Scientific miscellany and explorations from 1910 period
A survey of artifacts and archaeology notes from Egypt and the Nile with 9000 specimens, mummies bearing rings, and Arctic rail expansion toward Spitzbergen. It also covers ethnology aims of the American Ethnological Society, advances in concrete bonding, Japanese wartime mineral surveys, and Halley’s Comet perihelion forecasts by Cromme and Cowell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nile
Egypt
Lafoden
Arctic Circle
Scandinavia
Spitzbergen
American Ethnological Society
Halley
Messrs. Cromme
Cowell
Royal Astronomical Society
Empress of Japan Favored by People and War Aid
The empress of Japan is beloved by her people for feudal virtue and social eminence. She supports women’s education from her private purse and visited war hospitals during the Russian war, where bandages she made are credited with aiding soldier recovery due to their unique psychological impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Mandura
Te Luifaho
Yalu
Japan
Edo
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Mourning and Matrimony Quip in Silent Exchange
In a staged dialogue a neighbor notes a woman in black seeking sympathy for a supposed husband. Another character corrects her, prompting a wry remark about mistaken marriage. A professor jokes about married life as comic relief. The piece closes with a satire on peace conferences as a boy contemplates the cry for enough.
Smoke Talk Sparks Debate On Tobacco Use
A fragmented column presents opinions from doctors and enthusiasts on tobacco. It cites Dr Nalpasse praising moderate smoking for some, warns about health risks for lung disease and heart trouble, and notes cautions about sleep, meals, and nervous conditions. It also recounts Dresden china discovery through Bottcher and an anecdote about a weary landlord and coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poser
Arts
Jay
Nalpasse
Dujardine Baumetz
Philadelphia North American
Dresden
China
John Frederick
Berlin
Augustus II
Saxony
Bottcher
Aue
Fractured Sunday Fancy with a Hint of Romance
A pair of young men debate social plans and old flames while an older man reveals a limp pride and fear of change. The scene shifts through flirtations, divorce talk, and frost bite fears as Chicago Daily News style narration traces the social entanglements around Wille Led and Mame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy
Ben
Ted Williams
Sam
Willie
Gladys
Wille
Chicago
Daily News
Fragmented Tales and Anecdotes From a Bygone Era
A collection of brief comic and moral vignettes from a distant district. Includes a clergyman seeking marriage guidance, a doctor advising a plantation resident, a veteran’s remarks on age and fortune, Field family anecdotes, G Phelps Stokes on charity, an Irish eviction tale, and reflections on telephony as an education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darky
G. Phelps Stokes
York
Mr. Stokes
Ireland
Telephone Etiquette From Early 20th Century Advice
A Brooklyn Eagle excerpt explains how to speak softly into the telephone to avoid distorting sound. It notes the carbon transmitter design with an aluminum diaphragm and carbon sheet and warns against shouting or clipping words. The piece promotes moderate voice volume for clear distant communication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn Eagle
Conflicted Lovers Find Themselves Hurting Each Other
The dialogue shows a couple expressing mutual pain over hurting one another. Each declares the other’s hurt as causing further distress, ending with a reader-friendly note that they will recover in time. Pathfinder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Precious
Reader
Pathfinder
How He Caught Them and a Wit of Archbishop Whately
An old Englishman recalls Archbishop Whately delighting in catch questions. He would correct the vocative joke with Puss, puss. The piece ends with reflections on knowledge and luck, noting winning tickets as rainbow gold and the ease of inheriting red hair over brains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whately
Voice the Index of the Mind in Gentle Speech
The piece argues that a mild sympathetic voice mirrors the soul and calms listeners. It links voice to intent, urges unconscious demonstration over conscious cultivation, and says truth in the soul makes the voice convey love and sympathy, guiding hearers to action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbert Hubbard
Lippincott’s
Wit of the Youngsters and Oddities from Yonkers States
Witty schoolroom exchanges and quirky vignettes appear alongside notes on Maya Indians with blue eyes and a Swedish vessel folklore tale. The page also includes a humorous Joseph story and jokes about Parisian waiters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Sierra Madre
Sonora
Mexican
New World
Sign jokes and quips from early 20th century papers
A collage of humor quotes from multiple papers including the Atlanta Constitution and Philadelphia Record. Jests cover social visits with janitors, night watchmen, incubator jokes, cigars, and caricatured exchanges about music, dancing, and education with lines from Puck and the Chicago Chronicle.
Fifty Miles to Market and Bank Profit from Lost Notes
Farmers in France and the United States bear long journeys to reach markets, even in rain, choosing distant markets for better returns. The Bank of England earned clear profit from 1.83 million pounds in notes long lost or destroyed between 1702 and 1832.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
United States
Bymen
Sperry
Bank of England
Also Mentioned on This Page
Maud
Bess
Courne
Ledger
Goood
Potter
Hit
Tommy
Edgar
Ethel
Henry
Harry
Joseph
Mem
Paris
Egbert
Yonkers
Sar
Battmore American
Atlanta Constitution
Crawford
Crabshaw
Puck
Indianapolis Star
Deacon Clovertop
Meddergrass
Philadelphia
Yabsley
Jolyboy
Carsone
Gebhart
Philadelphia Ledger
Rollingstons
Philadelphia Record
Dahiladephia Press
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland
Lux
Chicago Chronicle
Montblaska University
Cratchett
Philadelphia Press
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