Last white folks court in that region ends in mock trial
A makeshift Mississippi court held in Silas Perkins' yard tries Pete Davis for stealing Matt Stevens' rooster. The trial devolves into farce with jurors and lawyers speaking in dialect, yielding a faulty verdict under invented law, marking the region’s last white folks court.
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Mississippi
Canton
Silas Perkins
Pete Davis
Shanghai
Matt Stevens
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Pete
Jim Prisbie
Getting Used to It in Society
A Washington Star note quotes Mr. Cuniros reflecting on social adaptation. He says he feels more at home in his own house and that at receptions people rarely edge him toward introductions to his wife and daughters, implying improved comfort and privacy in social settings.
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Murt Stevens
rooster
Mr. Cuniros
Washington Star
An Invitation from London Tit Hits
A playful exchange unfolds as Georgel teases a kiss and the woman retorts to overlook the worst side of things in a cheeky London Tit Hits moment.
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Grangers Mutual Fire Insurance Company
London
Ambiguous admonitions discussed in family court notes
A mother warns against men approaching while she and daughter Charles discuss a court matter. The note records a tense exchange within a household as they seek resolution, with the judge mentioned as involved in the proceeding.
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Charles
Commonwealth Male Quartet at Chautauqua
The Commonwealth Quartet delivers a lively program with clever costumes and versatile performances. They croon with banjo accompaniment while the first tenor plays piano and the baritone delivers humorous readings, drawing large crowds in cities earlier this season. This summer at the Chautauqua, their entertaining acts promise two cheerful hours of music and humor.
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Commonwealth Quartet
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chimes
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salon
Warlike Albanians Compared to Highlanders of Scotland
The piece notes Albanian fierceness and patriotism likened to 16th century Scottish highlanders. It cites Foster Frazer on quick tempers, readiness to defend honor, and Albanian music evoking bagpipes. It mentions blood feuds and lifelong fraternities, including Mirdites, where two men vow loyalty and a shared love interest leads to a dramatic, fatal end.
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highlands
Scotland
Foster Frazer
Albania
Chicago News
Japan's wedding shrine becomes empire's wedding rite
The Hibiya daijingu in Tokyo popularized shrine weddings after Dr Takagi introduced Western style rituals. At the ceremony the head priest blesses the couple, they vow lifelong devotion before the gods, and the reception follows at a hotel or restaurant with a Japanese menu.
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Hibiya
Browning and Votes for Women
Browning once supported women’s advancement and praised education for women but near life’s end he opposed some recent women’s rights actions. His biographer notes he might have supported franchise, and he even considered writing a play for the movement which could have influenced Elizabeth Robles decades earlier.
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Browning
Robert Browning
Sutherland Orr
Elizabeth Robles
Real Roof Gardens and Norse Log Cabin Roofs
A Norfolk age style piece describes rural Norway log cabins built from Leavy pine logs with sod roofs that are water tight when properly laid. It blends anecdotal reflections on rooftop scenery with notes on wild pansies roses and daisy roofs and cites Paget on medicine as life creating work.
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Norway
Craftsman
Velocity of Light and Cosmic Distances
Velocity of light measured by Simon Neewomb is 209860 kilometers per second or 180227 miles per second in vacuum. Night arrives here from the Moon in 1.8 seconds and from the Sun in 8 minutes 10 seconds. From the nearest star about 435 light years, from Sirius 87 light years, from Arcturus not less than 40 years, and from others vastly more remote ranging 1000 to 5000 years.
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Simon Neewomb
Sirius
Arcturus
Schoolroom Humor From New Zealand Howlers
A collection of schoolboy misprints from New Zealand plays on words. Entries include Gross darkness nine hundred and forty four times darker than ordinary darkness Marcon the flavoring for puddings and Charon a man who fried soles over the sticks reflecting playful slips of spelling and meaning in student writing.
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New Zealand
Marcon
Charon
A Mere Bagatelle in St Louis Hotels Sale
A waiter in St Louis purchased a hotel from the Ops over ten years ago. Report notes he used part of the money for other ventures while details of the remaining funds are unclear. The Enquirer commentary questions how the rest of the money was allocated.
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Bagatelle
Gabe
St Louis
Steve
Cinemoat
Enquirer
Why I’m Learning French Joke From Tit Bits
A London Tit-Bits quip notes someone learning French after adopting a dog from France. The joke hinges on the dog not understanding English, highlighting language miscommunication with a light humorous twist.
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France
London
Purpore Not Talent Drives Men to Labor Rise
Quoted aphorism notes that men seek purpose, not talent or power, emphasizing the drive to labor and rise. The line attributed to Gulver Lytton contrasts achievement with continuous effort and determination.
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