Vegetables Have Old Origins Across World History
A dialog in a St. Louis Globe-Democrat piece surveys the global origins of familiar vegetables. It traces potatoes from Europe to the Americas, melons from Persia and Egypt, radishes from China, beets and lettuce from Greece and Rome, and beets and cucumbers linked to Egypt, Arabia, and France, with notes on cabbage, carrots, spinach, and the potato’s later European boom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Per Uuicketer
Europe
South America
United States
Asia
Africa
Persia
Central Asia
China
France
Germany
Arabia
Volga
North Africa
England
Parmentier
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Recent Inventions Describe Auto Safety and Freezing Device
A report details new inventions including a bit attachment that controls an animal by tightening straps around its jaws. Another design features a vertical fender that blocks wheel access and pivots to knock away a person. A rapid freezer with a central ice chamber is also described.
Anecdotes and quips from Nile to Manila and salon lore
Gen Buller and Lord Beresford argue over the proper Nile channel. Otis Skinner hears but the debutantes say they could scarcely hear him. An old farmer orders a long dinner from the start of a cafe bill. Gen FPV Greene visits Admiral Dewey and a family of namesakes. Reminiscences recount D Orsay jokes at Disraeli’s dinner and Westbury at the Conservative Club. Sleigh rides reveal political quirks and skews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buller
Charles Beresford
Nile
Beresford
Otis Skinner
Memphis
Skinner
FP. V. Greene
Manila
Admiral Dewey
Dewey
Gen. Greene
Jonses
Smiths
Jenkinses
George Dewey
Sir Algernon West
Lord Granville
D’orsay
Disraeli
D'Orsay
Lord Westbury
Lord Palmerston
Conservative Club
The Eyes Eye Care Advice From Old Newspaper
The article warns against eye strain from reading by gas or candlelight and urges early consulting an oculist. It advises resting tired eyes, avoiding heavy black and white work, and preferring green light. It promotes cold water as a tonic and cold tea as an eye bath.
Pleasant Incidents and Laughable Sayings Across the World
A collage of humorous quips and lighthearted vignettes from jokes about marriage advertising and stage life. The items include a breach of promise gag about insanity and jury perception, a wedding tour quip, editorial wit on a grocer’s death, a quip about advertising in business, and a theatre joke about servant girl salaries and realism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Press
Very Remarkable Safe Inference in Dinner Scene
Dialog excerpt shows Li Dis man in a cocktail mood after a lean dinner. Quinn and DeFonte discuss a comical case about Jones with a head cold fixated on ice. Nodd notes a light meal, Todd comments on yesterday roast beef.
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Quinn
DeFonte
Jones
Todd
Puck
Joys of Matrimony and Humorous Vignettes
A collage of old jokes and quips from various papers includes a spouse exchange over rival suitors, a prize fighter called a gentleman, Uncle Ephrim wordplay, a theft of gump tion, weather and jail humor, and a pun filled mix about love and retirement. Figures include Mr Meeker and mentions of Puck Chicago Post and Philadelphia Record style jokes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Meeker
The Red Rats of New York and Other Oddities
A miscellany notes strange items from 19th century life. It recalls a Parisian Protestant society of 20000 helpers in France and oddities such as red rats seen on a Sedalia staircase, a stamp issue for Brazil discovery, and transit tales of New York policemen and immigrant ships.
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France
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Brazil
Independence
Republic
Ephraim Latulip
Ellis Island
New York
Peculiar Dilemma Aboard Reporters Tale Of Red Rats
A young man recounts a strange incident to a New Orleans Times-Democrat reporter describing red rats and a light that places him in an awkward position. He avoids explanation to prevent misunderstanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Lament of a Bachelor and Maple Sugar Notes
A verse lament appears with a vow to marry at Hymen's altar and a humorous maple sugar note contrasting Vermont and Davenport Iowa. The clipping also jokes about Currant jelly from apple cores and critiques a photographer's image of a girl to avoid lifelong unhappiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Davenport
Iowa
Salt Peter and the charity critique
An Oversicht quips that his son Peter cannot earn his salt, suggesting a pun on the name Salt Peter. Dixon counters by joking about naming him Salt Peter. The dialogue derides a charity for spending S2 worth of advertising per dollar donated, questioning the charity’s priorities.
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Dixon
Peter
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Ther. E
Brown
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Smith
New York World
Bilkins
Ellen Brown
Bivens
Omaha World- Herald
Li Li
Carrye
Cholly
Indianapolis Press
Eliphalet
Uncle Ephrim
Ephrim
Chicago Post
Silas
Silas Whiffle
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Boston
Damon
Kythias
Philadelphia Record
Philadelphia Bulletin
Meeks
Stone
Weeks
Henry
Humphat
Muggins
Buggins
Philadelphia
Kansas City
Swell Society
Metropolitan Opera House
Devery
Navy Department
Philippines
Rough Riders
Brooklyn
New York State
New York State Normal Schools
Executive Chamber
Department of Public Instruction
State Normal School
Hotel Royal
Thomasville Enterprise
Detroit Journal
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