Muddled Telegrams and Tobacco Tales in 19th Century Notes
A fragment bundle notes a Boer War telegram misinterpretation and a board inquiry over an insulting message. It also surveys tobacco tasting quirks, explains tapioca production in Malay regions, quotes comedian William Mestaycer about Edwin Booth, and ends with a light London Answers quip about a donkey riddle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Mestaycer
Edwin Booth
Julius Cresar
Baldwin's
Frisco
Booth
Brutus
McCullough
Cassius
Harry Edwards
Caasar
Charley Bishop
Cmsar
Clever banter and old time quips flash across papers
Comic exchanges from Chicago Post Detroit Journal and Atchison Globe note a bird description and a feathering insult from a year past a poet who boils water for health and a remark on pipe organs copied from the human chest larynx in poker politics bluffing the loser.
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Chicago Post
Actor-turned-dairyster Finds Milky Way Stardom
A former Broadway thespian, once stuck in modest carriage waits, is lured by his brother into the dairy trade in Mexico City. While visiting to buy machinery for Mexican creameries, he meets a friend still seeking stage success. The confidences reveal the actor now thrives in milk, prompting the remark that he shines in a milky way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Ines
Billy
New York Sun
Origin of the term gazette in newspaper name
A historical note explains that gazette derives from a Venetian coin worth about half a cent. The term applied to newspapers because readers paid the coin to read the paper, which was then returned to the owner for the next reader to take a look.
Robes of State and Lenders in London Tailor Trade
London robe makers keep expensive state robes such as registrar garments ready and lend them for great ceremonies. Peers often obtain erlin gon and ermine from tailors to enhance family portraits for a small fee.
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London
Why She Discarded Him Don’t Despair Five Years From Now
A Philadelphia Times excerpt quotes a dialogue where a woman urges patience and affection after a father remarks on later marriage prospects. The exchange centers on worry for Edward and concern for a loved one’s happiness.
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Philadelphia Times
For Those Who Smoke A Guide To Slow Pipe Enjoyment
The piece extols slow pipe smoking to savor tobacco flavor and avoid tongue burn. It notes nervous smokers struggle to slow pace, urges using root pipes and multiple pipes, and suggests a hot bowl indicates smoking too fast. It adds that a well extinguished pipe can taste better than an ever-burning one.
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Tobbacco
Washington Star
Stokes
Probing Slav Women and the White House Lore
An essay contrasts southern Slav misogyny with old proverbs declaring women as subordinate. It notes women valued for labor and children, facing harsh fates, while a Russian folk song voice seeks love yet accepts coercive limits. The second piece explains why Washington’s mansion is called the White House, tracing origins to 1814 fire damage and postwar whitewashing.
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Washington
White House
England
Emily Explained and the Glasgow Cabby Joke
The misheard tale links a Glasgow cabby with an Inverness minister and his wife and a quip about poverty and cab fares. A separate Baltimore piece lampoons slow service at Biltherby’s, with a pun about eggs that hatched from eggs.
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Emily
Glasgow
Inverness
Cabman
Johu
London
Truth at Last Inquiries On Masticated Dental Materials
A comic exchange questions the danger of swallowing dental substances with a patient admitting swallowing a false tooth. The doctor responds by labeling the hazards as very dangerous or serious and questions if the patient attempted suicide by the act. Pearson's adds a humorous twist.
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Pearson
Early U S paper money origins in Pennsylvania 1728
The Philadelphia Press notes a domestic money detail claiming the first paper currency in the country was issued by Pennsylvania in 1728. It reports £15,000 issued on colonial credit early that year and a subsequent £30,000 later, marking early colonial financial steps.
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Pennsylvania
Pan American Exposition At Buffalo May First To November First 1901
The Pan-American Exposition will be held in Buffalo from May 1 to November 1 1901 to showcase progress across the Western Hemisphere. The Nickel Plate road promotes travel with comfortable trains and dining cars, offering a club plan meals priced from 35 cents to $1.00. Prospective visitors can request folders and contact agents F J Moore and John Y Calahan for hotel and lodging arrangements in Buffalo or Niagara Falls.
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Chicago
Buffalo
Western Hemisphere
Americas
United States
Niagara Frontier
Nickel Plate Road
New York City
Hoston
John Y. Calahan
Adams St
Niagara Falls
F. J. Moore
Main
N. Y
Mendel Dynamic Tabules touted as cold cure
A series of testimonials from 1960s era readers praise Mendel's Dynamic Tabules for stopping cold and cough the first night or within days. Quinine and older remedies described as ineffective. Advertised as available postpaid for 25 cents from Inland Drug Co. and local agents Bartlett & Doyle.
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Mendel
Barclay Henley
Congress
Sansome Street
San Francisco
Emma L. Hollin
Moss St
Nome
Capitalist
Washington Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mt State BA
A. Aydinger
MW. Bal
Vior C. D. Buttorele B
Branklin, Cappital
Mda
Graham
Opeson
Hulshizer & CO
Hamburg
Iowa
L. J. Kynett
Davis’ Hardware Store
North Argyle St
Julien
Amburg
BR. S. T. Mitchell
Town and Bridge
Gilman Block
I K
Murray
Ty House
Pater Hs
Tish
de Wet
Vnaal
Bloemfontein
Malay Peninsula
Jones
Wilpin Smith
H. Hopkins
Hamburg Bank
Aghn
McCatyree
Sidney
G. G. Chappell
Facy
Randolph
Tabor
Grrippell
A. T. Still
Amnercan School of
Kirksville
Wmqs
J. J. Abbey
Metelman Elk
Cor Square
Sidney, Ia
Webster Bros
Ikce
Towa
Jook
Frank Davis
Madison Medicine Co
Madison
Detroit Journal
Lydia E. Pinkham
IUDIA
Piinkham
M. E. Muller
Concord Sq
Boston
Atass
Mars
B.A
Lombard
Weatdale
Mass
Sara Holaathin
Davis Block
Gorham St
Lowell
Carolina Ayre
Jamaica Plain
Penne
Sarah E. Baker
Bucksport
Pinkham
Mus. L. L
Littleton, Nr
Bydia E. Finhham Med. CO
Lynn
Maas
the Word Gazette
Biltherby's
Larry
Philadelphia Press
Dr. Miles
M. A. Williams
Blossom
Tex
Miles
Nervine
Dr. Mines. Mepical Co
Elkhart, Ind
Epworth
Cal
the Union Pacific
Union Pacific
California
J. W. Turree
Walnut St
Des Moines
Stoner & Co
Discovery
Dr. Kilmer & Home
Swamp Root,Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Berkshire
Beerss Bros
International Silver Co
Meriden
Conn
Grraatit
Itacta
Plymouth
Co. Stoner & CO
E. O. Smith
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