Tipping in Spain Great-Grandmother Holds Record
In San Bernardino California Jennie Nelson born May 1850 is the country’s youngest great grandmother at 46. Her family’s line traces from early California settlement with generations of young mothers and a long-lived clan, including Amelia Walker who bore a son at 16. The Nelsons report nine children, eighteen grandchildren, and one great grandchild with no recorded deaths.
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San Gabriel Valley
California
United States
Jennie Nelson
Nelson
San Bernardino
Cal
Jennie Fawcett
Los Angeles
Jennie
Fawcett
Nelsons
George Nelson
San Diego
Isabelle
Pueblo
Warl E. Phelps
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Cornell University
Phelps
Phelps Ranch
Amelia
Orange County
Henry W. Walker
Amelia Walker
Baby Walker
Little Walker
Periwinkle Cockney Delicacy Grows in New York Sound
An Englishman in New Rochelle began cultivating periwinkles in the New York Sound after importing a bushel. The shellfish thrived, multiplied, and produced more yield than needed, providing him with substantial revenue without further imports. New York cockneys have begun to sell the periwinkles locally, though American epicures find them inferior to native shellfish.
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England
Saga
New York Journal
New York
New Rochelle
Hotels and extortion plague Spain's travelers
A review from Cadiz to Granada laments tipping as a curse, detailing hotel charges and rushed trains, with recommendations to secure written price agreements and advance room bookings to avoid overcharges. The piece also touches on a wedding mishap in Clinton Case, and a string of odd local items including a skull bonnet and a morphine cemetery death.
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Chambers
Cadiz
Spain
Seville
Granada
Madrid
BurZo3
Segovia
Salamanca
Valladolid
Mr. Rymer
Koons
Clinton Case
Holyhood Cemetery
Brookline
Marcare, Pigna
Attorney and Defender Clash Over Alleged Assault Incident
A courtroom exchange reveals the attorney accusing the plaintiff of berating him and deploying a dangerous missile, while the defendant denies any wrongdoing. The defendant is described as calling the plaintiff a liar and physically striking with a brick, with the scene set in Cleve land Leader territory.
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Cleveland
Getting Him Ready and the Miller's Offer Exchange
A clipped dialogue shows a husband and wife in domestic strain. The wife asks Archibald if he has taken a drink, he answers with a wry honor. She counters by offering a milliver’s bill for his consideration, prompting an exchange about restraint and temptation.
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Archibald
Impudence and Acquaintance Clash Amid Seaside Talk
A dialogue from the New York Weekly features Mr Clubman and Miss Citybelle. The secretary Nicefellow claims acquaintance with a reader, prompting Miss Citybelle to deny ever meeting him beyond the seaside. She even says she refused engagement last summer.
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Clubman
Young Nicefellow
Miss Citybelle
New York Weekly
Farmer Complains Over Low Apple Profit Shipment
An eastern farmer shipped a large apple lot to Hogland and received only a cent per barrel profit, leaving him dissatisfied with the sale.
Berlin Court Reprimands Man for Insulting Officer
A Berlin stone mason was ordered by a police lieutenant to remove stones from the highway. He replied aloud that he would do so, prompting the lieutenant to arrest him. The man argued he used his ordinary speech, but the court reprimanded him for insulting conduct and imposed no fine.
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Berlin
Beggar Seeks Cork Leg After Losing Limbs
A Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph note quotes a beggar who says he has his arms but needs a cork leg. He asks a benevolent passerby for help to replace his missing limb, hoping to be forever in debt if he could obtain one.
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Pittsburg
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Sarah Elizabeth Armstrong
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Miss Armstrong
North Tarrytown
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Bhpron
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Court of Justice
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