Tricks Fate Plays. Early Ambitions of Men Now Famous Worldwide
A survey of well known English and American figures shows many started with youthful aims as clergy, circus life, or poetry, but fate and chance redirected them. Notable examples include Henry M. Stanley, James A. Bailey, Phil May, Conan Doyle, Sir Henry Irving, Lord Brampton, George Grossmith, and Arthur Wing Pinero among others.
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London
England
America
Henry M. Stanley
James A. Bailey
Mr. Stanley
Mr. Bailey
Phil May
Hamlet
Grant Allen
George R. Sims
Sim
Charles Wyndham
Criterion Theater
Conan Doyle
Sher Jock Holmes
Henry Irving
Lord Brampton
Justice Hawkins
George Grossmith
Society
Aot
Wales
John Lub Dock
John M. le Sage
London Daily Telegraph
Arthur Wing Pinero
London Omnibus
H. M. Stanley
Lord Roberts
Prince of Wales
Alma Tadema
John Lubbock
A. W. Pinero
Gil T. Lipton
John T. Hussand
W. 8
Gilbert
R. Crockett
George Alexander
George Manville Fenn
Wilson Barrett
Sir Arthur Arnold
M. P
J. A. Bakley
Seaseees
Scowman
Squire Bancroft
Oldest Bank Note Extant and Early Paper Money
An 807 A D paper currency was issued in China predating European use. The Old Lady in Threadneedle Street holds a specimen claimed as among the oldest extant. The text notes parallels to French assignats and mentions the Bank of Stockholm and the Bank of England, with 1696 £20 notes as early Western examples.
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Europe
Threadneedle Street
China
Bank of Stockholm
Bank of England
Tommy’s Mischief Sparks Aunt Sophia Exchange
A Boston Transcript quip has Aunt Sophia asking Tommy about his school behavior. The boy replies that he is good because watching another boy receive a licking is more fun than getting one himself.
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Sophia
Tommy
Boston Transcript
Fragments of a Friendly Optimism Note
A brief, upbeat line expresses gratitude and good wishes. The wording is informal and unclear, with stray words suggesting a personal message rather than a formal report. No identifiable people or places are provided.
What the Women Want in London Tours
The New York Commercial Advertiser notes American congress visitors will not fear getting lost in London. A hospitality sub committee lists hotels with daily rates and distances to Westminster. A literature sub committee map marks meeting halls and visitors seek tea rooms and iconic London sites.
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London
New York
Westminster Palace
Broadey Reid
Bill Sikes
Longfellow
Regent Street
The Indian as a Landlord in Oregon
The article describes eastern Oregon Indians renting their 160 acre farms to whites at $1.50 to $3 per acre while wheat yields profit, with few Indians farming personally. It notes allotments made in 1886-87, arrival of mixed white-Indian settlers, and foresees the supposed decline of the Indian race as the landlord-tenant system persists.
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Oregon
Obese French Writers Narrated By The Humanitarian
The Humanitarian recounts portraits of Hugo, Dumas, Balzac and others as grotesquely fat, noting Hugo’s stomach, Rosini’s belly, Dumas’s heft, and Balzac’s hogshead-like girth, with Ga utier, Janin and others in the cadre of obese literary figures.
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Theophile Gautier
Victor Hugo
Rossini
Jules Janin
Alexandre du
Resian
Maupassant
Flaubert
Sarcey
Parlor Physics Demonstration With a Six Foot String
A string six feet long used around a subject's head creates strong tympanic sensations when one person holds both ends. By drawing the other hand over the cord the subject experiences thunder like impressions that shift into distant rumbling.
Krupp the Cannon King in Curious Sea Tales
A quirky note describes Krupp nicknamed the cannon king as an amateur soclogist whose chief delight is being found by curious inhabitants of the sea.
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Krupp
Phantoms and lingering dreams in verse by Laura Carr
A poem tribute quotes Laura G. Carr of the Boston Transcript on phantoms of the mind. The piece threads dreamlike impressions with musings on memory longing and the elusive nature of meaning.
The Spun Silk Chemise
An advertisement extols a new silk chemise praised for cool graceful fit from shoulders to knees. It claims flexible weave like silk stockings, light shaping, and lace edging with openwork silk motifs. It mentions mashed linen variants retaining the same lines and comfort.
Simple dotted swiss summer gowns with Curzon style jacket
The article describes light summer dressing gowns and morn wrappers made from dotted swiss and filmy muslin. It highlights a cape like shoulder line and floating sash ends, inspired by the Curzon jacket worn by a vicerine in India, with mourning versions in white dotted swiss and black lace edgings.
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Point de Paris
India
The American as Cook
The piece discusses whether an American girl should learn to cook and quotes Chauncey Depew. Walter Besant notes Greek not Gravy, then revises to Gravy not Greek. It concludes the issue won’t be settled wholesale and suggests classifying American girls by cooking involvement and studying the subject.
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Walter Besant
Chauncey Depew
Walter
Pretty Neck Dress Idea Ties Hairlines to Neckline
A fashion tip to improve morning wear suggests using a muslin neckpiece cut like a bandana. Finish edges with a narrow ruffle, fold diagonally, and tie around the neck to create a V open front with a knot and decorative ends for a dainty finish.
Fads in Embroidery
The article notes rising trends in embroidery for the year with colored borders on handkerchiefs and monogrammed gloves. It recommends ordering gloves to have a back embroidery left off and placing a centered monogram on the back of the hand for a striking effect.
Silk Cord Lacing Describes New 19th Century Gown
The description notes decorative silk cord lacing over contrasting color with narrow vertical openings in the bodice. The cords match the gown or appear in a paler shade, detailing a refined fashion feature.
A Summer Golfing Suit and Rest Cure Craze
A pale gray nun's veiling gown with cream lace and pink silks creates a pretty summer look with lacings at the sleeves and hips. London society embraces the rest cure, a two week retreat for rest and sunshine followed by vegetating.
A Symphony in Blue and New Season Colors
A fashion note describes brick red pearl blue and olive white as the season’s prettiest colors in cashmere ben rietta and velvet. It cites a reception ensemble in pearl blue henrietta with black satin trims, a fitted waist and high collar, and a blue silk jabot, attributed to Helen Grey.
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Helen Grey
Page
European Driving Rush Inspires Fashion and Rules
The piece notes Europeans embrace fast automobiles in Nice where air and dust demand heavy clothing. An English witness says women should not speed beyond a brisk pace, while men may appear dirty yet businesslike, but ladies should look restful and refined.
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New York
Nice
Mining Shares Helped Quiet a Bored Day
In a breezy exchange from the West a man explains how he came into possession of a gold brick. He bought it to keep from sleeping and persuaded the seller to accept mining shares as pay, noting his profit was small but every little helps.
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Washington Star
Chilkoot Pass Stock Floated by Promoter
A Puck mock quote shows a promoter proposing to name the venture the Chilkoot Pass Packing and Transportation Company while admitting the current focus is floated stock rather than detailing freight plans. The exchange captures the humorous skepticism of investors.
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Chilkoot Pass
Puck
Patents Issued Last Week To Northwestern Inventors
Northwestern inventors receiving patents include John A. Anderson of Austin Minnesota for a bag holder Samuel Defoe of Willow City North Dakota for a hay rack Fred C Koke of Mankato Minnesota for a purifier and roller mill feeding machine Charles W Mallory of Flindreau North Dakota for a wire stitching machine William Pepperling of Aitkin Minnesota for a steam engine Joseph Torker of Brockway Minnesota for a clock winding indicator Edwin C Washburn of Minneapolis Minnesota for a bolt design Merwin LothropJohnson Patent Attorneys of St Paul Minnesota handled the filings listed in Pioneer Press Building.
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Northwestern
John A. Anderson
Austin
Minn
Samuel Defoe
Willow City
N. D
Fred C. Koke
Mankato
Charles W. Mallory
Flindreau
William Pepperling
Aitkin
Joseph ‘Torker
Brockway
Edwin C. Washburn
Minneapolis
Bolt
Merwin, Lothrop & Johnson
Pioneer Press
St. Paul
Dad's Way in Seat Etiquette Cited by Boston Transcript
A cartoonish exchange cites a father named Johnnie who would not offer his seat to either woman in a crowded streetcar. The Boston Transcript uses the joke to comment on selective politeness and family wit.
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Johnnie
Dad
Boston Transcript
Allen’s Foot-Ease powder advertises quick relief for feet
Are You Using Allen's Foot-Kand It is the only cure for Swollen, Smarting, Burning, Sweating Feet, Corns and Bunions. Ask for Allen's Foot-Except, a powder to be shaken into the shoes. Atsall Druggists and Shoe Stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE Address Allen 8. Olmsted, LeRoy, N. Y.
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Allen
Atsall Druggists
Olmsted
LeRoy
N. Y
Remarkable Trail Wedding Ties Four Brothers to Four Sisters
In Trail England a remarkable wedding joins four Hochstetter sisters to four Sumers brothers. The ceremony occurs at the sisters' home as all eight spouses live nearby. The brides range from eighteen to thirty, while the grooms share similar ages and have solid means.
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Trail
England
James Hochstetter
John Sumers
Queen City Hotel Dining Revival in Cumberland Maryland
The Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road’s Queen City Hotel at Cumberland Maryland, once famed for service, aims to regain its former reputation. J N Shattuck, a former Dining Car Superintendent on major Western lines, now oversees the hotel as it plans substantial renovations to attract first class patronage.
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Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road
Queen City
Cumberland
J. N. Shattuck
Absentminded Kibber Jostles Dignitary at Court
Justice Farleigh directs Kibber to enter the motion in the customary way after a pedestrian disruption in a Boston courtroom.
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Kibber
Justice Farleigh
Boston Transcript
Literally Speaking in Indianapolis Journal Dialog
A brief exchange features Mrs Secondtrip labeling the other person mean and Mr Secondtrip replying with a grim consolation about a harsher fate being lamented in the same Indianapolis Journal snippet.
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Secondtrip
Indianapolis Journal
Poultry Farm Ad Seeks Rigs and Officials
We Pay 815 a Week and Expenses men with rigs to introduce our Poultry Company Foana Wyandotte Mfg Co. offers a Chicago-based opportunity sending a stamp to 413 W Street, Chicago Illinois.
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Wyandotte Mfg. Co
W. Street
Chicago, Ill
Wealth and Happiness Do Not Align Say Experts
Analysts note that wealth fails to guarantee happiness while poverty also limits well being. The discussion explores how financial status interacts with life satisfaction and personal fulfillment, highlighting nonfinancial factors influencing contentment.
Doctor J H W Rindlaub Firmed as Fargo Specialist
A local newspaper note lists Dr J H W Rindlaub as a specialist in Eye Ear Nose and Throat based in Fargo North Dakota. The item also contains a whimsical quote about conceit and vanity and a fragment about a train bay books more passengers agent.
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J. H W. Rindlaub
Fargo, N. D
The
Train Bay
Dame Fashion Rolls Back Short Skirts With Long Gowns
Dress reformers and physical culturists celebrate health gains in New York until Dame Fashion enforces a ban on short skirts. The spring look shifts to the Princess gown featuring a long boned corset and trailing skirts, imposing stricter attire and harsher comfort standards for wearers.
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New York
A Tea Gown of Cream Lace and Silk
A charming tea gown features cream lace over yellow silk with an empire front. Lace overlays the bodice and trims the silk at the hem, while a black velvet girdle adds a high bust line and a flat bow. Sleeves glide from shoulder to elbow, held by velvet straps, and a high lace collar completes the design.
Indulgence in English Walks Tops Fad As Princess Leads
English women embrace long walks as a new craze with the Princess of Wales among avid followers. The piece extols walking as the best total-body exercise and notes its growing popularity, urging readers to join the trend for health benefits.
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England
Marie Bashkirtseff and the heart in her character
The essay discusses Marie Bashkirtseff as a lively woman who could fall in love. It notes a tale where two wealthy suitors were equally matched in her eyes and mentions her intellect keeping her emotions at bay. The passage suggests this detachment could be seen as a form of heart failure.
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Marie Bashkirtseff
Great Medicine Proves Useful Against Severe Attacks
Mrs Edna Jackson of Pearl Louisiana testifies that she endured nine female complaints in one day and credit goes to Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She reports a full year since her last attack and urges others to try the remedy.
Nez Perces Lands Open to Settlement and Gold Find
The Nez Perces country near the Clearwater and Salmon rivers, long rich in placers, is opening to settlement as the Puffalo Hump range reveals wide gold bearing quartz ledges. Northern Pacific railroad expansion from Lewiston to the area promises access for capital and machinery, with further details via map requests to Chas. S. Fee in St Paul or NP agents.
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Washington
Clearwater
Salmon Rivers
Nez Perces
Northern Pacific
Lewiston
Spokane
Puffalo Hump
St. Paul
Minn
Northern Pacific Railway
A Harsh Remedy in a Poisoning Case
A Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet asks what to do in a poisoning emergency and suggests administering an emetic. If the emetic fails, the text proposes reading Bulwer-Lytton’s love letters to the patient.
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Bulwer-Lytton
Advertisements Offer Amusing Bargains and Reliable Goods
The notice praises advertisement pages as entertaining and informative, urging readers to read the ads for amusing studies and excellent bargains. It claims advertisers are reliable and deliver what they advertise.
Bunco Exchange Sparks Witty Life Quip Showdown
In a brief exchange, Hin Motto outsmarts the first bunco man while the second bunco man jokes about unpredictable outcomes. The dialogue humorously contrasts craft and risk, highlighting deft manipulation and bold experimentation.
Allen's Foot Ease powder advertisement
Do Your Feet Ache and Burnt Shake Into your shoes Allen s Foot Ease a powder for the feet It makes tight and New Shoes feel Easy Cures Corns Bunions Swollen Hot and Sweating Feet At all Druggists and Shoe Stores 25c Sample sent FREER Address Allen 8 Olmsted LeRoy N Y
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Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy, N.Y
Sush a Happy Remark
A humorous London Punch quip on medical visits features a wife apologizing to a Hampstead doctor and a Mayfair physician noting he treats another patient nearby while joking about efficiency.
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Hampstead
Mayfair
London
The Conductor and The Misnomer Exchange Fare Snippet
A fragment from the Philadelphia North American shows a brief dialogue between The Conductor and The Misnomer. The exchange hints at a moral or metaphysical dispute as they discuss guidance away from unbelief.
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Philadelphia
Pore Vegetable Compound Adverts Claims No Minerals
An old advertisement touts a vegetable compound as a purer laxative option. It asserts no mercurial mineral ingredients and markets the product to druggists with prices 10 to 25 cents. It emphasizes late medical discoveries and calls Ca carets Candy Cathartic a safe alternative.
Williams on hanging and gratitude in life
In a reflective discussion, Williameson argues that hanging saves lives by preventing further killings. Henderson agrees, noting many would have died without execution and that near gratitude is not ashamed of humble benefactors.
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Williameson
Mean act against you warps the golden rule
When a man does something mean to you that you had thought of doing to him it distorts the standard of treating others as you wish to be treated. The remark suggests retaliation fractures moral reciprocity and urges restraint.
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Minuy
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Atlantic
Pacific
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Laura G. Carr
Jerrold
Lucy Tucker
Versailles
Ind
Dr. Williams
FraNx Tocker
F.tocker
Frank Tucker
Hoon Johnson
Justice of the Peace
Republican
Lertek Toune
Pinkham Ho
Lydia E. Pinkham
Edna Jackson
Pearl, la
Hall
Addison
George W
Fabucher
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