White House China Collection Preserved by Theodore A. Bingham
A 1900s preservation effort led by Gen. Theodore A. Bingham at the Washington White House spurred Mrs. Roosevelt to curate a historic china set. The collection spans administrations from Lincoln to Roosevelt, features Wedgwood with a colonial gold motif, and includes corresponding glassware and ceremonial pieces.
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White House
Washington
Abby G. Baker
Roosevelt
Old Mansion
Theodore A. Bingham
Greater New York
Berlin
Rome
Lincoln
Grant
Hayes
Arthur
Harrison
Cleveland
McKinley
United States
Grandson of Lafayette Viscount Chambrun in American society
Viscount Charles de Chambrun sec ond secretary of the French embassy ranks among the most interesting young society figures. Born in Washington he is Lafayette’s grandson and son of the late Count de Chambrun a French refugee who settled here forty years ago. His elder brothers married American women connected to Representative Nicholas Longworth.
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Viscount Charles de Chambrun
Lafayette
Washington
Count de Chambrun
Nicholas Longworth
Roosevelt
The Value of the Comparatively Unimportant
A Chicago Tribune note discusses a method of saving time by handling odds and ends efficiently during telephone work. The professor mentions avoiding hurry and omitting farewells when using the phone, illustrating a brisk, practical approach to workload.
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Illustrated Weekly
Chicago Tribune
Why He Thought So in The Bohemian Style
A brief exchange shows a nephew teasing his Auntie about her reflection. The unbeautiful spinster gazes into a long mirror and confesses she was thinking how her figure appears in the glass. The nephew notes her wry face as the clue to her thoughts.
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Willie
Exasperating Debt Talks With Old Neighbor Hewligus
A Chicago Tribune excerpt mocks Hew ligus for never lending money, revealing the speaker’s frustration at being refused while assuming his neighbor is well fixed. The quip highlights repeated rejections in lending negotiations.
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Hewligus
Scott
Chicago Tribune
Adopted Humor in a Comic Exchange
Miss Gusch praises a witty remarks and asks Mr Knox for his view. He replies it may be because they read the same comic paper, sharing a subscription with the cited humor.
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Miss Gusch
Mr. Knox
Philadelphia Press
Heavenly Thunder Echoes At Piano Recital
Miss de Gush praises Miss Pounder's piano as heavenly while Knox notes the performance sounds like thunder in a Chicago News account of a recital. The exchange highlights the contrasting impressions of the audience.
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Miss de Gush
Miss Pounder
Young Knox
Chicago News
Very Heavenly Exchange In The Kansas City Journal
A playful dialogue references angel food cake and air castles as a quirky exchange between two speakers. The Kansas City Journal notes the whimsical tone and highlights a lighthearted moment rather than a hard news event.
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Tie
Kansas City Journal
Poor Man Stays Home as Wife Suffers Train Misfortune
In a Birmingham Age-Herald blurb a man remains at home while his wife undergoes a distressing situation described as suffragetting from the rear end of a train, recounting a humorous yet odd domestic anecdote from the era.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Bending the Twig New Worker Told to Begin Tasks
A new hire is directed to start work today by a doctor who assigns tasks to catch flies and place them on sheets labeled Sure Catch Fly Paper in the window display.
Seasons Portrayed as Women Spark Discussion at Exhibit
Mrs Naggs probes why seasons are pictured as women in art. Her husband Naggs quips that men are never satisfied with them, regardless of the kind they see. The remark appears in a conversation captured by The Wasp.
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Mrs. Naggs
Naggs
Acquitted Man Reunites With Wife After Murder Charge
In a dramatic verdict a man is freed by a jury of his peers on a murder accusation. He proclaims safety and is embraced by his wife who expresses relief and trust, while the absence of expert testimony is noted by observers.
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Puck
Amenities of the Fair Sex Neatly Probed by Gossip
In a brief Chicago News exchange two women discuss a friend Mrs C and accuse another of hypocrisy. Mrs A reveals she was tested by Mrs C who asked her to express a mean opinion about Mrs B, prompting a terse moral note on social behavior.
Wisdom of Hiram sparked by gold cure tale
Silas taunts Hiram over taking a gold cure to avoid buying gold bricks in town. Hiram denies drinking, claiming the cure was to stop temptation and foolish purchases. The chatty exchange captures a humorous frontier tone from a Chicago News item.
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Hiram
Silas
Chicago News
Sermon on Vanity With Pulpit Orator and Mil linery
The pastor announces a prominent pulpit speaker for next Sunday and hints at a fine display of millinery. The congregation remains attentive as the sermon explores the topic of vanity.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Miss Jinks and Miss Binks Lantern School Exchange
A humorous exchange from the St. Louis Times features Miss Jinks asking how to pronounce vase aloud and Miss Binks suggesting a servant girl’s habit of refer to ornaments as them there. The playful dialogue contrasts learned speech with rustic phrasing.
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Jinks
Binks
St. Louis Times
Policeman Ride Confusion Remains Questionable
A Chicago Tribune dialogue hints at a mix up where Lotson questions giving a policeman a ride while Slathers insists the officer was the one receiving a lift. The snippet suggests a misunderstanding in a casual exchange.
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Chicago Tribune
Excerpt on chorus and summer press notices dialogue
A brief dialogue fragment places a character in the rear rank of a chorus asking what star status they hold. The other character answers with a self-deprecating joke about being known for summer press notices.
Had Her Choice
A mother recalls guiding her children to fairness by offering the smaller apple first. The son recounts telling his sister she would get nothing unless she chose the smaller fruit, and she did, choosing the smaller apple as instructed.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Milking Question Sparks Cracked Conversation Tale
A humorous dialogue unfolds with a speaker asking a maid if he may accompany her to milk the cow. The maid responds tersely, calling him a chump, as she remarks about taking something labeled condensed for ges (likely a truncation).
Artistic Success No Bar To Happy Love
Opera star Mme Olive Fremstad deflects questions about wearing a monocle and public life. She stresses the need for intelligence and independence for women in choosing a career, and defends privacy amid public curiosity.
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Ethel Lloyd Petterson
Mme
Olive Fremstad
Metropolitan Opera Nouse
Agag
Plaza
Mme. Fremstad
la Provence
England
Mme. Tremstad
Machines Reflect Personalities in Typewriter Repair
A repairman observes that typewriters often mirror the temperament of their owners. He notes many instances where a machine’s character seems to echo the habits and quirks of its user, suggesting a deep link between tool and operator.
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Oda
When a Woman’s Career and Love Meet in Talk
A dialogue explores whether a successful woman’s career complements or competes with love. Mme Fremstad and a commentator debate respect versus worship of a partner’s achievements, noting tact and tolerance as key to shared life. They discuss how work styles may shape relationships and even influence a man’s disposition.
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Mme. Fremstad
History of claims over the state from Hessians to Bryan
Fragment discusses Hessian surrender at Trenton and their/our garbled English remarks. It notes a shift of state ownership claims from Camden and Amboy railroad interests to William Jennings Bryan decades later.
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Trenton
Camden
Amboy
Mr. Bryan
Moving Pictures Don’t Agree with Me
A witty quip about cinema preferences describes a person who dislikes films due to frequent toe injuries from dropping the moving pictures. The exchange captures a humorous take on film viewing and mishaps.
Fifteen Proposals Bring a Yes Aboard
In a tense rowboat scene a man pressures a woman to marry after repeatedly proposing. She quips that she will marry him only after he asks fifteen times, finally yielding as their drift encounters a snag and she clutches him, admitting a true engagement.
After the Coed Readers Seeming Privilege at Syracuse
The Daily Orange at Syracuse University announces it cannot add a women's page but will appoint a society editor to cover bridge whist parties and activities of college women. It notes gendered coverage differences with cards, bulldogs, and drinking ta poooed for young men.
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Syracuse University
Daily Orange
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