Various Odds and Sidelights From The Register
The Register notes diverse items from across the United States and abroad including licensing shifts in Massachusetts lowering saloon numbers and boosting revenue, compressed air as city motive power in France, a deaf woman operating a Martha's Vineyard schooner, a pension case tied to brain ailments in Rockland Maine, long telephone connections from Portland to Buffalo and national wire and telephone statistics, Georgetown Maine elders’ annual reunion, praise for Dr Talmage’s Italy sermon, an Austrian court case on a mayoral vote of condolence, Nina Lea Philadelphia heiress with a £3,000,000 fortune, Kilts in various regions including Albania and Tibetan borders, a Deer Isle Maine minister who will not marry couples unless both names are pre-submitted for ceremony planning.
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Charnes N. GuKason
Deer Isle
Lord Lieutenant's Drawing Room Kisses Stir Dublin Society
The piece notes the ritual kissing by the Lord Lieutenant at Dublin gatherings and mocks the idea of hush money to ministers. It then recounts Marion Crawford's path to fame through India, Simla visits, and editorial work in Allahabad before turning to fiction and relocating to the Arno.
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Marion Crawford
Mr. Isaacs
India
Italy
Fountain Head
Florence
Bombay
Allahabad
Cravgford
Northwest Provinces
Simla
Isaacs
Jumna
Arno
Queer Fish and a Cal fornia Squab Tale
Lut Squire Brimmer recalls his niece Carrie from New York who misunderstands squab. He jokes about her belief in fishing for breakfast birds and her remark that boiling them would make a pretty kettle of fish. The tale showcases Eastern California culture clash and humorous ignorance.
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Squire Brimmer
Sacramento Valley
New York
Carrie
John
Squire
Missing Husband Case Stymies Sergeant at HQ
A colored woman arrived at police headquarters yesterday and asked about her husband Haygood who ran off last summer. She reveals she is recently married again and asks the sergeant to delay locating him, hoping to keep him hidden for now.
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Haygood
Wedding Anniversary List and Soap Man Basorrt
The notice lists wedding anniversaries from first through seventy-fifth with specific materials such as cotton paper jesther wooden woolen tin silk and linen crystal silver pearl ruby ruby gold diamond. It notes Basorrt the famous soap man is dead and remarks he left a clean record.
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Basorrt
Yenoon Divine
Crossing the Ferry Poem by Lurlies Messenger
A poem recalling a moonlit June ferry crossing. The speaker contrasts a beloved’s Azure eyes and golden hair with memories of past rapture as he wonders if she recalls their early love. The river, stars, and singing breeze frame his lingering passion and doubt.
Digging a Ill-Fated Love in Radnor
Paul Drayton, a United States mail agent, visits Radnor to review mail contracts and is captivated by Wildred Warne, a rich farmer’s niece. Her initial aversion hints at a past joke involving a mistaken portrait, a fake romance, and concealed letters. After uncovering the impersonation plot, he writes a sincere note. Her cautious consent leads to renewed courtship and a joyful marriage.
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Taul Drayton
Radnor
Paul Drayton
United States Mail
Warne
Wildred Warne
Averson
Wildred
Tye
Mr. Drayton
Mnstead
Oine
Cerisp
Soldiers in Germany Demonstrate Patriotism and Discipline
The observer notes German soldiers everywhere in towns and vineyards, embodying discipline and readiness. He contrasts male military focus with women who toil in farms, proud of national effort. He recalls a German woman's view that patriotism is in deeds, not words, and praises parade scenes as worth the journey. WHEN anger rises, good judgment wits down on back seat.
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Germany
Rhine
Atlantic
First Wages Earned by a Farm Boy in a Summer Day
A fifteen year old western farmer's son helps a neighbor with corn, onion weeding, and feeding chores, earning fifteen cents for a long day. The employer remarks that daily work is how one makes a living, and the boy accepts the pay with good conscience. Exchange.
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Jimmy
Farmer Gray
Mr. Gray
Sonny
Sol
Money Hidden in Geranium Pot Becomes Memorial Mystery
In 1872 a German shoe maker in Charleston left a carved box to his brother. The heirlooms contained pegs and awls but also a false bottom with $135 in bank bills and three half dollars. A widow used part of the money to erect a memorial at St Bethany Cemetery, proving there can be money in geranium pots.
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Charleston
S. C
Mottoes for Sun Dials and Their Ancient Sayings
The article notes sun dial mottos and proverbs tied to eras and places. It recounts a London Paul’s Cross inscription, an old Sussex garden dial with four seasonal mottoes, and a Temple Gardens dial once linked to Lord Bacon. It closes with the charming exchange where Bacon finally gives a motto for the sun dial.
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Paul's Cross
London
Sussex
England
Old Temple Gardens
Bacon
Sirrah
Bette
Birds Carry Their Young in the Woodcock
The piece describes how woodcocks carry their young by pinning them between the breast and feet, using the bill only to aid when needed. It notes the habit is ancient and mentions a cited anecdote from Lays of the Deer Forest illustrating the behavior, concluding the trait is an acquired adaptation not for flying with young.
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Gilbert White
Deer Forest
Stuart
Gentleman’s A Magazine
Grand Duke Alexis Affair Told In Paris Figaro
A Paris Figaro writer details the private life of Russian princes, focusing on Grand Duke Alexis. He elopes with a maid of honor, flees to America, marries secretly, then returns to royal life under Emperors Alexander II and a Saxon baron. Their son holds the Marquis de Segiana title.
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Paris Figaro
Alexis
Russia
Czar
Archduke John
Marie
Jankowski
Baltic
America
Alexander II
Baron Coohrman
Germany
Marquis de Segiana
No Candies for Them
A humorous anecdote about two Irish travelers who enjoy a long pleasure tour, carrying changes of clothing and walking the route on foot. They stay in inns, light torches, and marvel at gas illumination. Pat plans to steal gas fixtures, swapping candles for a brighter glow. The tale ends with a laugh at candle lit rooms and gas light.
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Trish Wit
Dedad
Pat
Mike
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Trance
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Union
Rockland
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N. Y
United States
Georgetown
Talmage
Philadelphia
Nina Lea
Henry C. Lea
Miss Lea
Lea
Tus
Wales
Messalia
Duke of Hamilton
Albania
Thibetan
Lushais
Assam
Mr. Gleason
Ireland
Dublin
Caroler Pleasants
Dane
Lurlies' Messinger
Pauds
Prank MH. Stallpyper
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