A Memory Warp at Miraflores and a Hitch at the Ticket Window
Dick Quintin returns home with a bad headache after a blow at the station. A surgeon helps him recover fragments of memory revealing he married Edith Martin that noon and planned a trip to Miraflores as parts of a bizarre, forgotten sequence.
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Quintin
Miraflores
Express
Cynthia Dewbury
New York
Limited Express
Amy
Ola Martin
Dick Quintin
Martin
Mr. Quintin
Dr. Gray
Dicky
Teather
Edith
Edith Martin
Atlantic City
Everbody
Cynthia
Choosing a President Early Methods That Paved the Way
Victor Rosewater traces how U S presidential choice evolved from informal caucuses and single ticket aims to the national convention system. He notes early electors could vote for two people, risking a presidency by legislative bargain and the need for safe single tickets. The essay links caucuses to the convention, arguing rank and file parties gained nominal control to nominate standards.
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George Washington
United States
John Adams
Republic
Aston Burr
Thomas Jefferson
House
Senate
Congress
Victor Rosewater
American Review of Reviews
Davy Crockett Honors Hackett in Kentuckian Benefit
John Quincy Adams and others attended the theater as Colonel David Crockett of Tennessee arranged a front seat for Hackett in a benefit for the comedian. Hackett appeared in hunting costume, bowed to Crockett, and the audience enjoyed the performance amid a full house.
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Davy Crockett
John Quincy Adams
Hackett
Walstaff
David Crockett
Tennessee
Colonel Crockett
To Star and to Starve. Mathews at Wakefield in lean times
English actor Charles Mathews visited Wakefield where poor trade left the drama short of support. When asked of earnings he quipped he made not a shilling, noting he intended to star but the locals spell it with a ve in Wakefield.
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Charles Mathews
Wakefield
Mathews
Phrase from Baltimore American prison anecdote
A humorous exchange recounts an official visit to a prison when a convict bumps the governor by accident. The man asks for pardon and the governor replies with a release, illustrating a tongue in cheek moment from the Baltimore American.
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Baltimore
Quite Natural The Medium and Hoax Jokes In Briefs
A string of brief quips from newspapers notes spirits mistaken identities hoaxes and a joke about wings on money. The snippets reference Toledo Blade Philadelphia Record Washington Star and Washington Post style lines highlighting satire and puns in a compact humor round up.
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Montague
Toledo Blade
Unwritten Laws of the Sea and Army Code Explored
The piece discusses unwritten laws guiding sailors and soldiers, noting the captain’s duty to go down with his ship and officers not to show fear in battle. It cites historical examples from Farragut to Lawton, and touches on revolution rights and homicide codes, concluding with a long, garbled court notice from Jones county Iowa about property claims and unknown heirs dated 1911.
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Farragut
Gee
Lawton
Louisville
Nelson
Davis
Butchers and London Streets In Dark Medieval Image
The London Chronicle notes the grim condition of medieval butchers areas. It cites Newgate street byways named Stinking Jane St Nicholas Shambles and Blowbladder street and recalls a royal 1860 order to remove Butchers' bridge to curb filth and corruption.
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London
Newgate Street
Jane
St. Nicholas
Thames
Baynard’s Castle
N. B. Wheatley
London Chronicle
Invincible Amazons and the Postage Stamp Dream
Mrs. Stubb praises suffragettes and imagines leaders with their pictures on stamps. Mr. Stubb expresses a combative hope that will be the way to defeat them, in a humorous exchange quoted from the Chicago News.
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John
Mrs. Stubb
Crickey
Mr. Stubb
Chicago News
Favorite Seat Window Conundrum in Air Shaft
In a curious exchange from the New York Weekly, Mrs De Platt and a friend discuss sewing by a window in an air shaft. She claims she cannot see well but says she can hear beautifully, highlighting a domestic scene of practical adaptation and intimate observation.
Dickens Quote Said to Inspire Quiet Hope
A historical clipping presents a Victorian era sentiment about life’s path, suggesting if flowers cannot be strewn along it, smiles should be. The note frames the idea as a reflection on attitude and resilience.
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Dickens
Notice of Probate of Will in Jones County Iowa
The District Court of Jones County Iowa issues notice that Xavier Gisler known as Xavier Cisler died in the county and a paper purporting to be his last will was filed April 28 1911. Probate and final proof are set for May term 1911 at which all interested persons may attend and show cause why the will should not be admitted to probate. Dated May 23 1911. Ady H. G. Harver clerk.
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District Court
Jones County
State of
Iowa
Plaimony
Thenry
Real Eustate
Mary
Ambrose Ut
Wim
Hill
Austin
Mary L
Jacob Bourdinhoffer
Down
Jacob J. Bodenhofer
Chloe Cy Buller
Butler
Jdacob Bourdinhoffer
Tyourdinhoffer
Aimbrose
Ambrose
Mra
Wim. H. HM
T. Flill
Anamosa
Donsil
Shaintire
Monticello Express
Owa
Ithe
Xavier Gisler
Xavier Cisler
Ady H. G. A. Harver
Roy C. Walters
Nancy Carbett
A. H. Marshall
William Caldwell
Emerson J. Brown
Tose
G. A. Harper
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By Clarissa Mackie
American Press Association
Philadelphia Record
Wallace
District Court of the
Lenny Monk
Chloe Ch Butler
Bourdinhofler
Ambrose It. Dib
Wamn
Austin (Phu
Austin Oci
North Range
6Th Principal Meridian
Milo DP. Smitil
District Court of Ith Judjetal Diatrict of
Harry Lee
A'Percheron
Colt
W. S. Webster
Scotch Grove
Ethan
My Barn
Monticello
Morgan
America
George Albery
Vulcanite Roofing CO
Chicago
Ill
Central Lumber & Coal Company
Iowa Telephone Company
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