Party word games amuse readers at a gathering
The article describes two games played at a party to enliven an evening. One involves naming a city starting with A B or C within five counts, with forfeits for mistakes. The other, a spelling bee style game, builds a word by adding letters and avoiding completion, with the last player to force a completion paying a forfeiter. The piece notes these games are entertaining and sharpen quick thinking, with variations for teams.
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Nunciatin Imatch
Ioyangigitar
Ciy
Aunconece
St. Louis Reypublic
Sailors Take Park Ride With Ships Tucked Under Arms
Three sailors stroll a city park with model vessels under their arms. Each man claims a captain’s title for a boat snuggled close to his side. They shun seas and waves by keeping craft inland, a whimsical scene cited by the San Francisco Examiner.
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San Francisco Examiner
Lady Button Eyes Visits and Ginghams on the Table
A mother reading to children awaits Lady Button Eyes as Gertrude, Ned, and mamma fill the scene with lullabies and curiosity. The verse then shifts to a nostalgic tale of the gingham dog and calico cat, recounting their midnight mischief, a Chinese plate, and a Dutch clock, ending with the mystery of their disappearance and a quip on an occupation-seeking suitor in a Chicago Record feature.
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Ned
Jesson
Mamma
Button Eyes
Baby Gertrude
Lady Button Eyes
Mumma
Helen
Crowell
Pictures on Candles and a Liquid Freeze Trick
A Philadelphia Times reprint describes two amusements. First a method to transfer printed images onto candles by rolling printed paper around the candle and briefly applying heat. Second a bottle trick using a saturated sulfate of soda solution that freezes when released from a cork, fooling a spectator into thinking the liquid is solid.
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Philadelphia Times
Helen Keller Makes Progress At Wright Humason School
A sulky girl entertains by a friend as a hostess notes her childlike washing. Helen Keller, now in New York at the Wright Humason school for oral instruction, progresses so that she may enter college. She reads lips by placing fingers on lips, face and throat to hear.
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Helen Keller
New York
Wright- Humason School
M. Henri Rochefort
Dacos
M. Rochefort
Australia
San Francisco
Law
Sydney
Paris
Quais
Pall Mall
Paris Official Strikes Back Over 20 Franc Change
A Montmartre restaurant tale reports a visiting high official tipping with a 20 franc coin. The waiter miscounted, claiming a 10 franc piece, and the official insisted on 12 francs change. The altercation ended with a slap, the 20 franc coin dropping, and the guest walking away without a tip.
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Paris
Montmartre
What Hurts Most
A brief Hartford Times cartoon caption shows a magistrate scolding a prisoner for facing temptations often. The prisoner quips that this is the world of temptations and trials, and the trials hit him the hardest.
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Hartford Times
Standy of the moon advertised in Progress office
A fragment from the Indianapolis Journal notes a committee plan to sky a picture for blame. The text mentions a provisioning standy of the moon and advertise reports for sale at the Progress office, priced at one penny.
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Dauber
Indianapolis Journal
Proc- Riss
The Key Did Fit Travel Story From the Hanover Garden
An American aboard a steamer recounts a summer visit to Herrenhausen in Hanover where a joke about opening a statue shed led to an accidental intrusion. He fretted over possible burglary charges and royal offense, then exited with his party after a laborer’s surprised glance, vowing to curb such practical jokes.
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Hanover
Herrenhausen
Aes
Pepa
Jeze Majesty
Teally
Philadelphia Ledger
Spectacles cure head ache and eye care claims
Dr Sadler Eye Ear Nose and Throat promotes straightened sight with fitted glasses and warns of ulcers granulated lids cataract and other eye issues. Claims 97 of 100 success and offers 25 years experience at 804 Penn Ave Pittsburgh. Also notes deafness from illness and nasal obstructions and advertises Hood s Sarsaparilla testimonials and stamps printing services.
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Sadler
Penn Ave
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Railroad Schedule Changes In Effect May 20 1896
The Pennsylvania Railroad announces a schedule in effect starting May 20 1896 detailing train times and service adjustments across routes. The notice lists affected lines and stations, guiding passengers to updated departures and arrivals for the new timetable period.
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