How It Happened A Romance From Ludington
A lettered romance in which Jim Drury wooed a lumberman’s daughter in Ludington, agreement to marry after he would live with her father, a hospital accident on a train, and a nurse with white hair reveals a decades long bond. The Chicago Tribune note adds a traveling man’s near death and a nunlike nurse who nursed him back to life.
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Jim Drury
Allege
Ludington
Amberland
Jim
Tim
Periaded
Eyem
Chicago Tribune
Friendship Recalled in African War Tragedy
An Afrikander named Fryhoore and English miner Gorton befriended in Johannesburg before the South African War. They each enlisted in elite units and met during a charge at Rhenosterlaagte where Gorton shot Fryburg dead as he rose to greet him. Fryburg died a prisoner after crying over his friend's body.
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Fry~ Hoore
Gorton
Johannesburg
Imperial Light Horse
Rhenils
Luagte
Deaf Mutox Wedding in Hagerstown Shocks Era Learnings
At a wedding in Hagerstown Maryland last week the groom and bride were deaf and dumb and the clergyman was also deaf. The bride Miss Alto May Lowman had graduated from Gutlaudet College in Washington with a PhD, becoming a notable deaf woman in America to hold a college degree in 1892.
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Hagerstown
Alto May Lowman
Gutlaudet College
Washington
Ameri
The British Lion Strains Under Global Conflicts
The piece argues Britain faces unprecedented strain after the Boer War and in Africa while unrest grows in India and China looms. It notes early British optimism giving way to costly casualties and mobilization, with Lord Roberts and Buller figures, and references a Globe cartoon of the “lion” backed by Boers, Avnatis, and a Chinese threat.
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Great Britain
Africa
India
Chine
England
Tugela
Buller
Pretoria
South Africa
Lord Roberts
Revier Crentaate
Free State
Thia
Lord Saliabury
Saturday Globe
Fat on the Barbary Bride Market and Fashion Trends
The piece surveys Beijing and global beauty ideals and fashion from fattening brides in Morocco Tunis and Brazil to late 19th century women’s wear. It notes folk practices of weight enhancement for marriage prospects, evolving accessories like long black gloves and halter roses, and blue and white Dolkware influence in home decor.
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Morocco
Tunis
Barbary
Abe Fa
Papa
Stitt
Brooklyn Eagle
Brazil
Pittsburg Dispatch
Fragmentary Election Ruse and Vagrant Snippets
A collage of excerpts shows a 19th century election bribery inquiry with a witness named George Jones describing shilling payments at the Spotted Dog Pig and Whistle Red Lion and a commission discussion. Other fragments include poems and stray quotes about early rising, marriages, and social chatter from various papers.
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London
George Jones
Spotted Dog
Red Lion
Roundabout information the Henpecked Husband
A light comic item from London Titbits features a husband asking if his wife is going out and debating his own accompaniment. The quip plays on domestic nerves and miscommunication with a sharpened humor note typical of the era.
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London
Common Cause for War and a Cold Prescription
A fragment from a London Times piece depicts tense speech about a war common cause, a warning to keep quiet, and a doctor advising a patient to take a hot bath and avoid wet feet, reflecting period dialogue and care guidance.
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London
Distilled Drollery From Peoria Meanness Exchange
A humorous exchange mocks Peoria as a mean city and a great distillery town. The Cleveland Plain Dealer quips that Peoria’s meanness may be of the distilled kind, while joking about editor Life magazine and local elations.
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Life
Han
Peoria
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Comic Snippets on Language and Romance in 19th Century Press
Collection of humorous clipping-like exchanges and misheard phrases from Chicago and Philadelphia papers. Dialogues feature a tramp, suitor, and would be fiances in witty, era-tinged banter about language, manners, and propriety on social steps and summer expectations.
Political quips and misquotes spark editorial chatter
The Chicago Post and others debate how political success is perceived and portrayed. Critics mock a public figure’s strategy, noting opposition views and a doctor’s grim prognosis for a voice. The exchange hints at media spin, political theater, and the resilience or vulnerability of a politician facing scrutiny.
Outlandish Phrases and Quips From 19th Century Papers
A jumble of wry exchanges and comic lines from old newspapers includes a mock inquiry about sugar in a package, a discussion of McKinley’s odds, a joke on gold and silver exchange, and a dining room bit about oysters and lobster season, reflecting period humor and tone.
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Philadelphia
Vocation May Be Cut Short in a Chicago Post Item
A fragment from the Chicago Post notes a witty exchange about a man’s wife leaving for the summer. The remark hints at financial concerns, suggesting she would reconsider after seeing his bank balance.
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Chicago
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Palma
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Howe
Dawell
Mauningerley
Washington Star
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Huig
Uncle Ebon
Fresh Air Fund
Smitha
Tommy
St Peter
Chicago Post
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Sayvan de Livius
Wivka
Grover
Boston
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McKinley
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