Mutual Admiration Society Tea Sparks German Lecturer
A philosopher professor Brown is mistaken for a controversial thinker as two women discuss Mrs Middleton Tranby’s poems on a trolley ride. He arrives at the salon with Mrs Tranby and delivers a dry talk about German literature, while the women discover the lecturer is the man they met on the tram.
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Middleton-Tranby
Leo’ Hunter
Dickens
Middleton- Tranby
Leo Hunter
Tranby
Brown
Literary Society
Cuthbert Brown
Legal duty of finders to locate owners under New York law
The piece warns that finders of lost property must make a reasonable effort to locate the true owner or risk larceny charges. It cites circumstances varying by value, advises turning items to the conductor or police, and notes obtaining receipts or notifying shopkeepers to preserve claims.
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New York
New York American
A Trying Job
A doctor prescribes a rest cure for a wife who appears pampered and tireless with servants, electric devices, and personal grooming. The husband retorts that she seeks rest to make him more worthy, highlighting social roles in a witty exchange from the Chicago Record-Herald.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Records of Extraordinary Hailstones in History
The article cites verified hail events and large claims from various eras. It notes stones weighing half a pound or more, with reported records of six to eight pounds at Namur in 1719 and a huge Tartary ice block in 1843. It also mentions an 1802 Hungarian village sighting of a 1,100 pound block and a legendary elephant-sized hail near Seringapatam in Tippoo’s era.
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Namur
Father Hue
Tartary
Tippoo
Seringapatam
Calling a Skeptic. Wayback Senior and Junior discuss the white elephant
In Brooklyn Life the seniors debate Barnum's famed white elephant. The exchange centers on whether the elephant existed as a real animal or a sham, with a sharp retort about authenticity and future claims.
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Wayback
Barnum
Brooklyn
Woman’s suffrage debate cited in New York Globe
In a veiled exchange, Mr Peewee questions his wife about suffrage. He notes she prefers voting herself but opposes other women’s votes, illustrating gendered attitudes toward voting rights.
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Mr. Peewee
Homebody
New York Globe
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