Laughable Bills and Comical Laws Across States
A compilation of odd 19th century statutes shows Missouri’s pure beer rule, Texas single tax fines for bachelors, New Jersey taxing bachelors, odd oyster penalties in Albany, and a New York City front platform removal bill. Also notes Kentucky weapon fire ban, Michigan Waite rule, and South Carolina hip-pocket restrictions.
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Missouri
Texas
New Jersey
Albany
Billy
Common Council
New York City
Kentucky
Michigan
South Carolina
The Ways of Royalty and Notable Etiquette Anecdotes
A miscellany of vignettes on royal manners and public figures. The piece recalls how etiquette defines princes as a separate caste and collects humorous anecdotes from Georges Cannon to Sir Henry Erskine and Mark Twain, illustrating social foibles, timing, and wit.
Queer Inscriptions From Swords Through the Ages
A New York Press piece surveys sword inscriptions from the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries. Phrases praise faith in God, valor, and loyalty, with calls to serve, defend the land, and endure adversity. The blades carried moral counsels alongside martial prowess.
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New York Press
Quaint Actions and Bright Sayings of Many Cute Children
A Childrens column offers playful vignettes from nature and daily life. It includes a naturalist's amusing fly toilet description, a biography of Maharaja Siwai Jey Dingh of Ulwar, and a heroic four year old Peter Jackson who comforts a friend after a accident. It also presents light verse and sketches of young travelers and moral tales from Youths Companion.
The First Jewish Peer Lord Rothschild Turns Fifty Nine
The first Jewish peer Lord Rothschild celebrates his fifty ninth birthday. He is the male heir of Meyer Anselm Rothschild founder of the family wealth. Rothschild served twenty years as MP for Aylesbury and in 1885 became the first Jewish peer, created by Mr Gladstone, now aligned with Lord Salisbury. Mississippi levees span roughly 1300 miles in length with a vast earth bank profile and immense cost.
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Lord Rothschild
Old Meyer Anselm Rothschild
Old Meyer
House of Commons
Aylesbury
Mr. Gladstone
Lord Salisbury
Savannah
Havana
Cuba
Spain
England
Rnty
London
Glasgow
Scotland
Burden
Kansas
Russia
New York
African Methodist Church
New Jersey
At a Disadvantage
A humorous exchange at church has Mamma-Now telling Robbie to behave, he jokes about women needing husbands and men unable to work with cuckoo clocks in the room. The comic bit ends with a quip about mashing a masher by sitting on him.
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Robbie
Mamma
Licensing news boys gains push in Baltimore
A wide survey notes licensing debate stalled in Baltimore while Boston and Providence adopt the plan. other items include Justice O Brien's death and police protection, Angora car shipments to Wanamaker, and innovations in cooling systems for railroad cars.
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Baltimore
Boston
Providence
Justice O’brien
Irish Queen’s Bench
Phoenix Park
John Wanamaker
Philadelphia
Maine
Fourth Hussars
West Riding Regiment
India
Roman Catholic Brotherhood
Bangalore
New York
New Orleans
Galveston
Mexico
China
French Chamber of Deputies
Homage to the Czar in New York City
The article notes a sixth floor suite at No 17 State Street facing Battery Park where the Russian consul general and attaches operate. It states even Americans must remove hats to the Czar in this formal space with imperial insignia displayed near the door.
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Vladimir Teploff
Teploff
M. Teploff
New York’ Herald
New York
United States
New York City
No. 17
State Street
Battery Park
Imperial
Russia
Genera
Mr Arch Armour Returns To Acorn Farming Near Oconomowoc
The Cincinnati Enquirer notes Philip D Armour, famed financier, lives on a farm near Oconomowoc to bolster health. He oversees harvest tasks, breeds emphasis on acorn feeding for pigs, and adjusts pay after a teacher’s warning about school attendance.
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Armour
Oconomowoc
Kaiser's Children Noted For Courtesy And Willful Princess
The article highlights Kaiser Wilhelm II's children. Princess Victoria of Germany is described as courteous yet willful, often standing in the royal carriage against guidance. The young princess is portrayed as warm-hearted and easily swayed by affections, amid a family of seven children.
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Kaiser
Victoria
Germany
Berlin
Tower Above Smoke Lets View Four States
A Chicago Times Herald quip notes a tower in Chicago that offers views into four states, yet cannot see the city itself because its peak rises above the smoke. The gag reflects urban skyline conditions and regional vantage points.
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Chicago
Chicago Times-Herald
The Charm Failed Marguerite
A Christmas folk belief about a wishbone over the door predicting a marriage is dismissed as nonsense by Ssmerelda after an early tester proved the omen unreliable. The tale frames superstition against practical outcomes.
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Marguerite
New York Journal
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William Bentinck
Spectator
Cecil
Georges Cannon
Utah Statesman
Cannon
Moses
Henry Erskine
Edinburgh
Siddons
Sir Henry
Henry Clay
Harry
Gray
John Adye
Gibraltar
Sir John
Timothy D. Crocker
Mark Twain
Mr. Crocker
Mark
Twain
Blankety Blank
Solumn
Ajmere
Maharaja Siwai Jey Dingh
Ulwar
Alwar
Peter Jackson
Aggie’ Ward
Peter
Agnes
Aggie
Mister
Mary Alicia
Edward Delancey
Margaret Anna
Thomas Augustus
Margie
Tommy
Utica Globe
Masaraija Siwai Jey Cingh
Mississippi
North Carolina
Gromoboy
St. Petersburg
Cuban Planters’ Association
the Czar
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