Habits of the Manlike Dog and Odd Domestic Tales
Miss Agnes Slack of the World’s Woman’s Christian Temperance Union praises temperance of women at a Boston dinner. She cites a story about a dog that seems almost human and notes a wife’s quip on food. An Irish kettle theft defense and an Illinois inventor’s coat and vest with only one back are also mentioned as humorous anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Slack
World's Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Boston
Brillat-Savarin
Gavarnn
Illinois
Hank Framing a Windmill Business Echoes a Spell
A farmer recalls Hank, the windmill seller, whose career suffered after attempting to spell words as dictated by President Roosevelt. The boss concluded Hank could not spell, leading to his firing amid rumors of a spell and rheumatism.
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Hank
Roosevelt
Ambitious Reginald Probed by Father in Comic Exchange
In Chicago a daughter teases her father about Reginald’s ambitions while a witty exchange from the era highlights political cynicism. A Washington Star quip questions whether money will vanish from politics, with one boss responding that blame would lie with others if not.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
Then You Hate Him The Finest Man Met In The Game
A Denver Post theater item notes a boastful man who betrays friends in a dramatic line about gratitude and a thief freed by counsel. The dialogue suggests a shifting loyalty during conflict over romance and power.
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Denver Post
Making a Bull's Eye in a Barn Door
A Georgian man claimed a perfect 800 yard shot at a barn door bull’s eye and bet a dinner on it. Two witnesses testified to the feat and the wager paid. He later revealed he had shot at the door and painted a target around the hole.
When Genius Sprouts and the Crushed Dream of a Writer
A brusque meditation on amateur authors who dream of fame then face rejection. The would be writer ponders self importance, drafts quill work, awaits editor praise, endures silence, and finally sees his work mocked by a newspaper letter, ending in personal despair. The piece satirizes vanity, the publishing cycle, and the fragile ego of hopeful writers.
She Comes Out on Top Milliner Leads Large Business
A Cleveland Press quotation highlights a woman who runs a large business and needs constant headwork. The witticism compares her to a milliner as a practical test of gender roles. The item presents a sharp, period tone about women in business.
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Claveland Press
The Key to Independence in a Tea Room Banter
In a woman's club scene a speaker defends a husband who carries a latchkey. She admits it, drinks ice cream soda, and explains she lets him carry it to humor him. The gag hinges on appearances and the idea of independence.
Delegation of Women Seeks Congress Support at Capital
A group of women visited the capital to urge a member of Congress to back their bill. The spokeswoman offered to meet in the evening at his hotel. The congressman replied that he would gladly hear them but asked for concise remarks.
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Congress
Philadelphia Ledger
Actor with receding hair jokes about daily prayer
A noted actor with thinning hair is playfully teased by a friend who comments on his hair loss. He quips that his daily prayer is for the hair to keep on thinning, touching the remaining strands.
Fron Force of Habit on a Train Awakening
A reader describes a man waking from a long slumber on a railroad car. He asks the conductor why he was not awakened and learns the crew did try, but the man only mumbled routine orders about breakfast for the children.
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Lippincott's
Marie
Greased the Wagon and Teething Tears
A humorous fragment from Nos Loisirs and a joke exchange about greasing a wagon. Pat arrives in America and is hired by a farmer, then sent to grease the wagon but remains longer. A boy Pierre loses a tooth and laments dinner timing, while a dialogue about a Swelled Head's childhood training ends with a reporter question.
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Pat
America
Heart Lifters The Incredible Power Of The Human Heart
An early 20th century explainer extols the heart as a structural wonder weighing about eleven ounces. It notebooks the heart beats about seventy times per minute, pumping six ounces of blood each beat and delivering roughly 4,500 gallons daily and 1,642,500 gallons yearly, totaling about 114,975,000 gallons over a seventy year life.
Device to record telephone calls using clockwork
A writer describes a home device that attaches to a telephone bell. an old clockwork mechanism drives a roller aligned with the bell clapper to strike carbon and recording paper. The paper is time graded so each call time is logged, yielding a convenient record when the caller arrives.
Louisville man patents automatic burglar alarm system
Four Louisville men have been granted a patent for an automatic burglar alarm system. The inventor claims it is the only system ever devised that traps and catches a burglar before he can escape.
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Louisville
Smallest birds prove best in egg production
A poultry expert argues that the smallest birds win most egg contests and have better laying records than heavier birds. Winners at Mountain Grove contests are under standard weight, while the poorest layers are at or above standard. He urges separate standards for utility and fancy breeders to align health, vigor, and egg output.
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Mountain Grove
Buff Cochin Breed Describes Show Oriented Poultry
Buff Cochins are one of the oldest poultry breeds descended from Asian imports. The article notes color variety, massiveness, and soft buff plumage, with emphasis on show qualities and high prices for first class specimens. It mentions back yard suitability, confinement tolerance, and productive traits like large brown eggs and good mothers.
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Asia
Sailor Surveyor Cook Maps The World’s Oceans
An account extols Captain James Cook for pioneering hydrography with relentless global surveying. It notes his mapping of St Lawrence, Newfoundland, Labrador, and the South Pacific, his death in Hawaii, and a memorial obelisk, affirming his enduring legacy in charts and marine knowledge.
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Henry
James Cook
Capt. Cook
St. Lawrence River
Quebec
Gen. Wolfe
Newfoundland
Labrador
Cook
Newfoundland and
South Pacific
America
Sandwich Islands
Hawaii
Pacific
Sabra Door
la Perouse
Botany Bay
Praise for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy from Roanoke Woman
Mrs John Miller of Roanoke Indiana writes that two bottles of Chamberlains Cough Remedy cured a severe lung cold and aggravating cough last winter. She has recommended it to many people who praise it and says it is obtainable everywhere.
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Chamberlain
John Miller
Roanoke
Ind
Indianapolis Produce Market Prices and Bids Summary
Daily corrected quotations cover heavy and medium poultry weights, hogs, cattle, sheep, lambs, and calves with bid ranges. Sections list butchers cattle, stockers, feeders, bulls, calves, and eggs as well as butter and geese prices. Also notes carlot bids from Board of Trade for Wheat Corn and Oats with bid ranges.
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O.o.dobbs
E. Washington St
Greencastle
Indiana
Greencastle Gas CO
J. W. Herod
Main ST
E. A. Browning’s Grocery
Washington and Vine Sts
Greencastle Produce Company
Turkeys
Lle
Zeis & Company
Grocers and Bakers
Churlish
Papa
Reginald
Chicago News
Floh
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Pierre
Ufe
Shill
Indianapolis
Roger Tone
The
Board of Trade
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