The Register’s Comic and Curious Notes Across Nations
A sprawling column surveys diverse tidbits from politics and society. It covers O'Donovan Rossa’s exile, a plan to ship travelers by chair across the Atlantic, church versus Sunday editions, English postal tubes, Dr Parr’s wit, Bristol twins, whale salvage law, Serpent Temple in Dahomey, moral self-government, and McGinty’s enduring hit with a rise in pay for its creators.
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Calais
Channel
Verda
Kingdom of
Dahomey
Morrisania Theft Tale Draws Harlempolice Interest
A Morrisania editor reportedly sent his daughter with 170 dollars in three fifty dollar bills. She lost the money, later a 14 year old girl attempted to pay for rings with a fifty, was found to work for Police man Bannigan, and confessed taking the bill from a bureau. The case raises questions about how a Harlem officer could hold 800 dollars in fifty dollar bills and how the editor could come into such money.
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Morrisania
Professor Tarpy
Third Avenue
Bannigan
Harlem
Hidden Treasure Sparks Legal Battle in Ohio Farm Heir
A Cleveland dispatch reports in Seneca County Ohio a buried hoard from 1830s five franc pieces plus Mexican dollars found on Jacob Schmuchert’s farm. Samuel Cadwallader seeks ownership via writ of replevin, while Iva Cadwallader leads heirs against the man who found the treasure. The cash, valued at about 1150 dollars, lies at the heart of a heated court dispute and local chatter.
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Seneca County
Ohio
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Nathan Cadwallader
Tiffin
Hopewell Township
Samuel
Jacob Schmuchert
Michael Scheff
Scheff
Schmuchert
Tra Cadwallader
Fostoria
Samuel Cadwallader
Mr. Schmichert
Valuation of Wives in Virginia Law
Virginia Court of Appeals affirms graded damages for a deceased wife. Evidence of a wife’s character can influence the husband’s damages, with a loving, dutiful, prudent wife commanding a higher award. The decision cites Mrs. McConnell as an example and discusses the measure of damages for the loss of a wife.
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Virginia Court of Appeals
Bujalo
Shaking Hands and the Old Courtly Salute
A humorous look at the ancient custom of handshaking tracing its roots to Henry II. The piece laments the loss of grace as the greeting becomes casual and clumsy. It notes the pain of rings and the now common practice of greeting without real replies or ceremony. A Conscientious Driver adds a grim quip about encounters with drunken or prospective customers.
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Henry II
Tactics of the Clerks in a Silk Counter Scene
A World magazine excerpt depicts a tall sharp eyed female shopper at a silk counter buying blue India silk and trimming materials. The clerk uses gendered misdirection, guessing her marital status to drive sales while outlining tactics to manipulate customers based on perceived marriage and femininity.
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N. FY. World
Carbonic acid gas system eyed for coal cargo fires
The London Institution of Naval Architects discussed a novel extinguisher for coal vessels. Prof. Vivian B. Lewes proposed liquified carbonic acid gas in cargo cylinders to flood air spaces and eight tons of coal, with fusible plugs releasing gas on overheating and cooling the coal mass.
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London Institution of Naval Architects
Vivian B. Lewes
Reduction Mystery on the Jersey City Doorstep
A huckster offers berries at twelve cents a quart or two quarts for 25 cents. A Jersey City woman buys two quarts, the man drives off, and she vows revenge for a year, recognizing him by a wart on his nose.
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Jersey City
New York Sun
What He Missed At The Chrysanthemum Exhibition
Uncle Silas Greening visits his niece in the city and views the chrysanthemum show. He candidly says there was not a single punkin on display, delivering a humorous contrast to bold duty driven energy. The remark underlines a spirit of purposeful living.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Oatman
John
Silas Greening
Elvira
Suburban Quiet and Hidden Lives Across the Hudson
Near New York City a modest riverside home hosts a forty-something woman who rose from a life of hardship to build a quiet, self-sufficient home on the Hudson's edge. Across the water a palatial residence belongs to a wealthy merchant and his society-minded wife. Both homes mirror contentment and privacy, with neighbors aware but unintrusive.
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New York City
Hudson
Edward W. Bok
Savings’ Bank
Taste in Jokes and the Value of Dignity
In a reflective essay, Youth's Companion cites George Eliot on misery from joke taste and notes the harm of laughing at drunkenness or deformity. It condemns coarse or degrading humor and praises considerate sensibilities. Also mentions Robert Smyth, a top New York officer, earning about 19,000 dollars yearly, with 12,000 as judge salary.
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Ben
Genttleman
George Eliot
Reeconder Smyth
New York
Sudge
Menacing Danger Mecca Pilgrimages Spread Cholera Worldwide
A Philadelphia Times report condemns Mecca pilgrims as a major cholera vector, citing Algerian authorities banning July pilgrimages, advocating European action to curb disease spread from India. It decries unsafe sea travel and calls for eradication of cholera at its birthplace, urging coordinated international effort.
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Algeria
Mosul
Marseilles
Europe
Asia
Africa
India
Holy Ganges
England
France
Jingland
Calenutta
Vietnm
John H. Smith
Pittsburgh
Boley’s
Diamond Street
Smith
John Smith
Jonah
Edenburg
Clarion County
Caughy
Philadelphia
Times
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