Spurned Tips Contrast Two Cities Honor in Philadelphia
A Washington observer recalls two tipping incidents, one in Harlem New York and one on Chestnut Street Philadelphia, showing a stark contrast in courtesy. In New York an elderly man endures humiliation over a 30 cent bill while the waiter flouts a tip. in Philadelphia a manager suspends and ejects a rude waiter after a 55 cent meal, underscoring the city’s stricter service standards.
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New York
Philadelphia
Harlem
Tie
Tio
Walter
Walters
Chestnut Street
Phillie
Washington
An Old Time Idea of California
A 1812 geography describes California as a fog bound wild land with unhealthy damp fogs, northern anthropophagi, interior volcanoes, and vast shifting snow plains that sometimes shoot up columns to inconceivable heights, claims said to be authenticated by trustworthy travelers.
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California
Stage gossip on Sothern Marlowe and Broadway plans
Rumors say Sothern and Julia Marlowe may not star together next season. Ernest Shipman lists Shaw’s Widowers Houses as Tainted Money. Elia Snyder may replace IXdna May in London. Margaret ILlington to lead in Dr Wake’s Patient in New York with Edith Ostlere and Herbert Percy aboard.
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Ff. Sothern
Julia Marlowe
Seaest
Don
Priell
Ernest Shipman
Herbert Kébey
Effie Shannon
George Bernard Shaw
New York
Ixdna May
Thant Elia Snyder
London
Miss Snyder
Miss May
Margaret Iilington
Dr. Wake
Edith Ostlere
Herbert Percy
Death Notice of a Dog With Family Name
Short items note a Newark death notice for a dog given a family name. The rest collects various quirky facts: Mosquitoes challenge wintering in Alaska more than cold, mortgage thieves steal a red hot stove from Mrs. Johanna Benson in New York, divorce rates differ sharply between U S and Canada, Philadelphia city hall clock details, Theodore Roosevelt and George Washington linked to Oyster Bay, and Washington’s entertaining house remains unchanged.
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Newark
N. JJ
Alaska
Johanna Benson
New York
United States
Canada
Philadelphia
Theodore Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
George Washington
English Etchings Raise Notes on Tobacco and Insanity
A collection of brief antiquarian and societal notes discusses England’s first tobacco house at the Pied Bulling Islington, rising insanity rates from 0.34 to 0.35 percent, war office sanitation of officer publications, and a lengthy trainee path for telephone apprentices. It also notes Hally Lodge near London, once home to the Baroness Burdett Coutts, to be sold by her husband who took her name.
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Islington
England
Great Britain
British
War Office
Hally Lodge
London
Model of the Moment in Fashion Embroidery and Trimmings
The New York Press describes a fashion moment featuring colored silk embroidery with white or ecru lace, small and large ball fringing on boleros and sleeves, velveteen and taffeta silk jumpers in varied colors, silk petticoats with broderie anglaise tounce in street and evening shades, long silk gloves in pale tones, and linen turnover collars with narrow fluted edge and color-matched bows.
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New York Press
Old Fashioned Phrases Reflected in Atchison Globe Lines
A quirkily nostalgic collection questions the fate of old symbols. It recalls brass horned oxen, a gown adorned with pink roses, a child’s nickname query, thrifty laundry tricks, and a boastful dentist, all from the Atchison Globe’s vintage tone.
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Atchison Globe
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY WANT COLUMN ENTRY
Classified notice fragment shows boarder wanted at a street address and room and board offer. Another line advertises umbrella repair services and canvassing for umbrellas and parasols with contact details for repair work claims. Fragmentary OCR yields unclear names and dates.
The Specter Swimmer Legend of the Sea
A New York Herald retells the tale of a Breton fisher maiden who, on her wedding night, loses her love and storms the seas in disguise to search for him. Her legend endures as sailors fear the hall of the Swimmer and claim the specter bark Lucy dodges bays along the South Carolina coast.
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Sallor
Utt
Lucy
South Carolina
Cape Finisterre
New York Herald
The Perfect Servant and Metaphor Mashup
A glancing pair of quotations praise the perfect English servant as flawless in training and conduct across roles like butler and coachman. An onlookers’ cartoonish metal metaphor table notes how common phrases draw on metals to describe character and effort with comic contrast.
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Europe
United States
Canada
Australia
Mamma Remembered. Papa Enraged Over Paddington
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes a mother and father recalling Paddington with sharp, humorous contrast. The father laments a son’s naivety while the mother asserts her own perception, reflecting family dynamics.
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Papa
Constantia
Paddington
Mamma
Philadelphia Inquirer
DeVore Piano Ad Promises Low Prices and No Interest
An old style advertisement for DeVore pianos claims guaranteed utility and lowest prices. It emphasizes cash prices at $1.00 per week with no interest, fair treatment, flexible terms, and broader factory access. It also notes large volume contracts and customer trust statements.
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DeVore
DeVoere
United States
Freeport
L. W. Merrin
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Wj, Young &Corp
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Demeter, Seitz & Co
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