Various Oddities and Notable Anecdotes From Around the World
The item outlines a string of curious facts and tales from different places and eras. It mentions long hotel stays, dramatic personal turnarounds in Butte, a Moscow beggar once wealthy, a Shreveport coffin scare, Russian imperial celebrations, a young killer in Roxbury, torture implements in Innsbruck, Chinese emigration 1880 89 and navigation history, a New York street pretzel seller, and the unsettled fate of famous remains in Europe.
Remnant Memorials and Garden Tips from a Bygone Page
A mosaic of antiquated notes on memory and horticulture. It recalls a untraceable urn at a Paris burial ground, then shifts to bouqueting shadows with rose geraniums and ribbon grass. It adds a dramatic Spain Denmark vignette and muses on poetry and rhymes, garden waste, composting, and autumn fires.
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Vick’s
Thanksgiving, By C Dodge
A reflective verse on the perils of constant grumbling and the hope for a future where gratitude dominates the year. The speaker contrasts the once daily feast with ongoing thankfulness and laments the failings of human nature to appreciate blessings.
The Old Young Woman Weighs Two Hundred Fifteen
A humorous portrait in Ladies' Home Journal jokes about a middle aged woman described as young at heart and kittensized yet elephantine. She loves climbing, swinging, and teasing youths, with six children and a bold appetite for adventure. The piece lampoons aging and marriage customs through playful caricature.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
First Cornpopper Laughed At by Skeptics in 1837
In winter 1837, Francis P. Knowlton of Hopkinton N H purchased wire netting to build the first corn popper. He crafted several, sent samples to judges, faced ridicule at Concord hardware stores, and finally sold them on commission before gaining public acceptance. The device entered the Antiquarian Society collection and became common in New England homes. No patent was applied for.
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Francis P. Knowlton
Hopkinton
N. H
Amos Kelley
Knowlton
Judge Harvey
Chase
United States
Concord
Antiquarian Society
New England
The Apple Orchard Puzzle and the Cider Boys
A well known Washington newspaper man strolling the countryside encounters an orchard with all trees bearing fruit except one. He asks a local boy why the lone tree has no apples and the boy replies it is a plum tree. The journalist continues his walk, notebook ready.
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Washington
A Queer Pair in a Dilapidated Indiana Cabin
Hunters in New Trenton, Indiana, discover two elderly sisters, Mary Ann 60 and Bridget 58 Hayes, living in a bare earth floor cabin. Bridget is eccentric and sleeps months, while Mary Ann tends her. neighbors report no men visit. The land is valued at 5000 dollars and the sisters refuse charity. upon one sister’s death the property goes to the Catholic Church in Harrison, Ohio.
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New Trenton
Ind
Hayes
Mary Ann
Bridget
Harrison
Ohio
Accommodating Buoy Exchange in a Country Scene
Dialog captures a country exchange between City Dame and Country Boy about cat tails and a decorative touch. The sketched vignette hints at domestic humor and rural manners in a bygone era.
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City Dame
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Jesse Pomeroy
Frank Valois
Roxbury
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Innsbruck
China
Straits Settlements
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Java
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Amoy
Swatan
Straights Settlements
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Australia
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Pantheon
Louis XVI
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Dan Borao
Espartero
Spain
Baron Dal Borgo
Madrid
Baron Dal Borge
Denmark
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Albion
BY , C. Dodge
E’en
Turkey
Manda T. Crocker
Ernice
Will Thursby
Detroit
Howard Atherling
Bernice
Howard
Hanter
Blackstone
Elise
Olivia
Chicago
Isabelle Slanter
Thursby
Will
Edward Atherling
Atherling
Mrs. Hunter
Grace Atherling
Ysabelle Hunter
Miss Hunter
Hunter
Merriweather
Sinfer
Mamma Whinter
Jock
Merriweather Place
Atherlings
Mrs. Flunter
Mrs. Amsden
Mrs. Annier
Mamma
Mr. Thursby
Sam
Sandy
Sowell
CVE
Jalile
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