Savannah Past Glories and Modern Clock Revival
The piece chronicles Savannah as the historic cradle of John Wesley's first Sunday school and its famed hospitality. It highlights banking resilience, largest cotton port status, naval stores market, and the St Andrews cargo record, then shifts to Eureka clock work revival and clockmaker craft amid orphanage apprentices.
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Gen. Oglethorpe
John Wesley
John Raikes
Gloucester
England
New York
Gen. Greene Washington
Eli Whitney
Joseph Jefferson
Rip
Savannah
United States
Washington
Greene
Lafayette
Webster
Clay
Monroe
Polk
Lee
Grant
Arthur
Cleveland
McKinley
Roosevelt
Thackeray
Sire
Son
Congress
Atlantic
St. Andrews
Eureka electric clock promises 1000 days no wind or windup
The London Express reports Sigmund Kutnow of the Eureka Clock Company presented a silent electric clock to the king. It is described as a new departure with no ticking and capable of keeping correct time in any position for 1000 days without human attention.
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Eureka Electric
Sigmund Kutnow
Eureka Clock Company
The
London Express
Phonograph Needle and Inks From Oil Carbons Inventions
A fiber phonograph needle claims softer tones and record polishing. Chinese ink is made by carbonizing a blend of oils and varnish then mixing with gum water camphor and musk. A 2000 kilowatt steam turbine mounts in a church in England on vibration-damping foundations. An alarm clock attachment lights matches to start a kitchen fire. A mine lamp design traps air to prevent dust or gas ignition. In the Colorado Desert region underground water irrigates thousands of acres for melons barley alfalfa and more. Dates coconuts and date cultivation expand in Mecca. Dr. Cook notes cocoanuts originate in arid climates and need human aid. Dr Crowell links the chemical lab to modern industry. Science boosts industry and large-scale labor through physics chemistry and mechanics. The steel rail to weigh 100 pounds per yard traces its development to these advances.
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Montana
Indio
Colorado Desert
Colorado River
Mecca
Arabia
Africa
O. F. Cook
Chemical and Physical Laboratory
J. F. Crowell
Dispossessed and the Ice Melted Germs in Debate
A fragment from the Louisville Courier Journal contrasts fears about germs in ice with a quip about success, noting a man can be a winner even if he does not win as long as he does not lope.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Humorous Quotations Parade From Early 20th Century Columns
A collage of jittery jokes and quips from various papers featuring school singers, suffragettes, married life, moon studies, and punchlines about weddings, taxes, and court cases. Notable bits mention a suffragette wage claim, a Phil osopher of Folly joke on pocket money, and a waiter’s wireless doughnut gag.
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Miss Antique
Cleveland
Joe
Teddy
Put to Other Use
Exchange snippets show witty quips about domestic tasks and humorous mischief. A line recalls a wife turning odds and ends into trim for a hat while another mentions mimicking a professor and being told to stop making a fool of oneself.
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Crawford
Crabshaw
Hat
Puck
Professor Bore
Her Only Chance In Yonkers Statesman Style
A quoted exchange from the Yonkers Statesman features a daughter Ethel and a mother in a tense conversation about interruptions. The fragment captures domestic dialogue and character dynamics.
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Ethel
Yonkers Statesman
War correspondent and club secretary in Yonkers tale
Mrs Church once served as a war correspondent and Mrs Gotham recalls she was secretary of a women's club in Yonkers as cited by the Statesman.
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Church
Gotham
Yonkers Statesman
Congress Grants 15000 for Clam Study Rejects Education Grant
Congress refused United States Commissioner of Education Brown's request for 3000 to study a child life phase but approved a 15000 grant for a scientific study of clams.
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Congress
United States
of Education
Brown
Won Her Over Poker Talks Help Husband’s Game
A Houston Post snippet notes a wife once opposed to her husband’s poker playing now approves and says he plays better than before. The remark highlights a domestic shift in attitudes toward gambling and skill.
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Houston Post
They Were Too Hasty Unclear African Nicknames Draw Outburst
A satirical remark from Uncle Remus' Magazine mocks casual African nicknames for Mr. Roosevelt and contrasts them with Mr. Taft, suggesting Taft’s greater prominence and a larger tumbo. The piece uses bold caricature to critique superficial naming.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Mr. Taft
Uncle
Remus
Prodigal Son Returns to Church Amid Gossip
The prodigal, weary of life under police scrutiny, joins the church while sisters debate his suitability. Mr Straightlace condemns him as a bunko steerer. Mrs Up to date calls him a help for church fairs. The piece contrasts Barnum and Forepaugh in a closing quip about waiting for Barnum.
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Straightlace
Bunko
Mrs
Philadelphia
Freckle Remedy Cucumber Fact or Folly
In a humorous Q and A, a summer girl asks if cucumbers remove freckles and the doctor answers that it depends on circumstances. The playful exchange pivots on the notion that freckles would be on the cucumbers themselves, a tongue in cheek joke.
What Ailed Daysey Mayme
Daysey Mayme Appleton fainted after reading a newspaper and was revived. She later recalled seeing hosiery advertised for 27 cents that she had paid 35 cents for the day before. The tale blends folklore and a real price observation.
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Daysey Mayme
Daysey Mayme Appleton
Atchison Globe
Humorous Exchange Over Age Gap in Marriage Dialog
A lettered quip from the Chicago Tribune captures a wry exchange where a father objects to a suitor's age difference with his daughter. The would be groom responds that years of marriage would age her to match him.
How does your husband manage in winter, bowling trouble
A wry quote from Puck notes a husband adapts to winter after the driving season by taking up bowling and jokingly attempting to strike down the pinboys.
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Puck
Not on stage thoughts from Mr Stoplate to Miss Ter
Inside city limits they discuss stage ambitions and a half hour own car service. Mr Stoplate asks about going on stage and Miss Ter cautions about timing and practicality before he leaves.
Elevator folly and a royal quip in a dated column
A department store elevator carves a moment of light humor as a stout shopper is directed inside. The reminiscence recalls King Edward and the Prince of Wales who never voted on political questions but backed the Deceased Wife's Sister Bill, framed as social rather than political.
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Edward
Prince of Wales
Bill
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Jordan
Los Angeles Times
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Oglethorpe
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Mr. Smith
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New York Telegraph
Miss Cayenne
Washington Star
Boston Transcript
Milwaukee Journal
Philadelphia Ledger
Kansas City Journal
P. T. Barnum
Adam Forepaugh
Barnum
Pearly Gates
Forepaugh
Pete
Dr. Nextly
Mr. Sykes
Chicago Tribune
Ayer
Ayers
Aesk
J. O. Ayer Co
Lewell, Mcsg
Clarence R. Griffin
Sheridan
Ind
Lewis & Staver CO
Portland
Ore
Spokane
Wash
Boise, Idaho
Conservatory
International Conservatory OF Music
Masonic Temple
Oregon
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