Mrs Hammond to wear white satin gown at coronation
The wife of the special American ambassador to King George V’s coronation sails for England with a heavily insured wardrobe. Her outfits include a robin egg blue drawing room gown, a white satin coronation dress with diamond emerald jewelry, and a gold cloth gala gown with pearl ornaments.
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John Hays
Hammonds
Duke of Aosta
Italy
Henry
Germany
Karl Franz
Austria-Hungary
Johann George
Saxony
Netherlands
Denmark
Sweden
Roumania
Fushimiya
Japan
Chun
China
Servia
Buckingham Palace
Oldest Newspaper In World and Notes on Seoul Penetration
The Tsing Pag or Peking News is described as the oldest newspaper, issued regularly for about 1,400 years with a small circulation around 10 000. It notes historic strict publishing discipline and punishment for errors. A second paper Kin Pan is mentioned as 1 000 years old.
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Tsing Pag
Peking News
Kin Pan
Parlor temptations lure fly with sweets and phonograph
A comic bit contrasts science offering a sugar palace to a hungry fly with a wary spider and a less festive dwelling. The piece then shifts to a North country lover in Tit-Bits, where a man confesses life insurance to a hesitant fiancée and learns she would need a wife to claim the payout.
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Caruso
Science
Clark McAdams
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Not What Was Expected
A sporting man on a railway car tells of a dog with keen scent that tracked him for hours after breaking a chain. An elderly farmer respondent dryly recommends he take a bath, ending the canine tale as the man leaves at the next station.
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London
Horse Race Saying Highlights Fast Wins
A New York World quote notes that winners in horse racing often don’t win by walking. The remark reflects on racing crowds and the sport’s thrill, implying speed and surprise in outcomes.
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Hull
New York World
Foolish Company Refuses Elderly Life Insurance
An elderly man, eighty five, visits a general agent to obtain life insurance but is told the company refuses policies for those over eighty. He questions why and cites many die before eighty. Judge.
Notable Absence as Horseless Age Cools Horse Sense
A wry line from Puck hints at the era’s irony as motor progress replaces equine mobility. The remark underscores a shift in daily life and public sentiment amid growing mechanization.
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Puck
Tongue Affects Quoted Banter From Dailies
Fragments show playful quips about daily routines and inventions. The Washington Times notes a remark on morning cold baths while the New York Press jokes about the typewriter inventor.
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Washington Times
Testing an Egg Age via Simple Odor and Light Tests
A New York Sun correspondent notes old eggs smell musty, unlike fresh ones, and lists tests to judge freshness. Look for shell removal ease, ability to foam, yolk and white behavior when broken, chalky shell loss, and air space size in the egg’s end using candling or hard boiling for comparison.
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New York Sun
Their Awful Secret Prompted Lease Break Plan
A family moved after tenants persecuted them for paying rent on time. They told a renting agent to keep secret that they paid promptly on the first of each month. The agent, seeking quick lease action, publicized their punctuality, prompting further harassment and their decision to relocate.
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New York Times
Most Dramatic Ether Operation Led by Liston in 1846
The first ether operation in Europe, performed by Robert Liston on December 21, 1846 at University College Hospital, involved a 36 year old man undergoing thigh amputation. Liston announced the Yankee dodge and the procedure concluded successfully with his remark that the method beats mesmerism.
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Europe
F. William Cook
University College Hospital
London Lancet
Robert Liston
Liston
London
Like a Man and a Prompt to Care for Work
A compact quote pair contrasts Hawkins taking punishment with a manly bravado and a speaker praising work ethic. The exchange includes Lotherby and Dubbleigh with taunts about strong language and crestien, then a Spurgeon maxim about caring for the work itself.
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Hawkins
Lotherby
Dubbleigh
Crestien
Harper’s Weekly
The Speaker and Porter in Pitt Era Humor
In Pitt era the speaker of the House of Commons enjoyed dignity yet drank porter to stay alert. Tales liken him to Prometheus chained, while poems joke at the speaker’s sight and mood after heavy libations. Disraeli once arrived drunk and mocked Gladstone, provoking a sharp retort from the prime minister.
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Pitt
Porter
House of Commons
Prometheus
Disraeli
Gladstone
Thrills on a Japanese River Ride and Memoir Anecdotes
An hour of river rapids near Kyoto thrills cautious visitors as a flat boat is guided by four men through foaming waters. The piece then shifts to memoir notes about Lucien Bonaparte and Wellington, contrasting Bonaparte’s appearance with his character.
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Hédza
Kyoto
4Wide World Magazine
Lucien Bonaparte
Wellington
Lucien
England
Napoleon
Duchesse de Canizzargis
Uke
Waterloo
Duchesse de Dine
Useless Questions From The Kansas City Journal
The fragment shows a suspect exchange about a bruised face and an alleged attack. The text hints at a local newspaper style quoting a Kansas City Journal item with unclear context and possible misprints.
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Kansas City Journal
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Chelsea Ave
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North Bath Ave
Rockwell Hotel
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National Hotel
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Steiner & Son
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Heisley Building
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West End
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Little Silver
Broadway
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Kennedy St
Second Avenue
Golden Building
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Oakhurst
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A. Brunkhorst
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Grand Ave
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Red Gank
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Hammond
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Howard Maps
Pension Francaise
Sea View Avenue
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Carl S. Stern
7Th Ave
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Quet
Monmouth
Glens Falls
Berdan Place
Branchport Ave
Branch
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Sorcey & Son
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Korea
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