The Curious Mashonas of Rhodesia Described by a Visitor
Leslie's Weekly recounts life on the Mashona plateaues in Rhodesia, detailing diet, housing, gender roles, and the transition from pastoral simplicity to encroaching civilization. The account praises native endurance, notes healthful climate, and contrasts indigenous practices with white influence and missionary work.
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High Janas
Rhodesia
South Africa
Ophir
Aso
Weinally
Rey
Leslie
Turkish Farriers Explain Ancient Shoe Method
In his Personal Adventures Colonel J. P. Robertson details Turkish horseshoeing. A rope loop placed over the horse’s head constrains movement while two ropes at the hind fetlocks lift the animal onto its side. The farrier then removes old shoes and fits new ones before the horse rises.
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J. P. Robertson
Leather Used for Horseshoes Taming Parts of At
Leather is used for horseshoes to tame parts of at.
Washington Urged Capture of Prince William Henry Letter Auctioned
Autograph of George Washington as Commander in Chief, dated 1782, authorizing Colonel Ogden to attempt capturing Prince William Henry and Admiral Digby aboard a British fleet in New York harbor, sold at Philadelphia for 250 dollars. The note recounts subsequent events and a remark by William IV.
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Joshua I. Cohen
Baltimore
Philadelphia
George Washington
Continental Army
Matthew Oxden
New Jersey
Prince William Henry
William IV
Great Britain
Robert Digby
New York Harbor
Sparks
Washington
Worthington C. Ford
Ogden
Digby
Jou
Congress
Morristown
G. Washington
Raway
Sic
Newark
Prince William
Bonfleur
Lord Hood
Indies
Louis McLane
St. James
Wise Words From Reformers And Thinkers
A collage of quotes praising truth, ambition, humility, and service. Notable names include Scottish Reformer, Cecil Raleigh, Dickens, Gothe, and Woodrow Wilson. Themes urge effort for greatness, association with wise people, and resisting self centered happiness.
The Real Inventor and Love’s Wireless Code
A fragmentary note from the New York Evening Sun contests who truly invented communication before Marconi. It invokes Noah and Cupid as symbols, contrasting wireless folly with ancient arcane signals, while a Washington Herald quips about asking the father before weddings.
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Marcon
Elye
Noah
New York Evening Sun
Word From The Bench On A Lawyer Suit
A Washington Herald item reports a judge stating a reluctance to act as juryman and stressing conscientiousness. The brief notes a case where one lawyer sues another, with the bench speaker implying careful handling to avoid wronging any party.
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Washington Herald
Fortune-Teller's Mistake Mentioned in Banter
A Philadelphia Press item records a joke where Youngman quotes a fortune teller saying he was born to command, Peckham questions belief, and the pair discusses an intended marriage next month in light of the prediction.
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Youngman
Peckham
Philadelphia Press
Battle ship in the mud sparks record joke
A Philadelphia Ledger quip imagines a battleship stuck in mud as a record breaker once on open seas. The cartoonish exchange riffs on mobility and ambition, using maritime imagery to poke fun at stubborn delays.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Geological Mystery Revealed by Cryptic Family Testimony
In a peculiar exchange cited by the Chicago Tribune, Dora asks her father if a suitor has funds to support her. The father confirms with a cryptic proof, saying he verified wealth by "the testimony of the rocks" and that the suitor indeed has money.
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Migs Dora
Jeck
Papa
Chicago Tribune
When He Drank
A Harper's Weekly dialogue depicts an employer questioning an applicant about liquor use. The exchange reveals the employer asking if the applicant is addicted and the applicant admitting drinking beer only when alone or with others. The piece reads as a satirical vignette on honesty and social drinking norms.
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Harper's Weekly
Maiden Speech Goes Wrong at Club
A club stage mishap marred a speaker's maiden address as a chair allegedly struck him mid-sentence causing a humorous interruption. The incident, noted in Lippincott's, recalls a lighthearted clash between eloquence and an unexpected prop.
Inspiration quotes spark breakfast food idea in satire
A comic exchange from Philadelphia Ledger and Catholic Standard and Times parodies media ambition. An inventor jokes about predigested hay and oil breakfasts while a managing editor seeks a sharp reviewer, underscoring the gap between talent and success.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Shampion
Catholic Standard and Times
The Good Night
The Philadelphia Press reports a brief exchange between a girl Mabel and her father about a late night farewell. He asks when the young man said good night, she recalls the timing as ten o'clock, while he insists it extended to one o'clock as he finished speaking.
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Maranki
Kaths
Washington
Mabel
Teast
Philadelphia Press
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Esau
Prince
Willam Henry
King William
New York Bay
Gothe
Dickens
Cecil Raleigh
Thomas Dan Tyle
Scottis
Mulder
Snes
Woodrow Wilson
Princston
Yee
Geological
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