Brief Dinner Question
A lady once asked Lord Disraeli to dinner and pressed for his plans as a looming question. his quip offered a witty, concise reply about choosing words over promises.
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Disraeli
Anxious Pair Faces Wedding Amid Medical Crisis
An anxious parent and a doctor debate marriage as the patient nears a perilous blind edge. The physician urges proceeding with the wedding, warning that cancellation may worsen the condition.
Jury inquest Finds Death Caused by Saddle Horse
A Kansas jury of inquest ruled the death occurred at the hands of the saddle horse. An Arkansas boat verdict said the deceased was taken off ten after being taken on.
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Swame
Kansas
Arkansas
Causes For a Razor Duel and Indian Territory Prohibition Loopholes
A fragment discusses a sensational phrase about a razorduel and a jewelers’ quip. It then explores Indian Territory alcohol issues, noting heavy demand for alcohol, widespread consumption of wood alcohol, and cross border smuggling. Peddlers rely on false bottoms and odd disguises like eggs to smuggle whisky.
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Indian Territory
Oklahoma
St. Louis
Jobe- Democrat
Fagots to Barn and Child Labor Notes
A fragment recalls historical funds for buying fagots with rents once paid to clergy now used to buy ceale for the poor. The excerpt shifts to a Berlin suburb where 44 percent of children reportedly work at home before school, while the baby’s howls hint at teething trouble.
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Ceale
Berlin
Bjornson’s Call for Optimistic Future Literature
The Norwegian writer Bjornson urges young writers to pursue literature that stirs urgency and vigor rather than dwelling on pessimism. He asserts that future literature should energize men and drive creative vigor.
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Bjornstjerne Bjornson
Pen
Dillmans Bakery and Restaurant Ad
Having purchased the stock and fixtures of Leslie Bundy I will continue the business at the same stand. Wholesale and retail dealer of bread cakes and pies. A first class lunch counter in connection. Lunches and short orders oysters served in any style. A fine line of cigars and tobacco.
Haunted attic jug prank in college folio tale
In a Detroit Free Press story, college fellows investigate noises in an attic of a skeptical elder, only to find a rattling jug knocked by a rat. Big Hicks of the football team leads a dramatic prank that ends with the jug smashing and the group fleeing in mock panic.
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Big Hicks
Detroit Free Press
Platform women a blot on American womanhood
Edward Bok defends domestic virtue in The Ladies' Home Journal critiquing platform women. He cites personal observations of disorder and idle servants, claims wives influence waning, and argues platform women harmed weak women before fading from public view as a blot on society is erased.
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Platform
Edward Bok
Ladies’ Home Journal
Ambitious actress seeks career, manager hints at divorce trap
An aspiring actress asks a veteran manager how to become a star. He probes her heart, jokes a heartbreak is needed, then tells her to return after a failed romance. A year later she returns claiming marriage to a heartbreaker. the manager praises the progress and adds, get your divorce.
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Chicago Tribune
Landmarks and Local Gossip in North Port News
The North Port News paints a vivid slice of small town life, noting liars, boastful men, clever tattlers, and townsfolk who meddle in others affairs yet fail at their own. It sketches characters from women to weather-guessing busybodies.
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Northport News
Portraits of Strong Men and the Camera’s Trickery
A photographer explains how “strong men” use posing and makeup to create an illusion of power. He notes country fair hucksters and professional Hercules rely on camera tricks, blue-veined necklines, powder dusting, and color accents to look formidable in photos.
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Hercules
Cincinnati Enquirer
Clergy Visit Sparks Humble Parish Greeting
A bishop visiting a remote parish delivers a moving sermon and asks the clerk if his sermon pleased the yokels. The clerk responds that a poorer priest might have suited them, noting their humble reception and whetting the bishop’s curiosity about his impact.
Martello Towers of England Once Formidable Defenses
The London Chronicle recalls martello towers along Essex Suffolk Kent and Sussex coastlines once seen as strong coastal forts. Though 40 feet high and built to deter pirates and repel attacks, they now serve mainly as coastguard posts. The towers derive their name from Italian ports and were praised after 1794 actions at Martella with Le Tellier and 38 men against a combined sea and land assault led by Lord Hood and Dundas.
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Essex
Suffolk
Kent
Sussex
le Tellier
Tower of Martella
Lord Hood
Dundas
London Chronicle
Decree on Glassmaking Exile and Punishment in Venice
Historic decree says a glassmaker who ships abroad harms the republic and must return. If he defies, his nearest relatives are imprisoned. If still obstinate, an emissary is to be instructed to kill him.
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Venice
French Humor Frontier Clock Jests
Madame jokes with her chambermaid about a fast clock and a late doorbell, reflecting witty Parisian humor from Echo de Paris through a brief dialogue. The exchange plays on misreading time and the doorbell as a comic daily moment.
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Echo de Paris
Rumor of Japan’s Sobriety Cited in 19th Century View
The article claims Japanese people are largely free from drunkenness, noting that the native drink sake is seldom intoxicating and used much like tea in the country, portraying a rare scene of inebriation.
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Frank Wilson
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Henley
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Allen W Newsom
New Times-Democrat
Enos Henley
George Dillman
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