Shipping a Big Show Aboard the Monowal in Pacific Voyage
An old circus tale recounts the complex peril of loading a vast menagerie onto the steamship Monowal for Australia. Elephants Max Dutch Queen and company struggle with kennels as 650 tons of animals, tents, and gear are hoisted aboard, leaving the deck crowded and the voyage under way.
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Noah
San Francisco
Australia
Pacific Ocean
Oceanic Dock
San Francisco Examiner
Conesis
Max
America
Queen
Dutch
Yopsy
Big Dutch
Health Talk on Digestion and Dining Pace in New York
A New York Sun feature portrays a brisk business man urging slower eating to avoid dyspepsia. The scene contrasts fast lunch habit with mindful dining, featuring fish lamb pie and ice cream as voices urge balance and health.
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Waller
New York
New York Sun
Ill omened Jane in European royal lineages
From American Notes and Queries a historical note traces ill fortune attached to the name Jane among European royal wives and widows. It cites Lady Jane Grey beheaded for treason, Jane Seymour a victim of Henry VIII, Jane Beaufort murdered, Jeanne de Valois repudiated, Jeanne d Albret poisoned, Jane of Castile driven mad, Jane I of Naples linked to murder, and Jane II of Naples described as wanton.
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Jane
Europe
Jane Gray
Jane Seymour
Hal
Jane Beaufort
James I
Scotland
Jeanne de Valois
Louis XII
Jeanne d’Albret
Henry IV
Catharine de Medici
Castile
Philip the Handsome
Archduke
Austria
Jane I
Naples
Jane NI
Important Provision on Disease Reporting Progress in England
The notification of infectious disease is advancing in England. Fifty five authorities serving over 6 million people require measles reporting, whooping cough is notified in fourteen districts, and influenza or the grip may be added to the notification act.
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England
Humor of the Week Parade of witty vignettes and bemused word artists
A collection of humorous exchanges and cartoonish dialogues from various periodical voices. Jokes cover topics from toy pistols and clocks to watches and social manners, with snippets about trains and dress codes reflecting early 20th century banter.
Doubly Defined. What is a running account
A dialogue from the Boston Courier explains two meanings. It defines running account as a merchant’s ledger of customers who habitually skip payments and as an account that becomes a standing obligation after it has worn out its pursuit.
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Tommy
Boston Courier
Cat and Mouser Dialogues in Light Verse Snippets
A collection of short comic exchanges from various papers. Jokes feature a cat and mouse banter, a wallpaper spot joke, and a quip on Shakespeare style lines. The notes mix playful misunderstandings with a newspaper curiosity tone.
Far Island Refuge of Huron People After 1649 Defeat
In the Georgian Bay north extension of Lake Huron thousands of small islands served as a refuge for the Huron Indians after they were driven from their lands by the Iroquois in 1649.
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Georgian Bay
Lake Huron
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