Mrs Dubes And The Clubs In Long-String Tale
The piece follows Mrs. Dubbs hosting club gatherings with songs and playful skits, noting her strength after her husband Dubbs dies and her upkeep of club life. It blends humorous club cuttings with a obituary-like ending for the main figure. The prose references social clubs, "Dubes," and domestic duties as it moves from light satire to a poignant finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Dubos
Araminta Dubbs
Dottie
Dubie
Playhouse Season Promises New Theatrical Roles
Evelyn Millard may play L Aigion in London this season Grace George to star next season in Alice of Old Vincennes Betsy Ross to debut in Philadelphia April in a colonial drama Erle Hope tours in The Councillor s Wife Theresa Vaughn calamitous health on decline Mme Paderewski to act as secretary and business agent Margaret Bronsen to debut in vaudeville Camille D Arville announces permanent retirement Mrs E H Sothern to appear in Camille matinees cast of new comedy is small College students spot Mark Twain in box and cheer but he declines to speak
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Grace George
Alice of
Old Vincennes
Betsy Ross
Philadelphia
Erle Hope
Earl of Yarmouth
Theresa Vaughn
Mme. Paderewski
Will
Margaret Bronsen
Brossen Howard
Camille D'Arville
Marrieage
E. H. Sothern
Virginia Fas Ned
Camille
Iinero
New York
Mark Twain
Nine Kilted Battalions in the British Army
A brief noting nine kilted battalions exist within the British army. The article mentions the world press includes about 37 000 newspapers and that rapid writing runs at a rate of thirty five words per minute. It also states an average gas jet consumes five feet of gas per hour.
Lame Back Patient Credits Williams Pink Pills Cure
In Leeds county McIntosh Mills resident Chas H Wilcox reports long relief from a crippling back injury after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. He recounts years of pain and four doctors before finding lasting cure, endorsing the remedy and citing permanent recovery two years post treatment. The Brockville notice adds sales details and cautions against substitutes, noting Salvation Army brass bands and US sect counts.
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Leeds County
Chas Hr. Wilcox
McIntosh Mills
Mr. Wilcox
Wicox
Wright
Pope Speaks English German and French Near Perfectly
The Pope is said to handle English German and French fluently with facility. Reports note multilingual abilities in Europe with 587 languages spoken across the continent.
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Europe
Bickle's Anti-Consumptive Syrup Promoted as Cure All
An advertisement extols Bickle's Anti-Consumptive Syrup as a highly penetrating medicine for coughs colds inflammation of the lungs and throat troubles. It claims moral uplift through ascension to a higher atmosphere and touts the syrup as agreeable to ladies and children with universal efficacy.
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Bickle
Horses and racing notes from Ohio and beyond weave a busy circuit
The report lists multiple horse names with times and owners across Ohio and nearby states. It notes Simmocoon in Chillicothe, Innis owning a 44 year old mare, and stallion purchases by J F Pew of Niles. It mentions Kentucky Trotting Morse Bones association meeting in Lexington, and California pacer Clipper returning to campaigning under James Thompsons. Illinois Valley meetings at Aurora and Ottawa slated for July and July 3 to 5 starting a 15 week circuit within 73 miles, plus Berlin Wisconsin fair Oct 1 to 4 with trotters and pacers in six classes and purses up to 100.
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Simmocoon
Jobarth
Chillicothe
Moulton
Innis
Kentucky Trotting Morse Brecers’ Association
Sto
Lexington
J. Howard Ford
Fan
Stony Forfarta
Charley Herr
J. F. Pew
Niles
Gold Lace
Gold Leaf
Nelly Hammont
Patton
Nelly G
John K. Gentry
Smith & Eagal
Davenport
Admiral Dewey
B. W. Cooper
Wichita
Kan
James Thompsons
Aurora
Ottawa
Ilinois
Berlin
Wis
C. M. Willis
Darwin’s Acre of Pasture Worms Stirs Debate
An odd claim attributed to Darwin states an acre of pasture hosts 26,000 worms. The remark contrasts worm types by roes and gender, noting males with soft roes and females with hard roes, prompting curiosity about natural history lore.
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Darwin
The Strange Fate of the Surname Smith Across Ages
The article traces the ancient Philistine demand for Hebrew smiths to sharpen tools, noting the impact on the surname Smith. It highlights how smithing shaped social roles, lists numerous derived names, and cites cross language variants like German Schmitz, French Le Fevres, and Irish McGowan.
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Land
Israel
Earth
Hammersmith
Smithpeer
Hillsmith
Helensmith
Aaronsmith
Schmitz
Schmidtz
Gunsulus
Govan
Gowan
Smith
McGowan
Queer Trees At Niagara Falls
Observations of old trees near Niagara Falls show grotesque shapes due to winter ice and mist. A trio of 50 year old trunks gains sapling-like foliage in cold seasons, shedding branches under ice weight, leaving bare trunks that sprout dense leaf clusters in spring.
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Niagara Falls
American Falls
Little girl’s chilling retort to visitor shocks physicians
The Cleveland Plain Dealer recounts a six year old daughter of a respected local physician. The child brims with charm yet shocks a visiting neighbor by listing that her grandmother grandfather and Aunt Jane are dead and most of her father’s patients are dead too.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Grandma
Grandpa
Aunt Jane
Papa
The Philanthropist Dilemma in a Banter Scene
A sprightly woman teases a polite man about philanthropy claiming it is pleasure to give. He replies that the challenge is not knowing if one is actually doing good or merely being used to do good by others.
Standing In His Own Light
A dialogue heavy snippet shows Mr Hopkins asserting resolve while Miss Perkiner resists a marriage proposal. The exchange highlights determination and personal autonomy in a pursuit of commitment or independence.
From Bridget to Marguerite at a Formal School
A Philadelphia teacher recalls a Sermai school girl who started as Bridget and evolved through Bridgetta and Etta to Margaretta and finally Marguerite on receiving her diploma. The piece notes how names morph at the formal school.
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Streck
Philadelphia
Sermai School
Bridget
Bridgetta
Etta
Margaretta
Marguerite
New York
Prisoner Freed After Four Years of Hidden Torture
A Ontario man William Dorey of Sunridge narrates decades of pain from confinement at home in Strong Township. He credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with restoring health, allowing a return to farm work, while market ads praise various quack remedies and tonics for rheumatism and throat ailments.
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Sundridge
Strong
Wm Dorey
Concession
Surong
Wai
Dodd
Doey
Hidden Strings Signal Risk to a Betrothed Girl
A girl with two strings to her beau faces danger of another girl seizing one string. The risk underscores the fragile bonds of affection and potential rivals seeking advantage.
Love and locksmiths puzzle readers with wit
A reader muses that love defies understanding more than a locksmith’s craft, noting there is little humor in the ordinary locksmith and suggesting romance’s mysteries outshine practical skill.
Those Boston Girls Kiss Incident Recalls Browne
Carrie recounts Browne offering a kiss and then kissing her. Bertha asks for details as Carrie admits she did not slap him, being flustered and forgetting to react.
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Boston
Carrie
Fom Browne
Bertha
There's a lot of difference in wishing you were dead
A freckled fanatic in Indianapolis notes a sharp line between hoping for death and hoping for heaven, reflecting a provocative aside likely from a literary or satirical piece. The remark underscores emotional extremes and dramatic contrast within a localized urban context.
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Indianapolis
Yardarm and sail yard term in ship equipment usage
The term yard in nautical speech refers to a yardarm or sail yard, pieces of a ship’s rigging. The expression survives in modern usage to denote these specific fittings on vessels.
A Sunday Visit to a Dutch Country Church Collection
Clifton Johnson observed a Dutch village church with simple colonial features and unheated worship. Three elders collected with long poles as villagers each dropped a Holland cent into three bags for the minister church and the poor, while the minister began his sermon before the rounds finished.
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Holland
Clifton Johnson
Leyden
New England
America
Caution Taught by Near Miss in Department Store Theft
A veteran New Orleans floorwalker recalls a near arrest after failing to detain a suspected thief. A middle aged woman picked up a silver card case, but another manager exposed a counterfeit, revealing a close call that saved him from a costly mistake.
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New Orleans
Fancy Goods Department
Jim
Beck
Fragmentary Chicago Tribune Quote Sketch
A clipped Chicago Tribune excerpt attacks Aguinaldo calling him a lying treacherous scoundrel. The text urges silence about ill words, noting the man has died and returned repeatedly.
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Aguinaldo
Chicago Tribune
Plants Need Outdoor Light for True Green Color
The author argues that indoor light is often insufficient for chlorophyll production and plant nourishment. Potatoes in darkness grow spindly, and even with light, dryness and glare can harm growth. Mosses also die from excessive exposure while shade allows green velvety growth.
Marriage Motives Stir Lady Gossip in Transcript
In a dramatic dialogue from the transcript Mrs. Greene asks how Miss Prettiwan could marry the homely old Uudg kins, while Mrs. Gray suggests the match was driven by money. The exchange reveals social calculations behind a union.
Wisdom of a Fool Highlighted by Absence
A quip notes that wit and judgment seem missing when folly speaks loudly and often. The saying implies that true wisdom is evident by what is not said rather than by bold rhetoric.
Six Oils claimed to cure rheumatic throat and lung troubles
The advertisement asserts Dr Thomas Electric Oil is a six-oil remedy proven by daily press testimony to eradicate throat and lung affections and to cure piles wounds sores lameness tumors burns and injuries of horses and cattle.
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Daily Press
Thomas
Milk Spilled Prompting Caution On Water Loss
The saying warns against dwelling on spilled milk while noting that water loss already burdened resources. It emphasizes moving on and conserving water amid shortages and environmental concerns.
Rooster Makes Two-Thirds Of Noise While Hen Works
A brief quip notes that the rooster creates most of the noise while the hen handles all the labor. The witty line contrasts loudness with labor in farm life.
Minard's Liniment Lumberman's Friend
A compact whimsical note referencing love in a cottage and humor about flour, labor and death, suggesting rustic life observations tied to Minard's Liniment advertising tone.
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Minard
Liniment Lumberman
Deafness Cured By Constitutional Remedy Offer
Advertisement claims deafness arises from inflamed Eustachian tubes and catarrh. Promising Hall's Catarrh Cure, F J Cheney Co of Toledo offers one hundred dollars for any deafness case caused by catarrh that cannot be cured. Endorsed by Druggists with the chant of Hymns, large mail order reach implied.
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Hall
F.J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Druggista
Th. Halls
Minard's Limiment and the Attar of Roses
A light verse reflects on romance and aging from courtship to marriage. The speaker muses that the beloved grows dearer with time while noting practical duties like paying bills, blending humor with affection.
Age terms shift meanings in Caithness and China
The piece notes Caithness Scotland uses lad for a 70 year old man unless married and calls a 90 year old a boy, while it mentions the great wall of China dating back to 4211 B C. It urges forgetting personal quarrels and their histories to avoid exaggeration.
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Caithness
Scotland
China
Mormon Colony Found in Paris Report
A Mormon sect is reported established in Paris with a temple in a private house. The male members number 16 and they have 58 wives. One man has seven wives each with one child, another has three wives and 16 children. The Patr Mor mons are described as respectable and industrious citizens.
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Paris
Wise man plans speech, fool speaks then regrets
A proverb warns that prudent thinkers choose words carefully while impulsive talkers regret careless remarks later. The contrast highlights caution in communication and the consequences of hastiness.
Blotting Out Disagreeables Weighs Against Malice
Advice on overlooking life’s disagreeables and malice to avoid dwelling on them. Focus on resilience and avoiding habits that magnify negative memories rather than letting spite define daily life.
Sleepyhead Ballads and Silky Bows in Night Talk
A fragmented exchange references a delightful bow and a sleeping draught. The odd dialogue hints at a domestic or intimate scene set at night, with a playful contrast between attire and a calm, reflective mood.
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Norway
the Playhouse
Evelyn Millard
Shiloh
C. Daniels & Co
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Sare
Sadek & Aurepas
Phileb’s Consuca
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Salvation Army
Love
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Tom Ogden
Tod Don Quixote
Niagara
Miss Perkiner
Mr. Hopkins
Tiuedridge
Northrop & Lyman
Toronto
Parmelee
John A. Beam
Waterloo
Ont
Caey & Ont
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Oder
Uu Way
Willeshos New Lips Remedy Cco
Boaereste
Mad
Hall & Ruckel
Bailey
W. G. Fonseca
Sue
Main Street
Minsitveg
Johnson
Carlyle
Bacon
Imperial Fruit and Produce
Anderson Produce CO
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