The Olla Podrida Dinner Reveals a Canadian Guest
A club dinner tale shows Cecil Chetwynd Dunning, a leading Canadian landscape painter, eager to join the Olla Podrida. An invitation clash exposes rules about guests and the club’s strict traditions, ending with a jovial toast to the Canadian artist who joins as a guest of the host.
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Dickenson
Olla Pedrida Club
Olla Pedrida
Isleigh
Toronto
Cecil Chetwynd Dunning
New York
Chetwynd-Dunning
Neigh
Chetwynd Dunning
London Waily News
North Pole
India
Manila Bay
Grand Central
Larchmont
Bridge
Cecil Chetwynd
Chetwynd
Dunham
Ghostly tale of murder in a flat of vertu
The defunct spirit laments a murder in a flat filled with artifacts of value and the fear of haunting in darkness. Other wraiths listen as the ghost admits hesitation despite years of unrest and memories of violent deaths among them.
No Sense of Humor at London Baker
A Strand Magazine anecdote recounts a London urchin who asks a baker if he is a halfpenny buster and tries to slip a coin down his back. Another boy repeats the ruse, then bolts after the watch and chain the first boy had as the shopkeeper misses the comic moment.
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Tata
Davids
House Committee
Murrays
Davids Uo
St. Remo
Dunning
Ike
Savage Club
London
Murray’s
Beaux Arts
Ifeigh
Washington
Canada
Joe Risley
Wainwright
Chetwynd Dunning
Olla Podrida
Parkman
Strand Magazine
Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery
A historical note recalls Dr Pierce, famed for curing diseases in a rural district, later in Buffalo New York, and his Golden Medical Discovery sold nationwide. The tonic, said to be made from roots and barks, aimed to support stomach liver and heart health, with over twenty four million bottles sold.
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Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Life After Death and Earth’s Icy Cataclysm
The author contrasts long time scales of life on earth. French savant Verronet predicts earth will freeze in two million years, wiping out life, leaving today’s workers with no lasting memory in a barren future. The piece weighs distant futures against present-day concerns.
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M. Verronet
Verronet
Winter Notes on Storms and Snow Realities
The piece wryly notes how prophecy of mild winters proves wrong on storm days. It mocks weather predictors, jokes about snow on neighbors sidewalks, and comments on how towns clear roads with scarce fuel and how people cope with heavy snow and winter chores.
Ant and Grasshopper Contract Tale
A fable style tale recounts the ant demanding a winter engagement from the grasshopper after the insect sings all summer. They sign a contract with the grasshopper touring under the ant management, yielding profits for the ant and ticket speculators while the grasshopper enjoys a temporary living.
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Grasshopper
Reward of Merit in an Old Town Dialogue
An impatient narrator recalls a town incident where a railroad official angered a passenger by throwing a lit cigarette from a train window during a special trip last week. The dialogue notes a single extinguished citizen and a fine for the man.
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Nogus
Just Like a Woman Suffragist and a Senator
A satirical exchange features a male senator who opposes women’s suffrage being teased by a fervent suffragette. He hints at a secret plan to compel women to vote, prompting her to vow to resist suffrage. The piece ends with a humorous remark on education and attractiveness.
Nails In Stone Walls A Practical Victorian Guide
A guide explains how to fix nails into plaster between bricks using a screwdriver to hollow out plaster, insert a wooden plug, and drive the nail into the wood. The method, touted as easy and satisfactory, was also used to hang a hammock between a fence and a wall.
Women Slay Wildcat at Westville Home
Several women had an exciting encounter with a wildcat at Mrs. Whetstone's home on Silver Lake Avenue in Westville New Jersey. The mystery of how the animal entered the house remains, but the women called for help and fired two shots that killed the exceptionally large animal.
Great English Walker Claims Half Million Miles Walked
Liverpool native Peter Adair aged 72 says he has walked over 500000 miles since age 14. He completed Land’s End to John o’Groats three times and has toured Great Britain and Ireland. He estimates vast material carried from land to sea at 3.7 million miles per year.
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Liverpool
Peter Adair
Land's End
John O' Great
Great Britain
Ireland
Rat Snap Ad Claims Quick Rodent Elimination
A homeowner recounts using RAT SNAP to kill a rat found in a cellar after months of decomposition. The testimonial notes the product’s effectiveness and mentions prices of 35c 65c and $1.25. Sold by John Cook & Sons J Sudranski & Co R P Muhins.
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Johnny
John Cook & Sons
J. Sudranski & Co
R. P. Muhins
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