Man Moves Tool House by Milepost Trick in Old Railroad Tale
A Boston and Maine section foreman named Moynahan moved a tool house between mileposts 15 and 16 by directing workers to meet half way. Engineers later confirmed the house was exactly halfway, a feat Moynahan claimed to achieve by “moving the milepost.”
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Eastern Railroad
Boston and Maine
Swampscott
Salem
Timothy Moynahan
Beverly
Stevens
Salem Yard
Moynahan
Moypahan
Absurd Comic Rejoinder From New York American
A man staring at a unique child is corrected by the mother who calls him rubber. He breathes relief, realizing the strange infant is fake. The exchange unfolds with humor about perception and surprise in a New York context.
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Eng Usbronn
New York American
Coppee One Act Play The Passerby Attracts European Rounds
European press reports Francois Coppee's one act play The Passerby drawing attention. Mme Bern appears in the production and the piece is noted for its concise dramatic handling.
Saving as vice or virtue in thrift ethics
Saving for saving's sake without aim leads to avarice and makes a miser. Saving for worthy objects and noble designs elevates character and blesses life worldwide.
Jumbo Barnum Bailey feud and the lasting childlike tale
The Scrap Book recalls how Barnum and Bailey pursued Jumbo the elephant, Bailey buying time with rival show strategy, and Baruum offering 10 000 dollars for Jumbo. The piece also reflects on a mother’s quiet promise and a fable about appetite for wonder. Dr. Wiley cites a food adulteration anecdote about spoons and leads.
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Barnum & Bailey
Mr. Bailey
Mr. Barnum
Bailey
Barnum
Salting a Diamond Mine Tale From South Africa
Harold Du Bois recounts a mining engineer tale about salting a diamond mine. A man on his South African property suggested soil assays and eight rough diamonds were found, triggering a rush of offers.
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Harold du Bois
South Africa
Beard versus Brains and a Sailor with a Wooden Leg
A roving miscellany recounts Col Bennett of Harton Ga narrating a courtroom quip about brains and beard. It also notes Horace Walpole’s anecdote of a tarred oakum legged sailor who claimed Royal Society interest after a wooden leg reveal.
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Horace Walpole
Royal Society
Norman Pearson
Partial Living and the Unity of Life
The quote argues that most people inhabit only part of life, urging a single view of living that avoids separating secular from religious. It presents God as an artist who saturates the universe with beauty, challenging the division between the holy and the everyday.
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God
Hamilton Wright Mabie
Poem Fragment Reflects Night and Morning Stars
Fragmentary verse praising women as stars and gems, noting their luster across night and dawn. Attributed to 20maa Moore with unclear full name. The lines evoke light in eyes and hearts, mixing celestial imagery with personal admiration.
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Siz
Clyde
Glasgow
Renfrew
Bartt
France
Dumas
Coppee
The
Scrap
Mother
McLandburgh Wilson
Harvey W. Wiley
Washington
John
Roxton Record
Olonel T. Donnelly Bennett
Etherton
Georgia
Bennett
South Carolina
Supreme Court of the United States
Saturday Evening Post
W. R. Reynolds
Eureka
Nevada
Hjll
Brown Hotel
G. M. Roberts
Edwards and Clark Streets
Eureka, Nevada
Mabel K. Young
Alma Woods
the Brown Hotel
Main
Touring Club of America
Daniel, Morrison
Henderson Banking Company
Elko, Nevada
Joan Henperson
Harpen Henperson
L. C. Henperson
Lawsort Henperson
Asst
Carhier
Scheeline Banking & Trust Co
General Banking
Trust Company
Business Exchange
Commieer
United States Federal Reserve Bank
U. S. Postal Savings Depository
First National Bank
Blke, Nevada
J. A. Levent
A. E. Bnruatn
O. F. Williams
E. E. Exyor
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