Noah Webster and Herrick on astonish versus surprise
A humorous exchange mentions Professor Herrick of the University of Chicago teaching a young sonneteer the difference between astonish and surprise. Noah Webster is depicted jokingly pressed by his wife about language. The passage warns that neglecting colds can lead to serious illness and promotes Bickle's Anti Consumptive Syrup as a throat and lung remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Herrick
University of Chicago
Noah Webster
Herrick
Rongly
S¢Ardem
Aston Se
Bickle
Baby laughs and cuffs clash in comic quip
A playful exchange between Mrs Newpop and Mr Newpop features a baby crying and one parent joking about cuff links. The husband says he stopped the infant with a couple of cuffs, quoted from Pathfinder.
Reward Offered for Cure of Catarrh in Newspaper Lore
A garbled notice claims a $100 reward and discusses catarrh cures and constitutional treatment. The text weaves exaggerated claims about Hall's Catarrh Cure and mentions a comic aside about a slipper hitting a friend, with unrelated lines about a wife and a publication.
Minard's Liniment Cures Colds Boast Fable
A humorous quip in Puck mocks cold cures and hotel habits. Mrs Meekton boasts of leaving valuables in the hotel cafe during a summer retreat while Mr Meekton jokes about leaving valuables in the hotel sale when departing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra. Meekton
Rcesort
Mr. Meekton
Puck
Does Poaching Pay The Hidden Profit In Poached Game
The article examines poaching economics across grouse partridge and rabbits in Britain. It details per bird prices, seasonal yields, and the higher profitability of rabbit poaching with low setup costs. It notes nets for grouse and partridge, and cites a Glasgow diary recounting 1,660 rabbits over eight weeks.
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London
Harrogate
Spoksman
England
Cumbernault
Glasgow
Australian Record Shaving Stint by Dennis at Temperance Hall
Dennis attempted an Australian record by shaving as many men as possible in one hour. He shaved twenty five in eighteen minutes, ending with a beard-free line of faces and a silent eighteen minute spell. The longest shave lasted sixty two seconds. The Sydney Morning Herald notes Weeks held the world record of seventy men in an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis
Temperance Hall
Weeks
Sydney Morning Herald
London actor manager George Alexander may seek Parliament
Admirers fear Mr George Alexander the English actor might reduce stage appearances if he pursues Parliamentary honors. The 1907 LCC election winner from South St Pancras now contemplates contesting a constituency, while 1906 figure Francis Neilson and later Beville Stanier are noted for past political contests against Col Kenyon-Slaney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Alexander
London County Council
South St. Pancras
Francis Neilson
London
Adelphi
Chas. Frohman
Grand Opera Syndicate
Covent Garden
Newport
Col
Kenyon-Slaney
Beville Stanier
enyon-Slaney
A Statesman's Recreation in Tennis Preference
Sir Edward Grey, once a fine tennis player and Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, recalled finding respite in Wednesday afternoon matches. Though no longer chasing championships, his fondness for the game remains, and a little practice could reveal his enduring skill.
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Sir Edward Grey
Sir Edward
Sir Walter Phillimore Named Kensington Mayor
Sir Walter Phillimore is announced as the new Mayor of Kensington Eng. He owns Cam Hall a country mansion in the town center and is known for ecclesiastical law knowledge spanning three centuries. He is noted for a ration of divorcee and for his skill in Italian and left-handed writing capabilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Phillimore
Kensington
Eng
Cam Hall
Walter
Scotsman of extraction in a legal exchange
A judge laments a lawyer’s ties to Scotsmen as he recalls the lawyer’s career in a brief courtroom exchange. The dialogue highlights factional affiliations and fees amid a strained legal confrontation.
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R. X
A To
Not for Money Says Me Quirk in Fortune Harbor
Sixty years old and vigorous, Richard Quirk credits Dodd's Kidney Pills for curing long kidney and rheumatic issues. He, a respected local, says seven boxes cured him since 1900 and keeps him twenty years younger. The piece also briefly notes Worm Terminator and a football crowd chant scene.
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Fortune Harbor
Nfld
Richard Quirk
Doda
Mr. Quirk
Dodd
Baby's Own Tablets A Smile In Every Dose
A testimonial ad asserts Baby's Own Tablets keep children well with gentle stomach regulation and quick recovery. Mrs. N. Paquin of St Wenceslas Quebec endorses them for common childhood ailments and recommends them to mothers. 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
That's a Well-Bred Child in Public
A brief dialogue notes a well-bred child who never publicly corrects her parents despite family tensions. The exchange hints at propriety and discretion in upbringing and public behavior.
Window Gazing and Imitation Gems in Paris Shops
The New York Tribune notes that tourists in Paris are drawn to window displays of jewels, with many unable to distinguish imitations from genuine stones. It warns American women may buy deceptive pieces and showcase them at home, highlighting the thriving market for reconstructed gems and bold advertising in foreign papers.
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Paris
New York Tribune
Old Native at the Station Angers Bridegroom
A bridal couple waiting for a train endure an awkward scene on a busy station platform. The bridegroom bristles at native comments while the wheezy station master growls a blunt question. The express speeds by without stopping, leaving the couple to argue over propriety and impertinence.
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London
Debut tale of Stephen Phillips and acting lesson
London Tit-Bits recalls how dramatist Stephen Phillips, starting in I. R. Benson's troupe, mis read his cue as Balthazar in Romeo and Juliet. Benson urged that acting matters more than words, prompting Phillips to improvise until Romeo spoke the rest for him. The incident ends in frustrated, speechless grief on stage.
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Stephen Phillips
I. R. Benson
Mr. Benson
Mr. Phillips
Balthazar
Romeo
London
A Genial Doctor and a Quirky Ward Tale
The late Sir Thomas Smith, a London surgeon, is described in anecdotes from a hospital. He jokes with staff about patient desires, scribbling “Periwinkles and 2 pin” on a dist board after a girl’s craving. In another ward, he playfully suggests describing a facial injury as “jug ged hare lip” in a house case.
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Sir Thomas Smith
London
Thomas
Cannibal Bishop's Jest At Danish Iceland Visit
The Queen of Denmark visits Iceland where a bishop, a family man, jokes he has two hundred children. She asks how he maintains them and he explains with a grim punchline that in summer he grazes them on the hill and in winter he kills and eats them.
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Denmark
Iceland
Bish
Crie
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil touted for frost bite and chilblains
The ad claims Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil treats frost bite and chilblains caused by cold winds and slush. It promises instant action and simple application, counteracting inflammation and relieving pain.
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Thomas
Attainable Reach Mocked by Gown Buttons Quip
A Houston Post quip notes a wife reaching for unattainable goals while joking about three buttons in the back of her gown she cannot reach when her husband is away. The witticism frames home life with playful irony.
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Houston Post
Politician and Citizen Debate How The Country Is Run
In Brooklyn Life a politician mockingly asks how the country should be run while a citizen answers he would be content knowing how it is being run now. The exchange captures local political humor and public concern.
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Brooklyn
How to Aeroplane By Sound And Skill In Flight
S F Cody explains that a capable aviator must recognize engine sounds in the air to detect difficulties. He warns of dangers from jumps over obstacles and trees, stressing quick decisions to dip, rudder, and glide. He foresees developing air charts to gauge wind currents over hills.
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S. F. Cody
Interview with Joubert by Bennet Burleigh On the eve of war
War correspondent Bennet Burleigh relates how he boarded a moving train carrying Joubert and his staff near Stander ton. After bluffing the Boer stationmaster, Burleigh reached Joubert's compartment and secured a dramatic interview that formed part of his autobiography.
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Bennet Burleigh
Joubert
Standerton
Burleigh
Resignation of Sheffield Festival Chorus Master Dr Henry Coward
Dr Henry Coward resigns as chorus-master of the Sheffield Musical Festival. Self-taught musician who started in business then teaching, he later pursued music professionally and has conducted about 25,000 singers and players annually for over twenty years, becoming one of the kingdom’s best known conductors.
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Henry Coward
Sheffield
Eng
Zanzibar's Young Sultan Visits England Again
The Sultan of Zanzibar visits England, educated at Harrow and Oxford, fluent in English. He is a clock collector with a vast collection at his Zanibar palace. Though young, he married his cousin at sixteen and she was eleven at the time.
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Zanzibar
England
Harrow
Oxford
Zansibar
Dr Morse Indian Soot Pills Cure Headache Causes
Claim that headaches stem from constipation biliousness and indigestion not brain disease. Says headache powders may dull pain but not cure. Promotes Dr Morse's Indian Soot Pills as safe plant-based remedy that removes underlying constipation and sick stomach. Instruction to take when headache begins.
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Dr. Morse
Epigram Boarder Quips Women as a Puzzle
A wry exchange on women opens a humorous item as Oll Grumpley dismisses the idea of a woman without an answer, while the epigrammatic boarder counters with a sharp remark. The playful banter captures a domestic humor tone in a period newspaper excerpt.
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Oll Grumpley
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