Humor and language mix in Browning anecdotes and jokes
A patchwork of humorous quotes and sketches on Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Lilian Whiting and social wit. It touches on flattery from admirers, a Dutch language note in Mothwind, and a banker couple’s dialogue about inheritance. The piece also references Swedish barber shops and the Jagielle University of Cracow.
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Lilian Whiting
Brownligs
Browniay
Mrs. Browning
Rijnspoor- WeEantschippij
Holland
Guilty poet farmer’s death ends with death sentence
Sylvanus Sanders was found guilty of first degree murder in the Bonn Valley case. He was sentenced to die during the week starting June 16. The victim, Tierbert Quick, known as the Bonn Valley poet farmer, was shot Easter Sunday morning March 28. The body was found by Souders, Quick’s son in law. The revolver belonged to Russell W. Nichols of Bound Brook.
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Quick
Russell W. Nichols
Bound Brook
Souders
Gave Baby Port Wine in Perth Amboy Court Fines
In Perth Amboy New Jersey on May 8 two men were fined a total of 45 dollars in police court for giving a year old baby port wine. The child suffered convulsions but was saved by a physician. The infant reportedly wandered into a bar where Charles Webber, while drinking, picked up the child and joked about a drink. Webber paid 25 dollars and proprietor Benjamin Wonder 20 dollars.
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Perth Amboy
N. J
Charles Webber
Webber
Ben-jamin Wonder
Wonder
Train Wrecks Autotruck in New Jersey Grade Crossing
A freight train on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad struck a motor truck at St George avenue in Elizabeth New Jersey. The truck carrying Arthur Lynch and Jon Gray of Newark was wrecked and Lynch was seriously injured in the grade crossing accident.
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Elizabeth
N. J
Baltimore and Ohio
St. George Avenue
Arthur Lynch
Jon Gray
Newark
Lynch
John Purroy Mitchel to Become New York City Collector
John Purroy Mitchel is slated to assume the post of collector for a portion of New York. The appointment signals a shift in city financial administration as Mitchel takes office and outlines new duties and governance.
Wilson Nominates John Purroy Mitchel for Port of New York
On May 8 President Wilson sent to the senate the nomination of John Purroy Mitchel, New York City’s president of the board of aldermen, for collector of the port of New York. A conference with Senator O’Gorman suggested bipartisan support with no expected fight. Wilson also sent nominations for ambassador to Japan George W. Guthrie and pensions official Gaylord M. Salzgeber, plus Richard Strobach for land office register at North Yakima.
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Wilson
Senate
John Purroy Mitchel
City of New York
Port of New York
O'Gorman
Mitchel
New York
Japan
George W. Guthrie
Pennsylvania
Gaylord M. Salzgaber
van Wert
North Yakima
Wash
Richard Strobach
Dead Woman Reclaims Legacy After Courts Rule Alive
Miss Mabel Be Allen of Brooklyn received 2800 dollars from her grandfather Jonathan Merry’s estate after probate and supreme court rulings affirmed she was alive. She had been declared dead under an absentee statute when missing for fourteen years. The saga followed initial probate action by Judge Grant and later national court reversals.
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Boston
Mabel BE
Allen
Brooklyn
Suffolk County
State Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Jonathan Merry
Merry
Grant
Miss Allen
Brootlyn
Motor Chapel for Southwest Catholic Mission Vehicle
A two ton motorized church on wheels called Motor Chapel St. Peter will serve dispersed Catholic communities in the Southwest. Built for about $9,000 by a major auto maker, it includes a 20 by 40 foot tent roof, folding confessional and organ, tubular bells, a stereopticon for doctrine, and living quarters for two priests. It travels between ranches and settlements, staying two weeks at each stop with daily services and lectures, and carries extensive church furnishings and equipment.
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Catholic Church Extension Society
Rairoad
St. Peter
Extension Society
Woman's
Aust Mary
Whales Follow Ship Off Scotland Lightship
Royal Mail steam packet Orotave arriving from Bermuda was surrounded by porpoises from 6 to 9 a m and then followed by a school of whites until 3 p m about forty miles southeast of Scotland Lightship. Among 250 passengers was Rev Llewellyn Jones bishop of Newfoundland and Bermuda diocese who travels to Bermuda every alternate winter and spends the rest in Newfoundland.
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Scotland
New York
Richard Hayes
Royal Mail
Bermuda
Llewellyn Jones
Newfoundland
Ermula
Mrs Longstreet Loses Gainesville Postmistress Bid
Mrs Helen Longstreet widow of General Longstreet failed to win reappointment as postmistress of Gainesville Georgia Mrs T W J Hamm was chosen after President Wilson consulted the Georgia senators Burlesons report cited poor office condition and Longstreet supporters sent telegrams petitions to the White House and an appeal to the Senate.
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H. W. J. Hamm
Gainesville
Washington
Helen Longstreet
T. W. J. Hamm
Wilson
Georgia
Sen- Wets
Burleson
Husband shoots wife then kills himself in Cambridge quarrel
In East Cambridge on May, William Mahoney shot his wife during a family quarrel and then killed himself. Three children who witnessed the incident were unharmed.
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Boston
William Mahoney
East Cambridge
Adversity as a Path to Knowledge
The quote reflects on adversity revealing self flaws and broader truths. It contrasts constant success with learning from enemies who uncover weaknesses, arguing true knowledge comes from facing hardship and diverse perspectives. Charles Colton emphasizes growth through tested experience.
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Charles Colton
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