Baseball in Season Year Round Across the World
A humorous reflection on baseball never being out of season from Pacific to Philippines, Canada to California, noting late games after supper and daylight limits. It transitions to a physician recounting a curious murder-mystery anecdote involving rat hairs and a microscope proving its case. The tale ends with praise for the scientist's skill.
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Washington
Ecoasion
Canal
States
Philippines
California
East
Canada
Fitted to a Hair The Microscope and a Murder Trial
A doctor narrator recalls using hair analysis under a microscope to identify hairs from a human eyebrow in a murder case. A stranger sends hairs for exam and a subpoena forces testimony that the hairs came from the eyebrow and were bruised, helping convict the suspect. An old farmer juror questions the science, but the judge clarifies its relevance.
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L—— Assizes
Norway
Old Moore
The Rural Telephone Tale From A Nearby Neighborhood
A fragmented local column recounts a neighborhood scene with neighbors making calls and a sequence of quarrels. Tensions rise as a farmer and others exchange heated words, reflecting a chaotic moment in a small community. The garbled text hints at disputes and misunderstandings among residents over a period of time.
Twain Autographs Girl Mistaken for Chief Justice Fuller
In Boston, Mark Twain waits for a streetcar when a girl asks for his autograph. He signs in her book with the quip It is delicious to be full. But it is heavenly to be Fuller, claiming he has not heard from Chief Justice Fuller yet.
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Harper's Weekly
Mark Twain
Boston
Mr. Clemens
Fuller
Melville W. Fuller
Justice Fuller
Convincing the Jury From Lippincott's
A New York lawyer recalls a humorous Arkansas trial involving adulterated liquor. Whisky offered as evidence to aid deliberations prompts the foreman to request more evidence before a verdict. The anecdote highlights jury reliance on the drink as proof.
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Lippincott's
Tennessee
New York
Arkansas
Three of a Kind Pun Sketch From Florida Times Union
A humorous dialogue explores pun types as a father answers his son about puns. The exchange lampoons wordplay and child impatience with a supper joke end.
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Florida Times-Union
Rats Capable of Capturing Bark Lyndhurst Crew Report Mongooes Fight
From the New York Evening Pot a tale of the bark Lyndhurst from Hongkong plagued by rats and a pair of trained mongooses. Captains recount fierce rodent battles aboard and one mongoose drowning after chasing a rat. Photographs from the Eclipse show a sailor rescued at sea and a floating life buoy.
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New York
Seven Seas
Lyndhurst
Hongkong
Jack Ling
Parnell
Eclipse
Rare Day List of June Delights by Horace Dodd Gastit
A playful catalog of vivid June day impressions from Horace Dodd Gastit in Starper’s Weekly. It sketches diverse figures from a Mexican hairless dog to a summer show and a hotel porch lady, weaving whimsical quirks and social vignettes into a breezy verse list.
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Horace Dodd Gastit
Slarper
Judge Kelly Celebrates Golden Wedding with Banquet
Minnesota judge William Kelly marked fifty years of marriage with a golden anniversary banquet hosted by the Ramsey County Bar Association. He recalled only one wife challenged his rulings, citing a club liquor case later reversed by the state Supreme Court, which he noted reflected Mrs. Kellys reasoning.
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Kelly
District Court
Ramsey County
Minnesota
Ramsey County Bar Association
Supreme Court
Jolngon
Bhe
William
Udge
Mra. Kelly
Mra, Kelly
Not Much Sport in Whipping Reporters at the Capitol
A Saturday Evening Post piece recalls a failed tussle between Sen Bailey and a reporter, showing reporters win in the end as their stories reach millions. It notes reporters resist state power, while editors defend press independence and punish attempts to curb coverage.
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Saturday Evening Post
Bailey
Texas
Clapp
Minnesota
Capitol
Senator Hailey
Anai
Kalamazoo
New York City
New York
House of Representatives
Victory for Victor Murdock and Wichita
A story recounts Victor Murdock of Kansas and his Wichita ties. The tale centers on a playful bet about the Wichita Eagle newspaper and a prank involving a newsstand in a Washington setting. Murdock admits planting the paper and jokes about Kansans recognizing a fine city.
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Wushtington
Vic Munieck
Kansas
Wicklow
Nein
Murdock
Wichita Eagle
Pennsylvania Avenue
Vic
Wichita
Eagle
New York
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
A fragmentary excerpt satirically critiques charity and marriage ideas. It notes a woman's independence, social dynamics, and fashion patterns across seasons with a humorous, observational tone. The text suggests social norms and gender roles through witty, offhand remarks.
States where the fair sex may vote
J J Dickinson reports from the New York American on four western states Colorado Utah Wyoming Idaho where women gained voting rights without altering government outcomes. He notes Idaho 1904 campaign centered on Mormon polygamy and that both parties tracked women voters by family heads. He questions overall benefit of woman suffrage and urges secrecy of politicians' views.
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J. J. Dickinson
New York
Colorado
Utah
Wyoming
Idaho
Henry Heitfeld
United States Senate
Heitfeld
Denver
Jisbo
Dickens Mustache Sketch From Royal Artist Tale
London Tit-Bits recounts W. P. Frith, at 90, painting Dickens. A hitch: Dickens grew a mustache, then more chin hair, prompting Landseer to remark. Dickens quips that the mustache helps him see less of Landseer, an advantage.
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Dickens
London
W. P. Frith
Royal Academician
Charles Dickens
Frith
The Witty Warden
An American representative on the International Prison Commission notes a wry exchange during an inspection of an English penitentiary. The warden’s grim smile accompanies a quip on the large number of felons under his care.
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Lippincott's
International Prison Commission
England
Reflections of a Bachelor and a Fatal Mistake
A collection of anecdotes on married life and folly. A housebuilder’s fear of folly after success. A man learns money by not loving. A bride’s wedding draw interest in absent guests. A druggist’s weight error poisons a customer and the miscreant laments losing his best customer.
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Tropics
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Northland
Swanson
Boggs
Mia
Farmer Jones
Smith
Johnson
Lew
India
Lickin
Texas Statesman
Statesman
House
House of Delegates
Zanbar
Thorne
Willie
Victor Murdock
Newstand
Joker
Ashe
New York Press
Percy
Miss Sweetlove
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