Witty scraps on public life and romance from old papers
A collage of humorous clippings and quips from various newspapers. It includes jokes about rivets in boilers, district messenger boys, politics and boo dlers, social manners, and a flirtatious dinner table dialogue.
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District Messenger
N. C. Picnyune
Burlington Free Press
George
Detroit Free Press
Deacon
Somerville Journal
Sewing Society
Omaha
Rosalie
Heaven
Lucifer
Celestial
Troy Times
Clara
Flirtabit
Ocean
A Kleptomaniac Schemes For A Ring Sale In Store
A Brooklyn family tale recounts a kleptomaniac old lady who repeatedly offered to buy a $300 ring for $250. She swapped the ring with a cheap substitute, then paid $250, prompting discovery and an angry but fulfilled sale under the agreed price.
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New York
Brooklyn
Making Railroad Maps Method in United States
Description of how railroad maps were produced from 1870 onward with wax plates, engraving steps, temperature controls, and electrotyping. Notes vast costs, labor, and time, including a 65 by 65 inch map costing $20 000 after six years of work.
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United States
Philadelphia
Praise as Fuel for Child Development
The article argues that timely praise from elders fulfills a child’s hunger for appreciation, rewarding effort and virtue. It links praise to sustained effort, moral development, and a cheerful temperament, urging parents to provide pleasant recognitions to encourage striving and resilience.
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Harper's Bazar
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Henry M. Stanley
Ethel
Stanley
Maria
Chicago Tribune
Miss Lulu Strike
Miss Strike
Puck
de Witt
Tis Gazette Office
Tuk Gazette Office
Puterbanga
Puterbaugh
Farmérs’ Monthly
Rockford
Parmer's Monthly
Wouri
Florida
Acme
Wolrr
Wolff & Randolph
THE
Burlington
C.B
NR. R
Savanna
Sunde
U. Wroughton
Milledgeville Station
W. A. Brecher
B. P.mila
HEA Rocn
Chicago
Rock Island & Pacific
Joliet
Ottawa
Peoria
la Salle
Moline
Rock Island
Illinois
Davenport
Muscatine
Ottumwa
Oskaloosa
Des Moines
Winterset
Audubon
Harlan and Counai
Bluffs
Iowa
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Minnesota
Watertown
Sioux Falls
Dakota
Cameron
St. Joseph
Kansas City
Missouri
Lincoln
Fairbury
Nelson
Nebraska
Atchison
Leavenworth
Horton
Topeka
Hutchinson
Wichita
Belleville
Abilene
Dodge City
Caldwell
Kansas
Kingfisher
el Reno
Minco
Indian Territory
Enver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Colorado
Interes
Denver
Rocky Mountain
Salt Lake City
Ogden
San Francisco
Manitou
Pike's Peak
Alberlea
Paul
Lakes
Pacific Coast
United State
Canada
ST. John
John Sebastian Gen
Tkt
Ill
Chica
Nell
Night Passenge Local
A. M. Lves
Cor
Sienal
Racine
8. W
Freeport
Perernes
Kirkland
M.M. Olin
Cuice
Lanark
D.C. Hosein
Pres
W. L. Franck
Cash
Hirst National Bank
Capital
DI Botors
O. Hegeman
Kinkade
B. E. Dubbel
M. Arpald Dubbel & Arnold
J. A. Walker
BOOTS
West Side Broad Street
Robt. Teachout
East Side
WM. Strickler
Lawark
John H. Shaffer
S. H. Rhodes
Annie Nyman
Broad Street
C. KE. Olmsted
E. P. Olmsted
Marble
H. W. Hartzell
V.S
Commercial House
Commecial House
C. Rowland
Tee Exchange Bank
Lanark, Ilb
Asos Wolf
Davie Wor
Jous K. Wonr
Amos Wolf
Notary Public
Brgust
J. G. Sheller
F. A. Ehmer
Mason
Ellis Moore
News-Gazette
J. T. Jacobs
Justice OF the Peace
Old Stand
Lanark, Illinois
Peter Horner
Ette
Postoffice
Prop
Toe Gazette
Strickler
H. Reid Staley
Iwi
O. R. Moyer
D. V.S
American Veterinary College
N.Y
Vandagvitt and Jarrett
Mt, Carroll
IN. F. PiCoSi
City Dray
Limks
J. M. Glotfelty
P.O
J. T. Eckman
C.W. Middlekauff
A. F. Lohrman
Empire Steam Laundry
Savanna, Ill
Rhodes
Liberty Bell
Hesslein Bros
Miri
Carroll County
Abstract Office
Over
Carroll County Bank, Mt. Carroll, IS
Lewis Chrisman
Panorama Plate
Saleby Lanark Drug Company
Soren
Rock Creek
G. W. Bennett
Sec
H. Larr
Ivanhoe Camp
L. T. Bear
Cousu
S Walter Lars
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