Franklin Did Not Get Declarations Seat, A Curious Puzzle
Franklin, aged statesman, was not chosen to sign the Declaration. speculation notes Powell in the Saturday Evening Post about fears of a jab in the Declaration. Hancock urged unity, while Franklin warned they must hang together or hang separately. Also anecdotes on divinity students, Mr Cochran and a tale of a fiddler. A New York Letter reports Grant tomb moonrise scenes attracting couples.
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John of Speed
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Deedara- Hancock
Othing
New Ik Mail and Express
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W York
Eral Grant
Hudson River
New York
Letterittsburg Disputch
Jerry Builders
London
Stone Trades Journal
Lion tamer saved by hiss in Cape Town cage
A lion tamer faced a charging lion in a Cape Town performance as the beast closed in on the trainer. A spectator mimicked a hiss used by a giant constrictor, halting the attack and forcing the cat to retreat, preserving the trainer from harm.
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Cape Town
Cowardice of Sharks: Natives Use Splashing to Deter Men Eaters
A historical note on sharks as man eaters, detailing that sharks avoid splashing and fear noisy water. It explains South Sea natives swim in groups, creating noise to deter sharks, while a lone venturesome swimmer may be seized in a sudden strike.
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South Sea Islands
Man
Mistaken Sermon and Acorn Craft Notes
A Sunday fishing tale ends with a jokey misnaming of a worm by a clergyman who learns the boy tricked him about fish. The clipping then suggests an Acorns as Charming Ornaments lesson, recommending a large acorn placed in water to sprout roots and green leaves over about two months.
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New York
Pigs Save Ship After Reef Rescue
The Australian steamer Ke meruka struck a Moruya reef while bound from Eden to Sydney. With no rockets aboard, the captain lashed a life line to pigs in the cargo, which swam to shore dragging the line. All crew were ultimately rescued. Also noted is an octagonal 1100 year old house near St Albans Abbey, England, whose thick lower walls remain habitable.
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Eden
Sydney
Moruya Head
England
St. Albans’ Abbey
Electricity's New Use Discovery Of A German Dentist
A Berlin dentist Dr Zierler claims to have sterilized and saved teeth by passing weak electric currents into infected roots, killing bacteria responsible for nerve gangrene. He reports lab proofs and successful patient results, suggesting many previously lost teeth can be saved.
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Pierler
Berlin
Hygienic Institute
Wurzburg University
Zierler
St. Louis
Arkoeyy
Lehmann
Ziegler
A Fish That Eats Ducks and a Murdered Duck
A tale from India recounts a large fish that allegedly eats ducks. After a duck vanished, the khansama and indigo bungalow noted the fish swallowing another duck. A moorgywalla’s tales sparked disbelief until a gun captured the incident when the fish was observed trying to swallow the bird, with only the legs showing in its mouth.
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Amon
India
The Panama Fiet On Hats From Mexico To Panama
A Philadelphia Record reader quotes a Panama hat owner who claims the cheapest straw hat is a Panama and demonstrates its shape. He explains the hand crafting by Mexican women, the secret art, and argues real Panamas fetch high prices from $30 to $50, noting fashion does not alter their form.
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Panama
Mexico
Philadelphia Record
Tips Pay for Uptown House Says Restaurant Attendant
A New York restaurant attendant, famed for generous tips, buys an uptown house and explains he can afford it thanks to years of tipping well. The tale ends with a neighbor's curiosity and a surprising purchase. Also, meteorologist Robert Macdougall credits a collie with saving his life during a near fatal slide on Ben Nevis, the dog guiding him to safety after a 1000 foot descent.
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New York
New York Sun
Robert Macdougall
Ben Nevis Observatory
Westminster Gazette
English as She's Written Telegram Theatearly Prostrates a Man
A Washington lawyer learns his wife’s telegram says her body was forwarded from New York. The tale mocks English usage and fashion driven by delays in London millinery and New York delivery. His sister in law insists the telegram matches a pink chiffon skirt. Washington Post says.
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Washinton
London
New York
Long Branch
Mijliner
Washington Post
Cooling drinks in Turkey on the main streets
The article describes busy shopfronts on major streets selling ice water, lemonade, syrups, and gazelle drinks with green bottle decorations and tinkling glasses. Vendors hawk cold drinks, ice cream, and gazelle, with prices as low as a farthing a tumbler, noting Turkish demand and seasonal nocturnal business by the Bosporus.
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Manin
Bosporus
Constantinople
Cory Londo
A Story of Anthony Hope and Other Oddities
A compact society reminiscence about author Anthony Hope Hawkins aiding aging writers while the London Authors' Society seeks pensions for struggling literary figures. Anecdotes include a Buckingham Street meeting with a quip about Providence and a quip on camels taught to swim with goatskins during a 1898 Baluchistan expedition. A brief comic exchange from the Chicago Tribune contrasts physiognomy and facial features in a humor piece.
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Anthony Hope
Anthony Hope Hawkins
Authors’ Society of London
Hawkins
Buckingham Street
Embankment Gardens
Argonaut
An Obstinate Maid and Nine Refusals in Baltimore
Mr. Sappeizh boasts he would not wed Miss Gubby and claims she has refused him nine times. Mr. Lefteigh questions the claim as the obstinate maid stands firm in her ways. A brief Baltimore American snippet presents a comical exchange over a proposed marriage.
Man the most depraved of animals in the humane review
The passage argues that humans outdo all animals in vice and cruelty. It claims mankind alone kills for recreation and hoards wealth without utility, noting no birds or beasts share these traits. It critiques human pretensions of morality versus behavior, citing the Humane Review.
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Humane Review
The Production of Caviare in Russia Varieties and Process
The article explains two Russian caviare forms granulated and pressed. Granulated caviare uses sieved eggs with salt in small amounts, packed in round metal boxes. Pressed caviare is salted to a controlled hardness, then squeezed in sacks and packed in barrels or sacks, with export averages cited for 1806–1808 around 1,000 tons worth about 1.4 million dollars.
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Russia
Scientific American
Turkish Police Justice Prevails in Istanbul Street Row
A Kurd and an Armenian argued over a found tobacco box in Constantinople. The officer asked what was in the box, the Armenian proved right, and the Turkish police decided the Armenian owned the box. The Kurd was beaten lightly, and the 10 piastres stayed with the officer.
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Constantinople
Fatal Brevity in New Hampshire Folk at Kiowa County
A Colo. Kiowa County vignette shows New Hampshire settlers minimizing speech to essentials. Two meetings reveal terse exchanges about horse botging, turpentine, and a shared grim verdict. A wife’s diary and a quip from Detroit Journal mirror social mood and platitudinous irony. The Washington Star humor column adds a final anecdote about honesty and Sunday meals.
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Kiowa
Colo
Josh
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