Coward Jack Emerson and Rose Abernethy Unite
Rose Abernethy helps Jack Emerson, blind and destitute, from a precipice after he admits cowardice for hiding his blindness and wealth from her. She reveals her knowledge, they reconcile, and he begs forgiveness as they plan a future together. The scene shifts to a humorous, domestic aftermath with three men awaiting pie.
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Jack Erierson
Miss Abernethy
Abernethy
Adirondack
Rose
Rose Abernethy
Jack
Emerson
Averd
Misa Abernethy
Ife
Bountiful
Mr. Emerson
Laughing Gas For Poets and Sir Humphry Davy
Sir Humphry Davy first inhaled nitrous oxide and found pleasurable effects. He sought poetic inspiration while under its influence and noted a link between inspiration and the gas. By 1802 a French writer described its inhalation as a fashionable national vice in England.
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Humphry Davy
Davy
Sir Humphry Davy
England
Pir Loose Talk At Store Door Inspires Lippincott Quip
In a brief exchange from Lippincott's the First Old Lady praises parrots while the Second remarks on their intelligence. The scene mentions a parrot in a cage at a store door and a shouted rebuke to an aging observer, capturing a sharp wit exchange with period tone.
Ex-cashier Wilson Collins freed after six years in federal prison
Leavenworth Kansas September 15 Wilson Collins former cashier of Kikhart Indiana bank was released from the federal prison after a six year term for violation of the National banking law. He was sentenced with Av N Frederick president and Walter Brown financier who borrowed heavily from the bank. In a tongue battle a wife generally holds her own, he remarks.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Injunction Sought In Domestic Row By Kansas City Woman
A Kansas City woman, distressed by her partner’s alleged infidelity and social improprieties, asks the court for an injunction rather than divorce. She declares the need to restrain him from continuing his alleged conduct and to protect her from further harm.
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Nim
Kansas City
Ali
Woman Returns with Daughter From Home in Distress
A West Philadelphia children’s home doctor recalls a mother distressed by her five year old daughter Mary. After a year’s stay in the home, Mary was back and demanded a bath first thing, refused breakfast, and kept dipping her fingers in a saucer of water at table. The mother fretted over the child’s “grand” behavior and bid the doctor help.
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West Philadelphia
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Mary
Philadelphia
Brother Lastly and the rumor about a worthy member
A spokesman asks for the name of a congregant said to lack proper clothing and unable to attend services. The Rev. Mr. Lastly calmly reveals the target is his own wife, describing the report as likely reflecting poorly on the congregation.
Playing Goethe Three Ways in a Go Ferret Scenario
A brief excerpt from the Somerville Herald describes a humorous miscommunication during a Goethe discussion. A Chicago woman visiting Julia Dean pressed about Gerty, prompting a flare up when it’s revealed she meant Goaty, the famed Germann author.
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Goethe
Chicago
Julia Dean
Gerty
Somerville Lerald
Man's odd plan to ask a rich marriage prospect
A man asked Thackeray to lend him 4 shillings to convert into 20,000 pounds. He claimed he would win a bride by pawning his teeth and needing 5 shillings to redeem them, explaining he knew no young woman with such money to marry him.
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Thackeray
The Reason Why Not Calls to Family Doctor
A wry quip from Lippincott's questions why Smith does not call his family physician. The answer turns the joke on the doctor, stating the physician has lost confidence in Smith, flipping the expected blame. The remark reflects a dry humor tone from an early 20th century publication.
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Smith
Lippincott
Books and Titles in Swift Era Boastful Learning
A compact note on how books are used to gain status through titles, citing Jonathan Swift and a New York Press remark about living. The snippet emphasizes earning prestige via literary acquaintance as a public measure of learning.
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Jonathan Swift
Regular Paper Delivery Notice
Patrons are asked to notify the office if they do not receive their newspaper regularly. This request aims to ensure timely delivery and prompt resolution of missed copies.
Burdett Piano Tuner Orders at Brown Dollmeyer Co
F. J. Burdett, a piano tuner, places orders at Brown and Dollmeyer, located on orphone 330, dated for the 1st through the 4th of the month.
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F. J. Burdett
Brown & Dollmeyer
Daily Journal Delivery Rate Update
The Daily Journal announces citywide delivery at 10 cents per week, offering affordable access across all neighborhoods. This tariff applies to all terms and promises reliable service and timely issues for readers throughout the city.
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The
Daily Journal Ia
Kiss Me Coat Grabbed By Groom Fashion
The Kiss Me coat, a new left handed gown for men, debuts at a Fifth Avenue tailor’s convention in New York. Described as dramatically effeminate, it buttons on the left, hugs the figure, adds a groom’s pocket, and creates a fold front echoing feminine style with hips and a pigeon chest.
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Benson
Prince Chap
Merry Widow
Fifth Avenue
New York
Tailors
Rivesita
Pennant Dope and Busy Times
A playful verse by C P McDonald in St Louis Globe-Democrat laments busy duties and long hours while trying to figure pennant strategies. The later wedding quip notes an usher asking if related to the couple, and the response reveals the defeated candidate as the interest behind attendance.
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C. P. McDonald
St. Louis
Historic misc news items from early 20th century outlets
A brittle digest notes various events including John Steigte a farmer who choked and shot his wife in Kansas Ina Peabody, Pittsburg easing councils approving large municipal bonds, the International Congress of Applied Electricity opening in a notable building, Civil War veteran Wiltiand HH. McNemart found dead near Weston West Virginia likely murder, Dr Koch en route to New York via Winnipeg, Francisco Mariana Quinones a noted Porto Rican figure dies in San Juan, Hawaii Republican convention renominates Johan Kalanian as delegate, a yellow fever case reported in Havana.
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John Steigte
Inenee Peabody
Kan
Pittsburg
International Congress of Applied Electricity
Matantiteas
HH. McNemart
Weston
W. Va
Koch
Winnipeg
Man
New York
Japa
Francisco Mariana Quinones
San Juan
Republican Territorial Convention
Hawaii
Johan Kalanian Anole
Havane
Silver dollara volume claim in a six by five by four foot box
A historical note states that a million silver dollars would occupy about 120 cubic feet, so a box measuring six feet by five feet by four feet would hold them comfortably. The text presents a rough packing estimate and emphasizes space needed for bulk currency.
How to Engrave Eggs in Vinegar Tradition
Instructions describe engraving an eggshell by drawing a design with melted tallow or thick oil, then soaking the egg in strong vinegar. The acidic solution erodes the unprotected shell, producing a relief design after a period of immersion.
Franklin's Ramage press from 1725 in Washington
The London press used by Benjamin Franklin in 1725 survives as a wooden Ramage press stored at the patent office in Washington. It is described as a bulky, largely wooden device reflecting early typography and printing methods.
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Franklin
London
Washington
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Milwaukee
Dropa
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Raymond S.wise
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Taylor & Frick
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Mason
Clarissa Macrie
Associated Literary Press
Mr. Lane
Hobart
Marthy
Mr. Meek
Hving
New York Press
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Hlinois Central
Corinth
Mississippi
Haley
Alabama
Gore
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Jiltaoig
Manchester
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Pennant
Christian Register
AEWS
Franklin's Press
California
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Fred Harvey
Tos Adams St
Cutcaco
Txt
Save Money
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Galena St
Campbell’s
Northwest
Santos
Japan
Burrell Brothers
Stephenson St
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