The Daily Comet reads of weathered rest and world news
The piece blends a whimsical meditation on resting places and memory with varied items. It notes ships with 2020 passenger capacity and a 46 million cost, critiques foreign control of American trade, and comments on wireless telegraphy affecting pigeons. It covers Dickens connections, auto intoxication risks, and odd anecdotes from California and aviation.
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United States
Europe
New York
Glacial Warnings From a Ancient North America
G N Collins describes rock types and glacial features in National Geographic. He explains how stones on sea edge shelves reveal weathered surfaces and grooves, and traces a 200000 year old shift from tropical to temperate climate. Ice sheets moved, carried debris, and created landscapes shaping early landforms and megafauna remains.
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G. N. Collins
National Geographic Magazine
Mmitt
Advice to Aspirants on Peer Privileges and Postage Rights
A humorous survey lists obscure and obsolete privileges enjoyed by English peers, including death penalty options, deer hunting in royal parks, immunity in court, and franking letters. The piece also notes how a peer’s status affects legal actions, appearances, and social prerogatives, followed by a Lancet blurb urging better dental care for children.
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Royal Foresters
Ohi Bailey
House of Lords
Women Build Jersey City Church Across From New York
In Jersey City women work after daily chores to raise a new Apostolic church with men aiding lightly. Mrs. Sarah Earle leads, stating the sect will follow Biblical doctrine. They trust the Lord for materials while volunteers labor.
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Jersey City
New York
Sarah
Earle
New Apostolic Church
Marathon meet backs by business men in the town
A dialogue suggests local business leaders subsidize a marathon event. They argue the race would benefit commerce by boosting telegram and messenger services as well as general activity. The exchange highlights perceived economic stimulus from a community running event.
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Telegraph Company
Messenger Boys
Wickersham Recites Cautionary Tale At White House
Attorney General Wickersham recounted a Northwest tale of a husband who, drunk and late, quietly entered his home and, after his wife half roused, whispered his success with a doglike line. The humorous anecdote underscores domestic fear with bravado and irony from the Washington Herald.
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Wickersham
White House
Eyaune
Fido
Wastington Herald
Canis Major and Canis Minor Argue Over Scent in Zodiac Tale
In a playful bit from Tit-Bits, Canis Major and Canis Minor collide over a hot scent as Taurus horns shake in a mock feud. Dennis and Mary share banter about a song described as an aria on the hill of fare.
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Canis Minor
Taurus
Dennis
Bedad
Mary
Where His Interest Lay Mr A Betrothed
A brief Tit Bits item depicts a fiancé asking a jeweler for fashion guidance. The intended bride remains undecided between a ring and a necklace, with humor about trends and payment risks if the choice misleads him.
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Mr. A
Nona
A Matter of Conscience in a Night’s Sleep Query
A caller seeks medical help for sleepless nights claiming perfect health. The physician responds by advising consultation with a spiritual adviser rather than medical treatment, reflecting a moral or conscience based approach to wellness as reported in Lipplincott's.
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Lipplincott
Shorter
Jeferson
Jeffere
Adelphia
Chipene outrage as choppies rise ten cents at Chinese eateries
Mr Hicks mocks a local uproar over Chinese restaurants planning a ten cent price increase for chop suey while Mrs Hicks reacts with breathless concern. The dialogue frames a small town controversy over dining costs and ethnic cuisine.
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Mr. Hicks
Fragmented Peaceideals Echo a Mock Urge for Order
A garbled text mix murmurs about primitiv e peace and equal respect, claiming one lane privilege remains. It references wise little girl and taunts, with stray phrases about annihilation and restraint, ending with disjointed lines on taste and a “regular fire-ester” remark.
Keeping Record Straight in Humorous Skits
A fragmentary dialogue lampoons language errors and social pretenses. Jokes center on hens teeth non existence, salaries, engagements, and foibles of judges, actors, and scholars with bustling punchlines and rapid alternation. The piece blends punning exchanges and character sketches for a light comic collage.
Colds Cured in One Day and Humorous Snippets
A jumble of quotations and quips from Yonkers Statesman items. It contrasts a claim of rapid colds cure with lighthearted dialogue about manners, romance, and household amusing remarks. Notable lines joke about age, smoking, and odd remedies.
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Yonkers Statesman
Cure for Childs Scalp Disease Cited
J Wisz and M M Wish of Mt Vernon Kentucky report a three month old daughter suffered extensive scalp eczema with severe itching. After using Cuticura Remedies including Soap Ointment and Resolvent the scales cleared, hair regrew, and the child recovered within weeks.
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J. Wiah
Milla M. ‘Wiah
Mt. Vernon
Papes Diapepin Promises Fast Indigestion Relief
An old promotional notice touts Papes Diapepin as a quick cure for indigestion, dyspepsia, and stomach discomfort. It claims relief within five minutes of a single dose and urges purchase at local drug stores, regardless of the preferred illness name.
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Pape
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