Humoriats Tribute to Mark Twain Obituary Ads
A playful roundup of advance obituary notices for Mark Twain, with tributes from D Dinkelspiel Alfred Henry Lewis and William Gillette. The pieces praise his humor, note his two fictional sons, and humorously frame his life and death as a public spectacle.
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Humoriat
Mark
Mark ‘Twain
Surper’s Weekly
New York World
Twain
D. Dinkelspiel
George W. Heart
Mark Toyain
Chon Kendrick Panggs
Dinky
Mark Twain
Ibud
Mark Yeaven
Wuckberry Finn
Tom Sawyer
Oh Ich
Bud
Alfred Henry Lewis
Euch
Chou
Wilson's Gardens to Add three educational plots at Washington
The New York Tribune reports three gardens for the department of agriculture grounds in Washington. An “economic garden” will display crops used in industry with explanatory tablets. An “aesthetic garden” will show American wildflowers by decorative value, and a “dry garden” will feature plants aiding pharmacy. Greenhouses will house delicate species. A free catalogue of botanical and commercial histories will be issued to educational institutions, with a small fee for others to curb waste.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington
New York ‘Tribune
Compressed Air Cleaner cleans Treasury Building walls
The east front of the National Treasury Building in Washington was cleaned with a compressed air sand blast. Chief Clerk Hill initiated the method after consulting a patented process from a New York firm. Workers wear goggles and use a small engine to slowly blast sand, removing dirt and a thin stone layer, restoring pillars to near new condition.
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Treasury
Treasury Building
Washington
Department
Ehlor
New York Times
Clerk Hill
Chio
Plan to Stop Railway Collisions Tested Near Frankfort
A new device to prevent train collisions was successfully tested at the railroad near Frankfort. The apparatus, mounted on a locomotive, provides visible and audible signals when another locomotive nears on the same track and enables telephone communication between engineers if a switch is off. In the test, two locomotives approached and the system signaled, allowing the engineers to communicate.
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Frankfort
Berlin
Chicago
Leaves, War, and Nest in Frostbitten Boston Journal
In a Boston Journal poem by Nelly Hart Woodworth, a vivid scene of winters and storms follows a robin’s nest and fledglings sheltered by a bough. The verses blend nature’s turmoil with memory of spring, wedding bells, and the resilience of life against frost.
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Nelly Hart Woodworth
Boston Journal
Syracuse Chancellor Opposes Massed Football Plays
Chancellor James R Day of Syracuse University says massed football plays are dangerous and should be eliminated. He distinguishes college athletics from prizefighting and urges safer open play, noting injuries despite doctors and urging colleges to safeguard student athletes.
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Syracuse University
James R. Day
New York World
Syracuse
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton University
Sam
Wass
Wilson
Bin
Tie
Princeton
Heneft
Christmas Stocking Novelty Spars Stocking Gifts
The New York Times notes ready made Christmas stockings filled with toys at all sizes and prices, meant to simplify gift giving as stockings must be opened to reveal contents. The piece also mentions a Paris syndicate forming to promote women’s employment in kitchens by urging hotels to hire apprentice girl cooks and train women for chef roles.
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New York Times
Syndicate of
Taris
The
New York News
Paris
Agricultural Warfare Promises Rapid Fire Farming Advance
Dr Gavi predicts a new plow that harrows rolls and seeds in one pass. The Indianapolis News notes this could usher in an era of rapid farming progress and intensified agricultural output.
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Gavi
Indianapolis News
The Christmas Feast Color Scheme and Table Decor
A historical guide to festive table styling for Christmas with red and white motifs. Describes candle shades, lace centerpieces, holly and berries, peppermint confections, red favors, and playful family caps. Recommends ribbons, corsage knots, small gift boxes, red poinsettia accents, and winter greenery to enliven a Christmas dinner setting.
Yellow Cat Party Promises Charity At Holiday Gathering
A vintage notice explains a Good Housekeeping urged event with a saffron colored yellow cat motif. Invites show a charity focus with a fifty cent per person limit and forfeit games where players drop a cent into the cat’s head for charity. Rewards go to generosity, with two prize levels for top contributions.
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Good Housekeeping
Ling
Distribution of Rewards Trick Leaves Players Uninformed
The text notes a mechanism that directs rewards to the player with the fewest turns to his account. Players are not told of this maneuver intended to govern reward distribution.
Quince Pudding with Crust and Meringue Topping
Peel six to eight ripe quinces and simmer until soft, then sieve and sweeten with lemon and spices. Stir in cream and beaten yolks, bake in puff paste until set, then top with fluffy meringue and return to oven briefly to crisp.
Chestnut Stuffing For Turkey From A Historic Recipe
The text outlines a stuffing method using stale bread crumbs, butter, paprika, minced celery and parsley, chopped chestnuts, onion, and two whole eggs. It instructs mixing ingredients and filling a cleaned turkey two thirds full. Also mentions street gowns sewn in conventional patterns.
The Woman and the Rose
A traveler in Georgia wears a rose pinned by a girl on his coat. A cabin woman rips the rose from his coat and stamps it on the door. A man nearby explains the wife is deranged from the loss of a child who vanished among the roses.
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Georgia Woods
Sno and a Crook At Pinkerton Office Tale
Robertinkerton recalls his father founder of the Pinkerton agency detaining a criminal in Chicago. The elder Pinkerton returns with a revolver ready and confronts the crook who sniffs snuff from a box, joking about blinding him. The crook escapes but fails to blind Pinkerton as planned.
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Sno
Robertinkerton
Pinkerton
Chicago
Pinkertons
Exhibition Buildings Threatened by Aging Paris Bridge
The Alexander III bridge in Paris, opened in 1890s, shows signs of wear with fissures on the eastern bank and softened ground underfoot. Both structures were erected rapidly for the world fair late in the 19th century, and the bridge was used to escort the Russian emperor and empress to the exposition.
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Alexander NL
Paris
New York
Grand Palace
Russia
King Leopold To Visit St Louis Exposition
Brussels correspondent reports King Leopold II of Belgium has accepted an invitation from the St Louis exposition executive committee to visit the exhibition in 1904.
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Leopold
Brussels
London Times
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Teething Remedy Ad
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a remedy for teething pain gum softening wind colic and diarrhoea in children currently priced at twenty five cents per bottle.
He Saw How It Felt Grand Niagara Falls Admiration
An Irish visitor to America for the first time gazes at Niagara Falls. A friend asks what he thinks, and the man replies that while he sees the falls, nothing in Ireland can compare, and nothing will hinder it from falling.
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America
Niagara Falls
Pat
Old Country
London
How Can You Love Him With Such a Line
A San Francisco Bulletin quips about a suitor whose lineage is tainted by his father's cattle business. The joke hinges on the punchline that the son's own fortune, claimed at 3,000,000, outshines the moral stain of the family trade.
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San Francisco Bulletin
Grant Street Note on Nerve Pills Purchase
Mr W F Breed of 29 Grant Street Massillon Ohio signs a short note about using Dr Chase's Nerve Pills to cure extreme nervousness sleep inability and debility. He credits improved nerve steadiness energy and overall well being after taking the remedy from BS Craigs Erie Store at 9 South Erie Street.
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A. W. Chase
W.F. Breed
Grant &I
Massillon
Ohio
Dr. Chase
Craig
Erie
South
Erie Street
John Andrews
Plum Street
E. 8
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