Wu Ting Fang Struck by Clever Resort Publicity Scheme
The Chinese minister in Washington, Wu Ting Fang, was treated as a spectacle by a publicity agent at a suburban resort. A megaphone barker drew crowds by promoting Wu and his entourage in Oriental costume. The stunt boosted the rundown venue, though Wu returned to China unaware of his role as a press agent.
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Wu Ting Fang
China
Washington
Hard Hick
Legation
Mr. Wu
New York World
Cunningham
Lippincott’s
Irish Fox Hunters Endurance Touts Ireland's Native Horses
A Belfast resident extols the Irish fox hunting tradition praising the endurance and quality of Irish horses. He notes fences, stamina, and the sport as a mark of gentlemanly standing, while recounting a superstition about foxes among peasants.
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Ireland
Belfast
Reynard
Detroit
Wréé Press
Keeping Track of Ships in Lloyds Logs
A year of Lloyds registration records lists every vessel over four hundred tons and their ports of call. Underwriters can locate a ship by name and roughly determine its current position from the world fleet. Also included are brief jests and quotes from London and Cleveland papers showcasing humor and wit.
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Lloyd’s
London
Lotus Flower Through Ages Shapes Myth and Meaning
Harper's recalls how myths and ancient writers frame the lotus as a symbol of purity and renewal. It notes Herodotus and Dumas describing the flower and explains the plant’s water-dwelling life cycle and color variability from white to red or blue.
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Dumas
Herodotus
Himalaya
Harper's
Porterhouse Steak Origin and Usage Traced
The Encyclopaedia Britannica notes the term steak derives from Icelandic steik meaning roasted meat. It traces a porterhouse steak to a cut from the loin named after New York eating houses where porter and steaks were specialties.
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Porterhouse Staak
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Porter House
New York
Dreams and a Rogue Elephant in a Curio Collection
The text recalls Lord Broughams belief in common sense ghostly appearances and a Sweden inn sighting tied to a death in India, discussed as telepathy by some and a dream to others. It then recounts Major Evans describing a nine foot seven inch rogue elephant with a single tusk and maggots in the broken tusk.
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Lord Brougham
Edinburgh University
India
Brougham
Sweden
Upper
Burma
Evans
In Training. Cinton-Can you get in at nights without waking your wife
A clipped dialogue from Variety Life and Epicurus quotes about timing happiness. A burglar trainee tells a wife he’s taking lessons to avoid waking her, while a man recalls an unbelievable story and a philosopher notes that most delay happiness.
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Cinton
Lancaster
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Globe Trotter
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Canton
Manhattan
Sam
Cleveland Plain Denter
Milton
America
Manning
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Mr. Pinchpenny
Mrs. S
Epicurus
THE
Donovan Company
Philadelphia
Copenhagen
Donovan
E. King St
Lancaster, Pa
Jack Frost
Lewis N. Moyer
P. D. Pharmacist
Main Street
Lititz
Raver
Broad Sea
John 8. Weaver
Glen Mawr
L. Keith
Justice of the Peace
Brunnerville
South Broad Street
Buch & Hassler
Lititz, Pa
Ind
Fhone
W. S. Buch
Attorney At Law
S. C, Hassler, Auct
March Furniture Sale
Allen
D. Frank Kline, M.D
King St
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