Swiss President Hidden From Volksgeist in Berne Tale
Albert Bigelow Paine recalls his curiosity during a Swiss stay as locals cannot name the Swiss president. A Berne encounter reveals the leader is elected privately for a year, serving as a largely ceremonial chairman with no public campaigns. The anecdote contrasts Swiss governance with American political culture.
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Albert Bigelow Paine
Harper's Magazine
Remarkable 17th Century Death From Fear
A fragment describes the Dutch painter Pentman who died after a fear induced collapse while sketching death heads and skeletons in a room full of anatomical subjects. The tale suggests his demise as among the era’s most remarkable fright deaths.
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Pentman
Pass Note for Robber Becomes Proof in Court
An old tale recounts a traveler who forged a pass for a highway robbery crew. A masked bandit reads the note and spares the bearer after grinning approval. Months later a bounty prisoner offers to pay with the same pass, claiming it could cover a legal defense fee.
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Jomin
Bounty Jail
Critic Says Slow Adverb Fails Modern Purity Test
A Brooklyn man writes to a New York morning paper railing at roadside signs that read Automobiles Go Slow arguing that changing slow to slowly would not cost much yet purging speech wastes effort. He cites literature from Byron to Johnson to defend timeless wording and urges resisting new rules that would strip color from language.
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Manhattan
Byron
Thackeray
Edinburgh Review
Johnson
Donne
Milton
Pope
Brooklyn Standard Union
Marat’s Deadly Prescription Reveals Medical Role Debate
Memoirs of a papal envoy who survived Marat’s care describe a fatal medicine he received. The envoy, a patient, recalls Marat declaring the dose was horse medicine and not suitable for him. The account fuels historians’ debate over whether Marat was a veterinarian or a physician to the Paris mob.
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Jacob
Maret
The Modest Model in a Boston Painter Tale
A Boston painter recalls Julia Ward Howe as extremely modest. He notes she hesitated long before consenting to pay, and when urged she replied that the issue was not justice but mercy, highlighting Howe’s modesty and gentleness.
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Julia Ward Howe
Boston
In and Out Tho Old Saying About Two Places
A fragmented line recalls the old saying that a man cannot be in two places at the same time, hinting at a humorous or philosophical aside. The garbled text suggests a casual Irish or American newspaper voice from an early 20th century page.
Theaters in York Charge High Prices for Seats
A fragmented OCR note hints at criticisms of theater ticket pricing in York, noting that seat costs are inflated compared with expectations and prompting questions about value and affordability.
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York
Beata
Miracle of Nitroglycerin Worker Twenty Years Unharmed
Willard Way recounts John Viewberger, a nitrator operator at a nitration plant, who has survived about twenty explosions without injury. He maintains the 80 degree process by precise glycerin flow and cool air, despite fumes, heat, and a hilltop exit.
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Sphinx
John Viewberger
Gotng
Viewberger
Willard Way
Collier's Weekly
Untitled Fragment Reflects On Joy And Family
In a clipped exchange a speaker exclaims about a beautiful girl while a reply identifies her as a daughter. The dialogue includes a birthday of emotion as a man praises his choice and reacts to a departed mother, ending with a triumphant note from Detroit Bree Proas.
Burnham Inspire: We Must Move Into the Sun
A brief motto from Clara Louise Burnham urging action and optimism. The quote frames the sun as a constant and calls for personal effort to advance toward it. It serves as a inspirational note rather than a news item.
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Clara Louise Burnham
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