Advice to heroes and statesmen from Eugene Weekly Guard
A string of brief social and political musings from Eugene Weekly Guard. It touches on parliamentary caution, temperance, anti kidnapping views, Turkey’s loss of territory, imperial press concerns, domestic disputes, and jokes about manners of punishment. It notes Manila harbor improvements, references a Vanderbilt heir, a Berlin cooking school for doctors, and a theory about a transcontinental rail link via Bering Strait. It ends with a tale of a fortune teller who slept on clients’ jewelry.
Household topics eclipse grand themes in campus theses
A famous singer quips she'd trade public ovations for her mother's meals. The note highlights a rise in culinary and domestic subjects in senior theses at prominent women’s colleges with titles like The Servant Problem Household Economies and Foods in Relation to Intellect and Sanity, contrasting with older graduating essays.
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Aglee
Shakepeak
Queen Victoria’s Death Spurs Global Sympathy and Debate
The passage notes how Victoria’s death softened international tensions, with widespread sympathy from French, Russian, American, and English media. It discusses easing UK-US frictions and hints at educational shifts toward practical studies in journalism, diplomacy, and public administration, citing Wisconsin and Madison University as examples of a broader trend.
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Queen Victoria
Germay Kaiser
England
Kruger
Osborne
Alabama
Venezuela
United States
Chicago Tribune
School of Economics and Political Science
University of Wisconsin
Madison University
Curious Church Build of Balrushes in Western Australia
The first worship place in Western Australia, built at Perth by soldiers of the 2nd Company 1st Regiment, was made largely from bulrushes. It served as a chapel on Sundays and a theater during the week, while also functioning as a barracks during the colony's early days.
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Western Australia
Perth
Soldlers
1Nt
Sandal brush polishes floors on shoe fitting
An invention for polishing hard wood floors appears in Europe. The sandal brush attaches to the shoe with soft straps, allowing the polisher to glide across the floor and work faster and more effectively than previous methods.
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Europe
Odd Horseshoes Made For Shetland Pony In California Shop
In a California shop workers turned out horseshoes weighing an ounce each and marginally larger than a silver dollar for a six month old Shetland pony. The note also says it’s a shock that parents married for a deal and ends with a saying about large feet versus small understanding.
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California
Corbin Adjutant General Rising to Major General Rank
Adjutant General Corbin, now major general in the regular army, born in Batavia Ohio, July 25 1862. He rose through all grades from second lieutenant to major general and commanded vast mobilizations. Described as six four, 250 pounds, olive complexioned with a steadfast nerve, he embodies decisive leadership in war and administration.
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Corbin
Batavia
Ohio
Eighty-third
Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Col
Richard Lee
Maumee River
Clermont
Gen
Secretary of War
Spain
Grant
Gen. Corbin
Decatur
Gillan
Weed
Rousseau
A. McDowell
McCook
Ruggles
Horse Shoe Styles Showcases Global Footwear Heritage
A St Louis window display by F C Snow gathers diverse horseshoes from around the world showcasing evolution from 1743 Pontiac Indian work to modern rubber heel plates. The collection includes oxen and burro shoes, Irish pegs, Arabian desert plates, and English giants, highlighting workmanship and regional differences.
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Twelfth Street
Pew City Hall
St. Louis Globe Democrat
F. C. Snow
Detroit Historical Society
Case
Rockies
Mexico
England
Belgium
Arabia
Snow
Deserts
St. Louis
Ireland
California
Havana
Santiago
Guayamos
Porto Rico
Australia
City man learns country living may boost health
A queasy city man and a red cheeked friend debate diet while a country lifestyle hawks simple fare. An English trader tours a village festival and moonlights a balloon ride fundraiser. A wry note on knightly oaths, pet names, and a man’s reputation closes the piece with reflections on character.
Chinese Teacups and the Oriental Tea Service
The article describes the Mongolian style tea service used in the West, detailing a brass or bronze stand supporting a large porcelain cup with a matching saucer and a small egg-sized cup. It explains decoration styles from Swatow and Nanking wares, the serving method, and the skill required to pour tea successfully, noting the contrast with Western habits.
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Occidentals
Various Anecdotes and Witty Observations From Society
A collection of short anecdotes and remarks from late 19th to early 20th century circles. Highlights include Mokart and Gallmeyer at dinner, a Wyoming mining writ, a haunted bishop at Peterborough, Tim Murphy commenting in Washington, Lord Rathmore recalling Ouida, and a German Kaiser joke. The items blend wit, satire, and upper crust social flavor with brief, standalone scenes and quips.
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Mokart
von Moltke
Josephine Gallmeyer
Wyoming
Old
Missouri
Diocese of
Peterborough
London
Tim Murphy
Washington
Db. C
Mr. Murphy
Chile
Royal Palace
William
Kaiser
Dom Pedro
Brazil
How You Spend Your Life According to Time Use
A New York Herald reflection breaks down a man’s life by hours spent in sleep, work, reading, writing, pleasure, walking, eating, dressing, bathing, and shaving. It estimates twenty-five years asleep, twenty-one years at work, two years reading, one year seven months writing, nine years in pleasure, six and a half years walking, five years eating, three and a half dressing, eight bathing, and seven months shaving.
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New York Herald
Seattle Canal Plan Promises Eight Mile Puget Sound Link
Seattle proposes a canal eight miles long from Puget Sound to Lake Washington, a twenty mile long lake, feet deep, to create an ideal harbor. The piece notes social habits of inviting gossip at parties and comments on how a man who never forgives or forgets injuries makes an unsuitable friend.
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Seattle
Puget Sound
Lake Washington
Pleasant Humorous Paragraphs From Comic Papers
A collage of lighthearted lines from old comic papers about cheerful incidents worldwide. Jokes and quips cover rejections, teasing lovers, chilly weather banter, barbershop gags, and playful exchanges reflecting era humor and social wit.
Humorous Quotations and Banter From Old Newspapers
A collection of witty exchanges and quips from various papers. The items feature humorous remarks about fashion, disguises, sermons, grammar, and social mores. Names like Old Crouch and Mr Straitlace appear in lighthearted exchanges, reflecting early 20th century newspaper humor.
Fragmented quotes mix in playful lines and shop talk
A collage of brief odds and ends from newspapers includes a nickel offer for stopping a tune, a cash line about a large family, and exchanges about compliments, poems, and a bookstore clerk. It reads as a light, comic compilation of quotes and snippets from Philadelphia Press and Washington Star.
Echoes of a Dickensian Parlor Scene and Street Banter
A fragmentary dialogue across social classes depicts a wood worker seeking payment, a fortune telling gypsy warning of heart disease, and a landlord's perspective on a banquet. The exchange blends flirtation and financial critique, ending with a quip about disguise at Covent Garden.
Market Gossip and Household Jests Echo Old Paper Scraps
A fragmentary exchange shows characters debating glances and bows, while market chatter and domestic jests echo in a clipped, dated newspaper voice. The dialogue hints at routine city life and workforce tensions, with line snippets including Foreman and Bear remarks about leadership and marriage.
Inmates Amid Lunacy Sparked Everyday Inventions
A physician at a large asylum cites a cured patient as the unseen inventor of a now common machinery improvement, made while sane, earning thousands. He mentions another inmate who created an automatic racquet head ball picker, prompting the insistence on securing a patent if the man later remains sane. The piece ends with a quip on sleep and a reference to a quoted exchange.
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Bering Strait
Port Valdes
Yukon River
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Siberia
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Raya
Tagen
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Rubenhay
Ohio State Journal
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Clevelang Plain Dealer
Sappey
Philadelphia Press
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Kitty
Newport
Philadelphia
Howdy
Bill
Crouch
Detroit
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Hannah
Boston Transcript
Philadelphia Times
Chicago Times-Herald
Mumsey
Cleveland
Antonio
Holy City
Miss Cayenne
Washington Star
Moore
Rigby
Sturgis
Boston Tran
Covent Garden
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