Food Comedy With McCormick Family Supper
A guest to dine with Mr. C N McCormick, inventor of the reaper, endures a comic supper mix up as cornmeal mush and milk are served in separate bowls. The colonel is humorously teased over finishing both together, leaving him unable to continue through later courses, in a quaint tale from Cyprus Walt McCormick. The piece ends with a Frances Anne Kemble quotation about trust and belief.
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C. N. McCormick
Reaper
Cyprus
Walt McCormick
McCormick
Coronel
Lost One's Father a Methodist Circuit Rider in West Virginia
A historical fragment recalls a 1860s West Virginia Methodist circuit rider, father of Senator Dolilver, meeting a traveler en route to groundhog hunting. A teaching anecdote from New England grammar school includes a mistaken Longfellow origin tale and mentions Phoebe and Alfred Carey as close friends.
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Dolilver
West Virginla
Doldliver
Israel
New England Grammar School
Longfellow
Fog Shaped Portico Tale From Old Coast Fishermen
In a fogbound tale Captain Mansfield and peers recall a shore house with a lopside portico. A fisherman built the portico foundations in the fog after a windy afternoon, shaping the strange doorway as wind bent the beams and fog hid the sea.
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Trath
Careful Captain and the Clipped Wings
A British captain quarantined at Auckland due to fever acquired carrier pigeons and gave orders to his colored servant. When the captain later asked if the birds were cared for the servant replied that they were kept because the birds could not fly since their wings had been clipped.
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Auckland
New Zealand
Friends in Both Places by Mark Twain anecdote
In Philadelphia a hostess recalls Mark Twain remaining silent during a table talk on afterlife rewards and punishments. When pressed, he cites having friends in both places, explaining his reluctance to share his view.
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Mark Twaln
Philadelphia
Worn
Mr. Clemens
Lou
Forbearance and Nobility in Emerson Verse
Quoted lines praise forbearance and noble conduct, asking a friend to teach mutual loyalty. The text reflects Emersonian themes of restraint, courage, and virtue in speech and action.
Spurgeon Corrects Joke About Angels Pockets
A Cambridge mayor confronted the young preacher over a sensational remark about thieves in heaven. Spurgeon admitted the error and, after a later meeting, explained he had learned angels have no pockets. He vowed to correct the misstatement for his congregation.
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Cambridge
Spurgeon
Hils
Beaven
Young Spurgeon
Heaven
Mourning Board Surprises Manager at Funeral Scene
Standing Room Only details a manager meeting an actor wearing a mourning badge on his urn and claiming he just left a funeral. The actor says he attended to all arrangements and adds that there were so many mourners they were turned away, a remark the manager greets with sympathy.
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Success Magazine
Death Valley
Three shopkeepers clash in eastern street fire and receiver sales
In a crowded eastern city block three rival clothing stores competed by posting bold signs of a great fire sale and a receiver's sale. The middle proprietor, alarmed by the rival banners, called reinforcements and a commotion drew a large crowd as a makeshift sign reading Malo Entrance was stretched above his door.
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Lttle
Cae Moruolhy
The Lawyer and the Horse Trader
A New York World excerpt recaps a humorous exchange between a lawyer and a horse trader. The lawyer jokes about heaven and a price on virtue, while the trader boasts of kinship with a heaven-bound relative. The tale blends dry humor with a sly courtroom vibe and ends with the trader out talking the attorney.
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New York World
Curious Tombstone of a Clown Beneath Great Yarmouth
A parish churchyard statue at Great Yarmouth shows a clown seated in a tub being drawn by two swans across a river. The carving commemorates victims drowned when an iron suspension bridge collapsed as crowds hurried to witness a traveling entertainer.
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Great Yarmouth
England
Humorous Tramp Succeeds With Year Over Quarter
The judge scolds a humorous tramp and contemplates a sentence of a year rather than a year and a quarter. The tramp quips back asking the judge to swap the year for a quarter, a line recorded by the New York World.
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New York World
Unhappy Man and the Wives Tale in Beecher Quote
An aged man laments a string of failed loves as his first sweetheart dies the second flees and the third becomes his wife. The quote reflects on misfortune in love and echoes a Beecher sentiment about escape through heaven.
Stringing Pearls With Surgeon’s Silk Technique
A detailed account explains why jewelers string pearls on surgeon's silk, a durable flexible thread, with a mastered knotting system between each pearl. The article covers knot placement, pearl substitution, and the care required to produce a flawless necklace and collar fit. It notes the risks of gaps, weight, and the need for exact layout and adjustments.
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Simntl Price
New York
Thaddeus S. Dayton
Chilengo
Herald
A Tenderfoot Poker Tale From a Saloon Legend
A St Louis Globe Democrat tale retells a poker scam in a mining town saloon. A tenderfoot, lured by a sandwich distraction, is duped as a sixth card is slipped into his hand and eaten with his sandwich. The sharpers and bartender exploit the drinker for profit while the man remains unaware until his exit.
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Pat Sheedy
Tnle
Tenderfoot
Tie
Spence
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
A Cure and a Fee Peculiar doctor tale in business deal
Dr S Weir Mitchell recalls a wealthy patient seeking a cure for vertigo after European consultations. A Loudoun physician claimed to cure by ear wax removal. The patient paid 500 dollars, asked if cure was anticipated, and left, noting business ethics clashed with medical promises.
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S. Weir Mitchell
Europe
Loudoun
Fui
Fie
The Prize Present In A Wedding Gift Display
A bored guest discovers a valued Utamaro print among wedding gifts and confuses it with a mere ornament. He praises it loudly and plans to share the find, unaware it is the couple’s own gift to themselves. The bride gently reveals the print is their wedding present, not a collector’s prize.
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Los Angeles
Precisely That. Braggaby and Nocker Debate Workload
A Bay area dialogue echoes through the Baltimore American about overwork. Braggaby exclaims he is producing excessive output while Nocker notes the employer already described the workload as heavy. The exchange captures newsroom pressure and humor in a clipped, period tone.
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Braggaby
Nocker
Baltimore American
Plenty of Changes and Vanity in Concert Critique
A Pictaburg Post fragment notes fashion and weather themed talk. The piece critiques a concert as vanity driven, pressured by admiration and shifts in style. It references Hasiltt in an editorial, suggesting social critique rather than a reportable event.
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Pictaburg
Hasiltt
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Denton Journal
W. Johnson
Melvin & Johnson
Frances Anne Kemble
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Beecher
Denton National
Harvey L. Cooper
Charles W. Hobbs
T. G. West
Jas. A. Trazzare
William 1. Norris
Charles L. Hobbs
F. Baynard
Thos. B. Sparklin
Hillsboro
Denton
WM. H. Deen
Fowling Creek
M. Bates Stephens
Harry S. Dailey
Marydel
J. Dukes Downes
Thos. W. Jones
Ridgely
A. R. Wright
Chas. W. Hobbs
T. €. West
John L. Everngam
James H. Nichols
Denton National Bank
Savings Department
United States
H. M. Thompson
Hillsboro, Md
Denton Steam Laundry
Ice
Rairigh & Son
Proprietors
Smithy& Walls
Denton, Maryland
Kutter
T. H. Evans &Company, Fruit and Produce Commission Merchants
Light St
Baltimore, Md
WM. A. Smith
J. M. Haymaker
Ridgely, Maryland
Junker
E. Fayette
Charles
Eastern Shore
Caroline County Bank
Greensboro
Maryland
D. J. Zacharias, Sr
N. Horsey of
S. H
T. C. Horsey
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