Hidden memorandum in Tritton’s work table drawer
Betty and Richard Bevan uncover a secret note in a hidden drawer of Mr Tritton’s old work table. The fragment hints at a diary like entry from Soames and a planned letter to Sir Miles about Tritton’s claim and a double game by Soames. They debate turning it to the police before boarding their train.
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Tritton
Batton
Bloomsbury
Bevan
Betty
Pevan
Mrs. Batten
Trutton
Hetty
Mr. Tritton
A.R.C
A.B.C
Trittan
Miles
Soames
E_S
Denis Hennesley
Mr. Soames
Cure for Eczema Prompts Widespread Relief Letter
A Montreal resident recounts a long battle with stubborn eczema on the hands. After eight years of treatments with doctors and various remedies, Cutcura Soap and Ointment provided clear skin in months. The writer urges others with similar conditions to try Cutcura and obtain a free sample and booklet.
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A. Bentley
University St
Montreal
Desan, U. & A
In Search of Useful Information
Donald and Jeanie discuss laying a carpet when a hammer injures Donald’s thumb and he swears loudly. Jeanie scolds him and asks for a better way as a maid offers to help. The exchange captures a humorous domestic moment in current literature.
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Donald
Jeanie
Henry Miller Teapot Incident Reveals Onstage Tension
While rehearsing a new play Henry Miller endured long hours and rising nerves. A teapot handle broke during a scene causing tea to spill on his legs and triggering a tense reaction from the stage crew. He then softly asked the prop man to fix the teapot so he could scrub the floors.
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Henry Miller
Miller
Minard Liniment Cures Garget in Cows
A humorous note on Minard Liniment claimed to cure garget in cows. The piece then shifts to a traveler’s memory of American ports where a porter is scolded by a uniformed official for rough handling luggage, highlighting workplace discipline and property damage concerns.
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America
Hunter Accident Leaves Guide Fatally Wounded
A hunter confesses he shot a guide by mistake in a tense scene as the wounded man gasps his last, asking for the hunter’s name. The hunter, distraught, explains his pursuit of rare game led to the fatal error.
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Smith
Puck
Mothers safeguard babies with Baby's Own Tablets
Save the Children notes that during hot weather stomach troubles cholera infantum and diarrhoea kill many babies and that prompt safe medicine helps. Baby's Own Tablets are claimed to be harmless even to newborns and they regulate bowels to keep the stomach pure. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Beech Tree Believed Safe From Lightning
A historical note claims the beech tree does not conduct lightning. Indians retreat under beech trees during storms and Tennessee residents regard it as protection. A learned authority asserts beech trees are never struck by atmospheric electricity, unlike other trees.
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Tennessee
The Greater Evil
A man at his daughter’s wedding laments men’s sorrow at daughters leaving home, asking an old friend for perspective. The friend replies that absence may be even more solemn when they do not marry, delivering a wry, humorous moral.
Courtship Talkstresses Blouse Count in Lice Drying
Courtship talk reveals disputes over clothes as Miss Matilda courts a bank clerk and a sweep. A mother criticizes excessive drying with six blouses while the daughter defends the pacing of their courtship.
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Jane
Miss Matilda
Day of the Lightning Rod and John Cole’s Death
The San Antonio Express recalls John Cole the inventor of the lightning rod and chronicles how the device once shaped commerce and popular belief. It notes how pedlars exploited farmers, causing debts secured by rods, and that the era of lightning rods has largely faded into tradition.
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Missouri
John Cole
San Antonio Express
New Athos Monastery Showcases Russian Hospitality
A travelogue portraits New Athos as a grand Russian monastery near the Black Sea. It describes continuous building, open hospitality to all travelers including criminals, vast estates, self sufficient agriculture, vineyards, olive groves, mills, and monastery wine. The piece likens it to Gogol's Dead Souls in its prosperity.
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Holy Land
New Athos
Novy Afon
Milk Grievance Remains on Clergyman’s Mind
A displeased clergyman confronts his milkman about poor quality milk intended for drinking. He jokes that the milk should not be used for christening, revealing the era's humor and social setting. The piece also notes claims about medicinal springs and the new element niton linked to radium research.
Writer Israel Zangwill Signs Himself T Zangwill
A noted writer Israel Zangwill signs his name as t. Zangwill at a reception, replying to a question about his Christian name with a grave admission that he has none. The anecdote is sourced to Lippincott's.
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Israel Zangwill
T. Zangwill
Mr Zangwill
Lippincott’s
The Entombed Miner Jack Thornton Survives
In a Pennsylvania mine a miner named Jack Thornton was trapped after a Friday accident. Rescue efforts reached him Sunday morning and he asked, What day is this, to which a rescuer answered Sunday. He joked that it had been a rough Saturday night when saloonkeepers lost his wages.
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Pennsylvania
Jack Thornton
Jack
Gee
Ill patient defies doctor with improvised thermometer tale
A doctor warns a wife to keep her husband Michael Gallagher calm and light fed. She admits using a shaky barometer as a thermometer and later reports the reading, but the patient grows worse. The doctor questions the night’s measurement and notes unsafe care.
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Michael Gallagher
Blond Hotel Keeper Parable About Language Inscription
A country hotel displays Ici on parle Francais. The politician argues for French honesty. the keeper insists English is enough. He explains the wall sign may mean God bless our home, revealing a humorous misinterpretation by the blond proprietor.
Teacher’s math of a while and a time
A Cleveland teacher asks students to distinguish between while and time. One boy finally answers by citing a common family phrase where papa goes out for a while and mamma says for a time. The incident highlights language nuance in a classroom.
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Cleveland
Papa
Ceveland Plain Deaier
Wilbur Wright’s safety ethic and a clever reply
The article recalls Wilbur Wright prioritizing safety in aeroplane design. A little girl asked if he could reach heaven in a machine, and Wright replied that one must live well to come down, not by going up.
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Wilbur Wright
Wright
Wilbur
Porter’s Wary Answer On Moving Train
A nervous man fears he is on the wrong train and asks a porter if Glasgow Central is a stop. The porter, running beside the moving carriage, warns him with a grim joke about a shock if the train does not stop at Glasgow Central.
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Glasgow Central
Wasp Swats Man as Heat Talk Echoes in Winter
A humorous note from the Baltimore American contrasts heat complaints with winter indifference. The cartoonish scene depicts a man sneaking up on a fly that turns into a wasp and swats him in retaliation. A conservative statement about weather and seasons adds local temperament.
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Baltimore American
Fragile Father on a Maine Farm Near His Old Home
A traveler in Maine chats with a middle aged farmer who says his ninety year old father still works on the farm of his birth. The farmer notes the old man complains of late health but remains active, fitting a rural humor moment from the Saturday Evening Post.
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Maine
Pop
Saturday Evening Post
Black horse and hearse block road. newspaper boy narrowly escapes
A dramatic roadside incident ends with a newspaper boy narrowly avoiding being trampled as a black horse and hearse occupy most of the road. On the curb he shouts at the driver asking where he is taking the vehicle.
Oversight on Tax Receipt Sparks Public Worry
A resident reports paying a poll tax and receiving a dog tax receipt from an official at the window. The man allegedly forgot to issue a lag to wear, prompting criticism of the clerk’s carelessness.
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J. Barker
Unpleasant Shout Defined in Medical Dictionary
The Boston Transcript notes a newly published medical dictionary defines shout as an unpleasant throat noise caused by strain. It adds a wry aside about great singers earning well and small children facing punishment.
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Hboston Transcript
Humble Dinner With a Farmhouse Tale
A clergyman visiting a farmhouse for dinner overhears a child talking to chickens outside the door. The child sadistically mutters Poor wee things, poor wee things The minister eat your mother. The moment mixes humor with unsettling irony as the reverend contemplates the scene.
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