Oddball Anecdotes and Cartoonish Quips From Aboard and Street
A collection of humorous vignettes features Private Murphy's boots disputed as Queen property, Tighe Topkins' career start, a Brooklyn clergyman’s Sunday school talk, a Cleveland schoolgirl and a churchgoing chorus, and a French dramatist quip. The piece moves through quips about poets, theater directors, Afghan war scrubs, Lord Palmerston, a Maryland travel misread, and Landseer and Stanfield price banter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphy
Devonport
Tighe Topkins
Meredith
Brooklyn
Tolling Tales of Telegraphed Romance Hidden In Wires
A late piece recalls long standing friendships among telegraph operators and the secret romance sparked by cross wires. An Englishman at a Chicago telegraphers conference spots a long unseen friend in the registry, revealing a twenty year bond finally reunited.
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Daum
Felena
Imine
Aman
Rare moa egg found in Central Otago mining disaster site
A large, nearly complete moa egg was seen floating in water after a mining disaster in Central Otago. It marks the second perfect specimen ever found, the first unearthed in the Kadkoore Mountains in the 1860s. The egg, nine inches long and seven inches wide, was sent to England for preservation.
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Otago
Imen
Kadkoore
Leaeth
England
London Westmiinster
Fountain at Place de Chatelet Runs Dry for funeral crowd
Paris watchers saw the Place de Chatelet fountain run dry on Faure funeral day. A large basin drew sightseers who, after a tap was touched, erupted in giggles as jets spouted playfully over the crowd.
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Place de Chatelet
Paris
President Faure
Caldwell Receives Laetare Medal From Notre Dame
Mary Gwendolin Caldwell now the Marquise of Merinville receives the Laetare medal from Notre Dame for distinguished religious and educational service. She founded the Catholic University of America divinity school with 300000 dollars. sister Linn funded a chapel with 50000 dollars. She is the third woman to win the award since 1883. Her family connections and marriage history are noted in this society profile.
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Rime. Caldwell
Mary Gwendolin Caldwell
Marquise
Merinville
Notre Dame University
Mme. Caldwell
Catholic University of America At
Washington
Divinity School
Linn
Baroness Zedwitz
Ting
Caldwell
Newport
Paris
William Shakspeare Caldwell
Virginia
Felin Breckinridge
Kentucky
United States
Europe
America
Balinore Saco
Imade
Maine
Joachim Murat Nipoleon
Bonaparte
Marrs
Nursemaid's Cycle Innovation Revealed in Brookton
A local inventor, Huster of Brookton, unveils the Nursemaid's Cycle a trievale with two close front wheels and a reclining passenger seat. The chairlike seat adjusts to align with the bed for infant sleeping. a footrest forms the bed base. Front wheels in separate forks keep the machine upright, with steering by the front wheels and three fixed support points for stability.
British Ships and Wartime Conversion Claims
A quirky clipping notes that half the world’s ships are British and suggests top vessels can be converted to warships within forty eight hours. It also jokes about publicity and a boy paying his own way for meals.
Children at Table in The Idiot and the Pedagog Discuss Dining Etiquette
John Kendrick Hangs discusses hor discipline and dining with The Idiot and The Pedagog in a Woman's Home Companion piece. The trio argues for children dining with parents to learn manners, noting nursery laxness and lighter punishments for nursery misdeeds.
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John Kendrick
Lommy
Wall Paper and Diseases Involving Arsenic Risks
Editorial notes Cornell University Dr Chamet warns wall paper may contain arsenic poisons. Chemical tests found traces in many samples, linked to sickness in paper covered rooms. He urges modern homes to avoid frescoed walls and calls for further study of effects on mental health. Alabastine is touted as a safer alternative.
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Wall Paper
Chamet
Cornell University
Kansas City Times
Wall Paper Trust
Spanish Victory Lost to Time in History
One Spanish naval victory stands in memory the Battle of Lepanto in 1571. Spaniards with Venetian and Genoese allies destroyed the Turkish fleet securing their lone historic triumph at sea.
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Lepanto
Banquet Souvenirs Highlight Public Dinners in New York
Public banquets showcase souvenirs ranging from a mandarin hat with ostrich feather to horse and ice car displays. A large New York firm produces a wide variety including mortar boards, footballs, miniature desks, and sport related items. Expensive mementos appear at bachelor and wedding dinners, with silver cups and pearl oysters cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Li Huong Chang
New York
the Waldorf
Board of Trade and Transportation
Peary
Applying for Post as Tenographer Candidacy Dryly Discussed
A dialogue vignette shows a business man and an applicant, Miss Simmons, in a job interview about a tenographer post. The man bluntly refuses the candidate and questions if she signs all letters as Simmons. The exchange highlights gender and professional hesitation in hiring.
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Miss Simmons
Per Simmons
The Marks of Suffering
An address promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for painful periods and related nervous distress. Testimonies from Miss Eona Eutis and Miss Kate Cook claim relief and urge others to consult Mrs. Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts for treatment.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cleveland
Churel
Yossi
Emipress
Hugenne
Duinnery
Dimatiat
Tuileries
Beroine
Tv Emery
Pye
Lis Dyad
Hin
Roberts
Palmerston
Maryland
Stair
Hla Grip
Landseer
Bond Street
Dine Gandseer
Stanfield
Milites
Vdolin Caldwell
Fraoklyn
Hood
Coltre
Chowas Jones
South St. Utica
N.Y
Moud
A.W. Barrer
Powell St
Lowell, Mass
Toran
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