Humor of the Hour Mistaken identity letter to Interior official
A government letter reveals a case of mistaken identity. A Pennsylvanian poet with the same name as a former Interior official asks Washington for heart medicine in a bizarre request sent via the New York Tribune. The note requests two bottles of “natur’s sweat refrane” and promises payment by return mail.
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Interior Department
Cleveland
Pennsylvania
Washington
Alex K
C— Postoffice
Penn
N. B
New York Tribune
Proposals Drift From Impersonalities In New Yorker Tone
Two crafty characters discuss romantic proposals before turning to business. Ermengarde gasps at a dramatic line while Mr Blacque suggests an ardent vow. The passage ends noting their shift from decorum to action.
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Ermengarde
Mr. Blacque
New Yorker
Not For His Reading. A Bright List Of Books For Boys
A humor column fragment references a list of 100 best books for boys to read. It notes a boy claims to know which books to avoid by reading names on a prepared list. The item plays on child reading trends and schoolish program tropes with several dashy quips.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
New Year Cards Originated in Japan and Artful
New Year cards began in Japan where nobles at the emperor’s court ordered designs by premier draftsmen and wood engravers. Cards measured 6 to 8 inches and bore poetic sentiments. printed from five or six color blocks. blocks remained property of the noble and reprints were forbidden. The cards served as personal emblems and courted favored ladies, the summons.
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Japan
Kingdom
United States
New York Press
The Watch Keepsake of Jerome Bonaparte
Jerome Bonaparte showed a small gold watch to guests after losing money at cards. A curious lady opened the back, and he refused. He then revealed a miniature of his first wife Betsy Patterson, explaining propriety prevented letting her see it. The anecdote notes his lasting affection for Betsy.
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Jerome Bonaparte
Jerome
Betsy Patterson
The Legislator Refuses Restitution For Hatful Money
A Connecticut lawmaker pockets a five hundred dollar roll found under a hat sweatband and refuses to return it. He notes the money is meant for the conscience fund and dismisses the other man’s suggestion to rectify the mistake.
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Conscience Fund
Statehouse
Connecticut
Making Up For Lost Time
A husband with a second wife compares her cooking and navigation to his first wife Mary. He laments differences and is struck by a rolling pin when he complains. He protests softly as she retorts she is doing the work Mary neglected, and the household settles into calmer harmony.
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Dolly
Mrs. de Styles
Mr. de Styles
Polly
Baltimore Herald
Mary
Alice
Black Bucks of India Description and Traits
The black bucks of India are graceful animals weighing 30 to 50 pounds. Males have inky black backs with white bellies, and horns average 18 inches, sometimes up to 20. They live in herds and are wary, tossing their heads when approached on foot.
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India
Loop the Loop bicycle stunt dazzles nation at circuses
The Forepaugh-Sells Circus features Diavolo looping a bicycle upside down in a 19 by 24 foot loop engineered by Arthur J. Prescott. Calculations predicted rider speed near 40 mph at the base and about 15 mph at the apex with up to 1,000 pounds pressure on the track. The design adapts to speed across five arc segments to ensure safety and spectacle.
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Diavolo
Diavolo Mate
Women’s Library Association Fair aims to raise book fund
The Fair to support the book fund will be held mid month with proceeds to benefit the library. Committees meet Thursday at 4 PM to finalize plans for Fancy Work Useful Needlework Egg Samples Ice Cream Flowers Lemonade and Punch and other offerings. Volunteers are urged to contribute or assist as solicitors have visited every home.
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Mesdames H
BE. Hitchcock
Ward
Lamb
Mesdames
Silsby
Wiltie
I. Windie
Egg
Moore
Wood
Anderson
Mesdames Robb
Burns Bliss
Bailey
Syms
Branson
Rathbun
Miner
Hoon
Mesdames Winsor
C. KE. Newbury
Scallin
Butterfield
Davison
Conyes
B. A. Bobb
Mesdames Foster
Sid Smith
F. B. Smith
Downey, Craft
Morrow, Walrath
W. A. Barber
Little Early Risers Cure Constipation Says Ad
An advertisement touts DeWitt's Little Early Risers as a gentle laxative that arouses secretions and strengthens stomach liver and bowels. Sold by L. O. Gale.
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DeWitt
L. O. Gale
The Snake's Whistle Explained by Dallas Love Sharp
Dallas Love Sharp describes witnessing a black snake producing a shrill hiss through its nostrils as if blown by the teeth. She notes hearing this sound three or four times and suggests the whistle could be a mating call, with the snake’s jaws closed and the air crisply chilling nerves.
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Dallas Love Sharp
National Magazine
Catarrh of the Stomach Explained and Cure Endorsement
A testimonial describes catarrh of the stomach from overloaded digestion and decaying food. The patient credits Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for relief after doctors and medicines failed, noting the product is sold by L. O. Gale and attributed to J. R. Rhea of Coppell Lex.
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J. R. Rhea
Coppell,Lex
L. O. Gale
Christian Endeavor Meeting Transportation in Denver
The C. M. & St. P. railway sells excursion tickets for the Denver Christian Endeavor Meeting for 20.10 round trip. Tickets on sale July 1 to 10 with final return by August 31. M. F. Patton, Agent.
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Christian Endeavor Meeting
Denver
C.,. M. & St. P. Railway
M. F. Patton
Evasive Eel and Butter Exchange in Housekeeper Remark
A humorous vignette from a Chicago News feature shows a young housekeeper negotiating at a fishmonger and a butter dealer. She misreads quantities saying two rards and 2 heif while asking for eels, then requests butter to eat on toast, noting they seldom have rolls.
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Chicago News
Parson Admits Borrowing Text Cues Quotation Marks
A parson accused of cribbing openly concedes the act and explains his own system of indicating quotes by raising two fingers before the opening words and two more at the end of the borrowed material. This unusual method draws attention to his candid admission and quirky punctuation scheme.
Exit the Editor: Tourist and Westerner Discuss Papers
A tourist and a wild west figure argue over newspapers. The westerner says he once subscribed but stopped, claiming the papers were too personal. The exchange ends with a terse claim that the subscription was ended in one shot.
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Philadelphia Press
The Frog's Feeding Mechanisms and Diet
The article describes the frog’s large mouth and lined teeth with a free behind tongue that shoots out to catch insects. The tongue sticks with a gummy coating and the prey is drawn into the mouth as it closes like a tomb door.
Observation vs Winning: Picking the Fastest Horse
A dialogue contrasts selecting the fastest horse by speed with choosing the horse most likely to win. The exchange notes that observation and experience help identify speed, but predicting the race winner requires different judgment. The quote is attributed to the New York Times.
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New York Times
Foundation of Health and Eye Testing Methods
The text promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a foundation for health by aiding digestion and nourishing nerves. It notes L. O. Gale as the seller. It then explains eye testing theory, defining parallel light rays focusing on the retina and the correction of refractive errors with lenses. It mentions test types and the single convex lens as a common method in optometry.
Surprised by a Brooklyn Life Engagement
A Brooklyn Life anecdote notes a marriage surprise, with comments on friends’ reactions and expectations surrounding the couple’s wedding. The dialogue reflects social chatter about nuptials and surprise elements in romance.
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Brooklyn
Study as the bane and restorer of life
A concise quotation note reflecting on study as a universal force across ages, describing it as the bane of boyhood the ailment of youth the indulgence of manhood and the restorative of age, attributed to Landor.
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Onge
Landor
For Sale West of Mitchell Cottage and Improvements
Small modern cottage with a 4 room plus a 100m bath and cellar. All new improvements include a barn and hard cellar. House completed May 1st. Terms available through TM L Larkin, Owner, Mitchell.
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Mitchell
L. Larkin
Dean’s Ointment Heals Piles in One Night
Advertisement claims years of suffering end in a night as itching piles yield to Dean’s Ointment. It promises immediate relief and asserts it never fails with a sale price of 50 cents at drug stores.
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Dean
Crow Lake
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