Dan and Cassady Stabbing Case Recounted in Court
The article describes a Pennsylvania county case Commonwealth vs Cassady on a charge of malicious stabbing. Witness Buck Briant Testifies about election day events leading to the stabbing and includes dialogue and local names. The narrative also shifts to scenes of family life and a critique of fashionable society and marriage.
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Circuit Court of
Pennsylvania County
Commonwealth
Cassady
Berg
Buck Briant
Ringgold
Mr. Cole
Uncle Buck
Harris
Cole
Juige
Ewine
Buchanan
Filmo
Buck
Neighor Harris
Harris Settin
Elijah Cassady
Ariv
Elijah
Darter
Jane
Sally
Johnson
Whitfield Cassidy
Whitfield
Kiah Cassidy
Kiah
Politix
Excuse my glove and other social quirks
The piece critiques the phrase excuse my glove used when offering a handshake and argues gloves are now common and no excuse is needed. It notes the habit traces to earlier times when bare hands signified goodwill and that removing gloves would be a social bore. It also offers a recipe for stiffening collars and cuffs and closes with a remark about believing lies.
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Scribner’s Monthly
Colt’s Arm
Batterson
Journalism and the ego in newsroom culture
The St Louis Globe critiques newspaper managers as overconfident, noting editing requires apprenticeship and hard work. It contrasts editors’ self view with lawyers and doctors, and observes fashion trends like monogram garters among girls, ending with a riddle about what is smaller than a mite’s mouth.
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The
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Pallas
America
Mark Twain speaks at Hartford dinner for insurers
The Courant reports Mark Twain delivering a long satirical speech to Hartford insurance men. He praises the insured and insurance industry, mocks pleasure in accidents, and rails at poets and politics, with jokes about accidents and policies, showing Twain's sharp humor at the event.
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Samuel L. Clemens
Mark Twain
Hartford
the Courant
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