Pie-Tooth Parsons Bride-Elopement Amid Corkerville Chaos
A frontier wedding in Corkerville Washington features Pussy an adopted girl and Bill Parsons known for his oversized teeth nicknamed Pie-Tooth. After a chaotic wedding reception a Callithump erupts prompting minister Tom to secretly arrange a wagon escape with Pussy and the groom to flee exposure and scandal.
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Callithumpian
Parsons
Charles Frederic Goss
D. D
David Corson
Corkerville
Washington
Goas. Mong
Bill Parsons
Tom
Pie-Tooth
Pellmell
Callithump
Dan Cooper
Dan
Charm of Unexpected Quarrel Ends in Letter
A man regrets a hasty quarrel with his fiancée Isabel. He reads her letter begging reconciliation. He mails a calm reply and then takes a stroll in the park, restored and untroubled.
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Isabel
Reginald
Havana
Storm in the Antarctic July voyage beyond reach of rescue
Frank J. Mather recounts a July Antarctic voyage under heavy weather. The ship met a gale with sleet and snow, racing over 16 knots, whipcrack winds, starless skies, and a dome of steel gray air while battles with massive waves tested crew and vessel.
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Frank J. Mather
Atelantic
Unreasonable Boys Criticise Girls Dress and Eating Habits
A 1905 column laments boys criticizing debutantes outfits while girls comply with fashion. It reports candy gifting and munching complaints, argues girls need hearty meals, and urges boys to accept girls' eating and outdoor activity for health and balance.
We Don’t Hear You Sing Now Miss Hdith
A humorous tit bit notes Miss Hdith’s absence from singing due to a physician’s ban. The quip questions whether the doctor lives nearby, highlighting light social chatter and neighborhood gossip.
We Knew the Game Nanny and Fanny exchange remarks
Comic exchange from a dialogue featuring Nanny and Fanny about taking control in daily life. The brief quip notes Arthur allowing personal autonomy and Fanny’s witty reply about avoiding trouble.
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Nanny
Arthur
Fanny
N. Y
Russians Great Eaters and Elaborate Dinners
A writer contrasts Russian eating habits across classes. The lower orders favor cabbage soup and simple meals, while the upper class host elaborate dinners with anchovies, vodka, and a sequence of courses from strong soups to roasted meat, salads, and desserts. The tale ends with a boastful line about fate after dining.
Russian generals ages mirror long wars and shaky results
An American naval officer argues age explains Russia’s failures against Japan. Generals Kaulbars and Gripenberg near 76 and 80, Kuropatkin in his sixties, Stoessel and Nog around 66, while Oyama for Japan is 64 and began fighting at ten. Across history, age correlates with leadership outcomes.
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United States Navy
New York Sun
Kaulbars
Gripenberg
Kuropatkin
Haikoutal
Mukden
St. Petersburg
Kuropalkin
Linovitch
Russia
Osler
Stoessel
Port Arthur
Nog
Oyama
Japan
Winfield Scott
von Moltke
Wellington
Napoleon
Waterloo
Cranky Old Hanks Known for a Delightsome Home
A Cleveland Leader quote describes Old Hanks as one of the crankiest men, yet notes his home is said to be delightful. The remark adds that he spends about three quarters of his time away from it.
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Dan
Ruth
Philadelpia
Garber
Cranky Subbubs Seeks Quick Growing Varden Seeds
A local vendor named Cranky Subbubs requests a supply of the fastest growing varden seeds. The note emphasizes rapid growth and availability, with no other details provided.
A Frost Predictor Described By French Meteorologist
A French meteorologist describes a frost predictor that uses a wet bulb thermometer and dew point to judge when frost will form. The device aims to alert farmers to protect crops and avoid nightly smearings of remedies, noting the need to know when to act.
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M. Georges Vitoux
Paposcope Aids Frost Warnings And Early Inventions
An old article describes a device named the paposcope to predict frost using dry and wet bulbs on a scale, with red green and yellow zones indicating frost risk. It also mentions a Philadelphia suit about beer intake and a rifle rest device improving aiming with arm support and adjustable angles.
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M. Bernal Rourette
Frost
Skopeia
M. Barnel-Bourelle
Wargeners
The Stingiest Man of Kay County
The Richmond Missourian reports a stingy man in Kay County who is unmarried by a justice of the peace and pays his bills with turnips. He and his wife, traveling in a chamber wagon, share a dime’s worth of bolo gyna and crackers, then buy candy to save for the children.
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Kay County
Richmond
Justice of the Peace
Largest Lobster Record Cited by Scientific American
The May 17 1902 issue notes a 84 pound lobster three sheet long from the American Museum of Natural History and reports a newer specimen 45 inches long weighing 36 pounds that could encircle a man with its claws, with an accompanying illustration.
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American Museum of Natural History
New Uruguayan Potato Excites French Scientist
A French scientist reports success with Solanum commerson, imported from Uruguay, now improved by selection in Vienna. The potato, once mainly cattle feed, yields both underground and aerial tubers and shows high yields around 40 tons per acre. Varieties formed during cultivation include a vigorous violet type.
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Academy of Science
Uruguay
Cosmos
M. Lahergerie
Vienna
Jrance
World’s most powerful weighing machine built in Birmingham
A weighing machine described as the most powerful in the world is being manufactured in Birmingham England. It is reported to be able to register loads up to 240 tons.
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Birmingham
England
Huge Oil Salaries Questioned At Standard Oil
Reports claim enormous pay for executives at Standard Oil are exaggerated. A reliable authority says John D. Rockefeller earns about 20,000 dollars annually rather than 500,000, while S C S Todd takes around 60,000 though rumors put him at 250,000 plus commissions. Only a few Broadway headquarters figures exceed 5,000 annually.
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Standard Oil
John D. Rockefelier
S. C. S. Todd
Rockefeller
Todd
Broadway
New York
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Ao Sprig
Jin
Monster
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