Daniel Webster Adept at Belated Payment and Loyal Friends
The Boston Transcript recounts a tale from J. Seward about Daniel Webster during the early 1870s in Woburn. Webster asked for a grand chaise for a Fourth of July procession, Seward sought payment proof from the shop, and a ruse about varnish delayed the delivery. Webster’s emotional reaction when learning the truth underscored his habit of debt. Friends later reportedly raised 40,000 dollars to settle his obligations, illustrating loyalty and admiration for the famed orator.
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Deniel Webster
Juosbus Seward
Seward
Woburn
Boston
New Hampshire
School Street
Daniel Webster
Webster
Sargent
Mr. Webster
Daniel
Joshua
H. C. Hail
Boston Transcript
How Long to Count a Billion
The article explains counting a billion at 20 per minute would take 9512 years 542 days 5 hours 20 minutes if continuous, or 18,025 years 319 days 10 hours 45 minutes if the counter rests twelve hours daily. It notes the vast scale of a billion.
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England
Adam
First Male Teacher Advocates Women Principals
A newly appointed school commissioner declares every school should have a woman principal. A second male teacher agrees and notes his belief in voting for principles rather than men, as quoted in Ipnlinncott's Magazine.
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J Ipnlncott's
Phrases Drawn From Bible Shakespeare and Milton
The article notes how Shakespeare plus the Bible provide most terse English expressions. Milton offers many, with sayings like a dim religious light and sanctity of reason. It cites Spenser for phrases such as nor rhyme nor reason and through thick and thin.
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P’roveria
Chaucer
Spenser
Chambers’ Journal
Color Schemes In Building and Persians’ Enamel Mastery
The author notes Americans favor limited brick colors and roofs while praising enamel colors for flat surfaces. They admire Persian enamel work for its richness and beauty, citing American tile makers as capable of matching antiquity in color and adaptable shapes.
The Stinging Tree of Australia
The stinging tree resembles a giant nettle and emits an unpleasant odor. Natives and animals avoid it. A sting yields no initial pain but rapidly becomes a maddening ache. Water on the sting later causes great agony for months. Dogs sting victims and chew at the affected flesh.
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Australia
Early use of gent slang in 1761 London verse
London Notes and Queries cites a 1761 poem on the Lord Mayor's Banquet of Sir Samuel Fludger where the line asks Where are your eyes and ears See there what honorable gent appears Elkanah Settle is linked to an early quotation cited by Walter Thornbury in Old and New London
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Elkanah Settle
Walter Thornbury
London
Samuel Fludger
Widow Seeks Proof of Suitor’s Claims
In a backwoods voice a widow questions a suitor’s promises and insists on clearing doubts about his laundry job claim, recalling a past husband’s similar tale and a local tradition of obedience.
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Puck
Obstinacy Compared to Other Passions
A reflection on obstinacy noting its unique rigidity and lack of cure. The author argues most passions soften or heal after pain, but obstinacy fails permanently and collapses like a ruined arch when struck.
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Johnson
Letter Moves Reader as Landlord Raises Rent
A man reads a note titled as literature and learns it is actually a landlord's rent increase. The exchange includes a foe asking if it is an aid appeal, which it is not. The scene centers on the tension of a rising housing cost and a pivotal moment of recognition.
Definition of a diplomat in playful dialogue
A father explains to his son that a diplomat is a man who seems grateful for others advice yet acts according to his own wishes. The tone is humorous and instructional.
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Tommy
Papa
No clear news item available
Fragmentary quotation from Ruskin about vulgarity in art and faces. no identifiable people, event, or location to summarize into a news item.
The Eye Never Frosts in Extreme Cold
The piece extols the eye as astonishingly hardy in frigid climates. It notes eyes suffer no frostbite though facial skin freezes in Montana and Canada, except when strong winds carry irritants like sand or coriander seeds, leaving the eye highly sensitive yet resilient.
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Montana
Canada
Kaffir Word History Tied to Islamic and Afghan Roots
The passage traces the term Kaffir from its use by Muslims for nonbelievers to its attachment to African slaves in east Africa and its later spread by colonial powers. It cites Sir Henry Rawlinson on a Kaffir slave in Kabul and notes Afghan Kaffirs claim descent from Greeks who accompanied Alexander the Great.
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Henry Rawlinson
Kabul
East Africa
Afghanistan
Alexander
East
A Puzzle Demonstration With Floating Paper and Pin
A small three inch square of writing paper is drawn with a water dipped pencil to form shapes such as a circle square or triangle. The paper is placed on water to float as the surface dries and water is sprinkled to fill the area inside the figure. A pin is touched to the water surface near the edge without touching the paper. The paper then orients to point toward the figure center and floats accordingly. The text invites readers to discover the reason behind this behavior.
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Whater
Changing Serpents Into Rods
The Egyptian cobra, like its Asiatic cousin but lacking a spectacle mark, is the most poisonous in northern Africa yet a favorite of snake charmers. Charmers render it unconscious by pressing the neck, causing a cataleptic rigidity akin to a rod. Mention of similar feats appears in biblical Aaron turning a staff into a serpent.
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Africa
Aaron
Venomous Snake Identification According to Field and Stream
Field and Stream explains a venomous snake can be identified by inspecting its hollow curved fangs after opening the mouth with a stick. Fangs lie folded against the mouth roof when not in use and hinge forward from a base venom sack under the skin.
Will on Ice Evidence of Unusual Connecticut Clergyman
A Connecticut clergyman perished after breaking through ice on a pond and, with little time to live, carved his last will on the ice. The will was found, swore to, and recorded as his final testament.
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Connecticut
Offhand Weighing Sparks Suspicion in Customer
A shopper accuses a grocer of keeping a hand on the scales while measuring five pounds of sugar, noting it as an offhand practice. The grocer defends the method, prompting a clarification of weighing technique.
Simplicity as a measure of character and sympathy
The passage extols simplicity as a sign of true humanity. It argues that deeply good people are approachable and generous, offering lessons in kindness when we engage with others. It asserts that true humanity rests on innate feelings guiding human connection.
Auntie and Mabel Clash Over Love Pacemaker Quip
AProd line quip features Mabel and her auntie discussing romance and a joking reference to a pacemaker. The exchange centers on affection and interference in a love interest. The tone is witty and domestic.
War to the Knife in a Bold Domestic Imbroglio
A dramatic exchange centers on Gladys and Jack with lines about marriage and refusal. The dialogue hints at a bold domestic confrontation and a choice under pressure, framed as a tense shorthand scene.
For Anaemia You Must Have Iron And Nerve Food Claim
An advertisement promotes iron as essential for anemia and links it with Dr Chase's Nerve Food. It argues iron must be combined for stomach tolerance, claims nerve restoratives aid assimilation, appetite, and digestion, and cites user testimonials including Mr Albert Saunier of Willow Baneh Sask. to support effectiveness. It markets Dr Chase's Nerve Food at 50 cents per box, six boxes for $2.50 through Edmanson Bates & Co. Toronto.
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Chase
Dr. Chase
Albert Saunier
Willow Baneh
Dr Chase
Edmanson, Bates & Co
Toronto
A W Chase
Bond Between Sinclair and Indian Wife Ends in Return to Canada
A British-Canadian merchant named Sinclair, long settled in Prince Albert, Canada, marries an Indigenous woman and raises five children. After twenty years he plans to return to Scotland but is moved to stay by his wife’s devotion and to protect their family. He writes but never leaves. he and his family remain in Prince Albert, with the motive and extent of his wife’s knowledge remaining a mystery.
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Regina
Sack
Tornto Star
Prince Albert
Sinclair
Winnipeg
Scotland
Squaw
Caithness
Duke of Sutherland
Hudson's Bay Co
Dunne
The
Wilds
Montreal
Wee Donald
Leland Hotel
Men and Women as Paters at a West Side Eatery
A New York Post note reports a west side restaurant charging men 25 cents for regular dinners and women 15 cents, justifying the 10 cent difference by larger male appetites. It cites dining houses and boarding houses that recognize such pricing, calling it a bold stance in town.
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West Side
New York Post
The Last Red Coats Leave Halifax for Home
The final British troops depart Halifax marking a turning point in imperial relations with Canada. The move ends a nearly century and a half chain of service, sparking mixed feelings of regret and pride as Canada shifts to defend its own positions with altered imperial ties.
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Halifax
Canada
Montreal Gazette
Goose Roasting Trend At New York Hebrew Roumanian Restaurants
The New York Globe notes top East Side cooks roast geese without stuffing, using rehydrated dried apricots or prunes. No spices are added, and the method is spreading, with epicures considering it a revelation for domestic cooking.
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New York
East Side
Epicures
New York Globe
Quote on counting ballots by Lippincott's Magazine
A quotation from Lippincott's Magazine asserts belief in counting every ballot and extending to counting some ballots twice in emergencies. The remark highlights contentious views on ballot counting and election integrity.
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Lippincott’s Magazine
Maud's Wrinary Skill Featured in Local Quip
A fragment from Cleveland Iain Dealee notes Maud cooked dinner by herself and ate alone, illustrating a sharp wartime or domestic quip about solitary meals and self sufficiency.
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Cleveland
Iain Dealee
Series of Shipwrecks Show Astringent Rescue Runs
A historic sequence of shipwrecks began with the Mermaid foundering off Torres Strait in October 197v and included the Swiftsure, Governor Ready, Comet, and Jupiter. All crews were saved, life losses avoided, amid repeated misfortune and accidental rescues on a perilous voyage. The article also notes physicians adopting a solemn bearing as essential to medical success.
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Torres Strait
Governor Ready
India
Comet
Agatn
Jupiter
Port Raffle
Mermaid
Swiftsure
Bloodless Girls and Other Odd Health Claims
An array of sensational health ads claim Dr Williams Pink Pills cure anaemia by making new blood and improving nerve health. Miss Winnie Allen of Montreal testifies to dramatic recovery, while Parmelees Vegetable Pills promise liver kidney cleansing and blood purification. A humorous fable about a boastful man closes the piece.
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Williams
Winnie Allen
Montreal
Contempt of Court Shocking Admission Reacts in Court
A man admits to a past contempt of court as the attorney cross examines him. He recalls being punished as a child when his mother struck him with a slipper for peeking into the parlor where his sister was being courted. The exchange unfolds before the jury.
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Chicago Tribune
Editor Mixes Up Teething Twins and Grasshopper Advice
Two correspondents asked for guidance on teething twins and ridding an orchard of grasshoppers. The editor answered faithfully but mixed initials, recommending burning straw to dispose of straw pests and a warm bath with boneset for the grasshoppers’ treatment, prompting astonishment for the puzzled fathers.
Poem Fragment Attracts Editor’s Wry Remark
A reader named Minard asks for his short poem printed on Niagara Falls. The editor replies with sharp sarcasm about keeping the paper from getting wet, sparking a brief exchange in the Philadelphia Press.
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Niagara Falls
Philadelphia Press
Cured His Wife Of La Grippe With Psychine
Northfield Farm resident R N Dafoe reports his wife recovered from La Grippe after using Psychine. He also claims the tonic aided his own cold and built their resistance to disease, asserting Psychine is a top market tonic. The ad-like testimony concludes with a claim that Psychine kills seeds of consumption.
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Ottawa
R. N. Dafoe
Northfield Farm
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