Repartee In Congress Between Spinola And Morse
In the Fifty-first Congress General Spinola and Eli jah Adams Morse clashed over a prohibition speech in army canteens. Spinola teased Morse about his collar, then retorted that Morse’s ears were exposed by his own words. Spinola’s later Yorktown painting quip and wink at Speaker Reed sparked convulsions in the House.
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Congress
General Spinola
Elijah Adams Morse
Tim Campbell
Mr. Morse
Massachusetts Statesman
Massachusetts
Yorktown
Reed
Roston Hera
Very Politely Put Clergymen Confront Wendell Phillips on a Streetcar
A Boston streetcar discussion ends with Wendell Phillips questioned by clergymen about stirring unrest across the nation over regional evils. Phillips remains calm and asks the minister to consider his gospel mission before challenging his critics. A second anecdote recalls a German violinist at a suburban musical evening met with awkward silence after a master piece.
Ready Money Scarce in Shanghai settles with chits
British Shanghai residents live on credit rather than cash. After meals or services, a small slip noting the amount, called a chit, is delivered for payment later. From barber to shoeshine, the credit system keeps money out of daily transactions and culminates in monthly bills.
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Shanghai
Shoeblack
London
Extreme Caution Leads to Whistle Near Incident
Mr Meekton recalls nearly provoking Henrietta this morning by nearly whistling The Girl I Left Behind Me. He stopped before she could recognize it, fearing an insinuation about the girl’s lead. The Washington Star reports the cautionary remark and its social context.
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Mr. Meekton
Henrietta
Washington Star
The Gentle Barber follows a gifted barber
A London Fun humor piece recalls a thin man puzzled by shaving and a thick man asking for the name of the gifted barber. The joke hinges on the barber’s skill and the paradox of removing only facial hair while wielding a keen instrument.
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London
Good Cause Tale At Church Fair Sparks Courtship Debate
A humorous exchange from a Chicago Tribune clipping features a girl recounting an offer to kiss in exchange for purchase at a church fair. The uncle remark and the Sioux usage of hobo and bobo illustrate social quirks and dialect notes from the era.
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Ethel
Mamma
Chicago Tribune
The Horse Show News from Terre Haute and Beyond
Miss Phallerton, 2 26¼, by Allerton, to join the American colony in Russia. The bay gelding Ed Toler, brother of Sally Toler, 2 08¾, and Bert Oliver, 2 08¾, are among fast pacers. Red Star, 2 12 1/4, worked a mile in 2 18 4/5 with last half in 1 05 1/4 and last quarter in 22 seconds. Cleovice, 2 24 1/4 in the 240 trot, first offspring of dead Cartridge to reach 2 30. Our Boy renamed Wela Ka Hoa after arrival in Sandwich Islands. Tamerlane, 2 24 1/4, shipped to Walter Winans in Brighton driven with Jack Bowers, 2 09 3/4. At Nice spring trotting meet purses totaled 9 760. French owners won 4 451 with the rest to Italian and Austrian horsemen. Walter Palmer finds a new trotter at Ottawa Ills., 5-year-old bay mare by Alroy dam Bird Allen, capable of 2 20 with four weeks work. Flirt, 2 19 1/4, by Armont, spent winter at Selma then Louisville, seen as smooth and capable of a very low record. Oleosa by Alcantara, owned by W. G Cox of Dubuque, paced a 29 quarter. She came from Caldwell farm, Louisville, now with Henry Kelly. Among promising youngsters at Terre Haute are Tell Tale and Axnit, with Tell Tale a half in 1 1/12 and quarter in 35 seconds, Axnit a quarter in 83 seconds.
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Miss Phallerton
Allerton
Russia
Ed Toler
Sally Toler
Bert Oliver
Terre Haute
Ind
Red Star
Cleovice
Baltimore
Our Boy
Vernon Boy
Wela Ka Hoa
Sandwich Islands
Tamerlane
Walter Winans
Brighton
England
Jack Bowers
Nice
Walter Palmer
Ottawa
Ills
Alroy
Bird Allen
New York
Flirt
Armont
Selma
Louisville
Oleosa
Alcantara
W. G Cox
Dubuque
Caldwell
Henry Kelly
Hobson and His Heroes From Alabama
The article collects praise from multiple papers for the heroic actions of a naval officer from Alabama at Santiago Bay. It notes the phrase Hobson’s choice and extols eight men’s deliberate daring. It cites admiration from rivals and allies, praising the courage that reflects Alabama and the United States.
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Alabama
Washington Post
Hobson
Washington Star
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Santiago Bay
Olaf
New York Tribune
Cervera
Philadelphia
South
Montgomery
America
New York Journal
Beekeeping Advice From St Louis Republic
The St Louis Republic advises beekeepers to prepare for swarming with ready hives and honey combs, avoid overly quiet locations, note Italian bees’ longer tongues and better defense against robbers, and explains wing clipping to prevent virgin queens from fertile development. Swarms should be managed promptly after clustering to prevent further swarming and honey loss.
Household Hints on Deodorizer, Starch, and Dry Goods Care
A hot poker applied to camphor gum will deodorize a room at once. Starch should be made with soapy water for better gloss and to prevent irons from sticking. Brooms kept in the cellar stay soft and wear longer. Silk stockings and underwear require lukewarm water, warm soapsuds with a touch of ammonia. Do not stack hot china. allow cooling to prevent glaze cracking.
Town Topics and City Notes in a Sunset Sun Tone
A collage of brief items notes Boston skyscape limits sparing the skyline from scraping, Boston no longer fearing Spaniards, and Charlotte Smith staying in town all summer with a ferryboat armed. It adds a note that troops moving through Chicago will be listed in the city directory and urges Chicago to show a proper showing amid annexations and foreign arrivals.
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Boston
Charlotte Smith
Chicago Times-Herald
Chicago
Peoria
Cadiz Fleet Actions and Cadiz Home Guard
Advices from Cadiz say the Cadiz fleet will likely stay home to guard itself while Spanish fleets secure strategic canal positions on Mars. Cervera reportedly eager to send a Camaro to Cadiz to photograph Schley’s fleet, reflecting lighthearted chatter about naval affairs.
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Cadiz
Detroit News
Mars
Omaha Bee
Cervera
Schley
Philadelphia Record
The Army Medical Library and Museum Origins
Godey’s Magazine recounts the Army Medical Library and Museum tracing to the Civil War era. It notes Surgeon General orders in 1862 for morbid anatomy specimens and projectiles, the 5 000 yearly appropriation for reference books, Dr John S Billings founding the national medical library, and Dr J C Merrill overseeing a 120 000 volume collection with 200 000 pamphlets as the world’s most complete medical literature collection.
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Army Medical Library
Tosk
Hammond
Army
Surgeon General
Congress
John S. Billings
J. C. Merrill
Godey
Light Housekeeping in Narrow Rooms and Bag Lunch Realities
A Chicago Post reflection on light housekeepers who rent small rooms and endure reverses yet reveal resilience. It notes the thin line between light and heavy domestic work, the milkman schedule, and a culture nourished on bag lunches, highlighting small spaces and quiet dignity.
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Chicago Post
Marriages In Southern India
The New York Tribune reports on southern Indian marriage customs as described by Dr. Boeck. Infant rites involve the groom’s entourage circling the boy on an elephant while the bride’s mother sings. In the later ceremony the mother-in-law leads the groom to a room for the unveiling of the bride, who is guarded and displayed to the guests. Any breach of the rule that only the husband may see her face is punished by suicide and bans the wife from ever exposing her face. The bride is carried in a basket during the Brahman ceremony and emerges veiled, under the protection of her husband and his party.
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India
Boeck
New York Tribune
Wanted Two of Them
In a manufacturing town skilled workmen saved to build houses. Rivalry grew over best house. A built first. B hired an architect to beat him and asked for two aspects, asking if A had one. The architect replied that A certainly did, so B said, Then put me on two of them.
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Pearson’s Weekly
His Choice The Elderly Colonel and The Flippant Girl
A dialogue from the Indianapolis Journal contrasts past and present fashion. The elderly colonel laments modern style while the flippant girl notes charm in earlier women’s hair. The excerpt then shifts to agrarian history, noting fruits and vegetables unfamiliar in England before Henry VIII’s era and the late introduction of crops like turnip cauliflower quince carrot.
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Indianapolis Journal
England
Henry VIII
Witty quotes on politics and travel from early newspapers
A compilation of witty notes and opinions from various papers. It humorously contrasts Franco American trade, English Canadian relations, and Irish or German views with light jabs at public figures. The items span remarks on marriages, coaching, war memory, and political shifts, reflecting press commentary of the era.
Orchard and Garden Best Practices for Fruit Trees
Practical tips from Exchange on orchard care. Kill first pests in gardens to ease future work. Mulch with tobacco stems to deter currant worms and use unleached wood ashes and ground bone as fertilizers. Remove weak branches and unwanted suckers. Harvest before fully ripe to avoid market damage. Prune fruit trees, especially peaches, to keep branches short and headed low.
Points of Law in Recent Court Decisions
A review of several legal principles. A bill of sale to a creditor, false representations, and liability for misrepresentation are discussed. Freight delays trigger damages by the contract price minus market value. An offer by telegram requires immediate acceptance. delay weakens binding force. Insurance denials may waive proofs of loss and negate 60 day policy clauses, allowing immediate suit.
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Eee
The Cook Book Bread and Roasting Tips
A compact set of kitchen tips on avoiding a hard crust by buttering top dough, using quick-parboiled parsley garnish, baking bread in powder cans, serving bread with brown bread slices, and finishing roast beef by re roasting with suet for a fresh taste.
Spanish Omelet and the Dissolving Powers in News
A terse collection of quips from multiple state papers contrasts Spain’s gun lack with disappearing ships, and notes Spain’s belief that victory, if any, lies in Paris or Vienna. It cites interventions, or lack thereof, by major powers, and remarks on Spain’s handling of revolutions in Cuba while warning of potential U S actions.
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Spain
St. Paul
Paris
Vienna
Syracuse Standard
Bank of Spain
Kansas City Journal
Cadiz
Gibraltar
Uncle Sam
Philadelphia Press
Cuba
Philadelphia
Managing Four Husbands A Candid Domestic Comedy
A Philadelphia North American writer recounts a tea party where a bride asks how to manage a husband. A veteran matron explains she does nothing, letting her husband be cross. in contrast, the bride learns that her spouse returns home with small gifts, softening disputes. The tale ends with a puzzled hostess.
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Philadelphia
Tom
Harold
Lowering of the great Lakes discussed in St Nicholas
W S Harwood argues in St Nicholas that the Great Lakes once formed a single large waterway, likely outlet through the Mississippi. Geologists note ongoing shrinkage, with lakes reduced to half their former area and water levels dropping over 300 feet. Future decline may erase cities built on their shores, leaving relics and fossils in sediments. The lakes drain 525,000 square miles via St Marys, St Clair, Detroit, Erie, Niagara to the St Lawrence and ocean, with Superior’s bottom about 400 feet below sea level at New York Harbor.
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Tevent Lakes
W. S. Harwood
Great Lakes
St. Nicholas
Harwood
Mississippi River
Gulf
Niagara
Great Far West
St. Mary’s River
Superior
Huron
St. Clair River
Lake St. Clair
Detroit River
Erie
Ontario
St. Lawrence
Lake Superior
New York Harbor
One of the Kaiser's jokes about Bonn college days
The Toronto Chronicle recounts a humorous anecdote about Kaiser Wilhelm II and his Bonn college chum Ehlers. At Bonn corps rituals, greetings end with the president of one corps toasting Borussia, and the reply drinks. The emperor's son’s birth prompts a telegram and a witty reply from Wilhelm.
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Herr Ehlers
Emperor
Ehlers
Bonn
The
Palatin Corps
Corps of
Borussia
Hblers
Toronto Chronicle
Where the Pecan Grows
The pecan is a near relative of the hickory nut and does not thrive in all lands that the hickory will. The home of the pecan is the low bottom land along major rivers, with strong growth also in the Indian Territory and well watered parts of Texas.
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Wabash
Mississippi
White
Big Bend
Indian Territory
Texas
Little Rock Democrat
Garlic’s Ancient Origins Across Asia and Civilizations
Garlic traces to Asia and features in early diets from Israelites in Egypt to Greek and Roman soldiers and African peasants. The note highlights its longstanding use across civilizations and eras.
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Asia
Egypt
The Honeymoon’s Origin in George II’s Era
The modern honeymoon emerged during the reign of George II and soon entered general use as a popular travel custom for newlyweds.
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George II
Merry Mowents and Baseball Philanthropy
Poem laments a team's decline yet urges cheering support for Washington. It praises past hopes, notes near runs, and calls readers to celebrate players despite missteps while extending goodwill to struggling fans.
Treed and Tricked in a Wartime Tale Fragment
A grim fragment recalls a veiled escape under threat of conscription with a wife’s inadvertent arson joke and a man’s defiance in court. The narrative juxtaposes Civil War era danger with a sensational, folkloric tone as a jail term follows. A Spanish steamer tale of pursuit and a playful marriage banter close the fragment.
They Will Tell and Other Wartime Jests and Quotes
A collage of wartime quips and jokes from early 20th century papers. Bits critique society and war, with exchanges about opinion on the war from college graduates to critics, poems, jokes about mail stamps, and dispatches from front and home. Includes references to newspapers like New York Journal Cleveland Plain Dealer Detroit Journal Indianapolis Journal New York Truth Cincinnati Enquirer Chicago Rec Punch Up to Date and common wartime themes.
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Wendell Phillips
Mr. Phillips
San Francisco
Argonaut
Bobo
St. Louis Republic
France
Flanders
San Francisco Bulletin
Cleveland
Ohio
Chicago News
United States
Canada
Gladstone
Boston Herald
Galveston
Minneapolis Times
Paul Globe
Disraeli
Westminster Abbey
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Points OF Law
Merry Mowents
Altough
Disappointment
Washington
Atlanta Constitution
Detroit Free Press
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Revi
Smith
Detroit Journal
Robinson
Cincinnati Enquirer
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