Bunched Paragraphs Chronicle Sudden Deaths and Accidents
A digest of brief incidents from Ohio to Minnesota includes drownings in Columbus and Elmira, a self-inflicted blast in New Jersey, a bridge wreck in Pittsburgh, political notes on Taft and Roosevelt, attempted assassinations near Morocco, and various city news items. Also covered are streetcar collisions in St. Louis and Cleveland, deaths of notable figures, and local legal and social happenings from several states.
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Pittsburg
Lincoln Avenue
Roosevelt
Nelson A. Miles
Nash
Ohio
Taft
Manila
Muley Mohammed
New York
St. Louis
Joseph Brink
Elmira
N. Y
Sheets
Dow
After Many Days Love Returns at Wilbur Farm
Elizabeth Wilbur hosts a reunion tale of Alfred Gray, a former soldier, and Susie as the two announce their romance. Alfred travels 10,000 miles to claim Elizabeth, who awaits his return amid roses and shared memories. Susie reveals a planned marriage among friends and neighbors.
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Miss Wilbur
Alfred Gray
Charlie
Jim
Alfred
Elizabeth
Susie
Pye
Hing
Guay
Mr. Gray
Very Narrow Escape at Barbershop Masquerade Ball
A barber teases a nervous patron about being King Louis IV of France at a masquerade ball. The man bolts from the chair in panic, shouting about escape as the barber muses on the reaction and the scene on the street. The Detroit Free Press notes the odd episode at a barbershop setting.
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Louis Viv
France
Tonis Niv
King Louis Nev
Barbers
Detroit Free Press
Oldest Joke in Egyptian Inscriptions on Osiris Temples
A skewed tale from ancient records describes two craftsmen, a copper smith and a maker of images, quarrelling over dwellings. Their neighbor, a peace-loving man, asks for the cost of their work and pays daily until boss and neighbor alike see the irony of their trade. The anecdote appears in mythic accounts differing by locale.
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Osiris
Atlenes
Mepis
Aniet Inin
Ball Play In Church As Easter Monday Custom
In 14th century Chester ball games were common on Easter Monday, even in churches. Clergy joined in, bishops and deans bringing a ball too large for one hand and dancing to its rhythm during the antiphon as choristers passed it along. After services, locals feasted on a gammmon of Dacon and tansy pudding to symbolize the paschal herbs, with an old rhyme noting playful wagers and losses tied to the game.
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Chester
England
Bisho
Dean
Future of Young Lawyers Under Pressure in Modern Practice
A New York Press opinion cites a Supreme Court justice warning that new lawyers face fewer opportunities. Graduates often must join a firm at low pay, aiming for clerk or eventual partner, as big firms specialize in real estate, marine, civil, and criminal law, shrinking general practice.
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Supreme Court
Webster and Choate
New York Press
Curious Eating Habits From Al Djahez’s Era
An Egyptian reviewer cites Al Djahez a tenth century scientist noting delicacies of the era. Fleshes of young dogs and black cats were valued for protection against sorcery and the evil eye, while grasshoppers, scorpions, roast rats, and lizards appeared on tables. Serpents and horses were eaten, but only horses that were harnessed were served.
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al Djahez
Bassarah
Roobah
Mice that eat scorpions in Death Valley
In Death Valley a mouse has adapted to feed exclusively on scorpions. The scorpion wields a venomous sting on its tail, but the quick mouse leaps to the uplifted abdomen, bites off the sting, and makes a meal of its prey. This mouse reputedly is the only animal noted to relish scorpions.
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Death Valley
Nike
Gladstone and the Actor An English anecdote shared with theatrical workers
An English speaker told theater staff that Mr Gladstone, when asked about stage politics, quipped about the actors being mostly Conservative. The anecdote recalls a retort from Mr Tree suggesting scene shifters lean toward a different view.
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Gladstone
Abr Beerhols Tree
Arsenic as Life’s Paradox in Gautier’s View
The article quotes Professor Armand Gautier arguing that arsenic, though a noted poison, is a fundamental tissue element in all living beings. He cites physiological and clinical observations as reported by Luris Nature to claim arsenic is essential to life despite its deadly reputation.
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Armand Gautier
Fragmented comic exchanges cited in early clippings
A playful dialogue from the Touch and Detroit Prep Press features a wife’s remark about a book, a line on price, and a moral joke in a Sunday School exchange. The Philadelphia Bulletin adds a pun about commandments with Willie and a teacher, highlighting light editorial humor.
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Detroit Prep Press
Willie
Philadelphia Bulletin
Where He Got His Start
A Minneapolis Tribune quote notes Fillem the dentist began his career as a saw sharpener. The remark attributes his early training to that work and hints at his grim, methodical approach to dental files.
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Fillem
Minneapolis Tribune
Garden Size Sparks Remark in Somerville Journal
A brief exchange notes a garden appearing small until Barton says it grew after he began to tend it. The Somerville Massachusetts Journal records the casual remark reflecting a local humorous note on gardening.
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Barton
Somerville
Mass
What's Left After Death in Law and Estate
Witty exchange mentions death not ending matters. lawyers settle the estate. The dialogue hints at legal processes and the lingering duties surrounding inheritance and property.
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Bingo
Do You Walk Straight
A New York Times passage laments pedestrians who zigzag along sidewalks. The author notes even sober walkers veer from a straight line, increasing distance, and argues for steadier, undeviating steps when the path is clear.
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New York Times
Narrow Escape of Gold Seekers in Icy Crevasse
A small group of Alaskan gold seekers traversing a winter ice field cracks a thin surace and two men plunge fifty feet into a crevasse. A third man is saved when his gun jams the opening. Rescuers haul them out using blankets rope and hatchets. They are frostbitten and unconscious, slowly recovering days later.
How a Statue Grew from a Belgian Tree
A Belgian retiree near Charleroi trained a hornbeam into a life like mounted officer over ten years. The tree, dubbed General Tlantuern, draws many visitors daily as a remarkable feat of horticultural art and disguise.
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Belgium
Geo
Charleroi
Sack and dry sherris sack in English wine history
The text traces sherris sack as a dry wine term used by Shakespeare and its Spanish origin seco de Neves. It notes England’s import of sack around Henry VII’s era, aided by alliances with Ferdinand and Isabella and popularization under Elizabeth I with Cadiz trade.
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Falstaff
Seco de Neves
Spain
Seco
England
Henry VII
Ferdinand
Isabella
Etharbet
Essex
Cadiz
Gola
Tyro Sunsets Twice Daily at Leek England
The world’s only place with two sunsets daily is Leek in Staffordshire England. A jagged mountain to the west creates an opening through which the sun reappears after dusk. Gas lamps light first, then daylight returns before a second sunset ends the day.
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Leek
Stffordshire
Eengland
Manager promotes clerk after year's service
A manager tells a clerk that a young woman he placed at the counter a year ago now leads the department. The clerk reveals they married six months ago, accepting the change with humor.
A Weakness Overcome in Social Exchange
Dialogue snippet shows Mayme noting Alice’s bashfulness has faded as she embraces a self confident persona. Flossy remarks on Alice’s now haughty air reflecting a social shift in the group.
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Alice
Mayme
Pantomime Tale Highlights Max O'Rell Jest
A Detroit Journal piece recalls Max O'Rell in Montreal handling four national stereotypes with wit. He tests four men English Scottish Irish and French Canadian by a lunch table and delivers a nonverbal punch line that preserves his sharp edge without offense.
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Max O'Rell
Montreal
Detroit Journal
Lincoln’s Postmaster Pocket Joke In Early Presidency
A visitor recalls Abraham Lincoln jokingly asking if a postmaster was tucked in a pocket of his coat. Lincoln quips that no one could enter without bringing a postmaster, contrasting others who carried foreign ministers and collectors, in a moment of playful civility.
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Lincoln
Ile
Mr. Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Telegraph typesetting device by electric perforation
Paris reports M D Arseville presented to the Academy of Science an invention for telegraph typesetting. The electric current perforates characters on a moving band connected to a typesetting machine. It is claimed the system by M Rodmal will dispense with transcription for press use.
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Paris
M. D'Arseville
The
Academy of Science
M. Rodmal
Receiver Named for United States Shipbuilding Company
United States Judge Kirkpatrick granted the petition for a receiver for the United States Shipbuilding Company in Newark New Jersey. Counsel were given 24 hours to agree on a man to act as Receiver.
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Newark
N. J
United States
Kirkpatrick
R. B. Conklin
United States Shipbuilding Company
New Wagon Record by Lou Dillon at Glenville Track
Cleveland observers witnessed Lou Dillon set a mile wagon record at a Gentlemen's Driving Club matinee in Glenville. The owner C. K. G. Billings drove the horse to victory as a runner led the way, with Dillon closing to win in a time around 2.04 and a half seconds, leaving the crowd aiming for a repeat effort.
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Cleveland
Leu Dillon
Gentlemen's Driving Club
Glenville Track
C. K. G. Billings
Lou Dillon
Roosevelt Cables and Name Echo in Pittsburgh Visit
Will Open Pacific Cable in Oyster Bay on July 4 with Roosevelt sending messages to Governor Tett and Mr Mackay. In McKeesport Theodore Roosevelt Signet. newborn son of Mr and Mrs Signet, first boy named after the president in the family. father a Civil War veteran aged 62.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt Willi
Governor Tett
Aceive
Mr. Mackay
Theodore Roosevelt
Pittshurt
Signet
Willam I. Signet
McKeesport
Tomark
Damaged by a Storm Strikes WisconsinMinnesota
A severe windstorm followed by heavy rain damaged western Wisconsin and eastern Minnesota. Hundreds of acres of corn were laid low by the storm in the TaCrosse area and surrounding regions.
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TaCrosse
Wis
Wisconsin
Minnesota
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