Witty quotes and headlines from the Boston Herald column
A collection of satirical observations and brief notes from Boston Herald type fixtures. It covers remarks on Grover Cleveland, trust organizations, conjure women in New York, night latch mysteries, Chinese affairs, Wanamaker and Boss Quay, Aguinaldo proclamations, and the French critic Francisque Sarcey with remarks on his honesty and mind.
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John Wanamaker
Boss Quay
Boston Herald
Francisque Sarcey
Paris
France
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Invalidates Inheritance Tax Exemption
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled the 2 percent direct inheritance tax law of 1897 unconstitutional for creating unequal burdens. It struck down the exemption of personal property up to 5000 dollars after debts and costs, affecting decedents' estates under wills or intestacy laws.
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Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Cope
Pennsylvania
Parental responsibility urged to revive Bible knowledge
A city superintendent warned that about one hundred thousand school age children in his area are unaware of the Bible's existence. He argued millions nationwide know little beyond the book's name, with college presidents noting high student ignorance. He pressed for revived family religious instruction as safeguard against secularization.
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Huntington
Rag time origins and political reform amid 19th century notes
The article questions rag time origins linking it to Spanish and Mexican roots with terms like Habanra Danza and Seguidilla. It also notes Virginia voters moving toward electing U S senators by the people and mentions a Pennsylvania joint committee seeking cross state cooperation. It reports peach crop damage by pests in southern Michigan and odd fashion trends including a double decked outfit with naval styling.
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Virginia
United States
Pennsylvania
Earl of Warwick forms limited company with Warwick Estates
The Earl and Countess of Warwick form a limited liability company, The Warwick Estates Limited, with life insurances totaling 1 160 000 and stock of 1 075 000 cash plus 400 000 in shares. Notable backers include the Duke of Sutherland and Sir Henry Burdett. Warwick Castle and four counties’ estates, plus insurances, pass to the company to fund a lavish household and ventures, amid public skepticism over the title’s use in stock exchange exploitation.
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Terah Hooley
Earl of Warwick
Countess of Warwick
Warwick Estates, Limited
London Stock Exchange
Gilbert
Duke of Plaza Toro
Guy Greville
Duke of Sutherland
Lord Kenyon
Tyndale White
W. T. E. Fosbery
Henry Burdett
The
Stock Exchange
Lord Warwick
Yourself
Warwick
Bond Street
London
Lady Warwick
Brooke
Prince of Wales
Tranby Croft
Singer Cycle Company
Maison Virot (Limited
Warwick Castle
Warwickshire
Beauchamps
Nevilles
Warwicks
Title of
Guy
Lady
Seven Americans Bullfight in Durango toreador_race
Seven stout Yankees entered a Durango bull ring for a voluntary charity display to raise a public debt. Local American citizens urged the governor to stop the exhibition fearing deadly danger, but the Mexican government allowed it and the amphitheater packed as spectators expected slain toreros, yet the outcome differed.
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Mexico
Durango
Theatres In New Zealand Benches Sound Unpolished
The Baltimore Sun describes New Zealand theaters with flat first floors and unpainted wooden benches. The balcony uses cheaply upholstered benches and suffers poor ventilation. Early door tickets cost 12 1 2 cents and grant access an hour before doors open for first choice of seating. A bell rings loudly before the orchestra to cue order, startling all but the dead.
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New Zealand
Baltimore Sun
Railroad Swap In Santa Fe Correspondence
The Chicago Record notes a rare railroad swap where Santa Fe traded its Mexican division from Benson Arizona to Guaymas for a line owned by the Southern Pacific, marking a notable exchange in operators and routes.
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Santa Fe
N. M
Chicago
Santa Fe Company
Benson, Ariz
Guaymas
Gulf of California
Southern Pacific
Growing Mushrooms Among Lawn Grass Tips
A Philadelphia correspondent asks how to grow mushrooms in lawn grass using fine black dust as seed. Spawn, the mushroom plant, is the real growth material and survives desiccation. The note contrasts railroad branch lengths and trade dynamics between Santa Fe and Southern Pacific, citing P Ripley and Mr Huntington swapping lines.
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Philadelphia
Needles
Mohave
California Desert
Sonora
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
Gulf of California
Pacific Ocean
Los Angeles
San Diego
P. Ripley
The
Huntsington
Soldier humor on the Kansas firing line with Gen Otis
Fry recalls an incident on the Kansas firing line where General Otis asks soldiers how they are faring during a lull. A nearby private jokes that the general is addressed as pard, prompting Otis to remark that pard is as good as general for tonight.
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Gen. Otis
Para
Pard
Kansas City Journal
Unpleasant Illustration Referenced In A Cleveland Quip
A Plain Dealer quip recalls inviting Puss Pilkington to an illuminated song recital where she refused. The joke notes she sang What Is Home Without a Mother and that her father announced his marriage to the cook shortly before.
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Puss Pilkington
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Why Moths Fly to Flames
Moths are drawn to candlelight because their eyes detect only small light amounts their vision becomes overwhelmed near the flame causing misperception. They chase the light and collide with the candle flame due to inability to distinguish objects at high brightness.
Two Universities for Ireland Proposed
A plan proposes establishing two universities in Ireland, one Protestant and one Catholic, with Belfast likely among the locations. The proposal suggests separate institutions to reflect religious divides and accommodate varying communities.
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Ireland
Atts
Since
Belfast
Pane
Remarkable Snow Slide Rescue on Mountain Log Ride
George D. Williamson, mining near Lake City Colorado, recounts a near-fatal snowslide in Hinsdale County. He rode a fallen log down the mountain, maintaining a grip as snow, timbers, and rocks filled the gulch. He escaped with only facial scratches while his companion searched for a fate he feared.
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George D. Williamson
Lake City
Col
Hinsdale County
Mr. Williamson
Miss Mulford’s Lovely Flag A World’s Largest Banner
Miss Josephine Mulford of Madison New Jersey planned and helped sew the world’s largest flag. The 100 by 64 foot banner features state stars three feet wide, each with its state arms and admission date, and includes stars sewn in historic places.
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Harper's Bazar
Josephine Mulford
Madison
N. J
Mulford
Spain
Washington
Morristown
New Jersey
Maryland
Fort McHenry
Virginia
Mount Vernon
New York
Fraunce’s Tavern
Two Marines Win Road Race On Malta Run
Two marines from H. M. 8 Vulcan at anchor in Malta raced two miles of road mounted on an Arabian horse and a bicycle. The horse led early but the cyclist overtook at the mile mark and passed the rider at one and a half miles. The exhausted horse collapsed and the cyclist won by a clear finish.
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Vulcan
Malta
Pneumatic Mail Service Between Paris and Berlin
A notice notes rapid pneumatic mail links from Paris to Berlin with delivery times of about an hour and a half and sometimes thirty five minutes. The article highlights the system's speed and the short distance involved.
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Paris
Berlin
Do You Mind If I Go Into the Smok ing Car
A fragment from the Chicago Post quotes a man asking to enter the smoking compartment of a car for a few minutes. His companion responds with a suggestive remark and hints a tunnel nearby in minutes.
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Chicago Post
Victoria Getting Young Queen Health and Travel Hopes
In view of the Queen's continental visit Englishmen note her improved health. Reports say her hearing is keener and eyesight sharper as youthful faculties in old age rely on wellbeing. Advert shows Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure for indigestion constipation biliousness nervousness malaria fever and ague.
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Victoria
Continent
Hostetter
Not Exactly a Fallure Mrs Gotham in Town Topics
Mrs Gotham retorts to the question of marriage failure while Mrs Lakeside claims to be the preferred creditor, boasting that all her husband’s property is in her name and exposing domestic tensions in a sharp Town Topics note.
Pride Goes Before a Fall in Health Pride
An 1860s style campaign touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure and preventive for disease. It warns that pride leads to neglect of health, causing bodily systems to fail, including blood, stomach, kidneys, and liver.
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Hood
Mining Boom Promises New Idaho Gold Regions
The tale cites Wells Fargo receipts showing thirty eight to forty five million dollars in gold from Idaho placer districts around Elk City Florence Oro Fino and Millersburg in the early 1860s. It notes Buffalo Hump range quartz ledges found near Salmon and South Fork Clearwater as Northern Pacific builds a Clearwater line and urges readers to request a map by sending a stamp to Chas. Fe of St Paul Minnesota.
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Idaho
Wells- Fargo Express Company
Elk City
Florence
Oro Fino
Millersburg
Bancroft
Northern Pacific
Lewiston
Spokane
Buffalo. Hump Range
Salmon
South Fork
Clearwater
Chas
St. Paul
Minn
Northern Pacific Railsway
Poor Fellow’s Health Jokes In Philly Record Card
A brief late 19th century style quip notes Shingle’s illness confusion between stomach trouble and backache. It portrays a sickly man named Shingle and uses humor about his thin frame. No further facts or context are provided.
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Wether
Philadelphia Record
Allen's Foot-Easer advertised cure for foot discomfort
An old advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Easer powder to shake into shoes as the remedy for swollen, smarting, burning feet corns and bunions. It notes the product costs 25 cents and offers free samples by sending a request to Allen S. Olmsted in LeRoy New York.
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Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy
Tactful Boarder Hints at Pie Wager in Household Tale
A Boston Transcript item recalls Mrs. Skimpen noting Mr. Smith enjoyed the beefsteak pie with two helpings while a tactless boarder speculates the feast was part of a wager. The brief vignette suggests kitchen intrigue within a household.
Don’t Accept a Substitute for Genuine Cascarets Candy
An old advertisement urges buyers to insist on Cascarets Candy Cathartic and warns against fraudulent substitutes and imitations. It mentions health claims, trial offers, and various addresses and names in a dated promotional tone.
A Happy Mother Praises Vegetable Compound
Mrs Eb Ex Lingus of Devine Texas writes that after nine years of prolapsed womb pain and fatigue she used EB Pinkham's Vegetable Compound through confinement and labor. She now has a healthy baby girl and reports returning to work with renewed strength and gratitude.
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Verrer
Mas. PinkHam
EB. Pinkham
Lydis E Pinkham's remedies praised by reader
A reader from 1244 Hutem Ave Dirnorg reports strength after using Lydis E Pinkham's Veget&bis Blood Purifier and Livery Pills. They describe prior faintness and near death thoughts, but now feel greatly improved thanks to the remedies.
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Schneider
Hutem
Dirnorg
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Emmons Co. Record
D. R. Streeter
Linton, Emmons C O
Grover
Boston
Aguinaldo
Michigan
Fats
Countess OF
Earl and Countess of Warwick, Limited
Lord Montague of
Beaulieu
Mr. Montague
Richard Neville
Colson’s
Mra Jobiuog
Lwipert
Colorado
Ano
Sarsapath
Kiine
Bette
R. H. Klove
Paul Pound
Wyandotte
Et Fargo, N. D
Grae
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