Mr Toggs Turns Lamb After Mallown Indigestion
Frank E. Graft recounts the tale of Mr Toggs a self indulgent man whose wife Mrs Toggs and servant Elizabeth nurse him through a dramatic bout of indigestion. He endures quarts of hot water mustard plasters and tonics while his vanity and stubborn pride waver. By day’s end he recovers reveals a recurring pattern of generosity toward himself and a momentary display of gratitude to others.
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Mr. Toggs
Mr. Toger
Drann
Ike
Dr. Killer
Mr. Toges
Fox
Tees
Elizabeth
Mrs. Toggs
Clarissa
Mr. Togge
Wealth of the World Estimated At Four Hundred Billion
An 1890s compilation gauges world wealth at about 400 billion dollars, with the United States and Europe holding the largest shares. British, French, German, and Russian totals are broken down in pounds and dollars per capita, noting extensive overseas investments and varying estimates from Mulhall and others.
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Gunton
United States
United Kingdom
Europe
England
Scotland
Ireland
Great Britain
France
Mulhall
Germany
Prussia
Bavaria
Saxony
Wurtemberg
Russia
Monkeys Harvest Pepper in Indian Experiment
A Philadelphia Record anecdote recounts a missionary claim that monkeys can be trained to harvest pepper in India. Monkeys imitate natives by stacking pepper in mounds, then tiring of the task and leaving it unfinished, demonstrating learned behavior and curiosity.
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India
Philadelphia
The Woman's Best dialogue at table
The strip presents Tom asking Lancee why she loves him and Dick joining in seeking an answer. Tom and Dick share a jokey exchange as Lancee replies with a simple “Because” indicating affectionate humor.
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Tom
NOVFL SIGHTS OF THE CAPITAL CITY OF EGYPT
A travelogue describes Cairo as a vivid fusion of luxury and desert beauty. It covers Ismailiya as a Suez Canal hub, Port Said access, the Nile delta, and Cairo’s hotels including Shepheard’s, Abdin Square, and lavish life. The piece notes official rule and a carnival atmosphere, with rich architectural and social allure and a closing tangential line about the condor’s youth.
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Alexandria
Cairo
Nile Delta
Port Said
Suez Canal
Jemailiya
Ismailiya
Ix-Zaouzig
Semailiya
Quai Mehemet
White Desert
Africa
World
Trouville
Saratoga
Monte Carlo
The
Riviera
Esbekiya
Abdin Square
Shepheard’s
Egypt
Study of oysters showing strange growth on varied objects
Experts of the United States Mish commission study oyster growth conditions and present a curious collection. Oysters cling to boots, rubber shoes, beer glasses and lanterns, with broken sets and even an upper set of teeth attached to an oyster.
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United States
Mish Commission
Oyster with teeth and eye becomes Smithsonian curiosity
A Chesapeake Bay oyster was found with false teeth attached after being dredged from the water. The artifact sparked claims from a Cowart Virginia hotelkeeper, a Bedford, Virginia man, a Philadelphia woman, and a third party. Smithsonian officials initially debated returning the teeth but ultimately kept the specimen as a curiosity.
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Chesapeake Bay
Cowart
Smithsonian Institute
Washington
Webster
Bedford
Norfolk
Smithsonian
Philadelphia
Institution
Chesapeake
Contractor captures six foot eight inch gray eagle at Blue Lick
Mr. M. T. Quinton, a contractor staying at Blue Lick Springs, shot at a large bird guarding a lamb. The bullet split the limb and the eagle's foot caught in the crack, allowing Quinton to seize the gray eagle. The bird measures six feet eight inches tip to tip and weighs eleven and a half pounds. Lexington Ky Herald.
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M. T. Quinton
Blue Lick Springs
Upper
Quinton la
Mr. Quinton
Lexington
Herald
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You
Chicago Tribune
Wealth OF the World
Hotel d'Orient
Shepheard's
Waldorf-Astoria
Calro
Association Generale Automobile
Sakes
Shary Para
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