Postmaster Paynes Push to Dismiss Stamp Scam Postmasters
Washington letter reports Postmaster General Payne will dismiss any postmaster proven to collect double commissions on stamp sales. The practice involves fourth class postmasters near presidential offices routing mail to gain extra salaries, prompting department investigations and potential removals. Also notes a Mexican owl found at the war department, fish commission plans for Alaska, Mrs. Roosevelt’s green decor, and Roosevelt cabinet appointment pause with Cortelyou buying horses and a Philadelphia banquet.
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Payne
When He Was Young by Our Gran’per
A reflective verse recalling how children behaved in the elder days. The speaker contrasts "gran’per’s" memories with present youth, noting strict manners, respect for elders, and frugal habits, while lamenting modern behavior. The piece ends with a joke about a motto.
Why blood rushes to the head when one stands
A professor questions students about blood circulation and why standing on one's head sends more blood to the head while feet stay quiet. A clever boy answers that feet are not empty, illustrating the point with a wry joke.
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New York Times
Marie
Adele
Pingponglet For Flatlet Debut Declared Popular Toy
A saleslady touts pingponglet as a miniature flat friendly version of ping pong. The customer questions its small size while the judge confirms its appeal and limited-play design for apartments.
Looks Hide Value in Aging Adage
A San Francisco Bulletin quip contrasts outward appearance with true worth. It notes a man named Blobbinson valued at $300,000 by reputation, yet mockingly says boards of appraisers would value him at 29 cents based on looks.
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Blobbinson
San Francisco Bulletin
When people are ashamed they get red in the face
A quip from a child in the Indianapolis Sun notes a family moment. Elsie asks why Uncle George only blushes in his nose, eliciting a humorous exchange about shame and facial color.
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Elsie
George
Indianapolis
Altruist Notions Clash At The Old Castle Conversation
In a witty exchange at the Old Castle, Mrs. Oldcastle quips about her husband. The hostess counters that Josiah is not an altruist, insisting he believes events unfold as they are at the moment.
The Youth of Today and a Perceptive Merchant’s Son
A short exchange shows a visitor noting a young man’s guarded air and knowledge. The merchant confirms the youth is his son, adding a quiet domestic twist to the Philadelphia Press item.
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Philadelphia Press
Pirate Chief and Lieutenant Quote From New York Herald
A dialogue sketch notes a pirate chief and lieutenant lamenting dwindling riches and changing fortunes. The exchange mentions a child’s toy bank wealth versus the buried treasure, illustrating a shift in pirate prosperity.
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New York Herald
Institution Repudiates Ghost Belief Debate
In a brief exchange, Mr. 'Rastus Pinkley dismisses belief in ghosts saying he would abolish them if he could halt his way. The remark appears in a Washington Star snippet.
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Rastus Pinkley
Washington Star
The Only Way Clergyman Confronts Liquor Sales
A Brooklyn Life snippet shows a clergy member condemning liquor sales in a hotel and a hotel clerk replying that sales persist if patrons keep buying. The exchange captures tensions between morality and commerce in a hospitality setting.
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Brooklyn
One Kind of an Egotist Quote Notice
A brief Chicago Post quotation defines an egotist as a man who minds his own business with persistent earnestness that annoys you. The item presents a witty gloss in a small newspaper card style.
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Chicago Post
Notables Remembered Across Years in Aged Lists
Ex President Kruver marks his seventy seventh birthday at Utrecht on October tenth. J L Patton of Princeton university sits for a portrait by John W Alexander for the alumni to place at the university. Elwell Hoyt of Eau Claire Mich has the most complete pioneer relics collection in the central states stored in a home log cabin. Rear Admiral Merrill Miller to be relieved this winter by Captain B H McCalla at Mare Island navy yard. The widow of Parson Brownlow remains alive at eighty nine despite erroneous pension reports. Emerson Etheridge, died in Dresden Tenn, once a powerful Tennessean Whig orator. Anton Hegner, the famed cellist, played for the Danish royal family and received a ring from the queen. John Henry of Tamaqua Pa expects soon to finish a flying machine able to lift twenty times its weight, aiming for the $100000 prize at the world fair airship tournament. Mr Charrington, elder statesman of the house of commons, will retire after this parliament. he represents Mile End. Jonathan Roberts of Richmond Ind is ninety one, still living on land where he was born, near a log cabin schoolhouse built in 1812 within a hundred feet of his home.
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Utrecht
J. L. Patton
Princeton University
John W. Alexander
Elwell Hoyt
Eau Claire
Mich
Central States
Merrill Miller
Mare Island Navy Yard
B. H. McCalla
Parson Brownlow
Tennessee
Emerson Etheridge
Dresden
Tenn
Congress
Anton Hegner
Denmark
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Tamaqua
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London
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Richmond
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Indiana
German Gleanings Highlights From Old Europe
A digest notes German population faiths with Protestants at 625 per thousand and Catholics 361, plus Jews and other creeds. It cites Dusseldorf owning electric plants, harbor control, and theater, and Rhine steamboats rising from 467 in 1884 to 1,183 in 1902. It mentions Metz excavations revealing a 438 foot Roman theater and a failed sea wave gold extraction scheme in Germany. It records a memorial by the German Association of Aliensists for anatomist Reil buried in Halleyard now part of the city zoological gardens.
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Germany
Dusseldorf
Rhine
German Empire
Metz
German Association of Alienists
Reil
Halle
Zoological Gardens
Plays and Players Across the Stage Scene
Fred Lennox performs in a Burgo master company while Pearl Sanders is engaged for The Silver Slipper by John C. Fisher. Arthur Byron is leading man for Mary Mannering's company this season. Henry W. Savage runs five touring companies. Bristol premieres The Christian King by Mr. Wilson Barrett. Grace Van Studdiford ends with the Bostonians to take a European engagement. Orisha Worden, cousin to Admiral Worden, plays Nakahira in Around the World in Highly Days. Lewis Waller wins British rights to M. Beaucaire for London. Edgar Selden buys the death by own action Club tale for a stage version.
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Fred Lennox
Pearl Sanders
John C. Fisher
Arthur Byron
Mary Mannering
Henry W. Savage
Mr. Wilson Barrett
Bristol
England
Grace van Studdiford
Bostonians
Orisha Worden
Admiral Worden
Nakahira
Cynicisms from the Atchison Globe quip column
A collection of wry aphorisms about money memory and human folly. The lines touch on salaries and memory, secrecy after wrongdoing, class gaps between wealthy women and laborers, and daughters choosing fashionably esteemed wedding venues.
The Tranquil Mind and the Poise of Character
A meditation on serenity as a possession of a balanced life. It contrasts tranquil hearts with those ruined by explosive tempers, arguing many people lose happiness through lack of self control and the pursuit of wealth. Success lies in refined poise and inner calm.
Taking a Chance Wedding Invitations Mistaken as Lottery
A man deposits square envelopes at a post office box and claims they are letters. A policeman, suspecting a lottery ad, detains him and explains the charge. The man is arrested for advertising a lottery through the mail.
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Post
Kansas City Independent
The Governor and Colonel Question Judge Blank’s Reputation
The Colonel and Governor meet Judge Blank in Blankville and debate which reputation precedes him. The judge admits familiarity with Blankville and expresses discomfort at being known only by reputation.
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Judge Blank
Blankville
Simple memory system assigns date of Waterloo
A dialogue explains a mnemonic method to recall dates. The teacher asks for the year of Waterloo, then guides via the apostles count and arithmetic to arrive at 1815, presenting the method as a simple way to remember dates.
Roe Shot Confirmed by Hunter After Count
In Scotland a hunter asks the keeper if all beaters are out and counted. The keeper hesitates, then the shooter declares with relief that he has shot a roe.
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Scotland
Spitting Snake and Odd Alcohol Revelations
A Boers named spitting snake in Africa, two to three feet long, is bold and savage in confinement with venom seen ejecting from fangs. Notes on potions claim potent liquors can be distilled from bananas and coconut milk. Chinese and Japanese drink varieties arise from rice, peas, peaches, plums, and animal products. A humor exchange follows about a phone girl and a returned business card marked Busy.
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Africa
Reassurance Breathing Easy After Downtown Shopping
In a brief street scene a woman tells George she spent nothing beyond car fare while shopping downtown, insisting she had everything charged and assuring him she did not spend much. The exchange appears in the Chicago Post.
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George
Chicago Post
Humor of the Hour: One Merit of Golf
A Chicago Post quotation extols golf as a beneficial pastime with domestic value. It argues that golf compels walking and exercise for a man who has overindulged, keeping him active until he returns home, where any remaining looseness is blamed on a Scotch highball.
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Chicago Post
The Wizard Who Brings Comfort To A Child
A Chicago Record-Herald poem notes a gentle power beyond policy and decree. It describes a child’s embrace as the true source of happiness, capable of dissolving sorrow and recalling joy despite worldly woes.
Leader In Fiction Anecdotes Highlight Unknown Authors
A publishing house head praises a desk writer who crafts anecdotes about unknown authors whose manuscripts are accepted. The visitor learns the strongest fiction writer is the man who writes anecdotes of unknown authors for accepted manuscripts.
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Indianapolis Sun
Street Car Speed Reflects Mood, Says Philosopher
A Baltimore Herald quip notes how street car speed seems to hinge on our frame of mind. The piece compares rushing to catch a train with the vehicle’s pace, suggesting perception governs motion.
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Baltimore Herald
Politician's Courtesy Quip Reflects Public Will
A Washington Star quote captures Senator Sorghum saying he will bow to the people's will only if it does not threaten his own plan. He vows politeness while resisting any real concession. The exchange highlights political maneuvering and authority.
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Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Not Affording It Forces Court to Weigh Alimony
A man ordered to pay his divorced wife $25 a week protests the burden saying it will consume almost all his current wife’s earnings. The remarks reveal financial strain and concerns over the decree’s severity. The items also include light jokes and witty quips from various papers.
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Chicago Tribune
Horses and Horsemen The 2:15 pace ten new trotters named
Expedition 2 15 has ten new performers all trotters. The two minute list includes Star Pointer Dan Pate h and Prince Albert James A Murphy buys Dusty Wilkes from M D Avery Toledo Ohio. A $50 000 speedway is contracted for Potomac park Washington.
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Expedition
Star Pointer
Dan Pateh
Prince Albert James A. Murphy
Dusty Wilkes
M. D. Avery
Toledo
Potomac Park
Washington
Henry Titer
Emperor Wilkes
Maine
Twinkle
Lexington
Scott Hudson
Jay McGregor
Jan Hawker
Major Delmar
Monroe Salisbury
Monte Carlo
Winter fashions feature princess shapes and rich furs
The New York Post notes that princess shapes will dominate evening gowns and capes this winter. High priced French millinery returns with Marquise Louis XVI Devonshire and Gainsborough hats. Velvet Louis XV coats, green Jourdain and vert russe cloth shades, sable and Persian lamb furs lead, with other furs and imitations following. A fine black tailor gown remains a versatile, refined staple.
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Devonshire
Gainsborough
Jourdain
Tournai
Paris
Astrakhan
New York Post
Brews Invest Billions and Oddities Sweep the World
American brewers have invested 4 million dollars around Havana and 114 500 telegraph offices operate globally. Tennessee's fair exhibit could travel to St Louis by water to showcase river navigation. Filipino nurses praise hospital laundry, and a Montrose Pa cow yields a pocketbook with cash, a nail and hairpin. The Hancock tavern marks Boston’s colonial link and famed social scene.
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Tennessee
Montrose
Boston
Hancock Tavern
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