The Happy Time and the Joy of Daily Deeds
An excerpt extols balancing work and play to ward off ills. It celebrates a life where daily deeds are fair and the spirit finds contentment in reasonable, joyful days.
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13 Feb 1901
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Fairfield Tribune in Fairfield, Iowa
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1901
Page
1
Aunt Sally and the plain black silk dress anecdote
Two Virginia women of the early 1900s known for common sense hosted Methodist clergy. Aunt Sally defends her plain black silk dress used for church and visits, recounting how she and her cook washed white dresses for the minister and his wife to attend conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Sally
Goodby
Christian Observer
Dream of Teeth Falling Out and Courtly Reward
A king dreams his teeth fall out and faces two interpreters. The first foresees doom for his family. the second predicts he will outlive them all. The king rewards the second interpreter and honors him.
When to Select Diamonds in Damp Murky Weather
The Washington Star notes diamond buyers should choose on clear days. Damp weather dulls stones and tempts dealers to cheat. A good light is essential as tinted ceilings may cast a false blue hue on the gem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
The Prayer He Didn't Make
In a parish near Dumfries Scotland a newly made elder faced anxiety about a bedside prayer He was summoned for. Persuaded by his wife he went but returned with the line He was deid. The anecdote captures the bashful elder’s comic misstep in a church moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dumfries
Scotland
William
Daily Life Frustrations Highlighted in Atchison Globs
A fragment notes Sunday morning chores in households with trouble finding clean underwear. The second part remarks that life expectancy for an Australian native rarely exceeds fifty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison Globe
The Census of 1790 and early American population
The article recalls the first United States census of 1790, noting 3,929,214 people across 16 states with slavery present in most, Virginia leading with 747,610 whites and 202,000 slaves. It highlights enumeration districts, regional slave counts, and the data's historical errors and growth insights. It also shifts to a fiction snippet about Sammis, an elevator boy, and the downfall of a character in an office, ending with a reflective moral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Southwest
Northwest Territories
Maine
Massachusetts
Virginia
North Carolina
Maryland
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Vermont
Southwest Territory
Baltimore Sun
A Boy and a Rifle Prank Teaches Safe Handling
A veteran sportsman tells how he gave his sixteen year old son a rifle and staged a fake crack to frighten him into safe gun use. He used a blank cartridge to cause a loud explosion, the son fainted, and the lesson stuck as a life lesson on safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Herald
Cat on the Shelf Sparks Pantry Chase
A heated mother and child clash over a supposed cat on a shelf. The argument escalates as the mother searches the pantry for the feline while the child points to a wine bottle as the shelf location and a quick escape ensues.
Tramp Joke Quips Between Stroller and Joe Rose
In a short exchange from the Philadelphia Record Stroller asks for a post dinner tramp while Joe Rose jokes he will sic the dog if refused. The back and forth captures a light urban banter tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe
Stroller
Joe Rose
Philadelphia Record
Envy Lessened by Wealth Realities, Chicago News
Quote from Chicago News notes that if the poor realized how little some millionaires enjoy their wealth, envy would decrease. The remark contrasts perceived wealth with actual satisfaction.
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Chicago News
When you sell an article by weight remember scales
The Atchison Globe quotes a proverb about fairness in weighing goods for sale, reminding sellers that honesty in measurement affects others and upholds trade trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison Globe
Spider silk experiment ends in tragedy and postponement
The 18th century experiment comparing spider silk to silkworm thread shows Madagascar spiders produced the best results with yards of filament spun over days. A German project planned a spider silk mill but failed when the female spiders ate the male mates, ending the venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolt
Paraguay
Argentina
India
China
Australia
Madagascar
Germany
Washington Post
Family dinner debate on fanciful animal portions
A Vermont maple shup ritual at a household features the pater familias pouring sweetly measured portions for his children. He teases Bob with an ostrich Mazie with an antelope and Teddy with something from nursery books while Edward quietly muses on the uneven fruit of parental choices comparing birds and beasts to larger animals.
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Bob
Mazie
Teddy
Edward
New York Commercial
Generous Offer Sparks Family Rift Over Diamond Demand
In a Chicago Post excerpt a husband questions generosity as the wife bitterly notes she asked for a stone and received bread. He concedes he must obtain the diamond she desires before family peace returns.
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Chicago Post
Hotel Life Jokes On Early Morning Wake Ups
In a New York Weekly snippet Jimson jokes about waking at four with the hotel life. He says he boards at a hotel and that is when the man in the next room goes to bed. The quip uses humor about shared walls and odd hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Jimson
New York Weekly
Hailstones in India Far Larger Than in England or America
Report notes Indian hailstones reach five to twenty times the size of those observed in England and the United States. Experts suggest regional weather patterns may drive the vast disparity in hailstone growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
England
America
February Room Making Sales Slashing Prices at The Bee Hive
The Bee Hive promotes February room making sales to clear excess spring stock. Vendors announce price cutting to move large inventories, promising low prices and quality goods. Numerous bargains are highlighted as part of the push to welcome spring.
Unfinished Tales The Story of a Lost Ending
A historical note recalls authors who start a story and cannot finish it. Dickens allegedly planned Edwin Drood, while Bonner faced a tale abandoned when its writer fell ill and could not complete the sensational Ledger installment. The unfinished story never resumed publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dickens
Edwin Wood
Bonner
New York Ledger
The
Ledger
New York Commercial Advertiser
Lost Shine Earns Nickel In Quick Farewell
A nervous commuter rushes to catch a train when a boy calls out that the man has lost the shine on his shoes from the previous day. The boy offers to reshine for a nickel as the commuter counts his bundles in a hurry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Press
Frugal Habits of City Businessmen Highlighted
The New York Press notes a Broadway office mogul who never buys memo paper, slicing incoming envelopes to reuse the address side as a clean sheet. It cites Boston’s millionaire who began by salvaging empty nail kegs and selling them back to nailmakers for small sums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
Boston
New York Press
Equine Banquet Hosted by London Guests for Horses
A company of English men and women from London entertained their horses with a country dinner featuring chopped apples and carrots and slices of white bread dusted with sugar. The event focused on the four footed dependents, who were the sole guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
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