Whistler Baffles Debtor In Vivid Carriage Escape
An account from Famous Trouses and Literary Shrines of London recalls Whistler using a clever ruse to confront a French creditor Barthe. The debtor Barthe, unable to settle his bill, visits Whistler pretending to be away, but Whistler's staged scene with candles and a painting leads to a dramatic escape as Barthe leaves by car.
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Whistler
Barthe
Vistlaire
London
A. St. John Adock
Three Words of Strength by Johann C Schiller
A damaged OCR excerpt presents three guiding lessons about hope faith and love. It urges setting aside gloom, trusting that God governs the heavens and earth, and extending charity to all people as a path to inner strength and light. The author signs as Johann C Schiller.
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Johann C, KF. Schiller
Quick Recovery Tale From a Cleveland Theater
A Cleveland lawyer and a railroad man attend a theater. The man in a box appears in rough dress and red face. The lawyer reveals the spectator is his cousin, provoking startled remarks about the identity and a joking remark about going to headquarters for information.
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Cleveland
Saturday Evening Post
Stranger in the Mountains Sparks a Simple Lesson
A traveler seeking water halts at a cabin where an old woman offers a drink. He regales her with wondrous tales from the outside world. She answers with a quip about starting a grocery if he knows as much as he thinks.
King Frederick the Great Seeks Love Over Fear
The eccentric ruler Frederick the Great, called Old Iritz by his people, sees a Berlin passerby cross the street to avoid him. The king commands the man to stay and learns a lesson in courage, declaring he wants love not fear and instructing him to greet him with eyes of affection.
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Frederick the Great
Old Iritz
Berlin
Chamberlain and Marcourt Rivalry Spoiled by a Joke
In 1886 Joseph Chamberlain lodged at Malwood with Sir William Marcourt. While guests added their names to a full visitors’ book, Sir William urged Chamberlain to make a new entry. He quipped about “turning over a new loaf” and Chamberlain retorted I will be hanged if I do, scribbling his name on the page margin.
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Joseph ‘Chamberlain
William Marcourt
Mr. Chamberlain
Adele
Bertrand
Boyer
Carnivorous sheep reported in New South Wales
A Melbourne paper notes sheep in Australia developing carnivorous habits, attacking and eating each other and rabbits. The phenomenon is confined to southern New South Wales for now, with expectations the trend may spread.
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Antipodes
Melbourne
Australia
New South Wales
A Dilemma A Story of the Paris Commune
During the 1870 Paris Commune Gaston Boyer a young artist led a battalion across barricades amid a dream of a utopian regime Adele Boivissant his fiancée aids his survival as Bertrand the pursuing lieutenant hunts them The escape ends with Boyer and Adele marrying after Paris returns to a republic and the commune dream collapses under its own weight.
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France
Napoleon III
Paris
Gaston Boyer
Boyer
Mlle
Adele Boivissant
Commune
Boivissant
Iis
Bertrand
Bertran
Leutenannot
Mlle. Boivissant
Adele
Mademoiselle
Republic
Dame Gossip Preserves Dames From Scandal with Flair
A Chicago Tribune poem argues against reinterpreting historical figures like Phryne Sappho Thais Lars Salome Aspasia and Nos Nos as virtuous or chaste. It praises gossip to keep romance and mystery around these heroines rather than modern critical history.
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Thais
Lars
Salome
Aspasia
Chicago Tribune
The Scuffle at the New York Hotel Desk
An elderly guest unable to pay, insists on registering while the clerk pushes for a residence. The man writes a muddled signature and leaves, revealing a terse exchange and a sharp rebuke before departing in anger. A Lincoln anecdote follows about a freedman seeking provisions in the constitution.
The Famous Robinson Crusoe Visits Paris
Sir Thomas Robinson, described as tall and uncouth in hunting attire, visits his sister in Paris. A dinner guest ad-libs doubting remarks, asking if he is the renowned Robinson Crusoe, provoking astonishment at the dining table.
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Thomas Robinson
Paris
Permanent Ideals Quote by Balzac on Truths and Laws
A Balzac quotation urges living by permanent ideals to stay patient when ignored and calm when praised, guiding character by eternal truths and laws.
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Honore de Balzac
Elections Held on Sunday Across European Centers
In several European centers including France and Belgium elections are always held on Sunday. This practice aligns with long standing traditions and standard electoral procedures across these nations.
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France
Belgium
Islands of Coral The Great Barrier Atoll
A historical overview explains coral reef formation with atolls in the Pacific and Indian oceans, notes the Great Barrier Reef as the world's largest, and contrasts Atlantic reefs built from fossilized materials with Bermuda’s worm tubes. It details coral types, colors, and polyp anatomy, and mentions northern limits of reef-building species, including Newfoundland and Greenland.
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Australian
Bermuda
Atlantic
Pacific
Indian
West Indies
Great Barrier Reef
Australia
American Bay
Grand Banks
Newfoundland
Greenland
New England
Man Calls Hotel Mistaken for Another on Morning Call
A New York hotel telephone operator received a strange morning call around 11 o'clock. A man asked for the So-and-so hotel, then learned he was in a different hotel. He explained he had just woken and didn’t know his location.
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New York
New York Telephone Review
His Favorites In Ornithology Misheard Reply
A Baltimore American quip notes a student’s reply to favorite studies in ornithology. The last pupil allegedly said swallows bats and larks, prompting a playful remark about sobriety.
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Baltimore American
Not Normal Detroiter Quips About Household Help
An exchange in the Detroit Free Press mocks a couple who boast of long service from the same maid and claim never to have had a washwoman disappoint them. The remark hints at underlying humor about domestic staff and expectations.
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Detroit Free Press
Willie's Question in Boston Transcript Quip
A short quip from the Boston Transcript questions Job's patients and doctors. It contrasts the idea of Job as a healer with the line Pa cites that Job was not a doctor. The exchange highlights social commentary on perceptions of suffering and expertise.
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Willie
Job
Boston Transcript
German Quote on Freedom and Self Exchange
A brief aphorism notes a person who accepts from another in exchange for his own freedom. The line reflects a moral reflection attributed to German origin, suggesting the price or trade of liberty.
Missouri Returns Show Wilson Ahead In St Joseph County
St Joseph county reports indicate Wilson will carry with an 8 000 vote majority and Booker 3 000. Missouri total precinct figures show Wilson 9 766 Taft 9 224 Roosevelt 17 784. Governor results list Major 16 081 McKinley 6 872 Norton 1 801. An 552 Langobards incident in Germany notes elderly executions and widow suicides.
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St. Joseph
Buchanan County
Wilson
Booker
Attorneys at Law Advertise Monticello and Anamosa Offices
Herrick Cash Rhinehart, Attorneys at Law, list offices at Monticello State Bank in Monticello and Citizens State Bank in Anamosa. They emphasize probate work, collections, and contested claims for clients.
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Herrick, Cash & Rhinehart
Monticello State Bank
Monticello
Citizens' State Bank
Anamosa
J. W. Doxler
Lovell Block
Iowa
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