Fragmented Weekly Humour Bits From 1900s Papers
A collection of joke snippets and quips from various newspapers notes playful lines about police, married life and letters. The items reference a police beat given to a lady, a jest about home quarrels, a cartoonish animal line, and a student question about spelling and a bank capital remark.
World Outcast a cae beater int Travels Thirty-four Thousand Miles on Steerage Ticket
Nathan Cohen a 35 year old immigrant who has traveled 19,740 miles on a steerage ticket and faces deportation battles after earlier voyages. The Lamport & Holt liner Vasari carried him, with Singapore rhetoric of sanity tests and a possible return voyage, while Nathan’s mental state remains unsettled and debated by authorities and ship crew. Captain Cadogan of the Vasari describes him as a mascot amid war era tensions and a looming 7,000 mile trip reoccurrence.
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Uraan
Thas
New York Harbor
Lamport & Holt
Hiner Vasu
Hue
Davis
New York
Vasari
Virginia
Ellis Island
America
Rio de Janeiro
Nathan
Uncle Sam
Vandyck
Karlsruhe
Brazil
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Hing
Buénos Aires
Sandy Hook
Rio
Hunt Gration
Russia
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Liu
Buenos Aires
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Ellis
Cadogan
Swiss Military System and Sixteenth Century Carving Customs
A summary of Swiss compulsory military readiness for youths and a note on sixteenth century carving etiquette at formal banquets. It contrasts Swiss defense practices with the U S approach and describes rigorous age based tests and post test options, followed by details on banquet service rules for meat portions according to rank and guest status.
Divers Find Sunken Submarine Near Harbor Bottom
Honolulu reports a diver found the United States submarine at the harbor floor near the anchor’s site. Parts of the superstructure are raised as the California dredge shifts moorings and attempts to lift the craft while the crew’s fate remains grim after over eighty hours underwater. Diver Agras confirms the initial anchor misled searchers.
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Grapplera
Weasel
Honolulu
United States
California
Agras
Submarine Service
Phia Hope
Submarine activity and ship sinks linked by Irish coast
Reports detail a submarine off Ireland that sank the Vosges after a pursuit, with targeted shelling and fatalities among officers and passengers. The Falaba and Yalaba were said to be in distress nearby, while rescue signals came from Lands End as authorities ponder the broader naval danger.
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Falaba
Vosges
London
Yalaba
Liverpool
Bristol Channel
Lands End
Dunedin
Ireland
Atena
Enjieer
Texas Town in Fear: Bombardment by Villa Troops May Happen
Brownsville residents and officials debated defense steps as Villa forces pressed to take Matamoros from Carranza, fearing artillery escalation that could threaten American lives and property. Plans were made to seek U S government intervention with General Rodrigues, the attacking commander, amid ongoing bombardment risk.
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Villa
Brownsville
Tex
Matamoros
United States
Dala
Rodrigues
No Link Found Between Gunfire and Rainstorms in Battles
Popular Defence Monthly notes that recorded rain during or after major battles resembles normal weather patterns. An 1892 US government test showed dynamite detonations in clouds fail to induce rain, and European efforts to hail-avoidance via aerial charges have little scientific basis.
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Saya & Weiter
United States
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