Johnny Knew Test Question Stuns Class at Shoreham
A Cleveland suburb class staged a demonstration when the School Commissioner visited. Johnny Smith, the star pupil, answered a coal pricing problem with three tons after being asked how many tons a dealer would deliver for 24 dollars at six dollars a ton, prompting embarrassment from the teacher.
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Cleveland
Anks
George 5. Wells
Pittsburg
Shoreham
Claus
Johnny Smith
Johnny
Washington Post
Catarrh Cure Ad Offers 75 Cent Remedy
The text touts Sixteen year credibility for F J Chenney of Toledo Ohio and promotes Ove Hundred Dollars reward for cam of catarrh not cured by Catarrh Cure. It claims internal action and mucous surface benefits with testimonials offered free. Sold by druggists. Also mentions Vinose’s Family Pie for constipation.
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Chenfy & CO
Toledo
O. We
F. J. Chenney
Bam
Thal
Grm
Watoins, Kivatas & Mavis
Lia
Nervous Passenger on Lake Steam er Exchange
A humorous backchat between a nervous passenger and a stoker about a boat sinking and the afterlife below deck. The exchange ends with a wry remark that fat men are thick in Boston and elsewhere.
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Stoker
Chicago Tribune
Boston
Boston Transcript
One Day Cold Cure Laxative Bromine Quinine Ad
Advertisement touts a patent remedy titled One Day Cold Cure, claiming curing a cold in a day using Bromo Quinine laxative. Signature attributed to E W Grove. Priced at 25 cents and marketed as a universal remedy worldwide.
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E W. Grove
Racket Store Suggested For Hyphenated Toy Purchases
A dialogue in a cleaner tone suggests the racket store up the street for various items including toys and a possible slang term. The exchange hints at a local shop offering a range of goods to patrons asking directions or guidance.
Silver service questions at fire department exams
A reader at the Free Library asks about the silver service for the fire department and the questions asked during the silver service examinations. The Newark Evening News notes this query appears among reader comments and curiosities.
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Free Library
Deak
Newark Evening News
Noble of Elswick and the gunmaking revolution
Feature on Sir Andrew Noble of Armighting Whitworth at Elswick describing his role in modernizing cannon production. It details Elswick works, personnel, daily output, testing methods, and the chronoscope invention measuring shot speed.
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Andrew Noble
Armitting, Whitworth & Co
Elewick
Newcastle-on-Tyne
Newcastle
Elswick
Ordnance Department
Sir Andrew Noble
Greenock
Andrew
Royal Artillery
Noble
Tade
Lord Armelleag
Kilswick
Becme
Sebastows
Sillota
Solway Firth
A Dagger In Parliament
Hal Barn, Berconsfield, Bucks is the home of Lord Barnham co proprietor of The Daily Telegraph and a historic site linked to Cromwell Waller Milton and Burke. The garden summer house is tied to Milton and Paradise Regained with a dagger Burke threw in 1790 in the House of Commons during his Aliens Bill speech.
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Berconsfield
Bucks
Eng
Lord Barnham
Daily Telegraph
Waller
Cromwell
Charles I
Milton
Lord Burnham
Burke
House of Commons
The Largest Private House at Wentworth Wood House
Earl Fitzwilliam former Lord Mayor of Sheffield owns Wentworth Wood House the country’s largest private residence. Built to resemble a Roman palace it can sleep sixty guests and host sixty for dining. A Van Dyck portrait of Lord Stafford is among its priceless treasures.
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Earl Fitzwilliam
Sheield
Inglum
Wentworth-Woodh Ouse
Wentworth Woodouse
van Dyck
Lord Stafford
Deuced queer humor at a colonial era social
A fragment recounts a playful scene where a young man from Lorsion is teased as “Deuced queer,” and a hostess jokes about a girl who pinned a bouquet to his coat, suggesting the gesture branding him a blooming idiot.
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Fred*y
Chicago News
Tammy Confesses Consequences After Repeated Lickings
A Chicago News excerpt shows Tammy recounting punishments she received after a visitor questions her popularity in astronomy. She explains she earned scoldings and a beating, including a night with no supper, following a tense incident involving Murs.
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Tammy
Chicago News
Teacher and pupil argue over apple choice joke
In a brief Pthfinder item, a teacher asks Tommy to pick the larger apple for another boy. Tommy objects, saying cost wouldn’t be necessary, highlighting a humorous exchange about fairness and decision.
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Tommy
Pthfinder
Women and Strength Boosting Pills Promote Health
A testimonial promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a tonic for women facing bloodlessness and weakness. Mrs R Fisher of Coates Mills Ontario recounts recovery from anaemia following an accident, crediting the pills for restored strength and ability to work. The pills are sold by druggists or by mail from Brockville Ontario at 50 cents a box or six for $2.50.
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Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Wordplay clash on eloquence and spelling
A witty exchange from the Washington Star features an orator asking a typist to continue his speech while the typist remarks on spellbinding rhetoric. The humor pivots on the speaker’s verbose style and the typist’s complaint about spelling. A Spaniard quips about bullfighting and soccer reflecting national temperament and public demand for excitement.
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Orator
Washington Star
The Festive One-Most Extraordinary
A fragment from The Throne and Country remarks on twins passing by during a festive night, noting it as the third such occurrence observed.
Worm Exterminator Credited With Saving Children
A vermicide claims victory as a public health aid, while a local coroner investigates the death of a Black man who lacked medical aid. A woman answers the door and asserts the remains are present, as Breckenith comments on modest self appraisal and vanity.
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Samuel Williams
Origin of the rod and its role in land measurement
The article traces the rod a four pole wide by forty long origin as a convenient measure in farming and construction. It notes how variations in soils led to gradual standardization, the evolution of the acre and Gunter's chain devised by Rev. Edward Gunter for easier land calculations.
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Fnally
Gunter
Edward Gunter
Gresham College
London
A Cautious Scot Seeks a Baptism Amidst Music
A Scotch elder refuses a heterodox minister for his babe's baptism. He travels to find a minister, but each is unavailable due to fishing or hunting. He considers Maister Erskine, but on arriving, hears music at the house and departs, leaving the child unnamed with his own.
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Maister Erskine
Lassie
Robin
Iinister
Overshoe Mixup on Rock Island Train
A passenger aboard a Rock Island train at Eagle Wood dropped one overshoe and threw the other toward the platform thinking a pair would suit another rider. He later found his missing shoe in the car and in frustration tossed the lone shoe back toward the platform shouting that a pair existed for someone.
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Rock Island
Eagle Wood
Hin
Shere
Jiming
Argonaut
Sleeping in Church Fable About Proper Reverence
Mrs Spreckles laments her husband Charles dozing in church every Sunday while he likens himself to a boy who naps before a Sunday ride. The tale suggests lack of wakefulness does not negate the week’s spiritual or life activity.
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Charles
Mr. Spreckies
Willie
Newark News
Emigrant Potatoes and Irish Planting in England
An excerpt notes Irish potatoes perform better abroad than at home and compares the emigrant Irish to colonial governors, mentioning Lords Muachonnell and Gavan Luffy in a reflective, era-tinged tone about settlement and agriculture.
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Coloni
Lord Muachonnell
Gavan Luffy
England
Woman Without an Answer Stirs Whitehouse Grids
A fragmentary item captures a quip about women and answers sparking a reaction from a character called Grumpiey as a Boston Transcript style aside. The text reflects noisy crowd chatter and a mock epigram about women.
Scrib biers first night crowds cue silent exodus
Report notes a crowded opening night attracting many patrons who left early, confounding expectations and leaving the theater nearly empty as organizers faced a surge of attendees and hurried exits.
Torpedo leaves the gun at a brisk rate
The report notes a torpedo departing the gun at a speed described as four soote an bous, reflecting a early-era measurement language.
Kidney Health Aid Claim in Patent Remedy Ad
An old newspaper medical advertisement warns that failing kidneys cause rapid trouble and lists conditions like rheumatism sciatica gravel and Bright's disease. It promotes Dr Morses Indian Root Pills as a diuretic to strengthen and stimulate kidney function.
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Morses
Lancet
South Africa
It Was Cold Tea Prohibition Tease On the Train
A seedy vendor with a covered basket sells bottles of tea to thirsty cattlemen at a station. He warns buyers to wait until they pass the stop to avoid trouble, claiming the bottles contain real smoked tea and noting the risk of getting in trouble. A bystander questions the ongoing danger of the venture.
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Litthan
Dr Thomas' Eeleetme Oil Widely Known as Pain Subduer
The public recognizes Dr Thomas' oil as a superior pain reliever. Thirty years of use have made it a household medicine across the western world with many homes keeping it on hand.
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Dr. Thomas
Dine in Baltimore American Quotation on Tables
A Baltimore American quote notes Come up dines often with a good table. The remark questions whether he has a good cell and to go, mentioning the outing room as the usual seating.
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Baltimore
Marine Eye Remedy Ad Pitches Relief
An old advertisement promotes Marine Eye Remedy claiming relief for red weak weary watery eyes. It urges readers to ask their druggist for five bottles and offers eye books free. The pasted text also includes a clipped joke about a late arrival told as a New York Times quotation.
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Marine Eye Remedy
Marine
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Toronto
Nova Scotia Liniment Praised by Halifax Accountant
G G DUSTAN of Halifax writes that MINARD'S LINIMENT has served him for twenty years. A Montreal physician called it the great Nova Scotia Liniment and he endorses it for rheumatism and sprains. Endorsed by a Chartered Accountant dated September 21, 1905.
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Minard
Buttered bread paradox noted by Tribune column
The New York Tribune quotes a light exchange about why dropped slices of buttered bread land buttered side down and analogizes to winter slips with ice freezing slippery side up. It frames a humorous observation from a newspaper source.
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John
Deottie
New York Tribune
Minard's Liniment Cures Colds and More
A reader notes line by line humor about remedies and household annoyances. Bridget voices skepticism about a stubborn oak stove that smokes and brags of faults she might rehearse, all set in a Bard of Benzie tone.
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Bridget
Theoakstove
Bard
Benzie
Better Than Spanking Cures for Bedwetting and Urine Trouble
A Windsor Ontario notice offers a free home treatment for children with bedwetting and adults with daytime or nighttime urine issues. Mrs. M. Summers advertises instruction by mail without payment, urging mothers not to blame the child. The item also includes a brief shop exchange about a necklace once owned by the Duke of Buckingham and a joke about life insurance for risky drivers.
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M. Summers
Windsor
Ont
The Editorial Role in Upbuilding a Town
A strong liberal newspaper is the key to a town’s progress. The editor should champion a bright future, promote enterprise, and work with real estate developers to grow the community. With firm conviction and active effort the paper can spur sidewalks, trees, schools, and new enterprises, turning readers into builders.
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Gts
Polunk
Mitercar speed varies with route says Mr Chuggins
A Washington Star quip has Mr Chuggins noting that a mitercar’s speed depends on circumstances. He explains they move slower from house to repair shop than from shop to house, reflecting practical limits and conditions.
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Mr. Chuggins
Washington Star
Philosopher of Folly Pondering Excuses for Mistakes
The speaker jokes about being a man who could invent a new excuse for every error. The quip chides evasive talk and reflects on personal accountability in a witty, self aware tone.
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Philosopher of
Editor seeks crackerjack writers and a humorist
The city editor asks to brace the staff with top descriptive writers like Rex Beach and a bang-up humorist. A veteran replies about a humorist called Mark Twain, noting the name is not his real one.
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Nen City
Taf
Rex Beach
Atel
Mark Twain
Sumens Magazine
Twoyoung lawyers assert themselves in clerk’s office
Two new lawyers in a clerk’s office refuse to leave claiming they have a right to be there. The clerk challenges them as not yet lawyers, while the pair insist they are. The exchange ends with the request to fetch their signs.
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Buck
Success Magazine
Professional Advice and a Gas Meter Ruse
Father Dooley jokes at his wedding as he confesses a rushed wardrobe change and leaving wages in a different pair of pants. A sly plan to lower the gas meter reading by a plumber in the cellar is hinted in a whispered aside.
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Father Dooley
Pat
Johnson Defeated Sparks City News Frenzy
In the Denver Times office the news of Tom Johnson losing the mayoral race triggered a quick scare head reading Johnson Defeated. A street newsie shouted Jet wins as the papers hit the streets, illustrating rapid, celebratory chaos in press and public.
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Tom Johnson
Denver Times
Marriage Nonsense Perception Shifts After Vows
A Washington Star quote recalls Mr Meekton noting that before marriage his wife found his nonsense sensible. After marriage he says when he speaks sense she calls it nonsense, illustrating a comic view of marital perspective changes.
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Mr. Meekton
Washington Star
Ambiguous Civil Conversation Reveals Local Tensions
Fragmentary dialogue shows a tense exchange about allowances and status. The speaker implies pressure to maintain a certain lifestyle, hinting at social or economic friction within the community.
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