Proctor Knott and Samuel Cox as Humorists and Orators
The piece contrasts Proctor Knott and Samuel Cox, noting Knott’s fame for humor and satire in the Duluth speech while conceding his enduring reputation as an effective speaker. It flags Cox’s similar path in early life and his later rise in oratory, with Knott’s portrayal as a successful, understood humorist who never faced demanded apologies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Povetor Mindtt
Cox Beck
Proctor Knott
Ismuel
Cox
Fife
Knott
Hrervody
Duluth
Antony’s Trick and Cleopatra’s Retaliation Tale
A collage of antiquity and miscellany detailing Antony using live fish as a trick to beat Cleopatra, her clever revenge, and a diver covertly swapping a salt fish. Also notes on Yellowstone geysers, Hague’s contrasts, laundry money, and witty epigrams from old papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleopatra
Pintaren
Antony
Gleopatra
Mathews
Yellowstone
Arnold Hague
Iceland
Yellowstone Park
Tceland
Hague
New York Sun
Peculiar Signature Stuns Motel Guests in San Francisco Chronicle
A well dressed man checked into a hotel and signed only "Wm" on the register. When asked about rates he demanded dollar rooms, then balked at the sight of the place and fled with his luggage, leaving the lone initial "W" as a curious clue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Princisco
Erin's Ancient Kings and Wardrobe of Irish Deaths
A late century summary chronicles Ireland’s monarchs with tales of treachery, assassination, and sudden deaths from plague and battle. It notes Lughaidh, Meargus, Cormac Ulfhada, Congal Cionmaghair, Cathy, Connor, and Brian Boru as rulers who met violent ends or abdicated to monastic life, reflecting a brutal royal history. It also touches on plant water use, barley and clover irrigation, and two solar magnetic pole reference points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oid Ireland
Tigoald Quirelaind
Ireland
B.C
Broenrid
London
Lughaidh
Meargus
Cormac Ulfhada
Congal Cionmaghair
Cathy
Connor
Brian Borcime
Clontarf
Erin
Fragmentary dialogue about art, marriage, and travel
A fragmented exchange mentions Brie on a bridal tour and a man declaring a plan to become an artist. Fliegende Blutter is cited with light humor about landscape. The speaker jokes about drawing on his father if he begins art.
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Brie
Roston Franscript
Mean What Did the Lady Say When You Told Her
The fragment appears garbled with a line about a lady reacting to a remark. It hints at a social scene or joke but lacks clear names, places, or events to verify. Further readable context would be needed to produce a concise, factual item.
Brave Farmer Johnson and a Snakebed Tale
A father tells of brave parents faced with danger. He recalls Farmer Johnson who stood firm when a bull trampled a boy, and Arkansas father John Rhodes who saved children from a rattlesnake by wrapping his arms in a quilt and tossing the reptile away. The tale ends with the family moving to the city for safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer Johnson
Tob
Daddy
Mr. Johnson
Evelyn
Bob
Manger
Arkansas
John Rhodles
Howe
Diddy
Tie
Jack
Fragmentary Thought on Time and Glory in a Dream
A fragmented reflection wanders through time and memory. The text muses on perpetual pursuit of a season and the fading glory of a pact, hinting at internal struggle and the burden of recurring thoughts. It reads like a poetic meditation on truth, dream, and mind.
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Migtims
Mark Antony
Paris
London Telegraph
Philip
Alexander
Philp
Houston Post
Erin's
Storer
Wisconsin
King
Agricultural Department
Arctic
North Pole
Antarctic
South Pole
Chicago Record-Herald
Story
Rattlesnake
Io House
Northern Ohio
Jand Felts
Godfrey Marshall
Scotland
Bell
Phila St
S. Ninth ST
Indiana, PA
Kornblum
Pittsburg
DR. H. B. Buterbaugh's
Arrott Building
4Th Avenue & Wood &T
W. S. Daugherty
Phila
Street
Indiana
Gether
THE
Equitable Life Assurance Society
W. Guthrie
Bisek Boro
Vogel Bros
Sixth Street
Steving
Undertakers & Embalmore Bell
American Union
Dike
Josephine
Link of
Wmirat National Bank
Black Lick
White Plymouth Rocks
Barred Plymouth Rocks
Wyandottes
Geo. D. Leydic
Undertaker
L. Pattison Co
Phila. Street
Syracuse
St. Clair Rinn & CO
Water Street
Victor
Penn Roller Mills
David Ellis & Son
Buchheit Bros
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