The National Feast and the True American Bird
The article traces the turkey as the national symbol of Thanksgiving from its 16th century discovery off Axacan to Europe’s adoption. It notes Dr Samuel Johnson's definition, Brillat Savarin praise, and contrasts wild and domesticated turkeys. It ends with a Boston Herald quotation praising the bird with cranberry sauce.
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Turkey
Samuel Johnson
Axacan
North Carolina
Virginia
Epicures
John Smith
William Ibyrd
Europe
Brillat- Savarin
New England
Boston Herald
No Fear of Missiles in Play Concept sparked by markets
A Chicago report notes a provocative collaboration blending military fear with theater commerce. The piece hints at public curiosity and discusses pricing, suggesting a cultural debate over art and defense.
Conflict Over Ads Ends in Explosion at Office
A Fifth Avenue clerk and his employer clashed after each placed ads in a daily paper seeking new positions. The ads, read aloud by the employer and the clerk, included claims of competence and hustle and immediate calls for applicants. The dispute escalated into an explosion at the office.
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Thetr Diassattatadoon
Fifth Avenue
Chicago News
German humorist Carl Hauser Relates Ink Joke Exchange
Carl Hauser recalls meeting a prosperous friend who earlier was shabby. The man says he is making money selling the only genuine indelible ink, while his brother does well with an ink eradicator that removes ink instantly. The tale appears in the Kansas City Independent.
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Carl Hauser
Hau
Kansas City
Octogenarian suitor misjudged by hopeful match
Chicago Tribune quotes a jab at a young woman who mistook an octogenarian's worth for his fortune Half-remembered lines hint at romance and money in a snappy city tabloid tone.
To Be a Hero to Women Is to Seek Better Self
The Atchison Globe quote urges men to model virtue by noticing beauty from sunset to pumpkin pie and letting it drive self improvement. It frames devotion to women through personal growth and ethical conduct.
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Atchison Globe
The Indian is certainly a two spot or why weld he be called Lo
A brief column explores a wordplay question about the Indian nickname and its curious phrasing, reflecting humorous or puzzled tone in the Chicago Journal.
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Chicago Journal
Smoke Cloud Over London Weighs About 300 Tons
A daily view from London reports a massive smoke cloud hovering above the city with an estimated weight around 300 tons. The forecast notes persistent air pollution affecting residents and visibility.
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London
Wide Awake Captain Wins Faros by Coppering the Colonel's Game
A Memphis riverfront Faro tale recounts a captain who joins a crooked table to outplay a planter and two con artists. He chips in steadily, keeping the planters focused on the dupe while he accumulates about 190 dollars before cashing out.
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Memphis
New Orleans Times- Democrat
Prisoner shot by Tennessee guards in Manila incident
A Filipino convict climbed a prison wall in Manila and escaped until two Tennessee volunteers on guard duty fired at him. They debated distances then shot, hitting the convict in the back of the head and spine, with one guard claiming a high shot and the other claiming a low shot.
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Manila
Tennessee
Why He Married
A young man uses his fiancée s consent to press for marriage, arguing she is certain enough to wed now while the elder gentle man cautions that she is too young to decide. The exchange ends with the suitor insisting on haste.
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Chicago Post
Gwiliams Notes Illness As Grip Reaches Home
Sflint suspects the grip is coming on and takes large doses of asafetida pills. Gwiliams asks about Mrs Sflint, who is away in the country and apparently well. Chicago Tribe
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Gwiliams
Gwilliams
Stranger In His Pew Angers Churchgoer
An Indianapolis man grows furious when unfamiliar people occupy his pew during service at the local church. The incident highlights tensions over seating and crowding in worship spaces.
Noah’s Ark Bargain Brings Circus to Village Field
A traveling circus halted near a town and paid a farmer half a crown for a field by the wayside, then doubled the charge to crown when elephants dromedaries and 200 horses looted the grass. The farmer led protests while the owner argued he had paid for an hour or two not a Noah’s ark.
Onion mystery from nowhere ships to Poydras merchant
A New Orleans trader recalls a baffling onion shipment from 1896 with no sender details. Three years later a second box arrives with a letter claiming prior business relations, prompting the merchant to refund the sum while puzzled by the sender’s meaning.
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Poydras Street Commission
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Unconventional wedding rings swap in a pinch
The Cincinnati Commercial Tribune notes curious substitutes for rings at weddings. Instances include a curtain ring, the ring handle from a church key, a coin edge ring carried as a curiosity, and a best man bending a tie pin into a ring.
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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
The Polite Lie Weathered by a Child’s Answer
A London Chronicle excerpt shows a mother guiding Effie to reflect on Edith’s absence from a party. Effie answers she is sorry yet notes the illness does not hurt her inside, illustrating a child’s developing social coaching and affective awareness.
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Mamma
Effie
Edith
London Chronicle
Wife and husband haggle over soup and hat purchase
A wife returns home starving after shopping and explains she had only a plate of soup to save money. Her husband asks if she found the desired hat, and she confirms a dream hat costing 28 dollars. Collier's Weekly notes the purchase.
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Tom
John
Collier’s Weekly
The Price of Admission and Language Notes
A short dialogue notes how Washingtons lower house refers to the House of Representatives while the Senate is higher. It also explains surnames Macpherson and Macdonald, and the meaning of Fairfax. It adds a trivia line about Alaska’s wild white sheep and whale mounting rarity.
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Alaska
Axle Grease and Distemper Cure Featured in Housewares Shelf
A short market blurb lists items such as axle grease combs brushes and distemper cure for sale. The note hints at household maintenance products and grooming goods available locally.
The Funny Juggler Foils a Curio Shop Imitation
A local theatrical man recalls Fleming the juggler in New Orleans who visits a curio shop to buy a souvenir. Fleming performs a delicate retrieval of a relic and other pieces, causing the proprietor to react with fear and palpitations as the act unfolds in a breathless display.
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Fleming
New Orleans
Curio
Josephine
What We Have We Hold Motto Shows Fly Paper Pivot
A Philadelphia Press quip jokes about a publisher revealing a motto for a new paper. The gag pivots on circulation and notes the speaker is not a publisher, but a vendor of patent fly paper.
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Philadelphia Press
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