Polish Painter Snubs Kaiser After Berlin Court Row
Adalbert Kossak, famed Polish painter and former favorite of Emperor William, publicly rebuked Prussian treatment of Poles and left Potsdam after requesting an audience with the emperor. He is also connected to Austria’s Francis Joseph and has faced Vienna exhibition changes. The report includes unrelated verse about a sailor and a girl.
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Cracow
Austrian
Poland
Adalbert Kossak
William
Berlin
Germany
von Plessen
Kossak
von Pieasen
Potsdam
Austria
Francis Joseph
Veid
Vienna
Austras
Plain Servant Ad Turns Cold in Drawing Room
Mrs Brown advertised for a general servant and interviewed Mary Smith. Mary protests she would not clean stoves wash dishes answer the door or dust rooms. Mrs Brown replies she only wants a servant to look at and dismisses Mary as too plain.
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Mra. Brown
Mary Smith
Mary
Mrs. B
Dysentery Cordial Promoted By Kellogg Doctor
The article notes spring and summer dietary changes inflaming weak stomachs leading to dysentery and cholera morbus. It warns the condition will exhaust the system unless treated and promotes Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Dysentery Cordial as the best medicine to clear irritants and restore digestion.
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J. D. Kellogg
July to August Wholesale Prices Dip After Yearlong Rise
The Department of Labor wholesale prices index fell for August to 133.4 from 134.8, after rising for twelve months. Last year at this date it was 127.2. The August decline stemmed from lower grain and fodder costs, fruits and vegetables, with modest rises in dairy, fish, metals, and coal. The index reflects averages of about 250 articles from 1890s prices.
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Department of Labor
August Industrial Accidents Report Records
The Department of Labor shows August totals of 88 fatalities and 305 injuries, down from July's 108 deaths and 272 injuries. Building trades and steam railway service led in fatalities, while metal trades and steam railways had the most non fatal accidents, with 63 and 53 respectively.
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Department of Labor
Bill on anonymous works author names on title pages
Sir John Scott later Lord Eldon pushed a bill requiring authors to print their names on title pages. A member proposed making suicide a capital offence, and another speaker said he expressed unutterable contempt for someone else’s opiules.
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Sir John Scott
Lord Eldon
Cabby in a Hurry On a rainy day a merchant forgets his purse in a cab
A wealthy merchant hails a cab to travel across Berlina. He realizes he left his purse behind after reaching the destination and asks for a match to locate the dropped sovereign. The cabman speeds off with the money before the driver can retrieve it.
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Berlina
Exchange
Might be Worse Doctor Joke Sparks Patient Gripe
A witty exchange has a lady patient lamenting eye pain while the fussy old M.D. offers a grimly comic retort about suffering with sight and then jokes about a gentleman driving a lady’s automobile to illustrate a punchline.
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M.D
Preacher Uses Possum Analogy To Illustrate Scripture
After a benediction a Black congregation story tells how an Atlanta Constitution preacher explained a Bible text “the tree is known by its fruit” by joking he added a possum to reach his audience. An elder remarks he never knew such a text existed in the Bible.
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Atlanta Constitution
Bargain Offer From Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace fining Jimpson fifty dollars hints at a return fine ticket for seventy five dollars that would grant immunity from arrest on the way back. The exchange suggests a corrupt payola scheme and possible legal impropriety in the local jurisdiction.
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Agin
Justice of the Peace
Jimpson
Keep Children Well During Hot Weather
An old health notice urges mothers to protect babies in summer against cholera infantum and diarrheal illnesses. It promotes Baby's Own Tablets from Dr Williams Medicine, selling for 25 cents per box, available by mail to Brockville Ont.
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Dr. Williams
Brockville
Ont
Ridiculous Quest for Ham Cure Unlocks Leather Treasure
The piece notes a fortune awaits anyone who finds a way to cure ham after rind removal. It highlights that the skin is valuable for leather and estimates about 3 million dollars wasted annually on hams in Great Britain and Ireland.
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Great Britain
Ireland
Uncontrollable Temper of a Daughter Puzzles Parents
A parent explains their daughter has extreme temper and defies attempts to discipline. The mother and father express frustration at their inability to manage her behavior.
How to be Happy Though Married dialogue gag
A humorous dialogue features Mrs Naggs and Mr Naggs debating happiness and marriage. The cartoonish exchange pivots on a joke about divorce as the quick route to happiness. A boy scout subplot adds a light connection to scouting.
Wishaw to host seven day drive for YMCA institute funds
A new Scottish experiment opens in Wishaw with a seven day campaign to raise 35000 for a modern YMCA institute. A 100 member business committee splits into ten person teams to canvass 2000 residents on a prepared list and nightly reports will track progress beside a large central clock. Sir Thomas H Grattan becomes Grand Officer of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre as Pope elevates him further.
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Scotland
Wishaw
Young Men’s Christian Association
Business New
North Wexford
Thomas H. Gratten Esmonde
Thomas
Order of the Holy Sepulchre
There Is Nothing New Under The Sun Says The Old Saying
The reader notes that while the proverb claims novelty cannot exist under the sun, every day brings some new development or idea that challenges the adage. The line invites reflection on change and constancy in culture.
Having Fun Turns Dismal After Mass Ofty
A cryptic note reports that enjoyment wanes following a large mass event at Ofty. Observers describe fatigue, bleak mood, and a shift toward somber routines among attendees. No clear cause is identified in the fragment.
Champlain Diary’s Vision Foreshadows Canada’s Projects
The article discusses Champlain’s 1598 diary held by M Feret, noting his early ideas on a Panama Canal, a route from Georgian Bay to Montreal, and Arctic access. It links Champlain’s vision to modern plans like the Hudson Bay Railway, Panama Canal nearing completion, and a proposed Georgian Bay Canal, arguing Canada’s greatness hinges on these dreams becoming reality.
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Dieppe
France
M_ Feret
Samuel de Champlain
Canada
Champlain
West Indies
Mexico
Central America
Panama
South Sea
Panama Canal
Son
Georgian Bay
Montreal
Georgian Bay Canal
Hudson Bay
Great Lakes
Arctic
Hudson Bay Railway
Penny Postage Origins Steam From England to World
The first domestic penny postage was introduced in England by Sir Rowland Hill who also started the money order system and post-office Savings banks. The uniform one penny rate for half an ounce began in 1840, with stamps in 1844 and postal cards in 1870. The United States adopted various rates from five to ten cents, then three cents in 1855, a three-cent uniform in 1863, and two cents in 1875. Internationally, the US began two-cent rates with Canada and Mexico, and later had conventions with Cuba, Panama, Shanghai, Great Britain, and Germany. Calls for a one-cent meter rate exist amid reforms, while parcel rates to foreign destinations sit at twelve to sixteen cents per pound. Switzerland leads a world penny postage push toward the Universal Postal Union.
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England
Rowland Hill
United States
Canada
Mexico
Cuba
Panama
Shanghai
China
Great Britain
Germany
Japan
Austria
France
Sweden
Hawarden Opens Public Recreation Ground by Lord Gladstone
Hawarden parish welcomes the new recreation ground opened by Mr. W. G. C. Gladstone MP Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire and lord of the manor. The two acre site overlooks the Cheshire plains as villagers gather in a large crowd with schoolchildren in procession and officials in regalia.
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W. G. C. Gladstone
M.P
Flintshire
Hawarden Castel
Hawarden
Cheshire Plains
Calves Brains Spark Banter In Quizzical Exchange
Two speakers spar over diet in a humorous exchange. He proclaims a motto that two men are what they eat while she retorts with mock disdain questioning a fondness for calves brains.
Couldnt Take Risks Agnes This Novel Looks Awfully Interesting
A dialogue excerpt features Gladys praising Agnes as the novel looks interesting and well written. The exchange touches on aging and honesty with advice about keeping a clean record and industrious effort, suggesting eventual reward though not guaranteed soon.
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Agnes
Gladys
Moonshine Verse Sparks Narrow Attention
A rustic quatrain warns that moonshine can sharpen a man’s thinking with a single sip and blur judgment after two. The couplet hints at rapid shifts toward grand schemes or ruinous deals, reflecting local caution about spirits and risk.
Married Twenty Years of Life’s Battles Joke
Mrs Peck celebrates twenty years of marriage with John who jokes about ongoing battles. The ad copy asserts Mother Graves Worm Exterminator eases suffering children, claiming sure and lasting relief.
Take Off Your Hat to the Copper
A satirical verse rails at police respectability in London society. It mocks arrests of suffragettes and criticizes elites who shy from accountability while praising a common, pragmatic honesty and industriousness among the people.
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London
You Can't Come Across Me Sir Confound Your Hide
A playful exchange features a speaker challenging a rival to remain still while they move around him, using humor and mock bravado to tease a standoff or pursuit. The wording echoes period quarrel rhetoric and boasts of agility.
Elizabeth’s Wise Answer Reveals Family Money Request
Uncle Jack asks for Elizabeth’s father’s office number during a Christmas visit. Lacking a phone book, the 23 year old girl is pressed for the number and replies with a single word clue Money. Elizabeth shows practical wit beyond her years in a curious family moment.
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Jack
West
Elizabeth
Mother
Daddy
Hum and a Shiftless Man’s Sayings
A reader muses on how a common hum fails to reveal a tune and notes a shiftless man’s refrain O well we’ll get along somehow as a light observational vignette from daily speech.
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