Remarkable Duel Ends In Bratton Gannon Shootout
A Colorado tale recounts Big Divide Jim Bratton and George Gannon clashing in La Junta. Bratton forces a walk with linked arms, then shoots and kills Gannon, losing his right hand. Bratton later played violin, saying losing a hand would have stopped his fiddle. Washington Post report.
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Lever
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la Junta
Jim' Bratton
George Gannon
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Bratton
Jim’ Bratton
Jim
Gaunon
George Ganton
George
Creede
Washington Post
The Result of His Study
A friend asks about studying human nature and a senator reveals his belief that human nature loves money after years of observation. The exchange notes the senator’s concise answer and suggests a cynical view of motivations in life.
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Sorghum
Button mix up sparks domestic exchange
The cartoon humor shows Towne asking Browne to sew a button on his coat. Browne recalls she cut the button from his vest, revealing a playful domestic mishap.
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Towne
Browne
What Wee Needed. Beecher tale about a priest and the acre
Henry Ward Beecher recounted a story of a priest summoned to bless a poor farmer’s field. After inspecting the soil the clergyman told the farmer that praying alone would not help, what was needed was the priest’s acre.
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Henry Ward Beecher
What Is Success by Ernest Neal Lyon
A poem argues that true success lies not in wealth or fame but in steadfast duty and moral courage. It contrasts gold and glitter with comradeship, truth, and selfless support, asserting real achievement endures beyond the twilight.
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Shanny
Ernest Neal Lyon
The Hotel Check Problem A tale of checks and hotel losses
A New York Sun item describes hotel clerks weighing the risk of cashing checks. A steady patron proves trustworthy, while a stylish visitor exploits courtesy, prompting a clerical quandary: cash now or risk no funds later. The tale underscores the dilemma of balancing guest relations against potential losses.
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Wes
So-and-so
New York Sun
Life saving politeness and patriotism aid doctor
A Japanese physician Dr Aoyama battled plague while refusing nourishment. His nurse spurred recovery by toasting the Mikado and appealing to his patriotism and politeness. Repeated feasts and urging him to join kept him alive until delirium eased and he recovered.
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Aoyama
The Ostrich’s Legs and its Harsh Defense
The ostrich possesses powerful yet brittle legs with two toes on each foot. One toe bears a horny nail used as a weapon, making an unarmed assailant's chances poor unless they can climb a tree or jump a five foot wall.
Farmer in New York Reacts to Dickens Window Sale
A Jersey farmer strolling through New York glimpses a bookstore sign reading Dickens Works All This Week For Two Dollars. He quips that the Dickens seller is either a poor workman or hard up for a job, a remark reported by the Boston Courier.
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New York
Ocean bottom studies reveal rivers enter sea beneath surface
The Indianapolis Press notes a remark about a cashier on Wall Street and a humorous line about a lanth. The Omaha News quotes a joke about castles requiring no rent, while noting ocean bottom studies near coastlines show rivers of considerable size sometimes flow into the sea beneath the surface.
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Wall Street
Indianapolis Press
Continents
Puzzles for Judges and the Hard to Define Terms
A London Answers feature recounts a series of legal anecdotes where judges and lawyers debated the meanings of everyday terms. Confusing examples included blouse fetlock black lead dry nurse sandboy snaffle and more as the court sought clarity from witnesses and a stable groom.
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Britain
London
Taj Mahal: World’s Finest Marble Mausoleum in Agra
The Taj Mahal in Agra, Hindustan, built by Shah Jahan for his favorite queen, is an octagonal white marble edifice inlaid with jasper carnelian turquoise agate amethysts and sapphires. Twenty two thousand workers labored twenty years, with free gifts and labor, at an estimated cost of 16 million dollars.
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Taj Mahal
Agra
Hindustan
Shah Jehan
Fortune teller or fiancé question in a light exchange
In a playful Philadelphia Press cartoon exchange Miss Coy teases Mr Backward-Well-er-yes about whom he will marry. He jokes about consulting a fortune teller, and she quips to save the fee for a ring.
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Miss Coy
Philadelphia Press
Order Could Be Filled And The Walter Exchange
In a Boston restaurant dialogue Walter offers fried eels described as eel or eela ready for frying. The exchange is noted in Les Ne'a Weekly. The text also mentions etamps traced to a bishop Synesina of Cyrene in Africa 400 years after Christ.
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Walter
Les Ne'a
Etamps
Synesina
Cyrene
Africa
Time zones and Greenwich meridians guide
The Detroit Free Press presents a ready reference for calculating time across nations. It explains standard time references by major meridians, listing examples for Western Central and Eastern European zones, plus regional references for Spain Portugal Russia and other areas. It notes U S Canada Mexico use of western offsets and mentions Philippine Australia New Zealand and Hawaiian zones.
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Portugal
Russia
Greenwich
England
Belgium
Holland
Luxemburg
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Kongo Free State
Denmark
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Servia
Sweden
Norway
Switzerland
Bulgaria
Roumania
Natal
Turkey
Europe
Philippines
Australia
Japan
Victoria
Queensland
Tasmania
New Zealand
United States
Canada
Mexico
Hawaiian Islands
Madrid
Lisbon
St. Petersburg
Detroit Free Press
Piano Tuning and Ingersoll Anecdotes From The Times
A piano tuner urges tuning four times yearly to preserve tone and avoid gradual detuning. The piece notes piano shop stock is kept in tune, unlike homes, and quotes the NY Sun on tuning. It also recounts two Ingersoll anecdotes, one about the word improbably and a meeting with Mrs Blaine regarding tavern visits.
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New York Sun
Ingernoll
Morrill
Voorhees
Gorman
Senate
Ingersoll
Mr. Voorhees
Colonel Ingersoll
James G. Blaine
Fifteenth Street
Treasury Department
Washington Times
Making the Choir Sing Dr West Addresses Wayward Singers
A church choir resisted singing on a Sunday until Dr Samuel West intervened. He announced the hymn and instructed the choir to start from the second verse Let those refuse to sing Who never knew our God. The hymn was sung amid his emphatic order. A humor item follows about a wife's reaction to poker chips found in an overcoat pocket and a messenger boy sent to cash them.
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Samuel West
Dr. West
God
Washington Star
Quick and Effective. Willie-How did you break your wife of the
A brief quip from the Kansas City Independent humor column noting a joke about misunderstanding the term advanced woman. Wise-Told her everybody thought it meant advanced in years, sparking a light mockery of social labels.
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Willie
Kansas City
Barrymore and Modjeska Linked by Stage Wit Ties
Maurice Barrymore built a reputation as a witty actor whose spontaneous humor shone in comic writing. He recalled stories of working with Mme Modjeska, whose earnest artistry pressed him to treat his craft with more care. He joked that Modjeska only helped publicize him after the fact.
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United States
Modjeska
The White Shark Its Size and Ferocity Described
The white shark is the largest and most dreaded species. Reaching up to 35 feet long and 2000 pounds, its six rows of sharp teeth can sever a man in two in a single bite. Reports claim it has swallowed a bullock’s head and a lady’s workbox whole, and it often shadows ships for days.
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Kutchin
U S
Columbus
Ohio
America
Katchin
Stump
Charles Yannayon
Te Rittman
Versailles
Chad
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