The Smart Young Wife Joke and a Indiana Cave Tale
A Pittsburg Chronicle piece recalls a playful married couple joke about a baby without teeth and a husband chasing a missing toothbrush. It then describes Willis cave near Versailles Indiana where a bottomless pit in a vast chamber remains unreached after a 400 foot sounding, with danger on a narrow rock ledge around the sink hole.
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Willis’ Cave
Versailles
Ind
Rider Haggard
Willie
Open Air Cure for Consumption Reveals Enduring Practice
An English exchange notes that Sir Andrew Clarke cured himself of consumption by outdoor living. The medical field has since embraced fresh air, replacing warm stifling rooms. At Davos patients spend long hours outside, and sunlit, cold air strengthens the body, halting disease spread in the lungs.
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Sir Andrew Clarke
Davos
What to Eat and a Sweet Little Girl
Christine recalls having her photo taken, arms crossed, head in tongs, while her father jokes about looking like a lump of sugar. The caption notes a photographer calling her a sweet little girl.
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Christine
Papa
The Princess of Wales Receives Lucky Crown
A cross named for luck was once the Danish king's gift to Queen Dagmar and later given to the Princess of Wales on her marriage day. The artifact, found in Dagmar's grave, is valued for its superstition and artistry.
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Denmark
Dagmar
Tale of Two Rich Men Ends With A Question
A teacher presents a brief fable about two wealthy men, one rising by honest labor and the other by fraud, prompting Tommy to ask which path yields greater wealth, and after a pause questions which earned more.
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Tommy
Wise Solomon and a child's question puzzle
The St. Louis Star notes Solomon was famed for wisdom yet lacks any record of being questioned by a six year old. New formed lakes and canals suddenly teem with fish as birds feeding on spawn drop eggs into the waters, populating them.
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Solomon
St. Louis Star
Not Funny After All The Left Elbow Fracture Tale
A man recounts a severe left elbow fracture from 1878 after a fall on ice. He describes a displaced olecranon and long-term impairment of the arm. A radiograph later showed a fragment loosely in the joint with prior splinters protruding and removed.
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Webster
Henry Fish
Fargo
Air of Mourning Leads to Misunderstanding at Station
At a railway station a tall woman in deep black awaits a train with a younger companion in color. A station matron asks if the woman has a corpse with her, startling the pair. The younger woman defends the bereaved, and the story ends with awkward embarrassment.
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Indianapolis Journal
Meeting President Eliot on building the Harvard law school
President Dreher of Roanoke College recalls a Boston tale about Edward Austin and President Eliot discussing the cost of a new Harvard law school building. Eliot notes brick construction could cost 60 to 70 thousand dollars, while Austin asks if 100 thousand would suffice, to which Eliot affirms. A London physician warns tomatoes might raise cancer risk, a claim Pall Mall Gazette questions.
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Dreher
Roanoke College
Edward Austen
Boston
Eliot
Harvard
Charles
Cambridge
Law School
Austin
London
England
Pall Mall Gazette
Obvious Reasons Mentioned For Absence At Meeting
The column cites examples of wording such as obvious reasons for absence. A Boston Transcript excerpt explains the phrase usage. The snippet also notes humorous exchanges about sport and misfortune from various papers including the Washington Star and Yonkers Statesman.
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Johnny
Brownlow
Boston Transcript
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