The Embassy Ceremony and the Costly Diplomats Life
A Saturday Evening Post excerpt discusses the pomp and expense of ambassadorial ceremonies. It details a lavish arrival at the palace with a multi carriage procession, the frock coat and gray suede gloves of the American envoy, and the insistence on a substantial tip to royal staff. The piece contrasts European grandness with American practicality and notes that the first secretary enforces a pourboire rule of 200 dollars for an ambassador.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
America
London
Paris
Rome
Prince Albert
Corps de Garde
Arma
Frst
Jearnes
Axka
Paint Increases Farm Property Value And Longevity
A Kansas farmer argues paint protects buildings extending life by 26 to 50 percent and adds value, likening upkeep to fences and implements. The exchange in a father son dialogue contrasts honesty and cleverness with business insight, noting success hinges on hard work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Transcript
Guessing Temperatures On Arctic Expedition Trials
The diary describes a winter contest at a camp on an Arctic ice shelf where explorers guessed daily temperatures when thermometers failed. Roald Amundsen notes that trained guessing could approximate monthly means within tenths of a degree, with eight correct guesses as the best monthly score and varied accuracy among competitors.
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Arctic
Hut Roald Awundsen
South Pole
Greet Lee Barrier
Aseichian
Merulog
Stubberud
Pepys Views Women at Backney and Westminster Church
George Hodges recounts Pepys visiting Backney church to see the schoolgirls and later Westminster parish church to view women through a perspective glass. He notes pleasures from watching fine women and a misidentification of Betty Michell, followed by her mother, during Sunday visits.
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Pepys
Backney Church
Westminster
Betty Michell
George Hodges
Altlantic
Linguistic Quirks and Odd Tales From Old Newspapers
A collage of short items discusses misnaming in colonial Africa with Dutch and native terms, a Viennese tailor driven to lunacy by vanity, a Pall Mall Gazette note on asylum enticement, and a Washington Herald quip about a clerk shifted from silk to grindstone.
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Mirror
Pall Mal
Grindstone
Washington Herald
You talk about men exclaimed the suffragette
A fragmented dialogue fragment shows a suffragette challenging the value of men's deeds toward women. A timid reply claims the ballot box as a male invention. The passage blends antiquated phrasing with garbled OCR artifacts and stray names.
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Lace
Moonlighters Shot Wells Under Moonlit Risky Trade
The piece recounts the rise of moonlighters, secret nitroglycerin shooters who operated at night to avoid patent owners' high charges. It notes deadly accidents, including one Swede killed after a cap misfire and a second fatal blast when the rope slackened, annihilating workers and wrecking a derrick.
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Hince
Pittebargh Diapateb
Victor Hugo in Exile and the Attic Where He Wrote
A portrait of Hauteville House in Guernsey and Victor Hugo’s attic workshop. The late Sir William Butler details Hugo's small camp bed, stove, and carpentry style writing table where Les Miserables and other works were crafted.
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Victor Hugo
Guernsey
Sir William Butler
Hauteville House
Jethoo and
Sark
Alderney
Casquet Rocks
Cherbourg
Dejeuner
Flag tribute tied to estates of Wellington and Marlborough
On the Waterloo anniversary June 18 1815 the Duke of Wellington was to present a new flag bearing French colors to the king as acknowledgment of Strathfeldsage manor held by the Iron Duke. The flag, once carried to Windsor, decorates Wellington’s bust and grants the estate. failure to send the banner forfeits the estate. A similar custom governs Blenheim and the Marlborough domains with a flag on August 13 1704.
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Waterloo
Duke of Wellington
Strathfeldsage
Napoleon
Windsor Castle
Blenheim
Duke of Marlborough
Windsor
London
Terrors of Anticipation in a Country Drugstore
An old farmer inquires about a small quantity of butter in a wholesale druggist's office, triggering alarm and a hasty exit as staff apply safety measures amid a curious, misheard exchange. The scene, labeled as a National Food Magazine item, centers on mistaken fears and a frenzied reaction.
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Recker
Jacoba
Jacobs
A Story of Beau Nash and a witty reply
The tale recounts Beau Nash’s lineage and a quip about his father’s shame. Nash says he rarely mentions his father not from shame but because his father has reason to be ashamed of him. The anecdote references a Swansea partnership and a Duchess of Marlborough remark.
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Beau Nash
Beau Nasal
Bwansea
Duchess of Marlborough
Nash
Maxim Mangled Quip Sparks Dinner Table Debate
The Pittsburgh Post quotes a reader about perseverance and marriage as a humorous take on long marriage life. The line suggests misreading a proverb and turns to dinner preferences. The item captures a light reader moment from a city paper.
A Glaring One Teacher Prompt with Odd Phrasing
A cryptic classroom prompt asks to identify the function of the word love in a sentence about a sick boy and a girl named Nia. The fragment mentions a peerhix and cites names like Johony mom London Tit Rita in a puzzling mix of words.
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Johony
London
Rita
Lengthy Note on Collector Request Ignored
Fragmentary OCR shows a man demanding payment from a woman named Lene. The Boston court or official is unclear as the text is corrupted and partly unreadable.
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Clarence Butt
Ormce
Bank of Newberg Building
DR. C. A. Eldriedge
First National
DR. A. M. Davis
Ferguson's
J. C. Price
U. S. Natl
E. P. Dixon
John 8. Rankin
Physicians and Surgeons
U. S. National Bank
Littlefield & Romig
First Nat’l Bank
Thos. W. Hester
Dixon Building
Newberg
Oregon
F. H. Wilson
Bisok ii
Blue
Edwards Bldg
Newberg, Ore
G. E. Stuart
Main St
A. E. Wilson
W. W. Hollingsworth & Son Funeral Directors & Embalmers
Uncle Sam
Tre
England
Henry Beach Needham
Saturday Evening Post
Uganda
Buganda
Damaraland
Damaqualand
Namaqualand
Griqualand
Damara
German Africa
London Chronicle
Palace
Marcos Aarelina
Confucine
Pittsburgh Post
Boston
C.A. Morris
Jeweler
Aewberg Wood Yard
Dawson House
West Hancock St
E. P. Hamilton
the Ice Man
J. L. van Blaricom
Iron Works
Blaine Sts
Munn & Co
Now
York
Washington
Joly
Ieee
A. M. Dunlap Motor Transfer No
Bnos Ellis
General Contracting
Jolmes Business College
Portland
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