From the Glare of Footlights to a Tombs Cell
New York tale of Nan Patterson once a Broadway chorus girl charged in Caesar Youngs murder. The piece traces her rise from Washington DC to Broadway fame, her dangerous liaisons with Young, and the trial outcomes. It notes the controversial verdicts and suggests a moral about the temptations of the stage and Primrose Path.
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New York
Nan Patterson
Caesar Young
Floradora” Gextette
Cir
Nan Randolph Patterson
Nan Randolph
Washington, D. C
Martin
Nan Pats
Erson
Young
Los Angeles
Oakland
Patterson
Europe
London
Origin of the Phrase Mad as a Hatter
The explanation cites a French origin for mad as a hatter and a second theory linking the expression to Collins the poet and hatter from Chichester. Some say Collins was called the hatter by lunatics he was confined with, suggesting a possible source for the phrase.
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Collins
Chichester
Visitor Boys and Pardon in Darwinian Echoes
A fragment references boys and a witty aside about Darwinian theory. The line hints at a casual, literary aside and a playful jab at science in a newspaper-like voice. It preserves the tone and asserts a quirky exchange without clear events or names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Puck
Talking Shop Punchline About Engagement Break
A comedic exchange from Hoyal Magazine features two Telephone Girls reacting to a broken engagement. Belle’s remark reframes the situation as another ring in a joke about engagements and phone rings.
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Talking Shop
T&ephone
Belle
Hoyal Magazine
Woman retrieves her husband’s body from Yale medical school
New Haven Conn Mrs George Klea of New York recovered her spouse’s body from Yale medical school cold storage and secured a permit to take it home after learning he died in October and was embalmed for dissection. Prof Ferris notes authorities held the body for two months awaiting claimants. Cars cremation? Not in text.
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New Haven
Conn
George Klea
New York
Yale Medical School
Elea
Springside
Medical School
Prof. Ferris
Anatomical Department of the Medical School
Silver fox fur draws high prices in London Tit-Bits note
London Tit-Bits reports that blue fox skins fetch high sums and the rarer black with white hairs silver fox skin sold for £480 last season. The piece also notes a report on photography lessons for prisoners, praised by Scottish prison commissioners.
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London
Prison Commissioners For
Scotland
Portland Exposition Promotes Hit the Trail Theme
Visitors at the 1905 Lewis and Clark exposition in Portland will not travel the Midway or go down the pike but will hit the trail in a frontier themed display. The pushed phrase signals a shift to rugged outdoor imagery and exploration.
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Portland
Ore
Burns Family Bible Sells for 8250 in London Auction
Robert Burns family Bible with notable family entries sold at auction in London for 8250 dollars. The buyer was a London dealer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Free Public Libraries Labeled a National Curse
The piece argues free public libraries corrupt the nation by encouraging women to read novels leading to laziness and imagined heroic persecutions. It contrasts remarks from London Express and Philadelphia Press about a failed theater experience and a disparaging joke about a hat.
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London Express
Mushroom Bed In A Box Shows Quick Harvest
A reader describes making a mushroom bed in a 16 by 28 inch box 18 inches deep. By September 22 they gathered 2% quarts and expect continued yields until spring. They outline manure preparation, bed setup, spawn placement, and care for a steady 70 to 80 degree environment.
Sleigh Runners From Buggies and Wagon Parts
Instructions describe making sleigh runners from a buggy or spring wagon using iron pipe sized 1 1/2 to 2 inches. Pipe is chosen slightly larger than axles and cut to length to fit the run.
How to Make Iron Piping Runners for Axle Fastening
Instructions from the Agricultural Epitomist describe bending iron piping runners without breaking, heating and compressing in a vise, and fastening to axles with a T fitting of matching diameter. A round iron bar with babbitt coating on the bar prevents marring and solidifies the runners, which are supported by a pipe segment and tightened with a nut. The process, doable by any blacksmith, should cost under three dollars.
Farmers Hear of Wolves War Amid Snow Preparations
Northern Minnesota plans a wartime stance against wolves threatening stock and men once snows begin. Rural New Yorker notes forestry tests on submerged cedar and tamarack poles. Prairie Farmer reports a Kentucky apple discovered in a swamp, unique to the state.
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Minnesota
New Yorker
Bureau of Forestry
Wisconsin
Michigan
Kentucky
Culling the Flock in Traditional Sheep Farming
Farmers routinely inspect flocks each year to remove aged ewes yearling ewes ewe lambs and rams that fail to meet breeding quality. The culling should be done carefully to maintain herd value.
Porter Controls Rude Passenger On Train At Station
A lively porter on a sleeping car at Pennsylvania station faces a quarrelsome older man who insists on top service. The passenger demands premium care and silence, pays with a two dollar bill, and orders the porter to speak for him while the porter adheres to protocol and exits as the train begins to move.
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Pennsylvania
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Porter
St. Louis
GAVE HIS MAN MUCH TIME
Judge Saunderson recalls George Ade as a peculiar youth in Kenthead Indiana later living in Everett Washington. Ade worked in a bankers office and once claimed his boss “doesn’t ask a man to do a day’s work in ten hours he gives him 16” illustrating his droll humor.
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Judge Saunderson
Jaye
Everett
Wash
Kenthead
Ind
George Ade
Ade
Relics on Court's Protection in Local Barbershop Exchange
A Louisiana Missouri newspaper recounts a barber shop exchange where a bootblack contends the court protects him from compelled testimony. The barber banter centers on grand jury pressure and the idea that a man need not reveal his own misdeeds, reflecting racial and legal themes of the era.
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Louisiana
Kansas City Journal
Daughter's Music Lessons Draw Teacher's Watchful Eye
A brief quip from a Philadelphia Hubli Ledger item notes a professor praising a daughter’s improving talent while acknowledging close monitoring during scales, and mentions her father who built his wealth in the grocery business.
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Mra. Nueritch
Philadelphia Hubli Ledger
Cure of Rheumatic Pains in Kirkland Resident
Richard R. Greenhow of Kirkland Indiana narrates his long battle with rheumatic pains that crippled him. After using Judd's Kidney Pills he claims relief began after two boxes and complete remission after fourteen boxes, saying he feels better than in twenty five years.
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Kirkland
Dan
Richard R. Greenhow
Judd
Newrich Dinner Politeness Report
Polite exchanges at a Newrich dinner feature Mrs. Newrich explaining a Vine method while discussing proper pie handling. The brief dialogue notes minimal questions and a focus on etiquette in dining.
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Newrich
Cuthcura remedies praised in Gainesville testimonial
A Gainesville Texas resident reports thirty years of ulcers and eruption healed in six months using Cuthcura Soap Ointment and Pills. He credits immediate relief and urges others to try the treatments, quoting packed medical hopes and a Chicago Tribune endorsement of sympathy and neighborliness.
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Cuthcura
M. ©. Moss
Gainesville
Texas
Bor
Chicago Tribune
Cure for Piles Promises Refund If It Fails
A Michigan editor bemoans bad luck with a near six figure purchase as Pazo Orin claims to cure Piles within six to fourteen days. Advertised testimonials mention Piso's Cure for Consumption saving a life years ago from Norwich New York. The piece includes a bank account joke about a woman's finances.
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Thos
Robbins
Norwich
N. Y
Dean's Kidney Pills Backed by Denver Vendor
Three years after, Eugene Lario of Denver, a ticket seller, declares Dean's Kidney Pills relieved his backache after summer 1899 reviews. He says he has had no pain since and confirms the remedy's efficacy. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo markets the pills at 50 cents per box through druggists.
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Eugene £. Lario
Twente
Denver
Col
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Dyspepsia Theme Tangles Banter in Sunday Magazine
A quirky vignette from Sunday Magazine recounts Marshall and Walder joking about indigestion while a hugtarist bathes in wine and a friend teases about health. The playful exchange highlights lighthearted social humor and a moment of wit.
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Marshall
Walder
Abe
Sunaday Magazine
Travel Tickets From New Orleans to Florida and Cuba Routes
Public notices advertise sale of travel routes to Florida and New Orleans with reduced rates via Queen and Crescent and Southern Railway. Tickets cover Morida and Cuba through Atlanta with return via Asheville, listing agents Beolkler, Brown, Dunniavant, and Rinearson with addresses in Cincinnati, Warren, and Detroit.
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Queen & Crescant
Southern Railway
Forks
New Orieuns
BlaydLah
Polots
Morida
Cuba
Atlanta
Asheville
W. A. Beolkler
Adams Street
de Ee II
WP. A
Port Streca
P. Brown
Detroit
Mich
W. W. Dunniavant
T.P. AL
Warren
Ohio
W. C. Rinearson
Clucinnati
Oli
Panama rebellion backbone claimed broken undeciphered quote
A brief, fragmentary manuscript-like note references a claim about the Panama rebellion’s backbone being broken and remarks on the implications of such a supposed break in a Cleveland Plain Dealer style quip.
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Panama
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Man recalls aid from woman amid hunt for hat
A humorous note quotes a man who claims it is foolish for a woman to misplace her pocketbook yet forgets how often she assists him as a collar button and recalls fox jigs just where he left his hat.
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