Evolution of a King from Pau to Sweden’s Monarchy
The life of Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte chronicles a poor lawyer’s son rising through the French Revolution to become King Charles XIV of Sweden and Norway. He allied with Napoleon, led armies, and founded the modern ruling dynasty, uniting Sweden and Norway and guiding internal modernization despite language barriers.
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Nappoleon
Sweden
Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte
Bernadotte
Louis XVI
Charles XIV
Norway
Europe
Berndoutte
Napoleon
Bernacette
Pau
Pravce
Gs Toval
Louis
France
Seri
Vie Ine
Italy
Vienna
Bonaparte
Egypt
Holland
Austerlitz
Prince of
Ponte-Corvo
Prince Augustenburg
Leipzig
Bernadette
Josephine de Beauharnas
Oscar
Charles
Charles XV
Oscar II
Sophia
Duke of
Nassau
Louise
Denmark
Gustav
Victoria
Baden
Kaivor
Originator of Spoonerisms at New College Oxford
Dr Spooner head of New College Oxford gained fame for coinages now known as Spoonerisms. The article recounts numerous playful slips such as asking for "the figs, please" and "some of this stink puff" and other misheard phrases in chapel and dining. It notes his albinism and absentminded nature.
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New College
Oxford
Spooner
Greenland
Iceland
Dr. Spooner
Four Legged Bird of British Guiana SurvivesNear Extinct Race
The crested hoadzin of British Guiana is the last survivor of a bird race known mainly as fossils. It lives in South American forests and feeds on wild arum leaves, giving its flesh an offensive flavor. Hatchlings have four legs, with forelimbs changing rapidly after birth and wing claws vanishing as feathers appear.
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British Guiana
South America
Historic Doubles Reveal Surprising Identity Twist
The tale centers on artists George Du Maurier and Sir Laurence Alma-Tadema, famed for near identical looks. A dinner companion challenges the resemblance, only for Alma-Tadema to reveal he is actually Du Maurier, explaining the humorous mix-up with polite restraint.
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George du Maurier
Sir Laurence Alma- Tadema
du Maurier
Mr. Alma-Tadema
Mr. du Maurier
Royal Rat Catcher Salary at Buckingham Palace
The rat catcher at Buckingham Palace earns 40 dollars per year plus 365 dollars for service and a free residence in central London near parks and Parliament. He enjoys the status and emoluments that provoke envy among the jobless.
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Buckingham Palace
London
Trafalgar Square
Shakespeare’s Irish Characters Defy English Skeptic
A joke frames a debate on Shakespeare’s Irish presence. An Irishman cites Miss O Phelin and Corry O Lanus as proof, while noting Hamlet’s companion in the scene beside him and asking how to act while his uncle prays.
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Miss O’phelin
Corry O’lanus
Hamlet
His Wish
Mrs Wildman warns Mr Wildman about his extravagant life. He replies that his craton would share his faith in his intentions.
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Mrs. Wildman
Mr. Wildman
Australia Finds Labor Saving Machines Gain Ground
An article surveys Australian farm labor saving devices including a milking machine used for 200 cows by four workers in New South Wales, cutting milking time from five hours to two and a half. It notes local invention, growing acceptance, and the impact on rural labor. It also mentions fly pads and editor definitions from schoolboys as lighter side items.
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Australia
New South Wales
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Promoted for Shaving care
An advertisement extols Cuticura Soap as a cleanser and shampooing aid with Cuticura Ointment. It highlights a creamy lather and antiseptic benefits while recommending applying the ointment after shaving to soothe tender skin. A Boston Post aside features a child story about a sleepy pupil.
Mare's Wire-Wound Bruises Heal After Liniment Treatment
F M Doucet of Weymouth reports his mare suffered deep cuts from a wire fence. After trying many medicines without success, Dr Bell recommended Minard's Liniment, diluted then stronger over three weeks. The sores healed and hair grew back in, not white, a common issue in horse wounds.
Quips and Vignettes in a Prairie Column
A collage of humorous quips and snippets from a 19th century style page. Witty asides from readers, a wart treatment claim, a show room moment with a red headed child, and a Kansas social misgiving about a daughter's marriage proposal.
Livestock farming prospects and hog raising profits
A weekly livestock column urges humane handling and farm prosperity. It details hog raising as ready cash, compares investment in boar and six sows to potential pig output, and discusses two litters per year while noting high feed costs and market conditions.
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Plendid
N. K. Sowenson
Marketville
Alta
Minard's Liniment Cures Diphtheria and Comic Ironies
A collage of snippets humor and anecdote including a claim that Minard's Liniment cures diphtheria. The page shows bemused dialogue from a workman and a condescending artist, plus quips about patent suits and a humorous trial anecdote from a newspaper.
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Minard
Electricity Transforms Morning Milking For Cows
A dairy farmer recounts how powering fields with electricity changed cows behavior. Cows previously reluctant to milk before daylight now rise eagerly, supplying milk as dawn breaks. He notes electricity as the key to cooperative farming and timely milking.
Dysentery Cordis Clears Inflammation Fast
Describes Dysentery Cordis as a remedy by Dr J D Kel loge that cleanses the canals of germs causing dysentery and protects the intestinal lining to restore health. Advises those with dysentery not to be without this simple remedy.
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J.D Kelloge
Irish crewman staggers the wheel in tin minutes humor
A raw Irishman aboard a revenue cruiser takes his turn at the wheel after an eccentric session in the pilot house. He ends up the butt of much humor below Regorrah as he growls that he has steered more in ten minutes than others have watched.
Farmer questioned art gallery scene at barnyard study
A farmer reviews a barnyard study at an art gallery and challenges its realism saying cows flap their tails, prompting a host to ask what is wrong. The exchange highlights skepticism of artistic depictions of rural life in the Buffalo Express excerpt.
Indiana man homesteads quarter-section in the West
An Indiana man moves out to the frontier and takes up a homestead on a quarter-section beside a ranch. A young neighbor asks, “Friend, where'd you come from?” as the new settler begins a western life.
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Indiana
From Indiana to prairies slander and money talk satire
A newspaper fragment features a Vermont style exchange about moving from Indiana after slander and a financier’s boast of money. A speaker recalls an honest path in contrast to many schemes, with a Washington Star quote highlighting political and financial critique.
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la Follette
Washington Star
A Irishman and priest meet at a milestone
An Irishman jokes about a milestone as a priest by saying it points the road but never goes itself. He asks for the priest, who replies in a playful exchange about the stone’s imitation of a clergyman.
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Mike
Mrs Quackenness-aAm yo Gaughtah Mor'd
Humorous exchange from a 19th or early 20th century column noting a woman named Mrs Quackenness and her sister Sage. A joke about a husband who fears his wife, reflecting social wit of the era.
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Quackenness
Sage
Sagg
Why They Dont Speak My Husband Bragged by Mrs Jones
Mrs Jones recalls her husband as a famous long distance racer who once outran a horse in a twenty mile race. Mrs Smith comments on similar bragging and the couple wonders why their wives refuse to speak.
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Mrs. Jones
Mrs Smith
Jones
Nurse and Father Debate Baby’s Sex in London Opinion
A nurse and a father argue about altering a baby’s sex with the doctor. The nurse suggests. the father, referencing having used the child, doubts the doctor would agree. The dialogue reflects concerns over medical manipulation and parental consent.
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Bobby
London
Home Remedies and Tonic Formulas Promised for Various Ailments
Readers share at home cures for catarrh eye inflammation and hair loss. Treatments include salt water nasal rinses, blood tonics, and compound syrups with hypophosphites and cadomene. A mustard yellow mingol scalp remedy priced at 90 cents is offered by a correspondent.
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Arthur F
Alice G
Sam K
Eugene
Purported Pediatric Tonics and Tonics for Growth
A reader offers various old fashioned remedies for child ailments and growth. Recipes include comp. fluid balmwoyt with drops for six year olds, aromatic fluid cascara and other tonics for bowels, and a compound syrup claiming to increase flesh and provide physical charm with monthly weight gains.
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Agnes M
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Pratt
Kansas
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Dodds
Thomas
Detroit Free Press
Eleanor
Workman
Auckland Herald
O. D
No Father’s
V. R
New Zealand Free Lance
Short
Buffalo Express
OMEGA
The
Omega Watch
EiLis Bros
Yongest
Toronto
Cedarville
Ellis Bros
Omega Watch Pease
John Gillespie
Edarville
Ont
Omegan
Saala
Soverei
ULARS
Diamond
Yonge St
Canada
Gillett Co., Ltd
Tereate
Lewis Baker
College Bldg
College Ellwood Sts
Dayton
Ohio
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