Franklin, Jefferson, and the Declaration's fate
In John Gilmer Speed's account in The Saturday Evening Fort, Franklin’s age, status, and humor are weighed as the reason he was not chosen to write the Declaration. The piece notes Congress feared his jokes, and recounts Hancock’s pledge to stay united. Franklin reportedly quipped we must hang together or hang separately.
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Feranisu
Puzsle
Franklin
Thomas Jeferson
John Gilmer Speed
Pranklin
Congress
Hancock
Frankling
George Augustus Sala
Greece
Judescent
Salacthis
Amelert Grreek Epleranis
Sir Idan Knowls
Draatist
Mr. Sala
Skolastikos
Mis sionary tale and social quirks from a busy era
A divinity student debates a tramp aboard a freight caboose in a missionary narrative, while a Yale-educated impostor exposes the student’s folly. A New York restaurant attendant, tipped by years of customers, buys a costly uptown home, provoking curiosity about his wealth and status.
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Cyrus Townsend Brady
Great West
L.adies
Yale
Comicis
Bint
New York
Trello
Iris Questioner
New York Sun
Farce and Ghosts in Old Tales of City Life
A collage of anecdotes recounts Hop Sing pressing a mandarin to repave a street, a Thoreau ghost in Concord, a billiard dog trick, a Manchester prank with a driving dog, and a New Orleans post office whip tale. Names include Hop Sing, Thoreau, Louisa May Alcott, and Mme. Thoreau, with scattered references to the Cort street paving and a billiard table incident.
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New Orleans
Theo
Starkis
Hostes
Fragmented Historic Meantime Tale Fragment
The garbled OCR text shows a ghastly tiler on a white horse at a gate speaking to a sick man at a window. A tatter answers Ena whispering a warning about tying a horse to a tree and not letting his wife see.
Thighs and Sins at a Gaelic Funeral
A collection of antiquated anecdotes discusses the male thigh as a marker of life and labor, then shifts to the sin eater at Gaelic funerals where bread and beer bear the sins of the deceased. The piece moves to a humorous tale of a Hungarian diploma forgery and ends with a note on salt's effect on food, cited from Ladies' Home Journal.
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Manchester
Ino
Juand
Joker
Cavehoua
London
Ehaif
Venice
Cuba
Mexico
P. Hopkinson Smith
Frank Lesiie
Popular Monthly
Gill
Wales
Highlands
Scothand
Kansas City Independent
Gossip and scandal swirl in small town life
A fragment from Brooklyn Life remarks on a bashful suitor behind a sofa and a sharp exclamation from offstage as a couple are startled. The piece bemoans perpetual gossip in small towns and questions why decent people tolerate such chatter.
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Brooklyn
Atchison ¢Lolie
Yorkshire viewer recalls Che and parishioner note
A Yorkshire reader recalls a note from a parishioner about Miss Jembison Brearley visiting the church on Saturday afternoon for an operation. The message warns prompt arrival as the cab is prepared by the hour. The fragment appears in Loudon Tit-Bits.
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Yorkshire
Che
Jembison Brearley
Satuday
Loudon
Simple System Joke on Wealth and Deception
A humorous exchange notes the rich man claiming wealth by “a very simple smellod” as a child and later, while wealthy, pretending to be poor to seem clever. The dialogue lampoons social climbing and appearances. The item references the Columbus State Journal and the Somerville Journal as sources.
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Columbus (Q
State Journal
Mozart in Paris Opera Debacle and a Lethargic Bachelor
A chaotic incident at an opera where Mozart shouted for D sharp after a wrong note disrupted the performance. The boos turned to applause as Mozart directed the production from the pit and the orchestra corrected the passage. Nearby anecdotes mention a Burns memorial fund and a lazy man in Washington, plus quips about Miss Catehem and General Fremont’s era.
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Husart
Mozart
Marseilles
Walking on the Walls in Peking Ignites Public Outcry
A historical note reports that Chinese women are barred from walking the city walls of Peking while Americans and Europeans freely exercise on open days drawing no objections. The piece contrasts cultural norms and public access in a colonial-era setting.
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Peking
Idol with Feet of Clay Quotation Sparks Debate
A quoted exchange from an Indianapolis Press column contrasts a woman's heartbreak with a blunt claim she returned to her lover due to hunger. The back-and-forth touches on ideals, love, and practical needs, implying tension between romantic illusion and survival.
Stubb and guard stop gas scare at prison vigil
A Chicago News account reports a guard acted quickly when informed of escaping gas, seizing his gun amid a tense prison vigil. No injuries are mentioned and details are limited to the cited alert and response.
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Stubb
Penn
Chicago News
Questioning Minds Echo in Indiana Journal
A fragment from the Indianapolis Journal quotes a line about fools asking more questions than wise men answer, noting the claim as a pointed aside within the paper’s reader dialogue. The brief hints at a spirited exchange reflecting public opinion and editorial tone.
Quote on learning and Australia population estimate
A historical quotation notes that learning remains extensive and imperfect, citing Jeremy Taylor. It adds an estimate that Australia could support at least 100 million inhabitants, reflecting broad speculative figures of the era.
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Jeremy Taylor
Australia
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