Frayed Wine Tales From London and a Country House Cellar
The text describes tezured bottles of old wine sold in London at 25 dollars a bottle, the Comet vintage of 1811 found utterly worn out and flat. It notes experts and wealthy buyers traveled long distances to purchase and were disappointed by the loss of quality. It adds a nearby case of hock from a country house before Napoleon's Moscow retreat, selling for 20 dollars per bottle but remaining only in color.
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London
Moscow
Vanderbilt Plans Europe Residency With Fifth Avenue Let
George Vanderbilt, a student member of the Vanderbilt family, intends to live in Europe for an indefinite period. His Fifth Avenue mansion would be rented at a 50000 dollar annual rate if a tenant is found. Vanderbilt is known as a keen reader with interests in archaeology and ancient literature.
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Vanderbilt
Europe
New York
George Vanderbilt
Fifth Avenue
The Great Clown Faces A Hard Night at Home
A circus exchange features a man saying the hardest crowd to amuse is thousands, while the clown confesses the hardest to amuse is his own baby at home, highlighting the contrast between public spectacle and private life.
Albanian Philosophy and Racial Notions
Prof. Virchow claimed Albanians possess the most intellectual skulls in Europe yet cling to a belief of racial superiority. He notes they see other races as inferior and living as servile. He quotes a saying that connects death and life as plagues, reflecting their high philosophy.
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Virchow
Europe
Lion Not a Brave Animal Says Hunter's View
The essay argues that professional hunters view the lion as a cowardly and skulking brute. It claims lions are more dangerous to livestock than to humans, and that a single man can drive several lions away, undermining the notion of the king of beasts.
Eat All You Want with Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
Advertises Kodol Dyspepsia Cure promising relief for indigestion. Claims the remedy enables digestion and conversion of food into healthy blood. Mentions sale by Houseworth Bros. and names the distributor or seller.
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Houseworth Bros
Millions Sent to Norway Highlight Immigrant Remittances
Figures released in Christiana show that Norweigan immigrant remittances from the United States last year reached 3.78 million dollars.
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Norway
Christiana
United States
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Offers Reward and Testimonials
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for incurable cases. It includes endorsements from Western druggists in Toledo and details on internal use, pricing at 75 cents per bottle, and promises of free testimonials.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
West & Truax
Walding
Kinnan & Marvin
Wall
Uganda Mission surpasses one thousand church buildings
The Uganda Mission in Central Africa marks twenty years since its start and now counts 1,070 church buildings with seating for 126,860 spectators, largely funded by lay supporters.
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Uganda
Central Africa
Boy Cured of Colic After Doctor’s Treatment Failed
Four year old boy with colic and stomach cramps did not improve after morphine injections. After giving Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, the child slept within thirty minutes and recovered. Testimony from F L Wilkins, bookkeeper for Shell Lake Summer Co., Shell Lake Wisconsin. For sale at Houseworth.
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Chamberlain
F. L. Wilkins
Shell Lake
Wis
Wilkins
Shell Lake Sumner Co
Houseworth Bros
Iowa Auditor Counts Telephone Firms Surge
The auditor of the state of Iowa reports 1,200 telephone companies currently, up from 700 last year, indicating rapid growth in the sector across the state.
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Iowa
Regular Bowels Promoted by Chamberlain's Tablets
The laws of health require daily bowel movement and warn of piles for violations. Keep bowels regular by taking Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets when necessary and avoid severe punishment. Price 25 cents. For sale by Houseworth.
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Chamberlain
Houseworth Bros
Thieves Along Siberian Railway
Report on the Siberian Railway notes baggage thefts occur even when checked. Police advise travelers to keep valuables secured and watch baggage closely during transit.
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Siberian Railway
Farewell Address Joke From Columbia Graduation
A Brooklyn Eagle item recounts a mixed group at a Columbia College graduation years ago. The Chinaman delivered the farewell line and, in closing, chose the word preserve but used pickle as a dictionary substitute to humorous effect.
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Glass
Columbia College
Europe
Brooklyn Eagle
Mrs Wesley a Shrew Great Evangelist Unfortunate Spouse
A biographer reports John Wesley’s wife as highly unsuitable and volatile. She allegedly attacked him violently on multiple occasions, including an incident in Ireland described by John Hampson as the Wesley marriage turning brutal.
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Great Evangelist
Evangelist
John Wesley
Jack
John Hampson
Ireland
Missouri Judge Reminds Gambler Of Hip Pocket Fines
A Kansas City Star anecdote recounts a former Missourian now in Oklahoma presiding over a poker conviction. The gambler, dressed flashily and confident, faces a $50 fine and sixty days in jail, with the judge humorously checking the man’s hip pocket for payment.
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Missouri
Oklahoma
Jim
Kansas City Star
Dickie and the Governor's Wager on Wakeful Living
In a witty exchange a woman teases Dickie about his late hours and shows how the governor's meddling led to a compromise: no drinking until dinner. Dickie argues the rule keeps him abed, prompting the punchline on the need to rise only after dinner.
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Dickie
Oldest Indiana Ex Congressmen Visits Midwest Relatives
Judge Harlan and his wife, aged 88 and 81, tour Ohio and Indiana visiting relatives and friends not seen for years. The judge says he is among the oldest living ex congressmen who once represented an Indiana district in the early 1940s.
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Indiana
Harlan
Savannah
Ohio
Ay Tudiana
Matrimonial Hopes Questioned Over Fancy Hats
A dialogue between a mother and daughter centers on a young man's intentions and a claim that the daughter looks prettier in a cheap hat than in a more expensive one. A judge observations frame the exchange with social concerns about marriage and appearance.
Dr Milo R Maltbie to Spend July and August in Europe
Dr Milo Roy Maltbie, secretary of the New York City Municipal Art Commission, is directed by the commissioners to travel Europe in July and August on municipal business. He will visit thirteen cities and purchase maps plans and illustrated material.
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Milo Roy Maltbie
Municipal Art Commission of
New York City
Europe
Prince and Princess of Wales Pass Pianos as Wedding Gift
The prince and princess of Wales pass nineteen pianos as wedding presents. Each piano is described as a wedding gift, totaling a notable display of gifts coordinated for the event.
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Prince and Princess of Wales
Kaiser’s prank leads to raid on Kiel ships
An amusing anecdote depicts Kaiser Wilhelm II prompting a surprise raid after mistaking a naval officer for a friend. In Berlin a court function set the scene as the Kaiser approved the prank, directing the fleet to attack, resulting in a torpedo raid on the Kiel port that night.
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Kaiser “Wilhelm
Kiel
Berlin
Wilhelm
Kaiger
The Tact of Max O'Rell in Montreal Lunch Test
A Detroit Journal excerpt recalls Max O'Rell in Montreal where he deftly balanced caustic critique with praise. At a luncheon with an Englishman, a Scotchman, an Irishman and a French Canadian, he offered candid opinions of each race without offending, maintaining his famed tact.
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Max O'Rell
Max O’rell
Montreal
Detroit Journal
Millionaire Malady and the Cost of Wealth
The essay argues that men who sacrifice youth and health to amass wealth often view themselves as public benefactors and resent the fatigue and notoriety money brings. It likens the resentment to a boy choked by greedy eating, using Eliot Gregory in The Century as a contrast.
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Eliot Gregory
Butler’s Actress Wife
Gen Butler deprived the stage of a great beauty and talented actress Sally Hildreth. She fell in love at twenty one, had five years on the stage, and capitulated to a young lawyer, retiring from acting.
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Butler
Gen
Sally Hildreth
Italian battleship Vittorio Emanuele praised as finest
A German service survey of naval leaders worldwide includes Japan and others. It ranks the Italian battleship Vittorio Emanuele as the finest for general all round excellence by a largely preponderant vote.
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Japan
Just a Little Slap
A woman rejects a marriage proposal, stating she can never marry him in clear terms, while he questions her self description and playfully debates the term plump. The exchange reveals tension and clarifies relationship boundaries between two unnamed characters.
In Ancient Days A Royal Pun Prompts Quick Wit's Duel
The king orders the jester to have his ears pulled. The buffoon quips, then the jester claims he wishes to be an ace. The exchange turns on a pun about beating the king.
Ear Shape Fails to Reveal Personal Traits
A criminologist after studying over 40 000 ears from people including 2 000 insane and 800 criminals and 300 animals concludes that ear shape provides no reliable clue to character or behavior.
Good Comparison. Stubb The Chicago Hold-up
The dialogue references a cold lock up in an ice chest and a Boston girl, hinting at a humorous or slang exchange about Chicago and Boston contrasts and a bartender situation.
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Stubb
Chicago
Penn
Boston
We failed to reach Mr Vanderbilt at home
The Great Bend Tribune reports a visitor at the gate noting Mr Vanderbilt was away and the man in charge was James Thompson. Many of the 400 residents are away at summer resorts or in Europe, making it hard to catch anyone at home.
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Kansas
Mr. Vanderbilt
James Thompson
Europe
New York
Great Bend
Three Times and Out Soldier Death By Order of the Colonel
In a South African incident recounted in V. C. a soldier listed as killed reappeared and reported alive. The regimental notes then recorded died by mistake. He later died of injuries in hospital, and a final note declared re died by order of the colonel.
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V. C
South Africa
Beauport Flats Lightning Display Near Quebec
A writer describes the most beautiful atmospheric electric display witnessed on Beauport flats near Quebec. Two electrically laden clouds approached, interwoven like trees, exchanging horizontal colored flashes for over ten minutes._NO Earthward discharge occurred, with occasional upward shoots toward a distant cloud.
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Beauport Flats
Quebec
Resuscitation Methods Highlight Rolling and Back Pressure
A Royal Medical Society of Germany committee tested ten drowning revival methods and found rolling with back pressure highly effective. They favor this technique and rhythmic back pressure with the subject prone as key recommendations for reviving drowned individuals.
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Royal Medical Society of Germany
The Shakes That He Missed
A former collegian addressing graduates jokes about missing old schoolmates and familiar faces as he ends his speech with a wistful note about days gone by. The anecdote hinges on his look at a sparsely attended classroom and the memory of old friends.
Nature's remedy for bowels in a 19th century ad phrasing
An antique ad touts Dr. Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry as a handy natural remedy for all loose bowels. The language reflects period marketing and medicinal branding.
The Shooting Season Opener for Morgan and Snapshots
A brief note suggests Mr. Morgan could face a limited open season allowing camera crews to photograph him without rebuke. The idea implies a temporary relaxation of restrictions and a potential shift in press access.
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Mr. Morgan
Recipes for pacifying enemies from Greek church in Macedonia
A fragment from a Macedonian Greek church text proposes odd remedies. It lists an ancient psalm to dissolve in water for enmity, and a drunken draught using chestnuts sow thistle and old wine for a frightened person, plus carrying a biblical line.
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Macedonia
Judea
Weather Forecast Fluctuates With Shifting Showers
Yesterday the forecast promised fair weather Friday with Saturday showers. This morning it predicts fair today and showers Sunday. The piece ridicules the changing forecast as a banana method of predicting cooling rains and alludes to Tantalus.
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Washington Star
Dean's Ointment Advertises Skin Cure
Eczema scald head hives itching relieved instantly and permanently cured. Dean's Ointment at any drug store.
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Dean
Queen Wilhelmina’s Private Journal With Sketches
A description notes Queen Wilhelmina’s journal as a private notebook adorned with pen and ink sketches. The queen and her friends periodically add to the drawings, enriching the pages with new sketches and entries.
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Queen
Queen Wilhelmina
England Doctor Reports Breakthrough Cancer Cure Claim
A brief report cites an English doctor claiming a novel cure for internal cancer. The article references a strange instruction likened to taking a tablespoonful of molasses four or five times daily.
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England
Hypnosis Experts Link Speed to Driver Aggression in Motor Deaths
In Paris a case cited by Hypnologie and Psychology Society members ties rapid motor travel to diminished self control and aggressive behavior. Hatchet Souplet and Dr. Berillon describe trials where drivers in fast cars act like heavy drinkers, harming others, yet later show remorse and provide for victims’ families.
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Paris
Hachet Souplet
Societies
Hypnologie Et. de Psychologie
Hatchet Souplet
Berilon
Hetchet
Souplet
Dr. Berillon
Electric vs Steam Railways Reachings and Risks
The Baltimore Sun notes electric railways carry eight times as many passengers as steam lines with 987 electric companies and 2,057 steam firms. Electric roads span 16,648 miles compared with 197,237 on steam lines, have 67,199 cars to 1,550,888, and $2.15B capitalization versus $11.69B for steam. Earnings total $241.6M vs $1.59B. net income $81.0M vs $241.5M. Fatalities: 1,216 and injuries 47,428 on electric roads versus 282 killed and 4,988 injured on steam. Steam roads have over ten times the mileage.
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Baltimore Sun
Medicines to Take Along for Travel
A medicine case for a long trip should include an ounce of powdered permanganate of potash and a pinch dissolved in water to soften skin heal eruptions and neutralize odors. Citric acid from a reliable shop is another good traveling companion and can replace lemons to ward off bilious headache and nausea.
Narrow Escape Proposal Interrupted by Family Debt
Brokeleigh plans to propose to Miss DeRoques but is interrupted when she reveals her father has just assigned assets for creditors. He reacts with regret and clarifies his love, insisting he loves her as a brother rather than a suitor.
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Brokeleigh
Miss DeRoques
Papa
Athletics in England Lose Public Purpose Says Lancet
The London Lancet argues English athletics have become Graditorial displays by picked competitors. They strive for prizes and wages before large crowds but do little to develop physical strength or active public participation.
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The
London Lancet
England
Puting Her Right in Grandstand Banter at Game
A spectator quips about a man with a bird cage on his face while a companion notes both of the nines are picked. The exchange captures playful banter at a crowded sporting event.
Broad-minded talk sparks a wary response
A broad-minded man quotes differences in viewpoints and Mr Meekton pleads caution as Henrietta may hear. The exchange reveals tension over personal pecularities and private opinion.
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Mr. Meekton
Henrietta
How Waiters Measure A Man In Jests
The head waiter scoffs at a customer claiming waiters can judge a man by his measure. The waiter quips that they measure from tip to tip, highlighting a humorous exchange from the Philadelphia Press.
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Philadelphia Press
Australia’s Pearl Fisheries in West Australia
The pearl fisheries of West Australia employ 2,505 men including 110 English workers. Each boat yields about 4,000 dollars per season on average.
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West Australia
Temperature in parts of India rises in first week of May
The early May period sees heat intensify in several Indian regions with higher daytime temperatures reported. Authorities warn of heat risks as residents adapt with precautions and cooling measures.
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India
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