The Hoodoo Hat Tale From the Winchest er Battle
Mr John Cooper leads a chat with Captain Warren Moseley about a Yankee hat linked to four Georgia soldiers in the Winchester battle. Each man wore the hat briefly before being fatally shot in the head, the bullets striking near the same hole. The hat was left on the field as no one would wear it. Macon News reports the anecdote as true.
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John Cooper
Dooly Couny
Augusta
Warren Moseley
Virginia
Cooper
Moseley
Winchester
McLendon
Georgia
Wooten
Company H
Fourth Georgia
Kilpatrick
Macon News
Cyclone Pranks? Recount by Rev. Brady of Plains Ravager
The Rev. O. T. Brady recalls cyclones as the most appalling power on the plains. He describes the funnel’s midnight blackness, lightning, and a swift, roaring attack. He cites feats like horses lifted and dropped unharmed, birds plucked yet alive, a ten foot roof hole, and a heavy iron safe hurled like a toy.
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O. T. Brady
Boston Italians in Little Italy Reflect City’s Ties
The Boston Transcript portrays Little Italy as a quarter near Paul Revere’s message route. It notes Old North Square’s foreign color and the close proximity of Catholic sites, painting Italians as thrifty renters turning to property buying, music and art lovers frequenting the Museum of Fine Arts on free days, and a commuter cabman devoted to preserving Italian language and culture.
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Boston
Italy
Boston Transcript
Paul Revere
Old North Square
Old North Church
Gerusalemma Liberata
Signorina
Water of Special Value in Scottish Loch Waters
While traveling in the Highlands with Lord Job Russell and friends, Sir William Harcourt discussed a Scot boatman who claimed the loch’s water had a special value. The boatman explained it could make the finest toddy in Scotland, a remark noting local lore rather than a factual claim.
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Sir William Harcourt
Highlands
Lord Job Russell
Scotland
Chambers
Mansfield House Settlement tale ties to Stevenson family
At a Mansfield House Settlement meeting, Percy Alden recounts a story about Robert Louis Stevenson's mother. The novelist's widow recalls walking with a Samoan chieftain who had killed and eaten many. The young Fanny exclaims in horror, revealing she was only 11.
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Mansfield House
Percy Alden
Robert Louis Stevenson
Samoa
London Chronicle
The Point of View Squire Advises Cheerful Hope
A squire consoles Mrs Hodge about her dying husband urging cheerfulness for the best outcomes. Mrs Hodge responds with gallows humor about future comfort and managing him in four different clubs.
Old School Actors and Kitchen Scene Gaffe Tale
Veteran stage manager recalls Edwin Booth era and a misfitted kitchen setting for Richard II in Ford's Opera House. The tale ends with actors ignoring the improvised palace scenery and keeping eyes on Booth. Also included are short anecdotes on an elderly Massachusetts couple and A B A Dorr’s lighthouse provisioning episode.
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King Richard Inn Kitchen
Ford
Opera House
Edwin Booth
Appearances and solicitations judged in a Boston print
The Boston Transcript quotes a witty dialogue about a local charity solicitation. A gentleman coming up the aisle is deemed respectable and enterprising, while a desk clerk is labeled a disreputable slouch with a low salary. The exchange highlights social judgments and firm reputations in a small business setting.
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Greene
Gray
Woebegone
Boston Transcript
A Necessity Sage Says On Matrimony In Heartfelt Tone
A moral quip on marriage warns against haste. A bishop questions a class of girls about preparation for matrimony. A girl answers unexpectedly that a little courtin is the best preparation. The exchange hints at prudent courtship with humorous sting.
Stray Stories and a Vegetarian Kitten Tale
In Stray Stories a playful exchange recalls a mother and child asking about finger pain while a youngster explains a long ago incident. A vegetarian family reports their kitten now refuses animal food and ignores rats or mice, highlighting a humorous domestic contrast.
The Devil's Turnip Patch and Odd Tales
A compact vignette compiles notes on Bald Eagle mountain’s Devil's Turnip Patch a two to three acre field of vertical red sandstone rocks with a hidden water source and glacial origins plus an anecdote on Zanzibar donkey misadventure and a survey of peculiar oaths across cultures. It ends noting diverse oath customs from Isle of Man to China and India with a London Globe reference.
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Bald Eagle Mountain
Black Hole
Northumberland
Williamsport
Turnip Patch
Black Hole Valley
Philadelphia Record
Lady Beaconsfield’s Rise From Factory Girl to Society Queen
Augustus J. Hare notes Mrs. Duncan Stewart described Lady Beaconsfield as a factory girl who attracted Mr. Lewis on her way to the factory. He schooled, wed, died leaving wealth, and she later married Disraeli. She claimed he truly loved her because he wooed her while her first husband lived.
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Duncan Stewart
Beaconsfield
Lewis
Disraeli
Augustus J
Short Funny Tale Anecdote Wordplay and Home Jokes
A playful collection of quips and anecdotes from newspapers noting a child’s pun about an anecdote a teacher asks for a sentence and expanding into humorous home life lines. The items touch on everyday annoyances and relatives, with a light tone and compact punchlines from various papers.
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Johnny
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Massachusetts
Africa
A. B. Lloyd
Zanzibar
Naza Moja
Isle of Man
Jacque
Shee
Q. C
London Globe
Atchison Globe
Chicago News
AEN S
Ayer
N. B. Tannor
Arrington
Kana
Eugene Field
Zomely V Iustrat
Field
Furst
Ica
Ramsey County Abstract Company
H. Brown
LD. McGawan
Gzo
W. Gers
Jores Lamneer, Jr, T.N. Walken, S.J. Swann, A. M. PowEin
Our House
U. S. Supreme Court
Supreme Courts
Boots
G. & C. Merriam CO
Springfield
Macs
T. A. Haslam
Devils Lake
Haslam
C. A. Haslam
Grand Forks, N. D
Fur Works
J.J. Bell
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