Mark Twain as a Child in Financial Matters
A New York Sun piece recalls Mark Twain's casual approach to money and business. A hotel clerk notes his confusion over large sums after his wife’s death and Twain’s habit of drawing cash, sometimes with no entries, until a cashier was fired for misaccounting. The humorist joked that he would stay only as long as his shirts stayed clean, then return home when they became dirty.
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Mark Twain
Clemens
New York Sun
Gladstone and the Heckler in Midlothian Encounter
In a Midlothian campaign exchange Gladstone rebuked Sir John Usher for questioning his Ireland policy. He declared the Almighty has put the understanding in his skull, then rejected Usher s grasp of the idea. The moment left Usher speechless. Westminster Gazette.
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Gladstone
Midlothian
John Usher
Norton
Usher
Westminster Gazette
When He Did Better
A bishop recalls a summer sermon by a boastful youth who bragged of his performance. The bishop replies that the youth did better last year, implying a prior stronger effort. The tale highlights humility and the irony of self praise.
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Sshop
Ordinary Man Preference Sparks Domestic Banter
Mrs Gregg laments two weeks with overly capable husbands and wryly praises simple, helpless husbands who focus on the basics like bread and sunlit laundry, expressing a preference for traditional domestic roles.
The Value of Politeness in Everyday Life
A reflective note on politeness versus smartness, arguing politeness remains constant while opinions vary. It suggests honesty and fairness are not universally accepted and hints at differing cultural reception reflected by a newspaper quote from the Atchison Globe.
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Atchison Globe
A Little Dip Into Space and Delta Librae
A Gar Weil F. Serviss excerpt describes Delta Librae as a star gemmed reef in space. It explains distances to Earth and to the star, noting two quadrillions of miles and the slow pace of light, with bold comparisons and a sense of cosmic depths beyond reach.
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Earth
Stara
Tronomer
Charles Nordmann
Delta Librae
Garweil F. Serviss
New York American
Candor and loyalty spark in a glass-eyed confession
In a dramatic Victorian tone, Matilda and George declare transformed views of love. He admits his deceitful prior beliefs about women, praising her eyes as true, while she exclaims their happiness and recalls the London oculist reveal that his left eye is a glass one.
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Matilda
George
London
The Taste For Horse In The Peking Legations
Miss Hooker recounts in Behind the Scenes In Peking how inmates of the legations develop a taste for horse meat. Anglo Saxon readers may acquire the habit, though many prefer mule or pony to horse, and some even favor fresh horse over canned beef.
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Legations
Irate father confronts departing suitor in Philadelphia hallway
A very pretty girl stood in her home hallway in the evenings ago as the young man left after a farewell kiss. The irate father burst in demanding the boy explain his intentions. The suitor claimed he was only trying to kiss goodbye and then fled.
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Philadelphia
Our Eyes and Pupils See as School Head Master Note
A school head master posted a lecture subject on Our Eyes and How We See Through Them and found an alternate title beneath reading Our Pupils and How They See as. The brief item from London Stray Sto hints at a humorous misreading reflecting a pun on pupils and vision.
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London
Strange Bargain Woman Haunts Pacific Steamers
An elderly New England widow, widow of a sea captain, struck a bizarre deal with a Panama Bay shipping line. She secured a life pass for herself and a maid aboard their steamers between Panama and Valparaiso, then boarded various ships, stayed in a stateroom, and attempted to profit from the arrangement. The company later learned the tale was driven by hoarding and improper demands, and the woman continued living aboard Pacific steamers until her death.
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New England
Ama
Valparaiso
Panama Bay
Thecivic Coast Navigation Company
Sage
Colere
Ol Dame
New York Press
Johnsons Hat Episode in 1780 Election Canvassing
A Westminster Gazette note recalls Dr. Johnson joining Ralph Thrale’s canvassing in 1780. While joking about hats, Johnson insists hats are useless now, except to throw up in the air in celebration or satire.
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Dr. Johnson
Johnson
Westminster Gazette
A Changed Man Mightier Than He Seems
A Scottish magistrate reflects on power and humility after a comical clash with a farmer’s cow. The newly minted bailie marches along in earnest, misreading danger as destiny, until a pratfall from the animal reminds him of his limits.
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Scotland
Mother-of-pearl used worldwide for art and trade
The article notes mother-of-pearl imported shells ornament church vestments in Russia and used for jewelry in Austria. Italy carves high relief cameos on shells, and Turkey engraves allegorical designs on Jerusalem shells. Tropical island natives craft ornaments, while South Pacific peoples make bright mother-of-pearl fishhooks eliminating the need for bait.
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Russia
Austria
Italy
Turkey
Jerusalem
South Pacific
His Compliments to the Judge in a Clever Quip
Bonaventure de Fourcroy, noted as a witty society poet and orator, asked by a magistrate what he would do with his son replies with a sharp line. If there is an intimate barrister, if not I’ll make him a judge.
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Bonaventure de Fourcroy
Moliere
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