Many farflung notes spark talk of wealth power and sport
An array of brief items cites Salvation Army converts, buffalo near Winnipeg, and a high stakes iron ore contract. It notes the Duke of Marlborough’s Australian bride, Embassy painting funds, and royal concerns over Afghan suppression. Also mentioned are a New York Philadelphia Traction venture, a criminal photo album, a vast iron ore mine plan, and a proposal for annual Anglo American athletic trophies amid Yale and Oxford track history.
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Duke of Marlborough
Jonstead
Wiss Morgan
London Telegraph
America
England
Philadelphia Life
Yale
Oxford
Owen
Economic contrasts and curious notes from distant lands
A roundup of diverse 19th century observations cites two centuries of growth in England, U S school enrollment, crime imports in Brazil, Italian exile policy, bribe versus duty debates in South America, South cotton product values, the term Electrolor, a Harlem heredity anecdote, Austrian waste land policy, Alpine fodder output, and St Helens Island’s decline blamed on the Bucz Canal with calls in London to create work for islanders.
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Seys Harper's Weekly
St. Helens
Napoleon
Jamestown
London
Minneapolis Sets World Fastest Sea Vessel Record
Harper's Weekly notes the triple-screw cruiser Minneapolis achieved 23,078 knots on trial, fastest sea going vessel. It credits U S design and finish, cites a 25.02 knot spur t for nearly two miles, and says sister ship Columbia also exceeded 24 knots. The Minneapolis earned a 414,000 bonus amid tense, dramatic testing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper’s Weekly
Minneapolis
United States
Columbia
Wrace
Curious Hindu leaf truth ritual described by Sun text
The New York Sun notes a Hindu practice where a devotee holds a sacred pipal leaf and invokes deities to crush him if he lies while speaking truth. A rustling tree and listening gods accompany the ritual as villagers emphasize spoken words with reverent fear.
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Plusko
New York Sun
Brighter days promise faith in the world’s course
A poem fragment by F. L. Stanton in the Atlantic Constitution expresses enduring optimism. It notes brighter sunshine, rippling rivers, blooming May, and rainbow hues as evidence that goodness guides the world despite changing fortunes.
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Aadakia
Atonement at Aberdeen ends in quiet reversal
In Aberdeen an old court drama unfolds as Eliphalet Jenkins, famed for wit, loses a bribery case involving the P Q Railroad. A bribed witness collapses, the judge condemns the scheme, and Jenkins flees ruin to seek a final, ironic salvage. The tale closes with Jenkins’s death and a daughter’s marriage funded by the recovered funds.
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Aberdeen
Justice __ Stanley
Great
P. and Q. Railroad Company
Eliphalet Jenkins
Mr. Jenkins
Alexander Watson
Jericho
Justice Stanley
Watson
Miefortanne
Jenkins
Bencb
Congo
Danton
Conradlor Jenkins
Labit
Bunt
Rakenringe
Justice Greangoods
Lillian
Judge Staney
Lnw
Equity
Eliphalot Jenkins
Po &Q I. R. Co
Preaklent
Anso
Hia Lid
Hip
Bhuky
Boi
Hia
Hin
Jenkina
Judge Stanley
Jonking
Alexander Watrhon
Tenith Fox
Herbert Garrange
Lillian Watson
Julia Stanley
Aliphalet Jenkins
Herbert la Grange
Pittsburg
The Golden Chamber of Constantinople and Its Illumination
Bishop Liutprand reports the Golden Chamber in Constantinople as the palace’s grandest space. Theophilus and Constantine VII enriched it with a silver dining table, a central chandelier, a famed golden tree, mirrors, and silver-framed floral ceilings. The Pentapyrgion stood as a magnificent wood and gold structure used at imperial banquets for ambassadors.
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Liutprand
Cremona
Nicephorus Phocas
Constantinople
Justin
Theophilus
Constantine VII
Tho Viands
Leipeton
Constantina VII
Emperor i
Judges Work and the Burden of Opinion Writing
A Cincinnati Commercial Gazette reflection notes judges spend time drafting opinions rather than merely listening to court hearings. It highlights the care, research, and late-night preparation required, and mentions stenographers and the demanding daily workload, including weather-related delays.
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Ant
Budget of Fun and Witty Sketches from Various Sources
A collection of humorous quips and satirical exchanges drawn from multiple sources. Jests touch on vanity, misfortune, and social foibles, with snippets from critics, editors, and figures like Puck and Washington Star. Names like Truth and Life appear in concise, witty exchanges about fame, appearance, and fortune.
Threats and Ridicule in a Field Dispute
A quotation from the Boston Transcript reports a tense exchange in which one speaker warns of shooting if another crosses a field, while the other responds that Roge would not be shot, implying a defiant stance amid a dispute. The fragment hints at conflict and intimidation without full context or names.
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Roge
Boston Transcript
Unnamed Reflections on Grief and Lessons Learned
A fragment from a periodical quotes a boy weeping over a poisoned dog and a taunting line about foaling, followed by a terse exchange with Uncle Silas about a son returning from college. The tone mimics rural humor and moral commentary typical of Tarpor's Bazar.
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Silas
Fragmented humorous snippets from old papers
A collage of quips and cartoons from various papers includes a gag about a doctor advising a sleeping patient to count to five hundred, a marble statue compliment, political cartoon captions on photo graphs and gerrymandered looks, and a farewell line about fishing in a Punic style exchange.
Bouncer Debate Ends in Hiring Clash at Local Eatery
A restaurant owner seeks a muscular bouncer, insisting the applicant is the right man for trouble. The candidate asserts confidence, but the exchange reveals tension over fitness and readiness for the role.
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Cap
Humorous Exchange Fragments From Various Tales
A collage of pasted comic snippets shows a punchline style about mind readers, stage performers, and a clock repairer turned fugitive. Notes include a Washington Star line on a dino farm, a Harlem Life quip, Boston Journal's Desperate Case, and Harper's Bazaar anecdote with a backwoods clock disaster and fear of exposure.
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Villany
Harper’s Bazor
The Hook and Sandy Hook Legacy of a Distant Shore
Harper's Magazine recounts Sandy Hook and the Shrewsbury Inlet as a living primeval landscape. It notes the ancient dune forest, rare Eastern flora, a 1764 stone lighthouse whose light faded in 1776, Tory encampments, Captain Kidd lore, and modern U S Ordnance grounds with beacon lights and a cholera quarantine post.
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Hook
Shrewsbury
Sandy Hook
New York
Old Monmouth
Henry Clinton
Monmouth
Hendrik Hudson
Kid
United States Ordnance Department
Hera Algo
Hamburg
Harper's Magazine
Remodeling Hats Turn Idle Stock Into Saleable Goods
The article notes hat retailers remodel unsold stock into fashionable hats by blocking and trimming, then place them back on shelves. Despite modest profit, remade hats clear idle stock, exposing buyers to sun and street wear.
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Hate Faily
Thos Guoda
Evening Song Amid Night Wind and Moon
A lyrical verse from the New York Tribune depicting night sounds and nature waking to day. It emphasizes the moon, dew, willows, and the poet’s maternal tenderness as the world rests. The piece blends imagery of birds, flowers, and rivers with a prayerful, affectionate tone.
Quick Collage of Witty Cracks Across Periodicals
A volley of quips from Detroit Tribune Chicago inter Ocean Chicago Post Tit Bits Harper's Bazar Harlem Life Indianapolis Journal Washington Star New York Weekly Truth Brooklyn Life and Good News presents playful exchanges about love work fashion and social manners. The snippets showcase humorous exchanges and lighthearted banter between editors poets and common folk.
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Detroit
Tribune
George
Adal
Jimmie—‘Paps
Papa
Chicago inter-Ocean
Dave
Chicago Post
Miss Hull
Ling
Robbie
Harper’s Bazar
Marin
Washington Star
Nurac
Jack Manley
Willy
Willy Wesktop
Jack
Harper's Bazar
New York Weekly
Soakley
Wagley
Romson
Brooklyn
Dawkins
Rupert
Maud
Cynicus
A Ludicrous Mistake on Pine Street
The Lewiston Maine paper recounts a humorous misidentity on Pine Street where a quiet visitor is mistaken for a washer and ends up revealing herself as a neighbor. A separate note adds a Paterson New Jersey trolley conductor resigning for being short and unable to reach the bell.
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Pine Street
Swith
Mra Brown
Mrs. Brown
Lewiston
Paterson
N.J
Prasungers
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Wiman
The
Constitution
New York and Philadelphis Traction Company
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Philadelphis
Chicago Herald
Ihis
Binsbik
Lake Superior
Cour As
Brazil
Red Sea
South
Rochester Post-Express
New York Press
Press
Harlem
Austria
Jesson
New York Dispatch
Horaca
F. L. Stanton
Herbert
Grange
Slowey
Ale Waa
Watsons
Lilian
Stanley
Cole
Linsey-Woolsey
Ontakirty
Am Prent
Secon
Mra Watson
Elipholet Jenkins
Momma
Singh
Euphalet Jenkins
Faery
Alexander Watnon
Bach
Indianapolia Journal
Quericus
Hautmonds
Dudge
Puck
Tre Test
Amtle
Jtender Hearted
Packer
Porqua Packer
Indianapolis Journal
Gilvert
Cincinnati
Patewell
Antipolo
Nimrod
Antipole
Antipola
Boaton Courier
Nts
Macaulay
Syry
Boblad
Boston Journal
Sandy’ Hook
Iuy
New York Tribune
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