Amusing Rail Car Wit Plays On Priest In Comical Exchange
A London Globe report recounts a Compiegne to Paris railroad carriage joke. A passenger boasts of humor aimed at a priest who boards at an intermediate stop. The priest feigns surprise and asks about papers, then hears the claim the devil is dead. He then offers two orphaned sons, leaving the wit to depart.
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Paria
Compiegne
Rove
Monsieur le Cure
Jondon Globe
Misa Barbara Kral
Highlandtown
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Sole Propa
Cuticura Remedies
Boston
Mass
The Man from Out West Helps a Struggling Widow
Margaret Grady, widowed by a tragic accident, runs a boarding house in a distant town to support her daughter Madge. The quiet, hard worker receives aid from the mysterious man from the west who becomes a steady, unspoken ally as she recovers from a collapse and manages her household with the help of Mrs Hunt.
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Margaret Grady
Margaret
Madge
Maud
Out West
Helga
Mrs. Hunt
Mr. Hunt
Mader
Rural suitor courts under rancher’s claim
He seeks a wife and wealth, hailing from a big ranch with money in the bank. She hesitates yet confesses care for him. He declares education for the girl and proclaims love, lifting her chin as they kiss amid tense, intimate moment.
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Margaret
Elrl
New Haven Register
Record Rail Expansion Marks Promontory Standard Forty Years On
Forty years after Promontory Summit the Chicago Milwaukee and Puget Sound Railway completed a westward extension to Seattle and Tacoma. It spans about 1400 miles from the Missouri to the Pacific, with 60 million cubic yards excavated, 360 600 yards of tunnel, twenty miles of bridges, and 200 000 tons of eighty five pound rail laid at a cost of 85 million dollars. Regular freight and local passenger service to follow after ballasting near June 1 1909. The line west to Butte Montana has operated since September 1908.
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Union Pacific
Pacffc
Promontory Point
Ogden
Utan
Thomas Durant
Gov
Leland Stanford
California
Leslie
Prestie Coast
Chicago
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Chicago, Milwaukee and
Any Inc
Missouri River
Seattle
Tacoma
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Butte
Mont
Pearls of Thought Aphorisms and Quotes from Various Authors
A collection of maxims and reflections from Tersteegen Ralph Waldo Emerson Orville Dewey James Martineau Robert Louis Stevenson Orison Swett Marden B I Alford and others. The lines cover willpower morality judgment behavior and virtue with reflections on self and society.
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Tersteegen
Ralph Waldo Imerron
Heaven
Orville Dewey
James Martineau
No Vegetables for Henry Ends in Medieval England
The text notes Henry Will’s reign as limiting local edible roots like carrots and turnips in Ing land. It cites imports for table vegetables at royal banquets and mentions celery’s English introduction by a French marshal Taillard. A quoted joke questions the cherry tree myth about George Washington, reflecting on human nature across generations.
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Henry Will
Hume
Ingland
England
Taillard
Marlborough
George Washington
Parmer Corntessel
Mms
A man and his view on blondes and manners
The passage offers a fragmentary reflection on human nature and social behavior. It touches on courting, gender expectations, and the idea that politeness or apology is often scarce in interactions, with a humorous note about three generations shaping a gentleman.
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New York
Remarkable Facts About the Tongue by Dr Souchon
The essay cites Dr Souchon of New Orleans claiming the tongue, nose, and skin are organs of special sense that perform other functions. He notes the tongue is the only organ besides the heart with a base body and apex and the only one that can protrude from its cavity. He discusses dual structure for motor and sensory functions, color variation, and three kinds of nerves, with mucong membranes and raptime differences across regions.
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Souchon
New Orleans
Motton
Leslie's Weekly
Quips and Quirks from the New York Press
A string of brief humorous items from the New York Press. A Navy plan to refrigerate magazine stores is noted alongside a patient skewering a doctor. A joke about a man who quits whisky and soda ends with a twist.
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Ieller
New York Press
Memoirs of Dan Rice the Clown of Our Daddies
A book by Maria Ward Brown promises broad humor from Dan Rice the One Horse Show proprietor. It features jokes, caustic wit, stories, songs, and entertainments from Civil War era humor, priced 1.50 postpaid from Book Publishing House, 134 Leonard St New York.
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Dan Rice
Maria Ward Brown
Publc
Artemus Ward
Book Publishing House
Leonard St
Postum Promotion Cites Coffee Health Claims
An article advocates a 10 day coffee abstinence trial with Postum to test health effects. It recounts testimonials on headaches and nervousness linked to coffee, praising Postum as a cure and urging readers to compare outcomes. It also notes regional farming trends and market updates on wheat, potatoes, peaches, oats, and corn.
Emperor William reviews Doeberitz maneuvers with football aim
Berlin dispatch notes Emperor William inspected Doeberitz military exercises where sharpshooting featured. He remarked football should train temper and vigor, noting its play in the United States and England as beneficial for soldiers.
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Berlin
Wiliam
Doeberitz
Tie
United States
England
Milk Exchange price list and assorted farm commodities
A dense price list shows Milk Exchange standard quality milk at 2 cents per quart. The sheet enumerates butter, cheeses, beans, meats, poultry, produce, and staples with varied pricing for multiple regions and grades. Several line items list state dairy products, fruit assortments, vegetables, grains, and live stock, reflecting a broad market snapshot.
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CBS
Plana
OA Pacific Coaat
N. O
Reeves
Catses
Taft Accepts Invitation to Wesleyan Installation
President Taft will attend the installation of Dr. W. A. Shantdin as president of Wesleyan University in Middletown Connecticut by November. Portraits For Embassies to adorn American embassy walls. reproductions include Washington Jefferson Lincoln and Taft. Clay Begins Third Term as Georgia Senator. President Taft journeys funded by $25,000 travel allowance approved by the House.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
W. A. Shantdin
Wesleyan University
Middletown
Conn
Washington, Jefferson
Lincoln
Clay
Aga
Georgia
Senator Bacon
House
Old Gallows for Vermin and a Tree Trunk Alternative
The piece recalls historic gamekeeper vermin gallows in forests and notes a shift away from public displays. It mentions tree trunk gallows as a quieter substitute and reflects on social reactions, with a London standard quote about the fading practice. It also includes a light exchange about economy and a note on banana prices in Colombia.
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London Evening Standard
Universal Ownership and the Umbrella Question
A man argues for universal ownership valuing need over property rights while Miss Cayenne cites umbrellas as an example of its poor results. The piece contrasts this with Turkey moving toward better roads and a planned Damascus to Baghdad motor car service, funded by state spending.
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Miss Cayenne
Washington Star
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