Jewett Elected President of National Bank
Harry E. Jewett of Jean Albany has been elected president of the Sec gmi National bank GioLicily, succeeding Earl Siwin who resigned. Jewett, a leading New York lawyer, will devote time to the bank while Charles I. Jewett and Mr. Bulleit will handle the law business. Disjointed late section discusses Disraeli’s walking sticks anecdote from Gibraltar and a Brighton shop sales pitch.
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Second National Bank of
New Albany
Earl S. Gwin
Harry E. Jewett
Jean
Sanve Lis
Loswom
Ihak
Cay Firs
Jewett
Walyer Vo Phaller
Dru
Salsity Jewett
Harry Jewett
One Bank
Charles 1. Jewett
Bulleit
Mr. Bullett
Floyd Circe
Sieger
Corydon
Disraeli
Gibraltar
Brighton
London Chronicle
Noisy Newsload Delays Planned Next Week
Readers are told there is an overload of reports and decorations awaiting next week. The note asks to hold until after the weekend for sorting and posting.
Mothers Day Observed at Local Church Service
The church observed Mothers Day last Sunday with a special sermon by Rev. Cossabuom and an elegant basement dinner for about thirty women over seventy, plus a Sunday school event welcoming 17 babies. The librarian’s monthly report notes no days open, 200.28 new patrons, and 65 volunteers.
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Obseranes Drothers
Cossabuom
Siay
Lydd
Nevels
Labeary
Decoration at New Middletown Church Planned
The Modern Wece and Royal Neighbors of New Middletown announce a decoration series at M. kh. church on Sunday June Vth at 1 o clock. Rev L T Yasser of Corydon will deliver the address and the New Middletown Band will furnish the music. Sunday schools will participate.
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New Middletown
M. Kh
Plac
L. T. Yasser
Corydon
Soot and smoke causes and cultural glimpses across eras
Soot forms from incomplete combustion and affects buildings and statues through acids and decay. The text cites soot’s dependence on furnace distance, temperature, air, and firing, and notes cultural anecdotes from Emerson to Chinese theater and London papers, including remarks on hospitality and breakfast preferences.
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New York American
Who Was Daffydownhilly and the Tales Behind Her
In this Century excerpt W T Farned riffs on the nursery figure Daffydownhilly, pondering her identity and motives. The piece muses on Mother Goose style lore, asking who the character was, whether she appeared in towns, and if her strange acts signaled deeper meanings in fairy tale tradition.
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Daffydownhilly
Mother Goose
Teleus
Steverson
Rudyard Kiting
Dilly
Juantless
Banbury Cross
Margery
W. T
Rainy-day encounter echoes fashion humor
In a light vignette a friend meets a man walking in the rain who resists carrying an umbrella to avoid seeming underdressed. The exchange humorously notes vanity and social perceptions of propriety, with a Boston Advertiser quip about not wanting to appear poorly dressed.
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Boston Advertiser
Remarked Miss Edith’s Excused Absence and Money Request
A fragment from the Baltimore American shows Edith’s mother asking a teacher to excuse her daughter for missing school after falling in mud. The text also includes a terse exchange about marriage, consent, and a $10 loan to Joe.
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Edith
Joe
Baltmore American
Nature of Man and Loan Request Discussed
A brief New York Times exchange shows Mrs Crawshaw and Crabships debating a loan request. The man asking for credit is described as a friend, with lingering tension about the repayment and the social consequences.
Goldfish and Japanese ethics in a single column
The article notes varieties of Japanese goldfish with prices from 25 cents to 5 dollars and advises salt water as a remedy for sick fish. It then discusses long lived goldfish in Washington aquariums and contrasts 1800 era female obedience doctrine with twentieth century shifts, referencing Kate Upson Clark in Leslie's.
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Washington
Japan
Suze
Kaibara
India
Persia
Turkey
China
Kate Upson Clark
Leslie’s
Plants Grow on Telegraph Lines in Porto Rico
An odd plant growth known as emrrent bushes forms on telephone and telegraph wires in Porto Rico. In Ponce the problem prompts replacing old insulators as roots and crowns of these plants thrive on damp air, with shipping notes showing a Baltimore orchid firm seeking payment before completion of a long-delayed order.
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Porto Rico
Ponce
Consideraine
Do You Think Jack Has Some Hand?
The passage shows a social exchange among women about handsome looks. An unattached woman compliments a engaged girl and claims to prefer her own face as the past Indianapolis News item suggests.
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Jack
Indianapolis News
Egotism Defined in Wry Cartoon Quote
A Chicago Record-Herald quotation defines an egotist as a man who makes a crooked signature and assumes others will understand it, highlighting humor about self-importance.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Exchange of Styles and Time in a Quotation Parable
A brief dialogue contrasts changing styles with lasting life. The exchange hints that time wasted is not truly lost, while a person’s enduring conduct matters more than fashion or pose.
Tolstoys Handwriting Reveals Family Skillets and Struggles
In Revue de Varis Count Elie Tolstoy recalls his mother's near blind work deciphering his father’s scrawl. She brought eyes close to the paper and spent evenings correcting illegible passages, while the father wrestled with the message and spelling.
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Tolstoy
Elie Tolstoy
Ted
Papa
The hunt for elephant skin bags and its costs
The Washington Star notes the scarcity of live elephant skin for bags. It argues leather makers face a burden if contracts insist on many skins at once, since elephants rarely die near cities and popular elephants tour with circuses.
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Washington Star
Primitive barbatutas crave action over reading
Ferbert Strang in T. P.'s Weekly argues boys prefer incidents and adventures to books. He laments reading as dull unless wrapped in vivid pictures and real life thrills, noting youths weave romance into ordinary moments.
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Barbatutas
Steverson
Ferbert Strang
T. P.'s Weekly
London
Coining a Word and the Phantom Nation Myth
The Chicago Record-Herald derides the idea that dictionaries are flawless noting Worcester once included phantom nation as illusion a doctored coinage from Jodrell based on Pope. The unfounded term spread in pre 1890 dictionaries before being dropped.
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Worcester
Jodrell
Pope
Chicago Record-Herald
Freight Train Wreck on Georgetown Trestle Delays Traffic
A freight train derailed last Sunday morning on the Georgetown trestle with twelve cars leaving the track. None fell from the trestle and only minor damage occurred, though the incident halted traffic for several hours.
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Georgetown
Shake Off Your Rheumatism with Chamberlains Liniment
An advertisement urges readers to try Chamberlains Liniment for rheumatic pains and promises quick relief. It promotes a twenty five cent bottle sold by all dealers and notes.
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Jne
Comic Anecdotes From a Maine Supreme Court Session
A Maine Supreme Court session features Appleton, famed wit, clashing with a pompous longwinded rival. A blunder provokes quips about inoculation and business, while a language drill yields a pun about indisposition.
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Supreme Court of
Maine
Cneated
Appleton
New England
Unien
Lippincott
How do you like your new teacher Tommy
A visitor asks Tommy about his new teacher and the boy replies he dislikes her, noting she is as fussy as his mother. A second quote from Chesterfield remarks that a man cannot improve in a company without respect and some restraint.
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Tommy
Chicago News
Chesterfield
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