Peculiar Mistakes About Uniforms In Marine Service
The piece notes misperceptions about marine officer uniforms and duties with light humor. It recounts a St. Louis exposition anecdote from 1904 involving a rifle team, a depot wait, and a curious woman asking if the writer is the agent for a hotel.
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Bome
Philippine Islands
Boston Navy Yard
Brooklyn Navy Yard
St. Louis
Wabash Limited
Christian Epworth Hotel
Modern Athens echo of a twentieth century Cynic beggar
Athens mourns Sacoules a local beggar who lived in a grotto by the Acropolis His retort to kindness or indifference was a sharp quip about “159,000 to work” and his disdain for aid He became a fixture of the city and his death is regretted by many.
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Athens
Diogenes
Sacoules
Acropolis
Opy
Hidden Treasure Tale at Cromwell-era Hall
Bradle Old Hall near Ashbourne is to be thoroughly explored for hidden treasure linked to Cromwell times. Rumor says valuables were secreted in its cellars when the hall fell, allegedly told to Prince Charles Edward in 1745 by a Scottish minister at Bradley church. A Highlander detachment reportedly secured the booty, though locals claim some remains.
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Cromwell
Bradle- Old Hall
Ashbourne
Prince Charles Edward
Derbyshire
Bradley Church
Derby
Bradley
Meynells
Cotilion Call Sparks Floor Shuffle at Southern Dance
A country dance in a Southern town erupts as the floor manager orders partners for a cotillion. Ladies and gentlemen in shoes proceed to the platform while barefoot dancers improvise around the edges.
Dinner guests adapt to spare meals in surprise visits
Hostess Mrs Bluff er ends dinner by telling John that unexpected guests may only take what is on hand. A guest reassures her, saying she is an old traveler used to roughing it, easing the tension of the moment.
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John
The Woman in Business Check Confusion Cited
A woman handed a check to Susan H Smith. The German cashier returned it for lacking the middle initial and she added Age 23 in response. The anecdote appears in Lippincott's reflecting mistaken identity and courtesy in a business setting.
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Susan H. Smith
Susan Smith
Two and Two Make Five Says Richman and Poorman
In a quip from Richard Kirk in Lippincott's two voices debate arithmetic. Richman argues two plus two makes five to thrive, while Poorman counters that for the poor two and two should make three.
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Richman
Poorman
Richard Kirk
Lippincott’s
Greyhound Ground Pace Question From Yonkers Statesman
A Yonkers Statesman note ponders the speed of greyhounds on different ground with a playful exchange between a father and son about whether all greyhounds can run lively except ocean greyhounds.
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Pop
Yonkers Statesman
Not What He Wanted
A Philadelphia Ledger quip depicts a debate over an anti billboard measure. An advocate criticizes a city beauty advocate while a bachelor legislator explains a misused promise leading to a comic misstatement.
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City Beautiful
Philadelphia Ledger
Delaware Judge Gray as Presidential Prospect in 1900s Era
The piece surveys Judge George Gray of Delaware as a potential Democratic nominee, noting Delaware’s small population limits his national prominence despite strong leadership. It chronicles Gray’s career from early Bayard era hints to key roles including his three day speech against the Force Bill, service on the Philippines treaty commission, and chairmanship of the coal miners strike settlement.
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Commonwealth
United States
George Gray
Delaware
Democracy
New York
Indiana
Alton B. Parker
Gray
Parker
Wilmington
Little
White House
Thomas IF. Bayard
Tilden
Hancock
Cleveland
Bayard
Cincinnati
United States Senate
Harrison
South
House
Senate
Gorman
Spain
McKinley
United States Commission
Philippines
Uncle Sam
Third Circuit
United States Court of Appeals
United States Supreme Court
Quay
Jones
Addicks
Roosevelt
Blue Hen
Newport Quiet Clubs and Old Time Dance Memories
Julia Ward Howe reflects on Newport society past and present. She recalls the quieter amusements of the so called Quieter Sort, private parlor entertainments, and rural dances. The piece ties Newport season shifts to camp life and a tradition of thoughtful recreation against fashionable excess.
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Newport
Hans Preitmann
George Ellis
T. W. Higginson
Insulted Dignity on the City Street
A laborer protests a steam roller operator demanding to be called a chauffeur amid a roadside argument about respect and proper titles.
Gun sold on installments leads to tragic death
A buyer named Scannelli used a gun sold on installment terms to Samuel-Papa and was killed. The seller laments the regret and curses the deal as a father reflects on the loss and consequences of the weapon.
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Samuel
Papa
Scannelli
God of Abraham
Plague of Caterpillars Disrupts Australian Travel and Vineyards
Melbourne correspondent reports swarms of caterpillars in Wodonga and Barnawartha districts blocking roads and rail lines. Travelers face difficulty moving horses while vineyards may suffer. an excursion train near Penshurst halted by dense insects. Wheels skidded as caterpillars were crushed on the rails.
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Wodonga
Barnawartha
Australia
Melbourne
Penshust
Landlubbers Anchor and the Nautical Misunderstanding
Capt Sealby of the Cretic mocks tourist nautical ignorance with tales of a couple landsmen misusing a burlap bag full of stones as an anchor. The bag sinks while the stones go down, leaving the anchor to be shaved down with a vole.
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Sealby
Cretic
Health Resort Proprietor Doubles Daily Charge
The proprietor boasts a rise from $2 to $10 per day at his health resort describing it as a courageous move. He justifies the higher rate with asserted improvements and new facilities.
Putting His Foot in It Punchline in Barroom Banter
In a brief exchange Jack awkwardly misnames Ge ne as plain arguing with Mabel about Looks. He corrects his blunder after realizing the comment. The dialogue captures a humorous moment of mistaken identity and flirtatious banter between characters.
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Jack
Gene
Mabel
Tack
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