Mole and Scar in Subway Romance Ends in Wedding
In a 1912 McClure Syndicate piece Donald Allen recounts Miss Kittle Parker and Mr George Carney, two subway riders with moles and scars, who clash over a diamond pin and watch. After a comic pursuit and mistaken arrest, the pair acknowledge love, leading to their marriage.
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George Carney
Kittle Parker
Miss Parker
Mr. Carney
Misa Parker
Sarah
Hero
Heroine
Ahinny
Colonel Roosevelt
San Juan Hill
Brooklyn Bridge
Waiting on Broadway Restroom Humor in Broadway Hotel Dining
A patron waits for service in a gilt dining room of a popular Broadway hotel. After several attempts to summon staff including an assistant head waiter and a deputy assistant head waiter, a page boy finally appears, and the patron hands him a quarter to fetch his waiter.
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Broadway
Walter
Old Rules for Diplomats in Constantinople
The Turkish government once required foreign envoys in Constantinople to avoid public appearances with their wives to prevent heart burnings among local women. Efforts to extend Mohammed’s wine ban to diplomats failed, though wine for them had to be ferried from the harbor at night to spare the faithful from sight of the “accursed Hanor.”
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Constantinople
Mohammed
Anniversary of Asphaltum and Early Asphalt Mining
Two hundred years ago a Greek physician at the Imperial Prussian court secured a concession to work Neu fchate Swiss asphalt beds in Prussia. Interest faded until 1812 when Seyssel beds were found and preparations for mining began. Twenty more years passed before County Sasseny drew bullders and related industries to the material.
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Neufchate
Switzerland
Prussia
Seyssel
County Sasseny
Bulldera and Allied Industries
Australia considers new baby support and free maternity care
The London Telegraph notes that beyond Australia's $25 baby bonus, a New South Wales proposal by the chief secretary envisions free medical and skilled nursing attendance in maternity cases, as reported by the Lancet's Australian correspondent.
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Australia
Commonwealth
New South Wales
Lancet
London Telegraph
Something He Regrets
A brief exchange recalls a melancholy stranger and a celebrated stump speaker in the county. The remark hints at personal regrets and a contrast between public performance and private sorrow.
Real Hardship In Love Punishment Not To Tell
Florida Times Union reports on a man facing severe distress as love remains unspoken. social taboos and personal restraint drive a quiet struggle. the piece centers on secrecy and the emotional cost of unseen affection.
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Florida Times-Union
FOUND WORKS OF STEVENSON DISCOVERED IN PACIFIC
An ardent admirer reports discovery of new Stevenson manuscripts in Samoa and Honolulu. Items include a poetical essay on witnessing a volcanic eruption, a South Sea fiction, several shorter poems, and an unfinished long blank verse on a Maui legend.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Samoa
Honolulu
Hawaii
Lavaii
Kilauea
Maul
Stevenson
Roses in Medicine and Dining Through History
Roses played a prominent role in ancient pharmacopoeia with 62 rose leaf remedies. Nervous sufferers slept on rose pillows for relief, and Helogabalus allegedly drank rose wine after taxing hours. Used as garnish and salad, rose water flavored dishes. Western nations cooled to roses as food, while Chinese cuisine still uses rose fritters.
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Helogabalus
The Distinction of Words and Deeds
The speaker argues that marriage should be based on actions rather than words. A witty reply replies that even deeds must be genuine, not mere tulle. The exchange highlights the tension between professed intent and actual behavior.
Black Record Puts In Coal Man of Dark Deeds
A dialogue frames a nameless figure accused of dark deeds as he is said to “put in coal.” The exchange prompts astonished exclamations as the men discuss the suspected crime or misdeed implied by the coal burner.
Best Teacher Still Holds the Palm Experience
A South Dakota reader extols Grape-Nuts as a reliable breakfast, claiming digestion improves and nerves strengthen after using the product. The letter, attributed to Postum Co, Battle Creek, Mich, urges others with stomach trouble to try the cereal and reads in part the slogan There’s a Reason.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Adv
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Jupiter
Misa
Mins Parker
New York Times
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