Jite Browning s Bats Still Kept After He Quit Baseball
Pete Browning, famed 1880s slugger with Louisville and Cleveland, gathered an eccentric bat collection. He rubbed bats with tobacco juice to roughen surfaces, inspiring a now common practice. After retirement, Browning stored relics as house posts, valuing them until death, per New York World.
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Pete Browning
Lugger
Louisville
Cleveland
Pete
van Baltren
Browning
New York World
Englishmen's Games Described by Hindu Servant
A Hindu servant in Mrs Penny's The Rajah explains English ball games to four Princesses. He notes many methods to strike balls with iron shod sticks, long bits of wood, spoons, and hammers, and claims pujaris order the beatings. He links English warlike nature to ball playing and mentions ball beating at Bombay and Calcutta as a rite in childrearing.
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Bombay
Calcutta
Monument of Genoa Street Vendor in Straglieno Cemetery
A Genoa woman who sold strings of mute in streets saved a small fortune and had Luigi Orengo sculpt a lifelike marble portrait of her. He placed the statue in Straglieno Cemetery, likely the world’s largest, a curious tale from Wide World Magazine.
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Straglleno
Genoa
Luigi Orengo
Straglieno
Wide World Magazine
King and court respond to hymn with kneeling praise
The King remained on his knees throughout the hymn with the entire court. After the hymn, he asked the Count de Granmont for his opinion and received the reply that it was very sweet to the ear but hard on the knees.
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Joyal Hind
Count de Granv- Nont
Dogs Know Why Dogs Bark at Strangers
A Chicago Record excerpt notes a reader remark about dogs rushing to bark at strangers near kennels. The speaker attributes the behavior to a belief the dog is a judge of who may walk the earth, while another voice offers a witty theory about barking as a tool for control.
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Chicago
Frightful Thought Sparks Talk of Archie Loat Plot
A fragment from Puck quotes Mrs Wayback on Bret ocean way noting rumors that Archie Loat was set up on an end and would top the Washington monument in height if actions proceed. The implied scheme prompts urgency to act.
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Wayback
Bret Ocean Way
John
Manney
Archie
Washington Monument
Puck
Beginning of Autumn
A lyrical meditation on summer's passing as autumn approaches. The speaker notes summer's fading presence across fields and meadows, with harvests gathered and nature shifting color and mood. September and the regality of change dominate the imagery, signaling the season's arrival.
France’s steam pump fishing shocks pond owners
A French discovery shows a steam pump drawing twenty five gallons per stroke emptied a pond in hours and carried fish, crawfish, mud and debris to a new element. The method, dubbed the fish pump, led to widespread pond depletion until authorities halted the practice.
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France
la Marlequette
Adap
Important Letter About Suffering From Indigestion
Eunice A. Peters of Jackson Georgia reports a near death from acute indigestion last May. After enduring severe symptoms she used MI O NA stomach tablets and within a week felt better, using two boxes to regain prior health. The advertisement claims relief from sour stomach heaviness heartburn belching and distress after eating with a guarantee.
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Eunice A. Peters
Jackson
Paris
Smith's
Oklahoma man injured after fall from scaffold
Oscar A. Anderson of 2401 South Walker street fell from a scaffold in Oklahoma City. He was sprained but able to be about. The notice claims Hunt's Lightning Oil relieved soreness and headaches, with bottles sold at 25 and 50 cents.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Oscar A. Anderson
Walker Street
Hunt
Kreso Disinfectant Dip at Carroll’s Drug Store
Kreso Disinfectant best and cheapest dip for stock, keeps fleas mites and lice from poultry at Carroll's Drug Store. Oats corn chops bran cedar feed hay etc at the Commercial Grain Co. Phone No. 18.
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Kreso
Alto
Carroll's
Commercial Grain Co
Census roll shows growth and gaps in school enrollments
The public is urged to report any unenumerated children to census trustees. Citizens should provide names and ages, swear to accuracy, and send details to the office with district residence. Prompt submission will add children to the district roll.
Hackney Coaches and a Scots Affection in London History
In a 1639 letter Captain Bally is said to have introduced hackney coaches to the Strand with mounted men in livery, prompting protests from merchants as riders crowded streets. Meredith Townsend and Scots are noted in connection with the Spectator, including a Leith boy’s London voyage aboard a passenger boat.
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London
Garrard
Earl of Stratford
Bally
Maypole
Strand
London Standard
Ite
Meredith Townsend
The
Spectator
Townsend
Leith
Young Townsend
Munnie
London Spectator
The First Henchmen and the Riding Household Word
The term henchman derives from hengstman meaning horse man. Early henchmen were young nobles serving as mounted pages at state ceremonies and tournaments. Henry VI had three, Edward IV six, and the role evolved to an ordinary page by Henry VIII’s reign, later cited by Ben Jonson and Shakespeare.
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Skent
Hengstman
Henry VI
Edward IV
Henry
Ben Jonson
Shakespeare
Man in Neenah Suffers Rib Break From Coughing Spell
A Neenah man endured severe chest pain after a frightening coughing fit and two ribs were broken, as doctors linked the injury to persistent coughing. A Madison era medical ad touts Dr King’s New Discovery promising relief for coughs, colds, and lung weakness with guaranteed satisfaction and free trial offers.
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Neenah
Wis
A Wonderful Vine on Roanoke Island Claims 300 Years
A grapevine on Roanoke Island North Carolina is said to be over 300 years old with abundant yield and good health Historians link its planting to Sir Walter Raleigh's 1584 voyage to the New World The item also notes miscellaneous remarks and quoted lines from Harper's Weekly and Baltimore American.
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Roanoke Island
North Carolina
Sir Walter Raleigh
England
New World
Welcome for New York President Slated in City
A fragmented note suggests Gerald-Well did not invite the Banyer of the city to greet the New York President. The readable text remains unclear on exact identity or event details.
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Gerald
New York
Admirals Use Color Flags to Show Seniority
The article explains old sea lore where flag colors denote admiral rank and seniority. It details blue, red, and white flags for rear, vice, and full admirals, and notes the complexity when multiple admirals of the same grade are in port. It discusses the potential confusion and etiquette rules that would arise in such scenarios.
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Ceutenant
Missing Portrait Teaser of Blake and Lot
A fragment notes William Blake drawing a portrait with a sitter unseen. The artist whispers Disturb me not I have someone sitting to me. The visitor asks where the sitter is and Blake points to Lot from Scripture as the subject.
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William Blake
J. F. Nisbet
Cunningham
Blake
Lot
Mark Twain and a Minster Ambition Recalled
Albert Bigelow Paine recalls Mark Twain and Orion Clemens discussing ambitions to be ministers. Twain quips he never aimed to be a preacher, joking that a preacher could be damned, a safe line of work for him. The passage reflects their playful musings on vocation and fate.
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Mark
Orion Clemens
Evey
Mark Twain
Albert Bigelow Paine
Harper's Magazine
Old Wall Street the bustling New York hub of early history
Wall Street in Washington era stood as the city’s main thoroughfare along the old defensive wall. It hosted many scenes tied to the nation’s early history, with rivalries like Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr shaping its reputation.
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Old Wall Street
Wall Street
Wington
United States
Alexander Hauritton
Aaron Burr
New York
Amateur financier sells mortgage on gold brick tale ends in foreclosure
The Washington Star quotes a man who bought a gold brick on credit, only to have the loan called and mortgage foreclosed. He lost the brick and other possessions. The Cleveland Plain Dealer comments on beauty and marriage in a flirtatious exchange about a wife who could buy many neckties.
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Washington Star
Brown
Roma
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Fragmented Yonkers Statesman Quote on Storytelling
A garbled Yonkers Statesman snippet discusses how a woman reaches a point in tale telling and sharpening a lay with references to Plato's Laws and parental bequests amid unclear context.
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Bert
Yonkers Statesman
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W. T. McPherson
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Odd Fellow Building
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Wilson Abstract. Co
R. Doughton
Masonic Building
Comanche
S.N
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M. M. Tomlinson
Jite Browning
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Arnold C. Steubing
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Mr. Merry
Willie
Cireus
Baltimore American
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