What is more patent than the dollar
A Mansfield Missouri editorial notes a western observer observes many street railway firms now run pay as you enter cars. Philadelphia boasts an aeronautics magazine. Claims mound builders were first baseball players though no proof of umpire behavior exists. Asbestos sheets under railway car mattresses shut heat from radiators. The elevator originated in central Europe with Napoleon I mentioning it to Maria Louise.
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Maimers
United States
Central
Europe
Napoleon I
Archduchess
Maria Louise
Millennium talk and spelling reform spark debate
Dr Hills musings on a millennium contrast with coal money woes. A simplified spelling society in England advocates teaching children to spell by ear, while business leaders note graduates adopting similar spellings. The piece also weighs the official salary minimum for Episcopal clergy in New York and whether it implies the cost of a wife.
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England
Diocese of
New York
Crowds cheer visiting American sailors in Tokyo
Officers of American battleships were met by schoolchildren in Tokyo who sang American songs, a scene noted amid a shipping crisis and other global curiosities. The piece also highlights stock seat prices, a Grace Church pew auction, a Boston church anniversary, buffalo relocation, a London dog toilet club, Germany’s mining growth, and Dr. Norman Ditman’s kidney prize research.
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Tokyo
Plan to war on cruelty and relief for victims
The American Hutane society plans a campaign against cruelty while victims of the mammoth hat seek relief. A Paris building hosts an aeroplane garage atop its roof, humorously called a roost. A man who killed himself after his wife woke him at 3 am is noted as having little defense for a gentle spirit.
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Paris
Married the Dressmaker Trifles and Remarks
A collection of quips from Savannah Morning News and Chicago News. The jokes pivot on marriage, dressmaker bills, and a physician’s pun about drawing from the well. The dialogue-style items showcase early 20th century newspaper humor.
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Savannah Morning News
Odd Turn of Phrase Sayings From a Bygone Era
A collector of aphorisms catalogs odd witticisms about men and women, misfortune, aging, and social manners. The quips cover fortune, flirtation, appearances, and behavior in humorous, period voice.
Depends On Your Liver. A Truth
A melancholy man asks if life is worth living and a wise doctor replies that life depends largely upon the liver, as quoted in the Philadelphia Press.
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Philadelphia Press
Willis Wood Presents Florence Davis In Under the Greenwood Tree
Florence Davis returns to Willis Wood for a five night engagement with Elliott Dexter in Under the Greenwood Tree by Henry V Esmond. The company recently starred in New Orleans to praise from five daily papers and critics elsewhere. The last half of the week features The Richest Girl.
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Florence Davis
Henry V. Esmond
Nat Goodwin
Miss Davia
Eliott Dexter
New Orleans
Star
Patent and patentese list of Missouri and neighboring state filings
A scanned ledger listing numerous patent applications and inventors across Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and nearby states. Entries include names such as Arthur C. Brown J H Brockway and M F Mann with items like ventilating apparatus signaling attachments printing machines and a camp range.
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Ren Fenene
Miscouri
Arthur C. Brown
Kansas City
BE. Ratler
Tarkio
A. Breese
Adrian
J. H. Brockway
R Buckner
Dudley
Ralwers
J. HL English
Farmington
Noanes
BO. Micks
St. Joseph
T. iMolding
Provaine
LW. Liggett
Kansan City
M. F. Mann
F. W. Buffom
Lowisiana
T. T. Rogers
Renfet
Mussville
M. Smith
Safer by Horse Debate Echoes Across Pages
Excerpts from the Washington Star and Town and Country feature light quotes on safety and preservation. A man argues horses may be safer than cars, while a witty line from Town and Country jokes about a woman’s preservation under the food and drug act.
Christmas Decorations and a Holiday Dinner Menu
A historical exchange on festive decorating with Madame Merri advice suggesting stars wreaths and crimson bows, and a reader Evelyn seeking salad guidance for a turkey dinner. The hostess outlines a full meal plan including clear soup turkey oyster stuffing creamed onions and fruit salad as a course with cheese wafers.
Ways for a school class to earn money from talent
A. N. Myer suggests many options for a school class to raise funds. Plays bagars suppers and men serving birthdays and measuring weight parties all contribute to the treasury, depending on the talents available.
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A. N. Myer
Character Party Idea for a Social Evening
A small family hotel hosts about 20 guests with no ecards. Propose a character party where each guest arrives as a famous person and others guess who they are, with several prizes awarded. This creates an engaging activity for all guests without cards.
Regrets for Invitation Declined for November Fourth
Mrs. Smith declines the invitation to attend the event on Wednesday evening November fourth. She regrets unable to attend the dancing later that evening. She asks that Madame Merrie be advised of her regrets and gratitude for the hospitality.
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Frank Miller
Cold cream for nasal protection in dusty weather
A historical note advises placing a small piece of cold cream in each nostril during weekly sweeping or dusty outdoor conditions. It claims the cream will trap dust, be easily removed, and help prevent colds and catarrh, noting usefulness in summer and winter conditions.
Young travelers misread Native families as squashes
A six year old and a four year old on a cross country trip from New York to San Francisco marvel at Indian people. The older sister corrects her, noting the squaws and papooses are not squashes but people in traditional dress.
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Marjorie
Josephine
New York
San Francisco
Patent remedy advertisement with reward offer
An old newspaper ad promises a $100 reward and claims a cure for various conditions. It cites F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo and touts Hall's Family Pills as a remedy for constipation, presenting bold medical assertions amid garbled text.
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Piard
Erence
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Hall
Apparatus to Empty Canal Boats Proposed in Philadelphia
A new device plan for the Lehigh Navigation Company aims to lift canal boats 60 feet to unload into storage or onto another vessel. The article also promotes Defiance Starch for home laundering and notes large livestock figures in Australia and New Zealand.
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Great Lakes
Philadelphia
Lehigh Navigation Company
Inquire About Invitations For a Wedding Guest
The note advises inviting etiquette for a wedding guest, suggesting to include the bride’s name on invitations, and to use proper forms from a stationer. It also covers serving order: plates at the right and dishes passed to the left, with a cordial congratulations note to the new mother.
Dyeing a White Blouse for Matching Fall Suit
A quick method for color matching a new fall suit involves fabricating a long sleeved plaited net blouse with four frills down the front and high stock, then sending a sample to the dyers. The result is excellent.
Fashion pattern notes for girls wear ages ten and under
A fragment describes three historical girls dress patterns. First pattern for 10-year-olds uses pink silk with lace trims, net sleeves, and ribbon details with specified yardage. Second pattern for 6 to 8 years uses cashmere with a plain full skirt, blue glace edges, silk buttons on epaulettes, and sash. Third pattern for 10 to 12 years uses cashmere with circular skirt, tucks, and a decorated pinafore bodice with silk trimming.
Thrifty-Well Offers Water to Weary Willy
Mrs Thrifty-Well offers a glass of water to the thirsty Weary Willy who refuses, joking that an iron constitution might rust from water. The brief exchange captures a playful domestic moment.
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Willy
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