Panama zone sanitation work praised by Col Gorgas
The Panama Canal Zone is lauded for health improvements led by Col. William Gorgas and American, Italian, and English doctors and soldiers who fought yellow fever and malaria. Efforts include water systems, sewers, fumigation, larvacide dosing, swamp drainage, building screenings, and strict public health rules across Panama and Colon.
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C. Z
Col. W
Panama Canal
Gorgas
Panama Railway
Colon
Panama
Stegomyla
Wandering Miner Rescued After 30 Hours Underground
An elderly miner named William Davies was found by a rescue party after wandering two miles into a disused Cardiff colliery for thirty hours. He described losing his way, his light failing, and starving and thirsting with only moist tea leaves for moisture. He kept faith by listening for rescuers, noting a broken watch hindered time sense, and waited quietly for aid when the light returned.
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Cardiff
Wales
William Davies
Davies
Paris cotillon leader de Fouquieres in New York
Andre de Fouquieres, Paris cotillon leader, is described as gentle. During a New York visit a matron told him to hurry, calling him ladylike. he replied he could not say the same of her, sparking a witty exchange about manners.
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Andre de Fouquieres
Paris
M. de Fouquieres
New York
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M. de Fouquilerea
Wombat Noted for Walks on Tiptoe Near Home
A humorous remark suggests Wombat may be avoiding drawing attention as he nears his residence. The speaker dismisses knowledge of his family affairs but observes the unusual habit of walking on tiptoe within a block of his house.
Imagination in Medicine and a Humorous Exchange
Dr. Edward Sanger warns against announcing cures before proven results and cautions on the role of imagination in medicine. A tale from the Louis Globe-Democrat recounts a typhoid case where a thermometer under the tongue influenced a patient’s recovery. A quip follows about a salesman and a husband’s joke, “songs without words.”
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Edward Sanger
Chicago
New York
Louis Globe-Democrat
Real Sufferers? Poddersly separation blamed on philosophy
An exchange notes a potential separation between Mr and Mrs Poddersly over differing beliefs in oriental philosophy. The dialogue questions the cause of their disagreement and jokingly suggests a divorce would benefit their neighbors.
Lawyering joke on migration doctrine and animal judge
A judge and a joking lawyer debate the migration of men into animals. The judge poses which they would rather become a horse or an ass. The lawyer prefers the ass, noting an ass becoming a judge, but a horse never.
Exchange of Courtesies and a Courtship Banter
An old dialogue centers on a man seeking credit posing as a foreign noble. The proprietor demands proof and is shown a castle photograph. A humorous retort about a ham sandwich follows. The scene shifts to a marriage consent where Father-Young Dobson approves a daughter’s engagement and jokes about delaying dental work until marriage.
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Dobson
Put on Hie Mottle shows a distressed wedding dialogue
A dialogue scene features a protesting suitor and a zinger about marriage under protest. A rich old miser’s bride is described as a sad wife, with a sharp remark that if given the chance, she would prefer to be a merry widow.
Smith on the Water Wagon
In a Congregational talk Timothy Woodruff recalls Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Smith who wed in a southern city. They reunited after years apart while both had married. Mrs. Jones notes Minnie has news of marriage, and Mrs. Smith says her husband, once bibliomaniac, is now on the water wagon.
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Timothy Woodruff
Philadelphia Telegraph
Would Have Changed Things Proposal Recount
Dialogue reveals Tom asking why he was refused by both. Dick explains neither party knew he planned to propose to the other. The brief exchange hints at tangled romantic plans and misunderstandings between the trio.
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Tom
Could Be Tempted
Johnny disobeyed a ban on ice cream, staying inside after asking for a cone. The candy store keeper questioned Johnny’s sister about why he is not outside playing, and the proprietor comments that the sister would take a cone if asked.
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Johnny
Washington attorney keeps alarm clock to wake him at home
A young Washington lawyer, recently starting practice, keeps a cheap alarm clock on his desk in case he oversleeps. A friend quips about mornings, but the attorney says he uses the clock to remind him when it is time to go home rather than to wake for work.
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Washington
Eskew in letters and a boy’s question to his father
In a short exchange from Harper's Weekly a boy asks what eskew means and learns askew denotes something gone wrong or crooked. The father explains the term after noting the initials E-S-Q following his name and the boy wonders what he did.
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Little Willie
Harper’s Weekly
To Slow for Him Story About a German Farmer
A German farmer seeks a driving horse. The liveryman touts a five year old horse that can go ten miles without stopping. The farmer refuses, explaining he lives eight miles from town and would have to walk back two miles, making the horse impractical.
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National Monthly
Opinion quote targets suffragettes and gender roles
Milas Cayenne dismisses London suffragettes, saying a woman who cannot subdue a few men without dynamite is a failure, reflecting a provocative stance in a dialogue within American View. He questions knowledge of the suffragette movement while voicing a harsh gendered critique.
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London
Milas Cayenne
Rural carrier jokes on cost of living and poultry
A rural delivery man comments on the cost of living being not high. He returns after nightfall along his route and finds a chicken or two rotting on mail boxes.
That's Different Bacon Egbert Exchange About Earnings
A brief exchange centers on income credibility with Egbert correcting a claimed $300 annual earn. The dialogue notes the subject’s political role and the distinction between what a person earns versus what they get in benefits.
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Bacon
Egbert
How the Other Half Lives Investigates Poor Working Girls
A reporter probes conditions surrounding poor working girls, noting the lack of chaperones and the challenging lot they face. The dialogue emphasizes concern for their welfare and the need for scrutiny of labor circumstances.
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Geraldine
Clanea
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