Hopeless Cane and Dodging Automobiles in Inmate Tale
A padded cell scene from Lippincott's shows an asylum attendant guiding a patient who believes he dodges automoblion and roller skates. The exchange reveals the quirky tone of the piece as visitors probe the inmate’s delusions and daily life.
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Amllwaukee Sentinel
Beauty doctors in town spark interest and success
A Chicago Daily News anecdote recounts two beauty doctors discussing how one built a thriving practice in two years by claiming townspeople were already attractive and leaving town suddenly, while the other stayed and faced local resistance.
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Chicago Daily. News
Fragmentary love quip from Chicago Journal note
A garbled dating quip from the Chicago Journal appears to joke about marriage and fidelity with imperfect wording, suggesting a playful exchange about there being no other woman like the speaker. The piece is fragmentary and lacks clear names or dates.
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Ike
Chicago Journal
Vain men crow and claim control while hens toil
Fragmentary lines describe men as vain roosters who crow and demand power, while women or hens do all the work. The text criticizes male governance and frames lay members as passive. The fragment ends with unclear garble about “Pinek.”
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Ml Towt
Pinek
Persia Rail Axiom Sparks Witty Comment
A witty remark in Puck quotes a character noting only seven miles of railway are in operation in Persia. The son, Thomas Hott, adds a quip about the difficulty of a politician earning a living there, highlighting satirical tone on Persian infrastructure and governance.
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Persia
Thomas Hott
Puck
Leader a Kill Joy at Hand Concert
The Detroit Free Press reports a negative reaction to a hand concert where the leader did not move a finger or show energy during the performance citing a hair cut as the cause.
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Troit Free Press
Bride’s vow in old verse slips by the man’s claim
A fragment from the Chicago Daily News quotes a verse about a wife promising love and obedience before her husband, who is depicted as not daring to claim his own soul. The line reflects social norms and the era’s marriage rhetoric in a concise, period voice.
Not a Workingman Census Moment in Yonkers
A Yonkers Statesman snippet shows a census taker at a door asking about workingmen. An ebony man answers that no workers live there, claiming his wife is the mistress of the house and handles the laundry, reflecting social roles in a humorous dialogue.
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Yonkers
Blue Milk Custom in Arazin Mourning Practices
Yonkers Statesman notes a cultural custom in Arazin where women abstain from milk for eight days during mourning, believing white milk clashes with sorrow. Patrice suggests blue milk would be acceptable, comparing to their own blue milk.
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Arazin
Patrice
Yonkers
Moment of delay quoted in Chicago Daily News
Mr Hippo and Mr Monk exchange lines about waiting for a finish as a smile spreads across the speaker's face in a brief Chicago Daily News item. The fragment suggests a humorous or observational exchange captured in a newspaper snippet.
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Mr. Hippo
Amile
Mr. Monk
Chicago
The Champion Busy Thing in Washington Alar
The text presents a fragmented verse about a busy figure in Washington, noting relentless labor, modest pay, and a curious "honey bow" motif. It reads like a historical poem snippet with unclear attribution and surreal phrasing.
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Washington
It Wasn't Necessary Says Doctor About Bed Rest
A Chicago Tribune Herald fragment recalls a doctor scolding a patient for leaving bed after childbirth. The patient claims the baby disrupted the medication schedule and that only one dose was given. The exchange shows concern for postnatal care and adherence to medical advice.
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Chicago
ord-Herald
Cartoonish Dialect Dialogue Plea in Daily News
A Chicago Daily News excerpt presents a humorous dialect exchange about a church deacon Brud Jasper and talk of poultry, joking that the deacon wished chicken heads were centipedes after a Sunday dinner. The fragment highlights colorful speech and rural humor from the era.
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Brudah Jasper
Chicago Daily News
Glenn, Born Fighter, Shaped North Carolina Politics
A portrait of Governor Glenn of North Carolina as a combative figure in state history. He forced reforms against the Southern railway, built a political base across the state, and rose through law, legislature, and federal service while maintaining a reputation for honesty despite enemies.
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Hetert St Glenn
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Remarkable ancient statue owned by sculptor Lot Flannery
Washington preserves a famous statue once taken from Athens and later damaged by soldiers at White Sulphur Springs. Commodore Doyle, Dr. Boyle, and Commodore Boyle all held the piece before it passed to Lot Flannery. Now in Flannery's yard near his capitol-area studio the headless relic sits as a famed artifact of ancient art.
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Commodore Boyle
Word Derivations of Butter and Pantry Origins
The text explains butter derives from Greek words for cow and cheese, while pantry origins lie in Latin betaria meaning place of butts or casks, contrasting with butter and pantry etymologies. It notes butter has no relation to butter itself and pantry relates to bread storage historically.
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United States
The Dog as a Meal Time Cadging Companion
A critic of dogs notes their habit of begging for food at meals. The piece jokes that despite their good traits, dogs can be an objectionable table companion due to constant cadging.
Not all English children posted on livestock show essays
From Natural History notes a recent show displays misread essays by English children. The entries reveal misunderstandings about animals with lines about young horses keeping up with mothers being chased by lions and tigers, fowls used for cockfighting alive and dead, and pigs shedding wool and being called bad creatures.
Medical failures cited as vast unfitness among graduates
Dr Chester Mayer of the State Board of Medical Examiners told the American Medical Association in Chicago that three quarters of medical school graduates yearly are unfit to practice. He cited 58 percent of graduates failing licensure in 28 states and warned of widespread incompetence, negligent prescribing, and dangerous surgical errors across the country.
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Chester Mayer
State Board of Medical Examiners of
Ketucky
American Medical Association
Committee On Medical Education
Chicago
Mayer
W. T. Gott
Indiana Board
Atlantic City
M. Clayton Thrush
Medico Chirurgical College
Philadelphia
Henry Beats, Jr
Pennsylvania State Board of Medical Examiners
Henry G. W. Rheinhart
Methodical suitor meets love in Chicago tale
James Orvis, obsessively methodical, plans courtship of Adeline Simpson through fixed weekly routines. A rain soaked encounter with an unknown suitor upends his precise plan, leading to a dramatic, if awkward, confession and a possible transformation.
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