Cupid Defeated and the Socks in the Trick
A bachelor carries rocks and socks to court a country belle. He writes a marriage note after finding a secret four centimed hidden in the house. The reply reveals the writer is an old maid from forty years ago who never advertised. The ruse ends with the bachelor blushing at his folly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cupid
Pete
New York Sur
Philadelphia Record
Reuben Haybrick
Chicago Chronicle
Billa
Stella
Johnny
Cleveland Ledger
London
Atlanta Constitution
Hatterson
Miss Riter
New York Times
Washington Star
Willie
Philadelphia Ledger
Shock for the Lawyer in City Court
A prominent city lawyer near the city hall told a confessed larceny defendant he faced about three years in jail. The prisoner, stunned, asked for a good lawyer, and the attorney agreed to argue the case.
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Philadelphia Press
Bible Transcribed on Parchment Shines in Congressional Library
A 16th century Bible in the Congressional Library at Washington stands as the most beautiful volume, transcribed on parchment by a monk. The German text is flawless, with illuminated chapter initials depicting saints tied to each chapter’s story.
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Congressional Library
Washington
First Life Insurance Policy Sparks Early Lawsuit
The first life insurance policy on record was issued by William Gibbons on June 15, 1683 for 383 pounds to cover death within a year. He died May 18 the following year, and underwriters challenged payment, arguing the policy counted twelve months of twenty eight days each.
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William Gibbons
Ore and Fuel Policy Highlighted by Scientific American
The piece notes Pennsylvania produces over half of U S iron but less than 2 percent of ore mined while Ohio contributes under 1 percent. It observes ore and fuel are brought together in this country, with Alabama as the lone state where ore and fuel are found together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
United States
Ohio
Alabama
Scientific American
Sermon on Covetousness Sparks Offbeat Church Exchange
A church remark about covetousness provokes a humorous exchange after a sermon. Brother Paeer, and the Rev K Moffatt Laightly, joke about the audience paying attention, with one remark suggesting a wife was the butt of the joke.
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Brother Paeer
Taken at His Word
Mr and Mrs Newly exchange lines in a Detroit Free Press verse exchange about value and love. The sparring dialogue contrasts paying dearly with the appeal of free gifts.
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Mr. Newly
Mrs. Newly
Detroit Free Press
Variety of jokes and witticisms across newspapers
A collage of short humor lines and anecdotes from several papers. It includes quips about trust, marriage, poetry, editors and artisans, with playful exchanges and punchlines from multiple columns and editors. The collection blends social satire with domestic humor and light dialogue.
American workers in England face higher living costs than expected
Consul Halstead reports that American welders in the Birmingham area found living expenses in England not cheaper than in the United States. He notes many Americans abroad expected lower costs, with most returning home after discovering higher than anticipated living costs.
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United States
Binlstead
Birmingham
England
State Department
Great Britain
Janet Workman
Halstead
America
Dammed by Prairie Dogs Migrating Across the Red River
The Kansas City Journal reports Matt Dubr recalling a 1874 prairie dog migration from Oklahoma to southwestern Texas. He describes millions of dogs crossing the Red River for six days in July, clogging streams and driving cattle away from drinking waters before heading toward the staked plains. The piece also notes eccentric cyclones and a tale of naked poultry from a different event.
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Oklahoma
Texas
Matt Dubr
Red River
Stillwater
Council Creek
A. L. Curry
Pawnee City
Kansas City Journal
Curious Money Miracles and Odd Finds Across Seas
A Scarborough man finds thirty eight pins in a breakfast egg and a penny once hidden in an egg. A Spitalfields market gardener discovers a lost half crown inside a potato after months. A shark carried news of the Franco German war to an Australian finder in 1870. A Milford Haven trawlerDoggedly returns a packet of papers proving Miss Macdonald's Irish estate claim.
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Scarborough
Spitalfields Market
Smith
Australia
Milford Haven
Carlingford Lough
Oregon Blood Purifier Named for Purifying Claims
A claim centers on a product titled Oregon Blood Purifier said to cleanse the blood and tone the body. The statement emphasizes its restorative effects and health benefits.
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Oregon
Muscles Under Tension Not Arms Do Most Work
A Revue Scientifique view argues fatigue concentrates in the back neck and lower spine rather than arms. It cites a baker, blacksmith, soldier, and oarsman to show fatigue shifts with sustained work. The author urges changing muscle work to reduce strain and rest the same groups.
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Revue Scientifique
Experiment of Living in the Country Debated
City dwellers discuss moving to the countryside with Mrs Upmore-How and Mrs Hyems. They note higher costs for city-supplied butter and vegetables but say they entertain far less, reflecting a practical trade off in rural living.
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Upmore
Hyems
Reading slows to sharpen mind pictures and ideas
The article argues that rushing through reading wastes time and harms thinking. It compares under exposing a plate to an under exposed brain and urges deliberate, thoughtful reading to form impressions. It notes that fast reading yields weak mental imagery and urges parents to use Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup during teething.
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St. Nicholas
Mrs. Winslow
Gracious me exclaims over servant girl troubles
A lady laments the stubbornness of a Russian hired girl who refuses to wash kimonos due to their Japanese origin. The husband asks what happened as the scene shifts to a drugstore where Piso's Cure is advertised at 25 cents.
An Unkind Cut in Newpop Nursery Conversation
In a playful exchange Mrs. Newpop jokes that the baby quiets when the singer begins. The baby’s reaction is dismissed as merely puzzled by the unfamiliar sound, highlighting domestically humorous undertones of the scene.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Taken Internally
Franks J Carney and F J Cheney pledge one hundred dollars for a cure by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The document, sworn in Toledo, Ohio, December 6, by notary A W Gleason, promotes the remedy as a blood and mucous surface treatment with free testimonials from F J Cheney & Co.
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A. D
A. W. Gleabon
Hall
Mide
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
C. Hall
Not Quite Satisfactory Hicks-I Understand Telephone Comfort
A humorous item from the Somerville Journal notes a telephone in a house causes Mrs. Wicks to find it convenient yet less than expected. Hicks confirms his wife enjoys it less, since she must listen half the time.
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Chicago Journal
Hicks
Somerville Journal
Philadelphia Press
Hiram
Papa
Miss Fechis
Chicago Tribune
Spiggets
Feller
Cleveland
Matrimonial Bliss Duel Ends With Denials
A quarrel over accusations exposes a volatile marriage as one spouse accuses the other of folly while the other calmly denies the claims, asserting no intent to lie though the attack lingers.
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Ayers
Ater CO
Lowell
Wana
Ayer
Plso
Pat
Porr
Sorr
Bome
Peru
Sam
Piso
Telluscu
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
Mayetta
Kan
J. H. Spence
Castoria
Lede
Plunder
Aécon Bioon Punvien Lta Restore
Useiti Health Ril
A. J. Tower CO. 2
Ree
Boston
U. S
Tower Canadian Co
Toronto
Canada
GEO. W. Food
Portland, Oregon
Wyatt
Putnam
Eodtaes
Monroe Drug CO
Uniomille
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