Safe Harbor earns curious name amid Lancaster notes
In Lancaster area items: Mrs. David Stoner’s 200 hens yield 125 dollars in 30 days. locals joke about hens paying the national debt. Lancaster figures show Uncle Sam owed Luther 863.60 for longevity pay in the Mexican War, later corrected with a treasury payout of 275.53. Keystone National Bank of Manheim earns roll of honor with capital-equivalent surplus. ninth Lancaster county bank to do so, amid a line of county banks led by Denver, Quarryville and Gap.
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David Stoner
Lancaster
Bob Seeds
Antoni Kuaiseh
War Department
Washington
Sam
Luther
Treasury Department
Keystone National Bank
Manheim
National Bank
Lancaster County
A Few Exceptions
Rufus clashed with a strict teacher who forbade slang and improper speech. He defiantly but politely tried to argue, then apologized and attempted to comply amid a classroom dispute about proper language. The scene highlights tension between youth mischief and pedagogy.
A Few B's for 1911 Be Personally Interested
A short exhortation outlines principles for the new year emphasizing personal interest, vitality, energetic business push, punctuality, diligence with customers, patience with cranks, pleasantness to all, protection of the weak, and perfection of conduct.
Yosemite Versus Grand Canyon A Forlorn Robin Image
John Burroughs contrasts Yosemite and Grand Canyon, imagining a robin and bluebird out of place in the canyon. He paints Yosemite with river gorge imagery, snow white waterfalls, spires and domes along the rim, and tranquil groves framing a clear winding river.
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Yosemite
Grand Canyon
Yosemite Valley
Bin
Pyramids
Egypt
Karnak
Audson
John Burroughs
Sheridan Defends Punctuation In House Of Commons
A member of the English parliament refused to withdraw a remark about a government member, recalling Richard Wrinstey Sheridan who declined to punctuate an apology. In the Commons Sheridan called an opponent a liar and, when urged to apologize, said the other could interpret his words as his ability allowed.
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Richard Wrinstey Sheridan
House of Commons
Sheridan
Poets' Licenses Provoked by Harsh Editor Critique
The poet, sick at heart, submitted a top work to an unfeeling editor who ridiculed him with a grim quip about poet licenses. The editor said a poet would need an annual license and those lacking it should be killed, per the New York Press.
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New York Press
Classroom Riddles Prompt a Funny Ending
A school scene features a teacher asking for a sentence using the phrase bit ter end. A bright girl eagerly answers with a playful example where a cat runs under a bureau and a dog chases after, ending with the cat getting bitten.
Generous Husband Shares Birthday Cigar Gift
A London Opinion quip notes a courteous husband who, after receiving a box of cigars for his birthday, smokes one and distributes the rest to friends, showcasing his generosity.
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London
Strange Night at Home Ends With Phonograph Horn Hat
A Louisville Courier-Journal excerpt shows a young wife sobbing as she recalls her husband returning home after a drinking party. The vivid image of him wearing a phonograph horn as a hat frames the moment with dark humor and domestic strain.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Odds and Ends Realigned From the Farm to the Senate
Minnie Johnson, 16, of a farm near Manhattan Kansas wins a $5 best loaf prize from the State Agricultural College. Eighteen counties enter. James A Patterson ends 40 years as president of the State University of Kentucky. Charles H Johnson, 52, becomes Maine's Democratic senator, long active in the party. Battling Day Finn named secretary of the New York Fire Department. Dennis Mass gossip notes three sisters and their ailing 78 year old mother all in good health.
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Minnie Johnson
Manhattan
Kan
State Agricultural College
James A. Patterson
State University of Kentucky
America
Charles H Johnson
United States
Maine
Morgan
Europe
Baltimore Sun
Battling Day
Finn
New York Fire Department
Ruth Smith
Hannah Rogers
Sophia Chase
Olive Seers
Dennis
Mass
Curious Peach Limb Divining Tale From Palmyra
The article recounts belief in the peach limb divining rod to locate water and treasure. It describes experiments in Providence township with a limb turning in the hand and a brass button on a string pendulum signaling depth, while noting uses in marriage guidance and treasure hunts pursued at night under a new moon with quiet minds and hopeful outcomes.
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Stauffers
Palmyra
Providence
World's Largest Postal Card Reaches Texas Firm
An Enid Oklahoma resident had a mammoth postcard made to compel replies. The card weighed four pounds and measured thirty eight by twenty six inches. It required one dollar and twenty cents in postage from one cent stamps placed in the corner. It was delivered to a law firm in Austin, Texas and is kept as a relic.
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Enid
Okla
Austin
Texas
Not For Money. Winans on international marriages
Walter Winans, the American horseman living in England, commented at the Horse Show that international marriages are as sound as any other if both partners are right. He warned that many men are fortune seekers and not suitable matches for good women. A Chicago father joked about a foreign son-in-law, and the Count replied that love is the reason he married, not money.
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Walter Winans
England
Mr. Winans
Baltimore
Chicago
Washington Star
The Prince Albert Mine Tale in Cripple Creek
In Cripple Creek a quirky miner named Burns, famed for his Prince Albert habit, struck a rich ore vein and named it the Prince Albert. Surrounded by friends seeking a share, he deeded twenty nine twenty fourths of his mine. In court the lawyer asks how he can explain this, and Burns replies that the Prince Albert is a very large mine.
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Cripple Creek
Burns
Prince Albert
Hhis
Ivill
Drunk Marked by Counterfeit Scheme Outsmarts Sharers
A well dressed inebriate offers a fake roll of money to three amateur con artists who believe they will help dry clean it. They replace it with real bills and flee. Two days later the trio is arrested for possessing counterfeit currency while the gullible victim vanishes.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
A Saluting Parade Anecdote From London Answers
An old colonel praises his adjutant after C company passes the saluting base in a humorous exchange. A sergeant orders a man away for talking during the ranks while others whisper warnings of trouble, illustrating military banter in a London setting.
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London
The Change of a Word Definite Versus Indefinite Article
A Washington Post quip recounts a writer who made an enemy by misusing the article the versus a in a wedding notice. She notes the bride’s anger over the phrase only the few friends of the family, a lapse that lingered five years and still provokes a froth when her name is mentioned.
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Washington Post
Beaver Tales and Beavers in Story and Slavery
The Indians relate a story that a lone beaver from the lodge must find a mate or be banished, a motif echoed by an Arab writer who notes buyers can distinguish masters from slaves by beaver skin. Slaves’ hair is rubbed off as they pound wood for their masters’ food using their heads.
Surprised traveler seeks room with running water
A very young traveling salesman registers at the village hotel and asks for a room with running water. The landlord laughs at the request, quipping about indoor trout fishing in a humorous, archaic exchange from the Argonaut.
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Argonaut
Wanderlust as creditors says Mr Comrox
The Washington Star quotes Mr Comrox who jokes that wanderlust is German for creditors, reflecting a humorous take on why people feel compelled to leave home. The remark frames wanderlust as a weighty, practical force rather than a romantic impulse.
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Comrox
Washington Star
His Literary Treasures Unearthed by Jones
Quote from Cleveland Leader notes Jones guiding to his rooms to view rare manuscripts but the items proved to be receipts of tailors. The interaction highlights a literary curiosity contrasted with mundane financial records amid an anecdotal exchange.
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Cleveland Leader
Family Jars and the Husband's Money Tug
A brief note from the Atlanta Constitution jokes that many family jars begin with the wife attempting to loosen a bit of money from her husband, framing a light domestic finance quip.
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Atlanta Constitution
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