Bear Masked Woman Leads Escape From False Faces
Ormerod and Ta-wan-ne-ars flee through pine woods pursued by rioting dancers. A bear-masked Ga-ha-no-thought of everything aids their escape, revealing her plan and a vow to stay behind to mislead pursuers as they head toward Oswego.
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Ga Hana
Ormerod
Bolling
Mr. Ormerod
Ta-wan-ne-ars
Ta-wan-nears
Gillies
Tawan-nears
Ta Wannears
Trne
Oswego
Onondagas
Fort Orange
Fort Orange. Governor Burnet
Ga-ha-no
Ata-ent
Marjory
Harry
New Venture
Slang Popularity Through Decades in Historic Exclamations
The piece traces phrases such as Quoz "What a shocking bad hat" and "Does your mother know you're out" as 19th century slang milestones. It notes fashion misfires and heckling culture, from hat snatching to sharp retorts, citing T. P.'s and Cassell's Weekly of London.
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Nancy
Baker
Texarkana
Texas
Dr. Pierce
R. G. Leverett
6Th St
Invalids
Buffalo
N. Y
U S Standards Experts Study Gun Muzzle Vibrations
United States Bureau of Standards researchers use vacuum tubes and a high speed camera to measure muzzle vibrations during discharge. Early findings show oil coating in the barrel raises muzzle rise and lighter powder charges increase vibrations, guiding development of formula to reduce inaccuracy.
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United States Bureau of Standards
First Flight Ends in Nose Dive Over San Francisco
Mr. Murphy takes his inaugural airplane ride when the plane descends from about 3000 feet in a nose dive. The pilot notes most observers feel the fall while Mr. Murphy quips that many aboard felt the same above.
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Mr. Murphy
San Francisco
Did Not Dress Swell In House Says Wife Dresses
Fragmentary dialogue notes a complaint about attire with a remark that the wife handles all dressing in the house. The text shows informal speech and implies domestic roles without detailing events or dates.
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Mary
Alice
Ruthless Ride on a Fast Cycle Car
A passenger Ruth rode in the back seat of a new cycle car. The speaker hit a bump at fifty five mph and continued, describing a ruthless ride.
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Ruth
Name Confusion Sparks Theatrical Quip At College
Mrs Blunderby jokes about her niece's college Shakespeare role. A caller asks which play is It and guesses titles like If You Like It That Way or Nothing Much Doing, highlighting playful confusion over a name in theatre.
Mental Control Echoes of Government Edict Fears
Mr Grump laments liberty loss as thoughts become subject to government edict. His companion notes indirect control through taxes as the pair discuss creeping state influence over private thinking.
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Mr. Grump
Gossiping Sheep's Head Butcher Gaffe Sparks Demand
A New Brand reports a quirky exchange where a customer asks for a sheep's head and the butcher replies by describing removing the brains and keeping the tongue, highlighting a vivid culinary misunderstanding.
Barbers Are Taller Than Bakers in Riddle Cartoon
In a cartoon setup a narrator asks why barbers are bigger than bakers and a reply notes they are “strapping fellows, all of them,” implying barbers' build or vocation.
Sharp Ears Warn Against Whispering To Them
A fragment notes caution about whispering around others and suggests staying silent to avoid getting stuck. The line implies a sensory detail about hearing and a potential consequence. No clear subjects or locations are provided.
One Male Job They Shy At
Folkloric line hints at missing money and gender roles as women show willingness to listen while men doubt opportunities. Poetic fragment suggests social expectations influence work and earnings.
Dress Shame Sparks Aunt and Phyllis Dialogue
In a lively exchange Aunt Susanah condemns a dress while Phyllis reassures her, noting a person’s figure is not easily changed and offering empathy in the social moment.
Saving it Oliver- A quip about a school girl complexion
Ted and Oliver exchange a brisk dialogue in which Ted declines to wipe off dirt leaving his remark about preserving a school girl complexion as a playful jab. The scene centers on their banter and shared humor.
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Oliver
Ted
Queen’s remark sparks debate over royal wedding customs
A quoted exchange questions why brides receive a wedding veil as a symbol of a new reign. The line suggests veils are a quaint, traditional ritual tied to marriage and succession in royal culture.
Music sparks Indian political clash in Bengal province
The article notes Hindu music near mosques triggering tension in Bengal's executive council, amid a religiously mixed administration. It then shifts to a vivid geographical panorama of Bengal, its borders, Sundarbans, Calcutta, jute exports, and Darjeeling rail ascent, painting a composite snapshot of the region.
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Washington
Bengal
India
Kansas
Bay of Bengal
Himalayas
New York State
Pennsylvania
Illnois
Ohio
Texas
Michigan
Idaho
Ganges
Calcutta
Hooghly River
Assam
Hooghly
Dundee
Scotland
His Rocket to Moon Ends in Blast
Lancaster Pennsylvania seventeen year old Thomas Mitchell, a Franklin and Marshall College freshman, planned a moon rocket. While mixing two chemicals in a third floor home lab the mixture exploded burning his face and hand. He was found semiconscious by his mother after the blast.
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Lancaster
Thomas Michell
Franklin and Marshall College
Mitchell
Franken and Marshall Academy
Dinosaur Tracks Found in North Branford by Yale Professors
Dinosaur tracks six inches long hardened in sandstone have been uncovered in North Branford during dam construction, discovered by Yale professors after millions of years. The find highlights ancient life preserved in the region.
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North
Branford
Conn
Yale
Giver Himself Away as He Claims His Own Faults
A quotation from Uncle Ezra notes a habitual kicker who proclaims his own inefficiency. The Boston Transcript reports the remark pointing to self advertised inadequacy and lack of self direction.
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Ezra
Boston Transcript
Small-Talker Chatters on Naming a Good Talker
A brief quip contrasts talkers and listeners with the line that good talkers make minds and speech work together. The exchange highlights wit about communication and collaboration in a concise two-person exchange.
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TS Koxe
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Cassell
London
Ers
Detroit
Maidan
Howish
Sundarbans
Darjeeling
Himalaya
Bell & Co., Inc
Grangeburg
N.Y
Bellans
Grove’s
Gjoy
Koenig Medicine CO
N. Wglls ST
Chicago, Ill
Ohio State Journal
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Aurelius Antoninus
Pastor Koenigs
Nervine
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