Remembering the Yale on Guantanamo Bay
A July 19 letter from the Enterprise special correspondent aboard the Yale at Guantanamo Bay describes dire hunger aboard, ration cuts, and mismanagement while awaiting orders. It notes shipboard life, scarcity of food, sea baths to fend off sharks, and small comforts from the band and news from home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale
Guantanamo Bay
Key West
Porto Rico
Corp Hapgood
Prir Chas McCarthy
Siboney
Oregon
Lieut Moore
Privs Rogers
Kellette
Clements
NY Journal Dispatch
Anita
Towle
Ryder
Hunter
Rita
Enterprise
F H Mills
Hospital Corps
Johnston Lumber Co Plans Apple Barrel Factory
Sudbury mill workers load lumber onto cars as the Johnston Lumber Co halts briefly. Since January to July 1, 1898 the plant sawed over 1,300,000 feet of boards and more than 1,000,000 staves for barrels. A new barrel factory will turn out 200 barrels daily, using chestnut staves and birch or maple hoops, with two heads. Barrels will sell at 28 cents each, with strong demand expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnston Lumber Co
Sudbury
Jane
Tommy- What is the difference be tween a proposal and a proposition
Jones Brown quotes Vim, saying it depends on the age of the girl and the amount of money she has. The remark contrasts two terms and implies a moral judgment about intent and value in a flirtatious exchange.
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Tommy
Jones-Brown
Court Martial Chord in Nineteenth Century Parental Punishment
The Chicago Record quotes a conversation on child discipline. A father asks why punishments should end, and a response suggests siblings discipline a misbehaving child with a court martial, reflecting harsh, satirical views on family authority and juvenile conduct.
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Chicago Record
Vesuvius Inquiries Spark Cuba Talk
A Detroit Free article quotes a playful exchange about Vesuvius throwing hot stuff into Cuba and then being towed across the ocean, illustrating wartime era banter and sensationalized headlines.
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Cuba
Ocean
Detroit
Stumpy Celebrities and Their Tall Tales of Height
The piece surveys famed leaders and warlords from Socrates to Napoleon, noting varied statures from short to stout. It contrasts beardless, bearded, and towering figures like Attila, Agesilaus, Luxembourg, Drake, Keppel, Cromwell, Mahomet Ali, and Wellington, highlighting how height influenced perception and nickname origins in historical lore.
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Socrates
St Paul
Alexander the Great
Philip of
Macedon
Agesilaus
Attila
Theodore II
The
Ioths
Cassiodorus
Actius
Valentinian
Timour
Tartar
Asia
Conde
Marshal Luxembourg
Louis XIV
Louis the Great
Sir Francis Drake
Admiral Keppel
Little Keppel
Keppel
Algiers
Oliver Cromwell
Claverhouse
Mehemet Ali
Napoleon Bonaparte
le Petit Caporal
Iron Duke
Nelson
Waterloo
Pittsburg
The Value of Fresh Air for Health
A London Hospital article argues that outdoor life benefits morbid conditions, especially consumption, by purifying the air and restoring vitality. It claims indoor life with drafts, warm rooms, and crowded furnishings weakens even healthy individuals and that fresh air should be a constant practice, not occasional.
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London Hospital
Elijah and Elisha Jordan crossing lesson meditation
The sermon on II Kings ii 6 15 emphasizes Elisha clinging to Elisha as Elijah is taken to heaven in a whirlwind. It links Gilgal Bethel Jericho and Jordan to stages of Christian growth and urges daily pursuit of Jesus with a spirit of surrender and readiness for God’s service.
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Elijah
Jordan
Elisha
Gilgal
Bethel
Ruth
Naomi
Ittai
David
Barnabas
Antioch
Jesus
Paul
Jericho
Joshua
Canaan
Heaven
Israel
God
Christ
Peter
John
Eskimo Huskies and Wild Wolf Traits Examined
George E Walsh notes in North American Review that circumpolar wild dogs resemble wolves, roam vast snow fields with wolves, and Eskimos breed the huskie a rough term for Hikimo. These sled dogs inherit wolf blood and can deteriorate when mixing with wild packs, proving hardy, swift, and keen yet prone to fleeing.
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George E. Walsh
North American Review
McKinley Dinner Prompted Cow at White House
The Ladies Home Journal recalls a White House family dinner after McKinley’s inauguration. Mother McKinley, happy yet observant, urged the President to keep a cow for ample cream, and he agreed they could afford it.
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McKinley
White House
Ladies’ Home Journal
William
Funny Elisha and the barber price joke
Elisha jokes about going bald and needing a haircut for half price. The barber responds that they always charge double when they have to hunt for the hair, a humorous exchange from the Boston Traveler.
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Elisha
Boston Traveler
Bridge Builder Prompts Abbey to Eternity Question
A Pennsylvania Railroad chief engineer W H Brown was told by a clergyman he was the greatest bridge builder in the country. The clergyman asked if he could build a bridge to eternity and Brown replied yes if abutments could be furnished.
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W. H. Brown
Pennsylvania Railroad
Humor of the Hour Typewriter Learner in Cleveland
A Cleveland man learns to operate a typewriter with difficulty admitting slow progress and spelling by letter. He even spells words aloud and in his sleep, amusing his wife, minister, and himself as he hopes to speed up without losing accuracy.
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Cleveland
Goodby
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Fashion woes and rules hinder menswear reform
A Chicago Record verse laments last year’s sleeves and chic gowns. It notes women’s better tailoring and men’s strict regulation sizes. The piece mocks changing styles, social judgment, and the difficulty of altering male attire.
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Chloe
Reading a Polygamous Remark Sparks Light Verse
A quoted quip reflects playful gossip about love and aging. The remark captures a tongue in cheek exchange praising enduring affection with a humorous nod to polygamy. The light banter illustrates social humor in a newspaper column tone.
War talk across the ages in a Cincinnati Enquirer quip
An aged speaker notes that moderns know little of war, recalling Paul Jones era. A flippant youth retorts that war seems more like a slaughterhouse riot, capturing a lively exchange from the Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Paul Jones
Cincinnati Enquirer
Gown Sold After Tiny Price Markup Joke
A Chicago Post quip notes a gown sold for 21 dollars after a shopper believed she got a bargain. The seller had tried for a month with a 20 dollar price before raising it by 1.48 dollars to attract a buyer.
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Chicago Post
Lime Table Corrected June 27 1888 Sanborn Flanders Bean
Publication lists updates to rail timetable accuracy with Daniel W. Sanborn as General Superintendent Dana J. Flanders as General Passenger and Ticket Agent and W G Bean as Division Superintendent, reflecting railway staffing and service adjustments in 1888.
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Daniel W. Sanborn
Dana J. Flanders
W. G. Bean
Supe
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Marlboro
Guantanamo
Stumpy Celebrities
D. M. Stearns
Humor OF the Hour
Chicago
Darling
Judy
Fitchburgh Railroad
Hoosac Tunnel
Boston
Troy
Albany
Saratowa
Lake George
Adirondack
Catskill Mountains
Syracuse
Rochester
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Hamilton
Toronto
Detroi
Cinneinnati
St. Louis
Chip Aso
New York
Vermont
Canada
Rutland
Brandon
Middlebury
Vergennes
Burlington
St Albans
St. Johns
Ogdensburg
Ottawa
Montreal
Quebec
Fitchburg
Washington Street
Pepe Railroad
Watson
General Pass
New York, New Haven
Northboro
Clinton
Leominster
South Framingham
Southboro
A.m
Pie Sun
Framingham
A. m
Acton
Lowell
Framingham and Mansfield
Mansfield
C. Peter Clark
A.C. Kendall Gene
L Act
Assabet Hills
the Peoples Dry Goods Company
Maynard, Mass
Warlock
Maine
Southern Division
Massachusetts
UNION
Causeway Street
Belmont
P.m. Waltham
Wayland
East Sudbury
South Sudbury
Wayside Inn
Pee Eres
P. m. Rockbottom
M. Hudson
South Bolton
Berlin
South Clinton
Westrey Eton
Oakdale
Jefferson
Barre
Northampton
Ware
West
A. m. South Bolton
A. m. Hudson
A. m. Rockbottom
A.m. Wayside Inn
A. m. South Sudbury
A. m. East Sudbury
A.m. Wayland
A.m Weston
Marlboro Branch
G.P.A
South Acton
Maynard
Marlloro
Mars
Marlboro Acton
Whitman Crossing
Atarod
J.rufus Wales
Shawmut Ave
Marlboro, Mass
Robert W. Carter
Charles H. Jeons
Mawnard
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