Baseball Humor from a British Writer Describes U S Game
The piece reviews Elon Chillingly Butler-Stout's humorous but informed take on American baseball. It highlights his clear explanation of rules and positions such as outs, ins, pitcher, catcher, first to home plate, and umpire decisions. The tone admires the foreign observer’s accurate, conservative portrayal and vivid descriptions.
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Chillingly Butler-Stout
Ilon
Chillingly Butler Stout
Cutler-Stout
Celal
Parthan
Eiles
Dickens
Kipling
Ian Chillingly Butler
Stout
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Cocaine and coca leaf chewing described in early study
A historical account explains cocaine as an alkaloid from the coca leaf used by travelers in Peru to curb hunger and fatigue. It notes initial belief in food value, but confirms cocaine merely dulls the nerves that drive hunger and exhaustion.
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Peru
Min
Trouble Meets Stranger in Mysterious Postcard Tale
A worn gray haired man encounters a mysterious stranger who introduces himself as Trouble. The man, surprised by their meeting, jokes about aging while dodging the other’s presence, as recounted in the Cincinnati Enquirer style.
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Trouble
Clincinnati Enquirer
The Kiss Feminine IllustBits Conversation
A fragment from Illustrated Bits shows a terse dialogue between a brother and sister about choosing a Penton outfit. Sister hushes as they discuss an upcoming crowd and a kiss, hinting at a playful or provocative scene.
Pa asks what literature means in old print
A St Louis Post Dispatch quip parses literature as writing printed in an expensive form. The brief note frames a playful exchange on the nature of literature with a wry tone.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Wish vs Ambition Highlight in Chicago News
A concise reflection from Chicago News notes that many overlook the difference between a wish and a real ambition. The piece stresses action, discipline, and clear goals as keys to turning desire into measurable progress.
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Chicago News
Glimpses of London Executions and Broadside Lore
The piece recounts historical execution customs in London including public hangings, last dying speeches, and post execution rites. It notes broadsides printed for convicts like Edward Dennis the public hangman, the Green Dragon guest receptions, and traders selling relics and obituaries alongside ballads in Seven Dials areas. It mentions Dennis briefly resuming work after reprieve and his robe sale to a fraudster, with odd anecdotes about fortune telling and old-time shops.
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Newcate
John Hollingshead
London
Green Dragon
Fleet Street
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Thitef
Edward Dennis
Gorden
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Sheriffs of
Cain
General Sam Houston and a torn wedding tale from recollections
A historical reminiscence notes General Sam Houston's patrician bearing and honor. It recounts his 1829 marriage to Eliza Allen ending in separation under painful circumstances. The bride alleged she wed to please her father, and Houston vowed a wife not to be a slave, with later references to Lee resigning as governor and remarriage in 1810.
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Sam Houston
Wouston
Eliza Alen
Elouston
Doughis
Louston
Lee
Nashville
Wasing
Margaret Moffette
Kentucky Brother Surprises Kin on Broadway Visit
A Kentucky man traveling to New York to surprise his brother ends up at a costly Broadway hotel grill room. After paying a hefty breakfast bill and a 20 cent tip dispute, a clerk directs him to his sibling at the Blank Hotel, where the brother is dining.
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Broadway
Blank Hotel
Blank
Louisville Times
A Tart Critic and the Abbe Aubignac Tragedy
A brief excerpt discusses the Abbe Aubignac famed for dramatic theory and his silence before writing a tragedy Nims It records a critic who resented Aubignac for following Aristotle and another voice condemning the precepts that led to the tragedy
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Man watches wife vote in booth at polling place
In a Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet a husband remarks on his wife voting with men nearby. The practical man frames his view on the scene as the wife enters the booth and others discuss the act of voting.
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Nace
Jaqufred
Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Nervous Patient Ice Cold Phinze Dreaded Cure
A Washington Star quip records a doctor recommending an ice cold phinze each morning to a nervous patient. The patient retorts that the ice cold plunge would worsen insomnia and keep him awake, illustrating a humorous clash over medical folklore.
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Washington Star
Gave a Respite The Doctor-How the patient this morning
The patient appears improved yet worried, the wife notes. The doctor responds by promising not to end treatment for a month to help his morale. Chicago News reports on a tense medical case and patient anxiety.
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Hin
Chicago News
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