Fate of the Serpents on St Patrick's Day
In a Dublin like setting, Tarvey Miller contemplates his role as a tempter while English guard company members prepare for a masked ball. A note derails his plans to escort Miss Florence Lantry, pushing him into a costly, spiraling night of drinks, debt, and mislaid arrangements as he chases Kitty Mahan’s affections.
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Serpent
Tarvey Miller
Huglisholan
National Guard
St. Patrick's Day
Miller
Neutenant
Kate Mahan
Freli
Lillalf
Dogen Metbars Regiment
Larry
Miss Lantry
Lie
Timaelt
Donovan
Street Railroad
Miss Maban
Warvey
Kitty Mahan
Milter
Aetics
Tex
Kitty Makau
Linwyrenee Donovan
Dart
Doeran
Dsotievsna
Larry Donovan
Kitty Malkin
Hin
Ching
Kitty Mahian
Tie
MM Tantry
Lirzy
Tim
Wes Willie Preethads
Mfr
Rts Bet
St. Patrick Ghergh
Leonovan
Fuother
Tustead
Deman
Mike
Yin
Vin
Turk
Mike Healy
Pust & Miller
Mit Jey
Tze
Maria
Mike Tealy
Aly
Thong
Kitty Mabun
Drummer Boy Beats Tug at Sherman Parade
In a Civil War anecdote from Judge, a young drummer in the Thirty ninth New York drum corps hid turkeys in his drum to feed famished soldiers. General Stoward orders him to drum as Sherman arrives. the drummer reveals the birds, prompting a wartime joke about sending him to hospital.
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Sherman
Charleston
Cumberland Gap
Knoxyville
Atlanta
Old Tecump
Stoward
Bailies Crossroads
Thirtyninth
New York
Landsoe
General Sherman
Eli Perkins
Judge
The One Thing Needed Cake Craving Ends in Tears
Little Tomy loves the birthday cake but rejects a third serving as final. His mother warns of gluttony while his father questions the need for more. Tommy sobs for "some more room" and the scene ends with a humorous cry for space.
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Tomy
Tommy
Thomas
Timmy Treadway causes schoolyard scare
A Chicago Tribune excerpt describes a girl coming home elated and recounting that Timmy Treadway teased her with mums and threatened to throw a minup after she refused him a bite of her apple, reflecting a tense schoolyard incident.
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Timmy Treadway
Jett
Chicago ‘Tribune
Miss Knox Bravely Faces Darkness in Philadelphia Press
The Philadelphia Press quotes Miss Knox proclaiming fearlessness of the dark. Miss Passay Iker and Miss Papprey discuss impressions of bravery and complexion, contrasting attitudes toward night. The remarks reflect social views on courage and appearance.
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Miss Knox
Six Weeks Later She Elopement Letter From Papa
A Brooklyn Life snippet notes a post elopement letter where the father says he has finished his will and left all his money to an asylum for hopeless idiots. The exchange shows family tension and a shocking bequest to a charitable institution.
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Papa
Brooklyn
Mabel Refused Pie Sparks Dinnertime Parade
In a chaotic scene a child named Mabel is refused a serving of two small pies at a family meal. The mother urges grace and to hurry, while the absurd exchange ends with a curt dismissal and a strained dinner moment.
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Mabel
Noted Conversation on Marriage Finances and Spending
The speaker recalls thrift before marriage and contrasts it with post wedding finances. Gunner notes that married life has changed his purse and spending habits, while Guyer asks if marriage altered his finances. The exchange highlights shifts in personal economy after tying the knot.
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Gunner
Guyer
Plays and Players in Early Theatre News
A. S. Willard plans a return to England. Archie and Adele Cox rumored to impersonate "the babes" in Babes In the Wood. Maxine Elliott gains London prestige from dramatic and general success. Warrison Sunter of Viola Allen’s company reports a $100,000 receipt through brothers. Charles Frohman arranged with Maude Adams for two years as title role in Peter Pau. Viola Allen praises Botty Singleton’s curtain speech. Electricity boosts stage presentations in Owen Davis's At the World’s Mercy. Dorothy Sherrod, Tim Murphy’s leading lady, buys six Paris dresses for a new production.
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A. S. Willard
England
Will Archie
Adele Cox
the Babes
Maxine Elliott
London
Warrison Sunter
Viola Allen
Receiver
Will
Charles Frohman
Misa Maude Adams
Peter Pau
Botty Singleton
France Facts in Brief from A Distant World
A curio from France notes the president earns 120000 dollars yearly with a private car and expenses covered. It comments on cabinet makers, a sixteen year old wife bearing the 23rd child of a Rochefort mechanic, Paris cabs with coin operated lamps, a half hour light per coin, and a landlord lottery granting free rent to the tenant holding the winning number.
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France
Wrench
Rochefort
Paris
English Etchings and Global Anecdotes in 1900s Press
A compact note collects varied trivia from the era, stating per person water use in London, royal expenditures, British ship output and tonnage, a parliamentary joke about a misheard point, counts of books by genre, and a China study praising football in schools in Tientsin.
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Rusland
Stein
England
China
Sientsin
Tientsin
Mentsin
Cranberry pride and sour voyage remembered in letters
An 19th century miscellany recalls a Philadelphian praised cranberry sauce sent to London that soured on voyage to Cape Cod berries. Other notes reference class servants in London, missionary responses in Sudan, photo IDs in German cities, Shafter meeting his Japanese housekeeper Masase, and a tombstone mention of Nathaniel Godbold praising a herbal remedy.
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Cape Cod
St. Tadeed
London
Harper's Weekly
Crimbulus
United States
Buford
San Francisco Bay
General Shafter
Miss Masase
Shafter
Japan
Nathaniel , Godbold
Persian Shah gains two cars amid royal notices
The passage notes the shah of Persia now possesses two automobiles. It mentions Queen Alexandra's lavender ware, a Democratic congressional candidate tied to the late General Sannel J. Anderson, and Secretary Watt’s travel since 1904. It also references King George of Greece, under the alias George Papadopulos, described as Europe’s most muscular king.
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He Shah
Persia
Queen Alexandra
Td Afes
Willian Ron
France
Sannel J. Anderson
Porland
Congress
Thomas KB
Treedaut
Watt
Philippines
Federal Beach
King George
Greece
George Papadopulos
Ite
Europe
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Grance
East End
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Soudan
Lord Cromer
Church Missionary Society
Simplon
Italy
Switzerland
Milan
Ines
San Francisco
San Francisco Call
Pacific Mail Company
Noh
Royal Baking
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