Millionaire Evans of Montevideo Charms Naval Officers
A detailed portrait of Evans of Montevideo, a Minersville, Pennsylvania native whose vast enterprise extended from a small harbor craft to a large export business. He built an empire supplying ships with ice, fruits, and provisions, earning renown among naval officers across South America and earning a trusted role with many crews.
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South America
Uruguay
Evans
Montevideo
Revideo
Minersville
Jay
Balti
Hanith
Manuel I
Evans Na
North Sca
Monte
Quinta del Evans
Quinta
Douglas White
Birds invade Curityba in offshore Florida voyage
The steamship Curityba, arriving at New York from Baltic ports, reported vast numbers of birds off Matanzas and near Florida. Crew and quarantine officials described a mixed flock of hawks or owls and noted two captured birds, likely fishing eagles, amid a dramatic offshore visit.
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Curityba
New York
Ban Ports
Matanzas
Bregman
Florida
Hoppe
Orida
Lrda
Lectured in borrowed suit puzzles Duluth audience
Rev Dr Newell Dwight Hillis of Plymouth Church Brooklyn lectured in Duluth Minn with facial expressions and gestures that puzzled many in the audience during the talk. Some wondered if he suffered an illness or discomfort while addressing the crowd.
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Duluth
Hillis
Hills
Chicago
Newell Dwight Hillis
Plymouth Church
Brooklyn
Minn
Nature grafting and curious natural phenomena reported
The article discusses grafting where bark layers must meet on the stock, compares oyster fluid to gastric secretion, and notes a giant two foot crab in Calcutta aquariums. It highlights Brackel Belgium fowls famed for eggs and vocal cock contests, electric dyeing advances, and a anecdote about Sir William Turner and an electric fish at Edinburgh with a customs box tale.
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Calcutta
Indian Ocean
Brackel
Belgium
William Turner
British Association
Edinburgh
Sir William
Custom House
Bismarck on Diplomacy and Electric Danger from Fences
Quotes from Bismarck frame diplomacy as an art not a craft to be learned by rote. The second note warns that lightning striking cattle near wire fences has killed many livestock and suggests grounding wires to conduct electricity into the earth.
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Bismarck
Youth Enthusiasm Clashes With College Yell Baring Hidden Costs
A short item notes mixed feelings about youthful zeal at college events and cautions against masking true expenses. The piece implies concern over spending and transparency, urging straightforward accounting amid energetic campus culture.
Ring-Bearer Feature in Up-to-Date Weddings
A Baltimore News note explains that ring bearers in doublet and hose add charm and help keep peace by safeguarding the ring, reducing nervous mishaps. It notes a shift away from ostentatious weddings as engaged couples marry privately to avoid spectacle, with women and men favoring simpler ceremonies and witnesses.
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Baltimore News
Footwear Fashion Provokes Bold Social Quips
A Detroit Journal excerpt mocks conventional immunities as a woman debates shoe fit. The speaker argues new possibilities, while the woman retorts with wit, noting the absurdity of a shoe that's “a mile too big” and could fit two sizes smaller.
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Detroit Journal
Bicycles Surge in Seoul as Former Ministers Wheel
Consul General Allen notes a rising craze in Korea with Americans selling bicycles, and two ex cabinet ministers seen on wheels in Seoul. He says bicycles already dominate ownership in Korea and expects a promising market for American bikes. Laughing and crying differ by mouth corners.
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Cathay
Wheeling
Allen
Seoul
Supposed World Cheerful Incidents Amid Drunken Officers
A collection of humorous lines about global happenings and cheerful anecdotes. Includes a captain ordering drunken officers to report daily and a joke about pills and swallowing a small box. Also features quips about a musical scream during a kiss and a Yonkers Statesman item.
Snappy Humor From Early 1900s Press Snippets
A montage of comic quips and observations from various papers. Snappy jibes about men and society echo across jokes on smoking habits nurses and fashion while characters like Meandering Mike and Plodding Pete vent gentle county gossip. The items showcase light social satire and era vernacular.
The Usual Way First Doubt of Her Love
A brief exchange about love and distance unfolds as a lover plans world travel. Ada questions loyalty and asks for letters from every town. A aside tempers the moment with post stamps and a cheeky misreading.
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Adolf
Keeping It Quiet. A Quip From The Times
A collage of joke lines and quips from various papers highlights flirtatious, mistaken, and absurd exchanges. Dialogues involve love secrets, misread prescriptions, nicknames for Jones, and a merchant’s shy clerk, reflecting light humor and social shorthand of the era.
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John
Katie
Chicago Times Herald
Education and dispute over Paris exposition ban
In a fragmented dialog Mrs Hoyle extols education while Mrs Doyle laments a two year French study halted by her husband. Amid casual chatter, a remark about Miss Singleton as a migrationist hints at a mysterious past. The lines mix everyday concerns with odd, coded references.
The Cause of His Affection
A playful exchange reveals family tensions as a mother notes her son’s attention to his father’s pockets full of nickels while the boy insists his affection remains strong despite distraction.
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Tommy
Pa Allus
Grease-Spot Cloth Stumps Tailor In Odd Demand
A man tells a tailor he wants a suit in a color like a grease stain from his old coat. The tailor questions the color and origin of the fabric. The customer explains the grease spot hides the stain, but the tailor proves no such cloth exists, ending the odd negotiation.
Oate For Chinese Horses Not Raised In China
A terse remark notes that oate is not produced in China and is not fed to horses except during training seasons for racers. The comment reflects a long running joke dating back ten years.
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China
Jubileediamond Jewel Stuns Paris With 230 Carats
A spectacular 230 carat diamond named Jubilee, largest ever seen, eclipses the Urloff in whiteness and fire. Found at Jagersfontein in the Free State, it was recovered by a native worker who kept it from theft and later received a reward. The gem’s sale price remains undetermined as buyers hedge on a future sale.
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England
Jagersfontein
Palais
Esplanade Des Invalidess
Jagersfontely
Grange Free State
Good Looks as Hinderance in Business debated
A historical discussion notes that beauty once aided workers in retail and clerical jobs but later became a handicap as practical business sense and talent gained importance. The piece recounts shifts in hiring bias, including reactions to photojournalists at a Y M C A convention when Miss Helen Gould arrived, with women defending their access and photographers forced to retreat.
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Helen Gould
Railroad Department
Young Men's Christian Association
Philadelphia
Miss Gould
Mrs. Sage
Pletores
Old Plays Editor Remarks and The Wishing Fallacy
James Russell Lowell quipped that the editor resembled the first king of Sparta Eodamidas. The piece suggests some people deserve a whipping, though none dare say so. It notes that wishing achieves nothing, and that crowds cause more losses than waiting for a turn.
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James Hussell Lowell
Sparta
Eodamidas
The Social Sphere of Mexican Lovers in Courtship
A Woman's Home Companion excerpt recounts Mexican courtship beyond the Rio Grande. It describes how a would be suitor courts a girl through letters and visits, facing family restraint, with the mother often guiding conversations. Love expressions include stolen glances and balcony sightings, lasting until parental consent and a priestly pledge seal the union.
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Vea
Senora
England's Greatest Tenor Sims Reeves Dies Poor
The renowned English tenor Sims Reeves died recently in Sussex after a life of fame and talent. Born near London, he showed musical skill young and rose to lead England’s tenor ranks by 1847. Despite international acclaim, he never secured great wealth and died in comparative poverty after a later bankruptcy and a civil pension granted by Queen Victoria.
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Sims Reeves
VW Bo
Sussex
England
Sims Wervers
Reeves
London
Milan
Luccomba
Australia
Queen Victoria
Carried Grandma's Picture Prince Henry Encounter
A British steamer captain in Hong Kong met an admiral named Prince Henry of Prussia aboard a warship. The officer proudly showed a photo of Queen Victoria and explained he always carries his grandmother's picture. The captain's astonishment at the encounter is described as beyond words.
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Grandma
Prince Henry of
Prussia
Queen Victoria
Hong Kong
Victoria
England
Prussla
Slavery Pleas in South Africa Row Prompt New Caledonia Probe
The London Telegraph cites Jules Durand, former Noumea deputy mayor, alleging Noumea’s main firm profits from supplying slave trade tools. He claims that while firms may not enslave directly, they sell weapons and entice natives with provisions to lure them from brush into ships. Alcohol and gun lure help sway chiefs toward slavery.
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South Africa
London Telegraph
Jules Durand
Noumea
New Caledonia
Turkey orders 28 guns and two destroyers from Krupp
Turkey placed the order for 28 guns and two destroyers with Krupp of Essen despite Armstrong Whitworths bid being over $400000 lower, reflecting a preference at the top.
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Turkey
Gana
Krupp
Essen
Armstrong, Whitworth & Co
Great Britain
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Eton
Comic Papers
Annere Gesellschaft
Rastus
Patrice
Willy
Yonkers Statesman
Eacade
Philadelphia Press
New York Weekly
Weekly Telegraph
Mike
Pete
Washington Star
Kreform
Bessie
Indianapolis Journal
Ada
Brainard
Klondike
Count de Tres
Wrest
Everett Wrest
Mamma
Jonesy
Johnny
Jones
Daisy
Miss Singleton
Mexico
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