Oriental Princes Count Brethren in Anecdote
An Atlantic Monthly anecdote recounts Mem Sahib and a Georgian servant as they dine with an East Asian prince who, after being asked to count his brothers, pauses and returns with the quip that he cannot know the total, claiming a hundred and seventeen brothers. The scene highlights cross cultural humor through the prince’s grave politeness and the servants’ confusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iam Sahib
Charles Johnston
The
Atlantic Monthly
Cure Ad for Cuticura Soap and Ointment Promised
An old testimonial extols Cuticura Soap and Ointment for curing severe scalp eczema and hair loss. A Creek, North Carolina resident describes years of itching and sores before using Cuticura, reporting complete relief after two months. The ad also mentions other products and a humorous dialogue about money.
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C. Dington
Creek
N. C
Stern
Boston
Ishuster Replies to Gabinet Over 100 Russians Killed at Tabriz
Teheran American treasurer general W Morgan Shuster, dismissed by the cabinet, sent a reply offering to hand over accounts when his successor is named. He worries for the fourteen American assistants amid mosques protests. Interior minister orders new elections as fighting at Tabriz continues. Telegrams from Shiraz note Indian troops boycott and attacks near Kazeroon, with two soldiers killed. In St Petersburg, a tariff bill on American goods stirs business circles as duma may send it to the financial committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teheran
W. Morgan Shuster
Persia
Tie
St. Petersburg
Guckoff
Hussy
National Council of the Congresses of Industry and Commerce
Inen
Qeioberist
Moscow
M. Gyehkkot
United States
Duma
Campaign to inspect Texas food factories begins New Year
Texas pure food and dairy commissioner J S Ab bott and assistants will visit food factories starting January first to photograph and report on sanitary conditions. The effort targets factories not covered by federal inspection, expanding beyond retailers and farmers to show the public what is produced in state institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ist
Abbott
Austin
Vex
J. S. Abbott
Pure Food and Dairy
Food and Dairy Department
Two Men Injured In San Antonio and Aransas Pass Wreck
In Houston on Tuesday a switch engine jumped its rails at the yard of the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railroad. J. Jones Cutting yardmaster was hurled from the engine and pinned beneath it as his leg was twisted. W. Morgan division foreman was thrown forward landing on the tracks with a fractured thigh and a head wound.
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Houston, Tex
San Antonio and
Aransgada Pass
Houston
J. Jones Cutting
Aransas Vase
Wi. R. Morgan
Aransas Pass
Penalty May Be Death For Mexican Rebel Bernardo Reyes
City of Mexico faces possible death for General Bernardo Reyes over an attempted overthrow of President Madero. The law sets ten years as the minimum for inciting rebellion. A separate fire at Griffin Grocery Company in Amarillo caused about $7,000 in damage to the wholesale department.
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City of
Mexico
Bernardo Reyes
Madero
Amarillo
Tex
Griffin Grocery Company
Public notices and quips from a distant era
A scattered clippings lot features moral aphorisms about kindness to animals, remedies for coughs and malaria, and social quips. It mentions public education on humanity, observes improvements in public sentiment, and includes product pitches for Cherokee Remedy, Hamlin Wizard Oil, and Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup. The tone mimics a late 19th to early 20th century newspaper collage.
Fragmented Tale of Crime and Rescue in a Curious Snippet
A disjointed OCR passage depicts a drunken man, a Connecticut reference, a mysterious rescue of a chorus girl named Totle Tights, and a tense exchange about defense. Names blur, events drift, and hints of a scuffle or pursuit surface amid scattered dialogue and rural settings.
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Totle Tights
Sinter
Regeus
Shakespearean Footnote and Misreadings in Dusty Room
A fragment shows Ole Maramy and Liza discussing Shakespeare and a dusty drawing room scene. Liza riffs on the poet’s fame, noting he died centuries ago while a passerby questions whether he was white, reflecting misty racial assumptions and literary reverence in a humorous echo of old text.
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Shakeapeana
Ole Maramy
Liza
Shakespeare
Min
Fullel
Chile
Lize
Missy
Fallus
Unwritten Law and Punitive Rights Debate
The article defines unwritten law as a supposed right to punish, even by death, for a grave wrong. It notes courts do not endorse it, but judges sometimes act on it, with several recent acquittals of homicide suspects attributed to such beliefs.
Pantomime Code Between Mr Mields and Mrs Fields
James T Mields of Tick Nor Plaids fosters a pantomime code with Kraul as he dines. His wife watches closely, and they use silent signals such as a bread crumb remark, Mrs Fields noting a gazelle in the garden.
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James T. Mields
To Be Bure and Comments on Chorus Girls Height
A fragment discusses social views of chorus girls versus ordinary show girls and suggests height as a factor. A separate note mentions Brazil's government prioritizing irrigation projects amid attention.
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Brazil
The First Thing School Task Confusion in Odd Dialogue
A garbled excerpt shows a school scene with a student faced with a riddle about mixing items to form a result. The text includes playful, misspelled phrases and unclear question structure, resembling a distorted classroom exchange.
Hite Suspicion In Wildcat Cage Incident
A fragmentary report hints at a strange scene involving Hite and a wildcat cage. The overheard dialogue mentions fear for a wife left behind and a tense inquiry into what happened inside the cage, with unclear details remaining.
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Hite
Walt
Doan Shenin
Cage Dynam
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Hostetter
Bawford & Crawford
Childrens
Wood Society
Bern
ENT
Ishuster
Gabinet
Tabriz
Perala
Russian Foreign Office
Rusia
Deters Whtg Co
Waco
Leans
Adam
Eve
Irda
Enra
Cincinnati Post
Wm. Self
Webster
Taylor
Harold Hislue
Newark
India
Horry Abe
Chicago
Itrate
Dingland
Wits
Colorado
Ba Fc
1 & Company
Connecticut
Joe Drors
A ‘Aits
Bears
Henpeck
Eruntium
Bull Dog
Branda
Alvin
Kayne
Uenpesi
Shageeler
Georgia
Raferennan
Sabel & Gons Louise
Jere Furey
LN. A
Texas
McCane
Tanne
Hotel
Tlouston
Tr. Pierce
Dr. Pierce
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