Corrigan's Successor Dietio Quished Prelate's Sister Tells Truthfulness
Sister of Bishop John M. Farley recalls his boyhood acts of courage and faith as he rose to archbishop of New York. She describes marbles fights, a rescue of a night watchman, and a perilous island boat trip where he calmed passengers during a storm.
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Archbishop Farley
New York
Dietio
John M. Farley
Joseph P. Mitchell
Brooklyn
New York Evening Journal
County Monaghan
John
Jim
Tesco
Tim
Agai
Ib Charles
Watelman
Park Proposed In Memory Of Sigel In New York
Admirers of General Franz Sigel propose changing Cedar Park at One hundred fifty second street and Mott avenue to Sigel Park to honor the Civil War veteran who lived in the Bronx for over twenty five years. Friends and many Bronx officials support the plan as a fitting tribute to his services.
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The
Bronx
Autumn Belin For Women Buckle Styles In 1900s Fashion
The New York Tribune notes belts and buckles evolve for the season with oversized and elaborate buckles. Fabric belts remain dominant while green, red, and white plaid taffeta appear. Front and back buckles create distinctive styles described as a water set.
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New York Tribune
Historic Hitching Post in Washington's Sixth Street Landmark
The cast iron hitching post of a China man figure, about three and a half feet tall, stands outside a livery stable on Sixth Street Northwest between Pennsylvania and Louisiana avenues. In use since 1800, it has hosted Civil War leaders and presidents at inaugurations, marking a historic corner where General Lee once parted from Scott.
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National Capital
Washington
Sixth Street
Pennsylvania
Louisiana Avenues
Grant McClellan
Hooker
Lincoln
Louisiana Avenue
Robert J. Lee
Wintiela Scott
Confederacy
McClellan
Baltimore American
Age of the Water Clock Described in Antiquity
The article traces early water clock origins to 203 B C with Hwang Ti and the clepsydra adjuster. It describes two copper vessels with a bottom hole and a rising float indicating time, noting portable forms and later Chinese, Persian, and Greek variants using passing figures and floats.
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Hwang -Ti
Asia
Beni
The Woodpecker’s Foraging in Woodland Dens
The woodpecker feeds on tree-borne prey and grubs, probing a damp, cold environment with calloused feet. It hunts along woodland streams among alder trees where skunk cabbage thrives, inspecting each square foot for potential morsels and noting the woodlock’s hidden dining rooms.
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Woodlock
Full tanks don’t fall off by themselves in New York
The Commercial Advertiser notes a wagon leaking drunks and a Windom mishap near the Saratoga post office, where a tank toppled onto tracks but was empty. Bystanders aided, a passerby quipping that full tanks would require singing off, reflecting street humor amid the incident.
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New York Commercial Advertiser
Cynic's Dictionary insight on social terms
From Cynic's Dictionary definitions reveal Crank as opposing views KEyutist as self-regard equal to others, Honor as excuse to avoid tasks, and Society as the scapegoat for misfortune, attributed to John Elliot in Lippinesit's.
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John Elliot
Lippinesit’s
Blood Purity Quip Riffs Through Norman Lineage
In a whimsical London Tit-Bits exchange, Pere Blooded asks a doctor about his ailment. The doctor suspects impure blood and vows to purify it. Mrs Bondclipper, claiming Norman ancestry, asserts her elite lineage in a lighthearted chat.
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Pere Blooded
Mrs. Bondclipper
Daughbury
London
Typographical Error in Wife’s Cookbook Cited
A humorous exchange from Chicago News features a wife defending her dinner and a husband quipping that a cookbook may contain a typographical error. Their light domestic banter centers on culinary tastes and misprint humor.
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Chicago News
Telephone Call Sparks Love Plot Tangled Dialog
A fragment of dialogue shows a protective parent declaring his daughter spoken for while a caller asserts his connection, hinting at a romantic complication. The brief exchange reflects a classic melodramatic tone from a New York Herald style snippet.
Jinks Extends Markets in Kansan City Independ ent
A fragment notes that most purchases go to the buyer while coal and other items go to the cellar, reflecting a terse exchange in the Kansan City Independent.
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Kansan City
Dreams of Sleep and the Power to Wake at Will
The text surveys remarkable sleep phenomena from fatigue driven slumber during battles to sleep induced by pain and torture. It discusses dominant ideas guiding waking times, habit and routine shaping sleep, and examples from Damiens to Sir Edward Codrington, noting sleep’s biological control and the unsettled science behind its causes.
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the Nile
Carpenter
Aleep
Damiens
Paris
Sir Edward Codrington
Lord Hood
Toulon
Ape of Death
Andrew Wilson
Harper's Magazine
Why Do We Shake Hands The Right Way
The Buffalo Courier explains the handshake custom originated from sword etiquette. Men carried swords on the left, so extending the right hand signaled peace, allowing both to show they would not draw blades. As wars declined, the gesture remained as a token of friendship.
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Buffalo Courier
Air of Ceylon Mirrors Philadelphia Hothouse Humidity
A Philadelphia Record feature notes visitors in a horticultural hall suffer crushing humidity like Ceylon. It compares air quality, mentions servants aired clothes to prevent mildew, and recounts a warped camera failed to withstand tropical heat amid Ceylonese habits of meat and water.
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Ceylon
Philadelphia
Island
Reverence for the Beard At Thomas More’s Beheading
A fragment recalls Sir Thomas More refusing to let the axe touch his beard saying it would not be treason. The tale contrasts with another of Simon Lord Layat who warned the executioner to avoid a misstep to please the crowd at Tower Hill.
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Thomas More
Henry VII
Simon Lord Layat
Tower Hi
Quaker Wedding Ceremony Recited At Local Union
At a Quaker wedding Noeloveynn was needed as the lappy revived pds to perform the ceremony themselves. Edith Mary Hanbury Aus witnessed the vows in the divine presence. The certificate of marriage was signed by witnesses as prayers were offered and the ceremony ended.
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Noeloveynn
Edith Mary Hanbury Aus
Kioto Fans Factories Turn Out Millions Yearly
Japanese Kuna fans are common though little is known of their make. Kioto hosts a major factory producing about 8,000,000 fans annually for Spain, Italy, the United States, and Mexico. A single frame requires eight workers and the finished fan passes through ten hands.
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Kioto
Spain
Italy
United States
Mexico
Hard on the Father and Her Gift for Song
A three year old girl loves music and urges her father to sing. He tries to please with a heartfelt hymn, believes he sings well, but the child snaps that he is only making a noise, quoting a New York Press remark.
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Hite Tyrapt
New York Press
Not Heeping Up and Household Kitchen Talk
Dialogue fragment from a Chicago Tribune item shows Mr Upjohn asking for Kathleen to be told she overcooks steaks. Mrs Upjohn notes the girls are late while mentioning Mollie as the present cook.
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Mr. Upjohn
Kathleen
Lost cricket match taunts and playful chatter
The report notes a boastful exchange about a cricket match. Captain Golding claims he has not touched bat or ball since a certain incident. A playful remark about a good catch is included, with a punchline about Mammal and a fatherly figure.
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Golding
Imay
Hiareld
Mammal
Papa
Sale of land document signed by Guy Faw bess in London
A land sale document dated ITV and signed by Guy Faw bess was recently sold in London, offering a glimpse into historical property transactions and notable signatures from the period. The item highlights archival market interest in rare legal instruments and 17th century London affairs.
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ITV
Guy Faw Bess
London
Frien's on an airship voyage should never fall out
A brief Chicago News item notes a warning about passengers or crew on airship travel never losing a friend or ally during voyage, highlighting safety caution and the era's fascination with aerial travel.
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Frien
Chicago News
The Summer Table and Summer Dining Room
A period piece on summer dining habits advising dainty table settings, cool aesthetics, green room decor, short muslin curtains, and a preference for night dinners. It emphasizes bright serving ware, ice cold drinks, and lighter desserts while prioritizing atmospheric appeal and practical cooling strategies.
What to Eat Attractive Serving with Vegetables and Leftovers
A dated food column describes creative ways to repurpose potatoes and vegetables. It covers croquettes from leftover mashed potatoes, potato slices baked with cheese, pearl shapes from bottled potatoes, stuffed tomatoes, tomato cucumber plate garnishes, olives and radishes on cracked ice, spinach with eggs, and cabbage accented with beets. It also notes riced potatoes as preferred to mashed and cauliflower as a mayonnaise dressed salad.
Shortcake Variations Highlight Strawberry and Blackberry
The Boston Cooking School Magazine shares a recipe featuring three cups pastry flour a tablespoon salt and six ingredients for whipped shortcake batter. It notes strawberries lead but blacksberries also enjoy this treat in several servings and contexts.
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Boston Cooking School
Blackberry Shortcake Dough and Assembly Method
Instructions describe mixing level teaspoonfuls of baking powder into dough using a third of a cup of batter, then adding about a cup and a half of milk and water to form a soft dough. Spread in two buttered pans bake, butter the under crust, and layer with two baskets of blackberries sweetened with sugar.
Calling Up a Friend Two English Actors Visit in Ragged Garb
In a London anecdote, actors Toole and Brough dress as ragged visitors to photo studios and then prank a servant, pretending to be cousins from the workhouse to reach a master of the house, causing astonishment at the door. The tale preserves the humor and timing of their impish stunt.
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Messrs. Toole and
Brough
Fradelle and
Marshall
Tuule
Toole
Charles
William
London
Penny Postage and the Story Behind Postage Reform
The article recounts the origin of penny postage in England during Queen Victoria’s early reign. It describes ninepence charges and a shift from sender to receiver paying, the hardship for the poor, and a tale of Rowland Hill's charitable act inspiring the concept. It notes initial mockery then eventual adoption across the land.
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England
Queen Vicst
Peenie
Rowland Tif
Pat
Lowhard Hill
Will
New York Tribune
A Japanese Refraction and a Public Retract
An orator at a political meeting is challenged by a police officer as he retracts a harsh remark. The speaker seeks to withdraw the word while keeping the idea, prompting applause and mock praise for the retreat from the crowd.
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Japan
Tennyson on Shakespeare and Austen Letters
The text recalls Tennyson telling Sir Henry Taylor he thanked God he knew nothing and that the world knew nothing of Shakespeare or Jane Austen. He claimed no letters from Shakespeare or Austen existed, saying they had not been “ripped open, like pigs.”
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Tennyson
Sir Henry Tylor
Shakespeare
Jane Austen
Time For Business. A Younger Suitor Calls Daily
A father questions his daughter about a persistent young caller describing him as a “tray thing man.” The daughter confirms he is steady, and the father advises the suitor to attend strictly to business when the clock strikes 10, per the Richmond Dispatch.
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Richmond Dispatch
Poetry at Home and Light Verse Snatches
A collection of quips on poetry and domestic life contrasts a weary wife and poet with a wry remark about poetry's reach. The piece notes children’ s impact on labor and memory, while a science note mentions Paris glass made from kelp and seaweed.
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Paris
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