Pajamas for Soldiers Sparked by Conshohocken Ladies
Scrap Book recalls a Spanish-American War episode where women from Conshohocken, Cinnaminson, Willingboro area towns gathered to sew pajamas for a Pennsylvania regiment. The sets, packed in cases and sent overseas, vanished without trace. A colonel denied ever receiving them, suggesting a political smear and fabrications by enemies.
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Conshohocken
Cinnaminson
Wawa
Manunka Chunk
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Bulletin
True Living by Horatio Bonar
A reflective verse emphasizing living truthfully each day to make moments lasting. It declares that lasting life comes from true deeds and filling each hour with meaningful acts, noting the life above as the ripe fruit of life below.
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Lfe
Horatio Bonar
Knowledge of the World Baffles Scottish Minister
A new Scottish minister on his 61st Sunday laments a poor collection as elders reveal the old tactic of placing a few sixpences in the plate to entice giving. The new minister tries the ploy and finds his sixpences vanish, the elder noting the old man had half the knowledge of the world and a keen eye for the plate.
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Sam Rawson
Sam
Ike
Honorable
Board of Highwaymen
A Curious Titled Tale of Parrots and Paraphrase
A collection of quirky snippets from old newspapers. A Pittsb urgh merchant loves wine and dinner bragging about cheaper wine. A Colchester rider jokes about floods with parrots and cats. A Ruskin quote urges fault-avoidance. A Sam Rawson road debate ends in laughter at a highway joke. Count d Orsay deflects personal abuse with a quip about publishers.
Learned It by Ear Recital at Audience Jammed Event
A young girl recited a piece titled Learn to label Aunty Walte before a cheering crowd. The Chicago Tribune and New York Press pages quote critics on other bits, Hewitt and Money, and a terse reflection on envy and social climbers.
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N. Dewing
Hartford
E. Wing
Sue Wing
Walte
Chicago Tribune
Hewitt
Jewett
New York Press
Hooking Alligators in Florida Gator Hole Hunt
A New York Sun piece reports on Florida gator hunting at night using a bullseye lantern and long hooked poles. Hunters locate gator holes, lure the beast, and drag it to shore where rope, manual restraint, and help from others secure the capture before loading the animal onto a wagon for transport.
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Florida
New York
New York Sun
Minute Whales and Their Deep Ancestry Revealed
Dr. William Ilanna Thomson in Everybody's explains that the smallest primordial whale cell contains the blueprint for all future cells and development. The article notes whale evolution from walking ancestors, with leg bones hidden under skin, and asserts mammals cannot become fish or birds. It also suggests each primitive cell holds memories of ancestral whales and capacity for many future generations.
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William Ilanna Thomson
Everybody's
A Powerful Prayer and a Judgely Light in a Farmer’s Case
A Southern Pacific right of way agent, Judge Underhill, prays with a farmer to obtain land for the line. The farmer, seeking guidance, says he has prayed for light and, after the plea, agrees to sell at the named figure. Also a brief, sharp anecdote about a mellow oil lawyer and a sight gag about mistaken identity.
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Judge Underhill
I. D. Browne
Engineering Department
Southern Pacific
Underhill
San Francisco
Belief in the Fates Shapes Greek Childrens Fate
Greek peasant belief holds that a child’s future is decided by the Morai, three fates who visit at birth. Offerings of honey cakes bread wine and money appease them, while marks on skin and early tooth eruption supposedly signal luck or misfortune. Some African tribes reportedly kill twins or babies with upper teeth first to avoid bad luck.
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Greece
London Globe
The Sea Lion described as a fierce four livers owner
The article details a rough sea lion specimen with a blunt snout and tusklike teeth. It notes heavy seal brown hair, long hind flippers, and distinct facial features while describing its large fatty heart and red meat. The piece cites observations from Wide World Magazine.
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Wide World Magazine
Gobelins Tapestry Guild Through Rising Recruits Decline
The article traces Gobelins tapestry history from its 1607 royal recruitment edict to its peak under Louis XIV and Colbert, noting the shift from original masterpieces to copied works and the resulting decline as fewer youths seek tapestry careers. It cites workers drawn from Bearne during Henry IV, famed pieces like Les Elements and Les Saisons, and the Paris London Globe observation of decadence driven by copywork.
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Prance
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Navarre
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Colbert
Lebrim
Marvel
London Globe
Les
Elements
L' Histoire du Roi
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Les Mols
BE 'Histoire
Alexandre
Claws of Birds and Toe Adaptations Highlighted
The article notes standing origins in birds and outlines toe counts across species. It describes Ramingo balancing on two legs, birds discarding a toe, Dorking chickens producing a fifth toe under yard influence, and swift perching differences. It also mentions perching mechanics in hens and reduced toes in plovers and ostriches.
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Poultry Yard
London Strand
Her Doings. Jig wife made a fool of him.
A brief gossip note from the Houston Post reports a bickering exchange over a marriage. One speaker accuses his partner of causing his misfortune while another defends her, saying the man owes all he is to his wife.
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Ihrive
De man that answers a gold brick circular says Uncle Eben
A Washington Star quotation features Uncle Eben remarking how a man who answers a gold brick circular errs by trying to outsmart Satan. The line preserves a dialectal voice and moral prompt, reflecting a caution against pride and misplaced trust.
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Eben
Satan
Washington Star
On Oath in Court Umbrella Theft Question
In a Cleveland Leader excerpt the court asks the prisoner to swear the umbrella was stolen from the claimant. The plaintiff replies that he will swear he was carrying the umbrella he says was stolen. The brief exchange captures a courtroom moment.
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Cleveland
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