Senator Pettigrew backs Maine exhibition bill in senate
The Mitchell Capital notes a Watertown plan to raise funds for an exhibition project with Senator Pettigrew introducing a bill to grant transportation privileges. The item ties to Harper's Weekly 1899 new serial by H. G. Wells and a Winter issue featuring Frank Stockton and others.
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Maine
Pettigrew
Senate
Harper's Weekly
H. G. Wells
Frank Stockton
Hezekiah Butterworth
John Kendrick Batgs
Howard Pyle
Albert Sterner
G. Verbeek
Trouble With Surgeons Sparks Military Row
Reports from Sioux Falls recount a dispute within South Dakota’s First Regiment over Maj. Surgeon Warne and Dr Bond. Lieut Col Stover filed charges amid claims of mistreatment and improper discharges contributing to deaths, revealing widespread dissatisfaction with the regiment’s medical leadership.
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Frank T. McLain
Manil
Stover
Col. Frost
Frank
Col. Stover
R. C. Warne
South Dakota
Sioux Falls
Warne
Gov. Lee
Julio H. Webb
Canton News
Bond
Warse
Sargent
Frost
Christmas School Programs Held by Local Churches
Saturday evening the Methodist Sunday School presents a Christmas program with a tree and readings. The Baptists also host a Christmas tree and exercises. St Marys church holds a Christmas celebration on Christmas Eve at 5 PM. Congregational Sunday School offers an entertainment and a cantata Entertaining Santa Claus. Holy Family school pupils perform Thursday evening December 22 at 8 PM with admission 1e. proceeds go to the school.
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Hallam called Alfred as child’s name in Tennyson tale
A memoir quotation attributes a conversation to Hallam and Tennyson at Richmond for Hallam’s godchild. A clergyman recalls the historian asking for the boy’s name and the poet proposing Alfred to avoid surname use. The other questions the wisdom of naming.
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M. B. Grant Duffin
Hallam
Richmond
Tennyson
Alfred
George IV Wit Anecdote From Mrs Byrne's Social Hours
Mrs Byrne shares a George IV anecdote from Social Hours with Celebrities about an insulting nobleman and a suggested Thistle honor. The king quips that the man would eat the order, reflecting his sharp wit. The column also notes a child remark about a writer's ink blot and a fly that writes like the father.
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George IV
Sandy and the Mare Tonight's moonlit ride ends with a splash
Forfarshire farmer Sandy Mc rides home on his old mare Jetty after a friendly visit. At an open ditch the mare refuses to cross. Sandy urges the horse to go on and is thrown over the ditch, mirthfully noting the mare's cleverness as she seems ready to cross herself.
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Sandy Mc
Maggie
Going Without Sleep Through History
A San Francisco Argonaut note surveys claims on sleep duration from ancient to modern times. It cites a doctor’s view that healthy people cannot overwork without eventually sleeping, a journalist who supposedly stayed awake 72 hours, and anecdotes from Humboldt and saints about extended wakefulness.
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Humboldt
San Francisco
Carlyle’s Crowing Complaint and Patient Reply
A near neighbor of Thomas Carlyle kept China fowls that crowed loudly. Carlyle complained, and the owner retorted that they crow only four times daily. Carlyle then quipped that she forgets the pain he endures waiting for those four crows.
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Carlyle
Thomas Carlyle
China
Lincoln Story Told in Short Stories
A New York firm asked Abraham Lincoln about a neighbor’s finances before his presidency. Lincoln replied that the neighbor had a wife and baby worth about 50 000, an office with a table worth 1.50 and three chairs worth a dollar, and in the corner a large rathole worth looking into.
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Lincoln
New York
Abraham Lincoln
A. Lincoun
The Bottle Post Frontier Letters Across Iceland Coast
A snippet from The Bottle Post describes a historic Icelandic practice where corked bottles are cast to the sea with letters and a small lure to ensure delivery to the opposite coast. The tale contrasts a jokey quarrel over marriage rights with the romantic image of windborne messages.
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Iceland
Rough on the Solons Parson’s Maine prayer lambasts legislature
A Maine preacher delivers a blunt sermon urging bewildered lawmakers to quit their stalls and go home. He prays for divine guidance as representatives and senators fail to hatch any plans and accomplish nothing in session.
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Maine
Orth
The Lady of the House and Modern Address Etiquette
A New York Sun excerpt contrasts the old polite form the lady of the house with modern practice. It notes a shift to addressing the lady by name, deeming it more efficient and applicable to business. The piece cites a door delivery circular labeled to Mrs Blank, illustrating the change.
Lumaka the Barotse King and His Ceremonial Court
The Barotse king Lumaka rules with elaborate etiquette similar to Louis XIV. His court performs day and night music to drive away evil spirits, with Lumaka an imposing figure in a blue gown, red braid, scarlet nightcap, and a black ferai hat. A traveler is questioned as the exchange reveals a playful name coincidence from Chicago Tribune prose.
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Barotse
Louis XIV
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