Endicott Family Feud Over a Flim Flam Word
Maud Endicott visits in a western town and clashes with Dr Horton after a quarrel over the term flim flam revealing a local romance. A stroke scare for Mrs Mason leads to a comic twist when a silver half dollar and a genuine act of kindness expose the real motives behind the misunderstanding.
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Maud Endicott
Mavn
Joseph Chamberlain
Mason
Kalamazoo
Boston
Tom
Maud
Dr. Horton
Mand
Jellies from Old Boots and Inventions in Economy
A lively note on American ingenuity turning waste into value. From scraps and old boot parts to dyes, flavors, and perfumes, the essay praises industry’s knack for repurposing useless truck into refined products like pure fruit jellies and saccharine. It cites Popular Mechanics on national thrift.
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France
American coal baron redefines aristocracy in clash with English lord
In a Washington Star quip, Mr. Cumrox notes an English lord once seemed haughty until he met an American coal baron, who revealed what true aristocracy can be. The exchange reflects satire on class and wealth.
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Mr. Cumrox
Washington Star
The Human Thought On His Past Deeds
A brief reflection from the Atchison Globe notes a man judging his deeds, recalling wrongs and good intentions, concluding his own moral standing compared with others as he contemplates future actions.
Far distant planet Victoria named by Prof Forbes
Science notes Neptuse extends the solar system by over a thousand million miles and Prof George Forbes names a farther planet Victoria, predicted to lie about ten million miles from the sun. A French refrigerator design uses closed metal cylinders and a light atmosphere to keep fruit at fixed temperatures, with gradual thawing. The heart pumps about 24% ounces of blood per second, with heavy daily output. Smoke filtration in Brussels converts waste into usable fuel, while coal reserves are quantified across global regions and projected lifespans vary by country. US coal production rises from 6.2 million tons in 1891 to 45 million tons in 1961.
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Neptuse
Solar
George Forbes
Victoria
Germany
Ferdinand Fischer
Gottingen
England
Belgium
Austria-Hungary
France
Africa
United States
Novel Death Test Reveals Fluorescin Effects on Living Bodies
A report discusses a death test using fluorescin developed by Dr Icard of Marseilles. Injected under the skin it discolores living tissue and mucous membranes, turning eyes green and pupils nearly invisible for a few hours, with effects fading afterward.
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Icard
Marseilles
France
French Academy of Sciences
Icar
Seard
Boston
Hersali
The Anojintihe of William IV and Royal Attire Incident
At the coronation of William the Fourth the archbishop prepared to crown him with the chest gesture and unrobe for the ritual, revealing the king wore a tight admiral’s uniform beneath his mantle. The delay sparked impatience and indifference to ritual, with irritability noted and a hint of democratic sentiment in the eccentric sovereign’s bearing.
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William IV
Sabor Kins
Bahia Coast City Water Rent Figures
The Brazilian coast city of Bahia has about 200,080 inhabitants living in 11.00 houses. Each house pays 3 dollars monthly for water rent.
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Bahia
Birds and death quoted in Oakfield Eagle fragment
A fragment from Oakfield Eagle features a distorted dialogue about killing birds. The Woman asks who kills the birds while the Man boasts his sport demands death. The Boy loves destruction and the Girl mentions digging graves for feathers, revealing a bleak, cryptic exchange.
Humorous Quips and Banter Across Courtship and Cash
A string of light hearted exchanges and wry quips sketches social quirks. Jokes touch on money borrowings witty misunderstandings about poetry and authors and a jury verdict. Characters include Nell Belle Harduppe Slobbs Muggins Buggins Wagg Tom Dick Hook Nye Henpeck and a golf fiend jury.
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Nell
Penner
Tom
Hook
Andrew Carnegie
John
France debates timing of death after decapitation
London News reports a French physician questioning whether death is instantaneous after decapitation. He argues blood loss from neck vessels and air pressure keep the brain nourished briefly, with inertia lasting hours before final death, a topic linked to future executions by the guillotine.
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France
London News
Wait and See. Ethel George Threatens Suicide Over Consent
A Chicago Record Herald item reports a woman recounting that a man named George says he will kill himself if consent is not given. A mother counsels patience, urging vigilance to see if he acts, implying he may be unworthy of her love.
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Ethel—George
Chicago Record- Herald
Managing a Wife Says Phil osopher in Record
A Philadelphia Record quip attributed to the Manayunk philosopher claims the only successful way to manage a wife is to let her have her own way, reflecting a dated domestic humor mood.
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Philadelphia Record
Cunning of Brer Fox in North Carolina Fox Chase
A North Carolina fox chase ends when hunters trap a hollow chestnut log to reveal three foxes racing the dogs through a ravine. The incident, witnessed by officials, shows Reynard using cunning to evade the hunt across multiple entrances before the log is cut open.
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Reyinach
North Carolina
John B. Evans
Republican State Committee
J. C. Sharris
W. Logan
United States
J. D. Miller
Bernard
Reynard
French views on Franco American friendship and misperceptions
The North American Review essay by M. Gaston Deschamps praises deep Franco American ties and urges closer mutual knowledge. It contrasts American and French stereotypes, noting Americans chase wealth while Paris hosts a lively, worldly scene. Deschamps argues gold in America funds science and art.
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America
France
North American Review
M. Gaston Deschamps
Litterateur
Hyde
United States
Paris
New World
M. Deschamps
Harpers Weekly
Live mannequin gallery ideas foreseen by fashion magnate
A London Telegraph report notes a fashion magnate plans a live museum of dresses exhibited by a staff of specialized living mannequins. Privileged visitors would view creations in galleries, requiring a diverse team of mannequins with sport, ball, and stage-ready physiques, plus an expert living dummy earning about ten dollars weekly plus board and four dresses annually.
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Rue de la
Paix
London Telegraph
Couturier
Tantheon
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