Colt Thompson Ad The Blood Marked Stone In Texas
A Texas gun dealer named Colt Thompson is remembered for extreme advertising stunts. One tale recounts Thompson firing to draw crowds during fires and arrests, then writing on a stone in his own blood to promote his weapons. His death followed a gunfight with criminals, with a final epitaph praising him as a good man from Massachusetts.
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Texas
Stone
United States
Calt Thompson
Copper Table
Massachusetts
Thompson
Thompsons
Colt Thompson
Glory
New York Sun
A Frankfort Cook Seeks Out Cheap Divorce
A Frankfort woman jokes about divorces after a cook claims she divorced her sister for 11.40, reflecting on quick, cheap separations. The note sits beside an 1890s innovation claim by J W Wright who allegedly invented a pin making machine during a single wheel revolution, with factory moves across Lambeth Stroud Gleucestershire and Dir ingham.
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Frankfort
Frankfort Ledger
J. W. Wright
Lambeth
Stroud
Gleucestershire
Dir@ingham
Steering head angles and care for safe bicycle steering
The article explains how steering head design affects bicycle handling. It discusses rake angles for road and racer use, typical values around 22 to 28 degrees from vertical, and how speed influences optimal rake. It warns that over tightening or loosening the head causes steering issues or dangerous wobble, and advises keeping ball races clean and lubricated, with upside down oiling when needed.
Brooklyn Rider Survives 200 Mile Breakout Ride
William Ehrichs of Brooklyn and William Yarrington of Jamaica started at 1 am to break a 200 mile record to Sag Harbor and back. Ehrichs struck an obstruction, was unconscious, broke a collar bone, but continued riding five miles to Center Moriches for treatment, then finished home as his father feared a fatal injury.
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William Ehrichs
Brooklyn
William Yarrington
Jamaica
N.Y
Pequod
Ehrichs
Warren Fen
New York
Chicago Chronicle
When Passing Ladies on a Bicycle
A Meriden Journal note on cycling etiquette advises that a rider should not remove a hand from the handlebars to tip a hat or retrieve a bill. It suggests smiling and nodding or pretending not to notice if danger could disrupt balance, emphasizing safety over courtesy.
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Meriden Journal
Universalist Sabbath School Union Meeting Notes
The forty sixth annual meeting of the Universalist Sabbath School union was held at Every Day church with 19 member schools reporting 500 officers and teachers and 8 138 scholars. Attendance dips were discussed with causes including neglect of scholars and parental indifference as well as relocations, but blame mainly fell on bicycles.
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Universalist Sabbath School Union
Boston Herald
Lady Randolph Churchill Noted as Skilled Wheelwoman
The Philadelphia Press describes Lady Randolph Churchill as an adept wheelwoman who rides with ease and grace. Her recent costume features stone gray cloth with darker embroidery, a red silk lining, a white silk blouse, scarlet stock and belt, gray gloves, and a rough black straw sailor hat trimmed with a scarlet wing.
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Randolph Churchill
Philadelphia Press
Tandem Bicycles Face Lamp Rule In Englewood
Police interpret New Jersey law to require a lamp for each rider on a tandem bicycle. They warn several tandem teams and report no arrests yet.
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Englewood
New Jersey
New York Journal
Pants and Prose Advice Across Old Columns
A collage of quips from New York Press and Pick Me Up jokes on pants usage and manners. The items joke about singular versus plural pants and offer cautionary counsel on conduct and humor suitable to a vintage column.
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Chaip Hag
New York Press
Reformed Husbands and Suspicions in a Humorous Exchange
An observant citizen notes many women marry to reform men. A reluctant check writer adds that his wife suspects him of saving too much money, prompting a bite of self awareness about trust and thrift in marriage.
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Washington Star
City Editor Presses for Full Deposit Payback Amid Bank Suspension
A city editor presses a bank suspension story, noting a reporter’s claim that depositors will be paid in full contradicts the bank's president. The editor insists the report be published as it is standard practice, highlighting tension over financial assurances.
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New York World
Apple gravity in a comic clash of eras
In a New York Journal quip a scholar named Braintank Newton is credited with discovering gravity from a falling apple while a roommate dismisses it with a playful Eve comparison. The exchange frames ideas of science versus law in a light historical joke.
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Braintank
Newton
Smithers
New York Journal
Willing to Oblige Promises About Reading Essay
A fragment from the Chicago Tribune features a dialogue where Katie pledges to stay awake as someone promises to read a graduating essay. Maria is asked for a bottle of ammonia in a casual domestic moment.
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Katie
Papa
Mr. Billus
Maria
Chicago Tribune
Quotes Clash Over Romance and Reality in Chicago Post
A fragment shows a scene where a woman asks if he would die for her and he replies in a practical tone asking if they are planning a cheap novel or a wedding. The exchange hints at romantic tension versus practical expectations.
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Chicago Post
Court-Gentlemen of the jury reach partial verdict
A fragment from the Philadelphia North American reports the foreman stating the jury has a verdict but a juror in seat No 7 disagrees. The dialogue notes a stubborn holdout delaying full agreement.
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Far West
Cass
Philadelphia
Maud’s Darkroom Tales Reported in Local Gossip
A fragment from the town’s chatter mentions Maud keeping a darkroom for private proposals. The snippet notes a man recalling developing a negative there himself the previous night, framed as a casual exchange between two speakers.
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Maud
Princeton Tiger
Sleeping Trouble Exchange in Detroit Exchange
A brief Detroit Free Press exchange shows He asking about sleep issues and She responding that she is not troubled, but can barely stay awake. The dialogue conveys fatigue and tiredness in a candid, everyday mood.
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Detroit Free Press
Perfectly Proper. No Girl On Wheels In Mrs McDubb’s View
A poem from the L A&W Bulletin ridicules Mrs McDubb who bans bicycle use for her daughter preferring a sedate life. The verse contrasts a modern couple on a bicycle built for two with a restrained pair in a rocking chair, highlighting social stiffening and old fashioned views.
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Mrs. McDubb
L A&w
Bulletin
International Handicap Race in San Francisco Debated
Horseman argues a proposed international handicap featuring United States Canada Great Britain and Australia would attract huge crowds but is impracticable. He notes Canadian native bred horses are inferior to American cracks and imports lose form when acclimating to U S conditions making fair competition unlikely. The piece concludes the race would likely never occur and cannot fairly measure breeding and training methods across nations.
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San Francisco
Ingleside
Oakland
United States
Canada
Great Britain
Australia
Ogden
America
Timely Turf Tips and Race Track Changes
Timely Turf Tips notes half mile tracks sole use this season with Dan T 2:0637. Kentucky Union 2:0714 likely retired to breeding. High demand for fine carriages in New York and Chicago. Yearling filly Vesper Bells at Palo Alto. Allie Reed of Han mer Miller to race preen ones. Fanny J 2:281 driven by Mark Ardis Ewart Michigan. Taunton September stakes declare off for lack of entries. R H Baker building a half mile training track in Kinderhook. 10 year old stallion Sxarch 2,2844 by Ambassador died. owned by Kib bee Miner Bristolville.
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Dan T
Kentucky Union
Dan
New York
Chicago
Vesper Bells
Beautiful Bells
Palo Alto
Allie Reed
Hanmer Miller
Alliance, O
Fanny J
Montgomery
Mark Ardis
Ewart
Mich
Taunton
Mass
R. H. Baker
Kinderhook
Dis
Sxarch
Ambassador
Kibbee & Miner
Bristolville
Weld crew eye national regatta berth at Philadelphia
The Weld crew that won the intermediate New England title plans to enter the senior eight at the national regatta in Philadelphia on August 14 if funding and arrangements proceed. Prominent Harvard graduates backed subscriptions, and swift response makes participation likely. The team trains in July and aims to assemble by August 1 at Philadelphia clubs, with Penn quarters a likely choice. Coach Pat Donovan guides the crew, which matches the stroke taught by Lehmann and regards the New York Athletic Club crew as their main rival.
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Weld
Philadelphia
Harvard
University of Pennsylvania
Lehmann
Pat Donovan
New York Athletic Club
New York Sun
Sulivan Readies Comeback Under Muldoon Plan
John L Sullivan, once the prize ring champion, prepares for another bid with trainer William Muldoon in charge. Muldoon says Sullivan will be rebuilt from the ground up and trained as if new to boxing, with six months required to ready him for a return.
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John L. Sullivan
William Muldoon
Muldoon
Manager Warns of Slump Hurting Team Hitting
A Western League manager says losing top hitters disrupts team morale and sparks listlessness. Players used to a one in three at bats may falter, pop up, or hit into fielders, spreading discouragement through the squad. The Detroit News notes the warning.
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Detroit News
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