Notable Early 20th Century Gossipy Headlines Aboard News
A collection of society items and brief notices features Poet Laureate Watson joining Madame Tussaud’s wax exhibit, Lucy Carnegie becoming the New York Yacht Club’s first woman, and opera singer Etelka Gerster planning a Berlin vocal academy. It catalogs royal, political, and cultural tidbits including Queen Victoria’s health, Canadian premier Bowell’s origins, and Prince Ghika’s diplomatic roles.
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Watson
Mme. Tussaud
Lucy
Carnegie
New York Yacht Club
Mme
Etelka Gerster
Berlin
Alice Longfellow
Queen Victoria
Turf Notes Highlighting 19th Century Racing Figures and Trials
JURF NOTES survey highlights include Geers with 17 horses at Selma, Hustler to be campaigned by Andrews, Abnet earning over 5000 last season, and Akron Ohio planning a new half mile track. Mentions Fallia the sire of Fallacy Falrose and seven more, plus trainer Porter’s 58th birthday and the Weat Philadelphia Driving Club spring program at Bemont.
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Brestler
Geers
Selma
Alan Hustler
Andrews
Abnet
Akron
Strong Boy
Allandorf
Montauk
A. W. Hill
London Sportsman
Vigilant
Eugene Rood
Louisville
Jimmy McCormick
Eddie Jones
Burns & Waterhouse Stable
John Porter
Kingsclere
Apollo
Weat
Philadelphia Driving Club
Bemont
Fashionable dress trends preview from New York Sun
The New York Sun outlines spring fashion with adjustable wire bustles leather belts in white and alligator skin, felts and feathers, chameleon ribbons, colored laces, and brown guipure. Golf capes stay, flowers dominate, and toques feature flowered trims. Hair stays waved with high back knots for evening wear.
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New York Sun
Care and Repair for Old Books with Leather Bindings
Practical advice on preserving books with clasps or raised bindings. Keep away from damp and heat to prevent mildew and damage. Use potash sulfide and oxalic acid to remove iron mold, clay powder and hot iron to lift grease, oxalic acid solution to erase ink, and egg yolk paste with a hot iron to polish worn leather.
Patents by the Numbers Across American Industry
The St Louis Globe Democrat lists patent counts across fields from boat building with 1216 patents to 8855 patent appliances for surgeons. It highlights varied invention activity including knitting machines 1580 and electrical appliances over 16000 patents overall.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Broadway Theaters Preview Big Seasonal Turnover
Bohemia ranks as a top Empire theater hit in New York. George Fawcett Rowe plans an elaborate revival of The Donagh by Joseph Murphy. Lillian Kennedy exits as star. The Last Stroke Cuban melodrama shines. Dick Turpin Jr. features song and dance with two horses. Excelsior Jr. extends at Hammerstein Olympia to Broadway. Daniel Frohman to manage Richard Mansfield. Georgia Curvan opens next season at Palmer's, then tours large cities. William Courtleigh praised for Johns Swiftwind in Northern Lights.
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Bohemia
Empire Theater
New York
George Fawcett Rowe
Charles BE. Blaney
Harry Clay Blaney
Georgia Curvan
Palmer's
William Courtleigh
Johns Swiftwind
Gems of Thought Sayings and Quotations
A collection of brief maxims on temper, wants, complaint, discipline, truth, opinion, and change. Includes aphorisms from Guthrie Jonson Graves Seneca Venning and Anon. Each line offers a reflective principle on human behavior and nature.
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Guthrie
Jonson
Graves
Seneca
Venning
Disappeared Friend Returns Scarred in Mysterious Incident
A friend reappears after three or four days with severe scratches and cuts to the throat and face. A discussion notes no contact with vigilance committees and rejects self harm accusations, joking about bizarre injuries including a bike accident and barbed wire mishap as possible explanations.
Reading Questioning Prices Sparks Mallard Street Banter
A humorous exchange features a customer challenging a shopkeeper over mutton prices and a quip about Mr Barton and Mr Read in High Street. Punch magazine’s wry tone captures the scene with a playful jab at pricing and propriety.
Leaving Him to His Fate in the Dark House
Maria warns John a burglar is trying to enter. He refuses to intervene, arguing he is humane but not responsible for the intruder’s danger, comparing the risk to tripping over a toy drum and a barking rubber doll as in the dark. The remark reflects a dry, sardonic tone from the Washington Star quote.
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Maria
Johnny
Washington Star
Button Staves Off Burglar as He Fires at Man
A New York World item notes a burglar shot at a man whose life was saved when a bullet struck a button on the latter's clothing. The exchange ends with a quip about the button being on.
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Ahat
New York
Newspaper Drama Spirals Over Editorials and Alleged Crimes
The exchange shows tensions between editors over publishing opinions and an upcoming article accusing Senator Spray of wrongdoing. A detainee asserts innocence after confessing to the killing of his wife and children, while a jailed girl named with violets moves to a new cell amid stories of a notorious murderer.
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Telegraph
Spray
Detroit Tribune
Notice to Co Owner on Mining Claim Lien
Public notice states I W a Dudley claims 100 dollars spent on Blue Wing mining claim Beaverhead County Montana Iron Mack quartz lode. If co owner J C Laie does not pay their share within 90 days after publication their right title and claim will vest in the signer under statute. January 25 1896.
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J.C. Laie
I. W. A Dudley
United States
Blue Wing
Beaverhead County
Montana
Cardanuary
Fred C Anderson
Herman Heese
John Barchkis
Monroe
MetroThe Lonise
Francisco
Charles H. Deputy
George J. Staudaher
State of
Dillon
Heaverhead
Deputy
Deputy & Staudaher
Barbour
Ndaretanedl
Arabella
Philips
H. J. Burleigh
Derriet
Bannack Street
Beaverhead
Orno Klemm
Shropshire & Burleigh, Attorneya
Clock repairs spark stubborn exchange in Cincinnati
Mrs. Greymare asks to take the stopped clock to a jeweler at dawn while Mr. Greymare doubts he can fix it himself. The exchange ends with a taunt about his ability to make anything run. Cincinnati Enquirer reports the moment.
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Mrs. Greymare
Mr. Greymare
Cincinnati Enquirer
Bunko Men Foiled by Sly Sleeper Passenger
A Detroit Tribune humorous exchange notes a con artist failing to fleece a traveler, while a Gothamite quips about titles and heiresses. The lines include a colorful banter about romance and social statuses reflecting early 20th century wit.
Laundry's Quirk Sparks Wartime Blues in Chicago Record
In a humorous quip from the Chicago Record, Biggs jokes about his weight while the laundry is humorously blamed for consuming his flannels. The exchange captures a lighthearted moment reflecting daily life stories in print.
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Biggs
Chicago Record
Insurance faith and pew rent debate sparks church humor
In a satirical exchange a business appraiser questions belief in insurance while The Deacon pushes for pew rent payments, highlighting a humorous clash between practical finance and church duties.
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B. Roker
Tommy Whats a boss papa Permann A boss my boy is what one party calls the leader
A brief from the New York World questions the term boss in political discourse. It portrays a paternal voice explaining that one party may label the other party's leader as a boss. The piece uses simple dialogue to illustrate partisan labeling.
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Tommy
Papa
Peremann
New York World
Ile Illustrated
Ite
Fit
Freuen
Or &I
Washington, D. C
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Butler County
Sarah Platt
Essex
Conn
Henry H. Rogers
Standard Oil
Fair Haven
Mass
Francis Scott
England
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Mackenzie Bowell
Canada
Benjamin Liverman
Minneapolis
Marguerite de Chartres
Patrick MacMahon
Duc de Magenta
Marshal MacMahon
Paris
Waldemar
Denmark
Faure
Prince Albert
Legion of Honor
Prince Ghika
Ghikas
George Meredith
Starter Caldwell
Riley Grannan
San Francisco
Little Rock
Far East
Electioneer
Fallia
Fallacy
Falrose
Fashion Plate
New Jersey
Daniel Frohman
Richard Mansfield
W. H. Dopury
J. Monroe
Phillipa
DR. T. DE Witt Talmage
Samoa
Hawaii
South Seas
Australia
India
Palestine
Europe
Worup Publisaing Company
Market St
Philadelphia
Earnest Christian
Denver
Colorado
Brightside
William Clark
Roger
N. M. White Drug Store
Equire Tripunz
G. W. Allison
Argenta Road
TriBuzz
Tripole Pusuisuina Co
Victor Bicycles
Victor
Overman Wheel CO
Boston
Detroit
Los Angeles
Portland
Ore
Dillon Implement CO
Dillon, Montane
Dillon, Montana
Poindexter & Orr
Chicago
Gilmore & Co
Bankers and Brokera
Open Board of Trade Bldg
Rocey Mountain News
Denver, Colo
West
Whthout
Mississippi River
Pacific Coast
Colo
Hiram Hayrick
York
Squire Oatcake
California
Cal
Centra Pharmacy
Mont
Tarbuxe Pusrissixe Co
Rene
Scientific American Agency For
ANN & CO
Broadway
Ole Bureau
America
Addie CO
New York City
Stockmen’s Directory
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