Awkward Swindler Trick Ends With Tea or Triumph
A timid-looking man confronts hotel staff about Armand Withersbee and a $100 check for 100 from the Fourth National Bank. The clerk exposes a common scam as the man bets on Withersbee’s appearance, leading to a lighthearted end with a forged reunion and a lesson on cautious lending. The piece continues with a London anecdote about parcel carrying and a gentleman misread as he delivers shoes to a neighbor, turning humorous as Mrs. Dash is mistaken for Mr. Dash.
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Armand Withershee
Flasn
Armand Withersbee
Fourth National Bank
Greenhorn
Withersbee
Mr. Withersbee
Jiming
London
England
Mr. Dash
Mrs. Dash
Tleman
Dash
Cash
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The fragment discusses social restraint and manners, noting embarrassment and consideration for others, referencing Youil's Companion as the source. It mentions what would have defined a gentleman, had he been a hod-carrier, reflecting on character and civility.
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Youil
Rotifer With Two Stomachs Shocks Trenton Society
At the April Natural History Society meeting Dr Thomas Stevens described a rediscovered rotifer in Trenton. The two stomachs digest prey when a wandering animal enters its jaws, while the creature waits passively for food to be delivered. A woolly internal coating lines a unique pouch, a discovery noted as significant for science.
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Natural History Society
Trenton
N. J
Thomas
Stevens
Philadelphia
Illinois
Etiquette and misreadings in old newspaper humor
A compilation of snippets on manners and social behavior from a past era. It includes a parlor car porter insisting on formal etiquette, a Creole street exchange with harsh dialects, and a brief note on willpower versus circumstance. The column also contains a typographical error anecdote about a coroner’s verdict misread as victuals and a light exchange about an engagement proposal.
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John
New York
Boston
Whiteside Herald
Birch Arnolds A New Aristocracy novel review notes
A New Aristocracy by Birch Arnold under a nom de plume is praised as a socially conscious novel addressing poverty and the industrial question. The work envisions a heart and brain based aristocracy, rejects trivial amusement, and aims to improve society, likened to predecessors by Dickens and Thackeray in its purposeful critique. Bartlett Publishing Company lists New York and Detroit.
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Birch Arnold
Chicago Herat
Dickens
Thackeray
Bartlett Publishing Company
New York
Detroit
Violet Eyes and Montana Sapphires Compared
The piece discusses violet eye tint described as sapphire in different light, and notes Montana sapphires are very hard and come in all colors. It claims Montana stones rival diamonds in brilliance and stay bright at night, unlike ordinary sapphires.
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Montana
Escape of Prisoners and Patent Remedies Advertised
A wild clipping describes prisoners escaping from a harsh gaoler and lauds Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure for liver and stomach ailments. It promotes various tonics and remedies, cites testimonials, and ends with aphorisms and quirky quips about health, manners, and Beecham's Pills.
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Hostetter
Queen of the Dumps Leads Hidden Aristocracy
A San Francisco News Letter profile portrays Mrs. Peterson, the so called Queen of the Dumps in Oakland. Once penniless, she now owns two houses, a large bank balance, and a thriving dumps-based trade selling recyclables. Observers note others fear to challenge her turf, while speculation links her future to social prominence for her children.
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Oakland
Mrs. Peterson
Oak Street
Petersons
San Francisco News
Bell the Cat phrase linked to Douglas and Spanish queen tale
The piece explains the proverb bell the cat linked to Archibald Douglas the Earl of Angus who killed king’s favorites in a Lauder church council. It notes the London Times query about who would bell the cat amid Spain abdication talk and cites the Free Press.
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Archibald Douglas
Earl of
Angus
Douglas
James III
Cochrane
Earl of Mar
Church of Lauder
Lord Grey
Bell
Spain
London Times
Bell the
Eree Press
Pleasant Syrup of Wigs praised as family remedy
A periodical column extols Syrup of Wigs as a mild laxative with pleasant flavor and soothing effects, urging every family to keep a bottle. It also notes social snubs toward Germans in Paris, and reports on a Wyoming claims about prairie dogs and wells with concealed access.
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Wyoming
Self-Taught. Exchange building quip and notices
A collage of quips and ad snippets appears noting a boy asking why the old exchange building exists and a lamb mockingly responding. The page also contains brief remarks on women avoiding physicians, Pinkham’s Compound, a dismissed claim about Bismarck’s poetry, a proverb on time and housekeeping, SAPOLIO ads, and local mail criticism about pigs in a pond alongside love letters.
Phoenix cough cures and nerve restorer ad
An old medical advertisement touts Piso's Cure for Consumption as the best cough medicine sold everywhere for 25c. It claims Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer stops fits after one day, promises marvelous cures, and offers a free trial bottle and a treatise from Dr. Kline at 931 Arch Street, Philadelphia.
Golden Medical Discovery Promises Cure All Ailments
An advertisement touts Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a universal remedy for fatigue skin liver lungs and blood with a money back guarantee if it fails. It also promotes Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as the best liver pills, stating one dose yields active mild relief from headaches and bilious fuss.
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Dr. Pierce
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Atlanta
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A. M. Weed
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