Cornstalk Disease Debate and Expert Views
A veterinarian argues about cornstalk poisoning, citing USDA bulletin No. 10 (1896) and tests by E A de Schweinitz. He notes negative results from feeding smut and suggests the poison may arise in ripened stalks under climate influences, urging further farm experiments and cooperation.
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Republican
Department of Agriculture
E. A. de Schweinitz
B. A.I
South Dakota
Thomas
Europe
Bately
England
Farmers’ Institute
Ihs
Questioning the Mystery of Cornetalk Poison
The passage notes deaths from a rabid animal bite and questions the chemical formula of the poison. It mentions chemists have long studied the poison but lack a definitive answer, underscoring the uncertainty around cornetalk poison’s exact nature.
Old Indian Seeks Divorce After 2 Years of Married Life
Judge Smith grants a divorce to Mr Afraid-of-Cloud age 73 from Mrs Iron-Nail-Face-Afraid-of-Cloud after the squaw fails to appear. He had 400 acres allotted and says he wants to end his days alone. Spectators found the hearing amusing.
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Chamberlain
The Happy Ass Poem Playfully Riffs on Verse
The excerpt presents a playful poem blending rhyme and blank verse while describing a donkey and a rural scene. It features rhythmic image of twilight, a love song, and humorous fantasies where the animal and speaker engage in lively, slightly bawdy action and energetic imagery.
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R. K. Munkittrick
Silent vote amid deaf inmates sparks controversy
Excerpt cites the Ohio institution with 200 deaf and dumb inmates and claims 100 are voters, noting the idea is a silent vote referenced by the Cleveland Plain Dealer. A French joke from Paris Journal follows, about two tramps and a morbid punchline.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Belne
Humane Society
Paris Journal
Editor Corrects Quote About Judge Booz In Court
A Philadelphia Press note describes a correction demanded by a judge’s henchman. The Evening Wasp editor agrees to remove the accusation of drunkenness and replace it with sobriety in yesterday’s court paragraph.
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Booz
Evening Wasp
Copikutter
Philadelphia Press
Original ideas bruise mind in overworked husband tale
Dialogue portrays Mrs Rhymer fearing her husband’s health as he endures relentless inventive thoughts. The speaker quips that his originality has left his mind a mass of bruises, underscoring a weary, ironic view of genius.
Family Secreta and Inquisitive Relative in the City
An inquisitive relative visits as family secrets surface in a Chicago apartment. A concerned mother cautions Willie to keep quiet about basic details, guarding personal information in the big city setting.
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Wille
Big City
Willie
Chicago
A Tinker's Dam Origin and Meaning
An explanation of the phrase not worth a tinkers dam tracing its origin to tinkers mending leaks. A dough dam around soldered areas was hardened to seal it, creating a useless lump later discarded. The piece notes the expression outlived its literal origin.
Black Diamonds: Rare Hard Substances and Their Uses
Black diamonds are very hard and costly, resistant to heat but explode when touched by water. They are valued for dressing surfaces impervious to friction, used in emery wheel dressing, pencils for sealers, and dental drilling, mainly for commercial purposes rather than ornament.
Pet of the Rat in Home Life
A Boston Transcript writer argues that the common rat is highly intelligent and could make a better household pet than a squirrel or cat. If domesticated, rats may become friendly family companions, replacing fear with grooming and playfulness.
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Boston Transcript
Morocco Superstition and the Ginn Belief
A paper to the Anthropological Institute discusses Investigations in Morocco showing that the Arab ginn or ginn is a special pre Adam race. They have no fixed form and can shape shift like Proteus. Bad ginns attack people but are deterred by salt steel and Koran verses. The belief supposedly predates Islam and was reshaped by it.
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Morocco
Anthropological Institute
Westermark
Adam
Proteus
Parkman’s Mosaic Justice for a Street Boy
Historian Francis Parkman pursued a private merit based justice by guiding Johnny to share. He explained he would buy a new apple for the younger boy and have Johnny supervise him while he eats it.
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Johnny
Francis Parkman
Parkman
What Was Wanted in a Ghostly Exchange
Fragment from a dialogue notes a character seeking a vessel of moonshine while another presses for purpose. The exchange hints at a surreal hunt for a simple object in a moody setting.
Baby's Need and Night Watchman Versus Nurse
A witty exchange notes that a purse is needed for the baby while a nurse jokes the father lacks practical support, suggesting what he truly needs is a night watchman. The remark reflects domestic humor and social expectations of care roles.
Sanitary View: North Europe Healthier Than Sunny South
A birdseye assessment notes damp chilly northern Europe is healthier, while the dry warm south is unhealthy. In Washington's time Philadelphia was the country’s largest city with 69,000 inhabitants.
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Europe
Washington
Philadelphia
How Farmers Are Duped By Traveling Salesmen
A Yankton correspondent describes two men selling government surplus dry goods and clothing to farmers in northern Yankton and nearby counties. They collected cash, took orders for winter supplies, but December 10 delivery never occurred and no agents or goods appeared in Yankton.
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Yankton
Yankton County
Turner
Clay Counties
Spain
Has a Candidate for Commandant
Mitchell December 14 1900 H M Posey urges adding Col John Pattee to the four candidates contesting for commandant of the Soldiers Home of the state. Posey notes Pattee’s four years of Dakota service and contrasts Dakota Indian fatalities with Minnesota’s war losses.
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Republican
John Pattee
Dakota
Minnesota
H. M. Posey
Mitchell
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve touted as pile cure
Lathan Illinois user W R Smith reports Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured his piles after other remedies failed. The ad claims the salve as the world’s best pile cure at 25 cents a box, guaranteed by S H Scallin druggist. It also promotes DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve for piles and skin cures with a warning about counterfeits.
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W. R. Smith
Lathan
Bucklen
S. H. Scallin
Vibration a chief bugbear in machinery says New Orleans expert
A New Orleans expert from the Times-Democrat warns vibrations secretly undermine machinery. He explains how slight misadjustments spread through a plant, causing structural metal changes and brittle failure in engines and propeller shafts. Counter tremors offer one method to neutralize harmful vibrations.
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New Orleans
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Soft Young Green Faces Hard Times After Losing In Races
In humorous chatter from the Chicago News, Brown notes that Green will not have a soft future after wasting his inheritance on betting. He may seek work, but Brown warns Green must keep his head to avoid further easy comforts.
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Green
Brown
Chicago News
Knew the Danger Chicago Record Quip
A humorous line from the Chicago Record notes a man dodging an unwanted proposal, fearing the notion she might push him to propose. The quip plays on social pressure and dating propriety in a light, wry tone.
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Chicago Record
Toy Penny or Nickel Bargain Sparks Mischief in Philadelphia
A brief exchange shows a mother and child negotiating a fare for good behavior. Tommy resists a penny offer and demands a nickel, prompting a playful retort about yesterday’s better deal. Published in the Philadelphia Press.
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Mammia
Tommy
Mamma
Moody’s Practical Joke In A Boston Shoe Shop
A country boy in Moody’s Boston Uncle Samuel’s shoe store set a dampening trap under a cobbler’s seat. Water leaked through tiny holes as customers sat, creating a comic scene amid a surprised repairman who found the seat soaked and the youngster laughing at his own clever prank.
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Moody
D. Ld Moody
Samuel
Boston
Endurance and the body's need for rest before exertion
The piece explains that repeated poison buildup in muscles causes fatigue unless rest allows waste removal. It defines endurance as a state where the body’s cells release energy over time. It compares human conditioning to track training where warming up prepares brain nerves heart and muscles for performance.
The Age of Witchcraft Delusion Across Europe
John Fiske notes the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries as the height of witchcraft delusion. England saw bewitching trials in 1664 with executions, Genoa burned 500 in 1615, and an Italian executor boasted of burning 900 sorcery suspects in 15 years. Scotland, England, Germany, and Spain carried out executions into the eighteenth century.
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John Fiske
England
Matthew Hale
Genoa
Italy
Scotland
Germany
Spain
What He Waited For
An Irish school inspector tells a tale from a Newcastle Chronicle feature. A boy awaiting a present stays in place after a surprise visit, prompting the inspector to ask what he waits for. The boy replies he is waiting for the present, turning the moment into a memorable lesson in manners.
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Newcastle
England
Irishman orders gin rickey in Chicago tavern tale
The Chicago Record recounts an Irishman who orders a gin rickey to impress friends. The puzzled bartender, unsure of the drink, guesses at the mix and serves it. The Irishman approves, joking that it includes everything except the license.
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Chicago
Inventions that Reshaped Trains in the 19th Century
Early hand brakes appeared by 1849 to aid stopping trains. By 1869 the air brake allowed locomotive power to pressurize hoses and brake all cars together. In 1863 patent couplers linked coaches, enhancing strength and safety.
Metallic Terms
A compact quotation notes contrasts between speech and silence with adjectives about giggling and laughing. The Columbian colors the phrase with a witty, ironical tone.
DANGER FROM OVEREATING AND INSANITY LINK
An article argues overeating causes autos toxemia leading to insanity and melancholia. It advises eating moderately not to overeat, exercising, and dressing lightly, noting pleasure from meals comes with proper digestion and appetite.
Not in the Play A King Outsmarts a Blank Speech
In an Italian theater a king faces a blank throne speech as the prompter is out of reach. The monarch asks the chancellor to read the roll, only to reveal the joke. The chancellor presents the royal tin order and resigns, having no speech to read.
He Missed Her Wedding Sermon By An Old New Hampshire Man
An elderly New Hampshire man gave a second wedding speech with humor and pathos. He told neighbors that his new wife is a stranger in town and asked the women to help her feel at home, noting he misses his first wife especially on such occasions.
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New Hampshire
Unaccommodating Stamp Clerk Sparks Bride’s Outcry
A Philadelphia Press item recalls a scene at a post office where a young bride demands stamps charged to her new husband, insisting his credit is good and they always receive mail, but the clerk refuses and cites policy.
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Post Office
Annoyances of Wealth in a Pocket Dilemma
A humorous omen from the Indianapolis Press about wealth bringing its own troubles. The speaker recalls switching between two pairs of pants and the labor of moving items from one pocket to the other, noting the petty inconveniences wealth can create.
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Dawson
Indianapolis
Fire in Belgian Barn From Lime Heat
A Belgian farmer stored quicklime near a shed and left it overnight. Rain soaked the lime, triggering heat that ignited the shed and caused a fire.
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Belgium
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Cordova
Standard Oil Co
Hood’s
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