Florida's tallest bamboo grows in Arcadia at seventy feet
The Arcadia bamboo, likely the tallest in America, reaches about 70 feet with a 60 foot spread and 12 foot ground diameter. Eight years old, this Indian species is naturalized in Jamaica and Florida, thriving in the rainy season but damaged by cold snaps. It shoots to full height in six weeks and shows diameters from four to one inches at the base.
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Florida
America
Arcadia
Fie
India
South Florida
West Indies
Jamaica
A Good Business and Street Car Line Profit Motive
A Louisville Courter Journal excerpt argues a street car line is a good business regardless of weather. It notes riders seek shelter from rain and heat and claims a transport line will profit under all conditions, with emphasis on human needs and resilience.
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Louisville Courter-Journal
Net on Democratic Principles
Quote by Macaulay noting that a legislature not based on democratic principles cannot remain popular once it stops being weak.
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Macaulay
Two Proposals Echo Nervous Moment Between Lovers
Two quotes capture a tense exchange as one partner recalls the nerves before proposing and the other mirrors the uncertainty until the moment occurred. The dialogue reflects shared hesitation and anticipation in a romantic exchange.
There Is No Death author in Charleston News Courter
The author of There Is No Death appears in Charleston News and Courter records, with notes linking the work to a local writer. The piece reflects regional literary activity and publication status.
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Charleston News and Courter
Trying It on Nas and Approval Purchase Conversation
A brief exchange where Nan compliments Nas on a gown and explains it was bought on approval.
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Nas
Nan
What Really Draws A High Brow Lecture
A Pittaburg Post summary notes a fre lecture drawing few attendees while mocking the audience’s preference for a barefoot dance, contrasting intellectual topics with popular spectacle.
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Pittaburg
Identifying Gussy by a London Opinion quip
The London Opinion jokes about Gus’s appearance noting a bore in a corner signals Gussy’s presence. The line contrasts two men with one bored to death describing Gussy’s look. The quip captures a caricatured image tied to the name Gussy.
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London
George's Discovery
George answers a schoolmarm's question about links between animal and plant kingdoms with a humorous remark about hash and everyone.
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George
Achilles Wryly Notes Hair Drying in Swimming
A playful remark from Little Achilles about hair drying in swimming. The piece contrasts his laughing line with a pale summary about New York City meat consumption, stating 26 cents per person per day, down 4 percent over five years.
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Little Achilles
New York
New York City
Rivalry of Muckrakers Highlights City Compare
Chicago residents claim City corruption rivals San Francisco while a Californian disputes the charge. The exchange reflects intercity tensions and pride reported in the Philadelphia Ledger.
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Chicago
San Francisco
Philadelphia Ledger
Understanding Health Through Right Living Practices
The text argues that good health stems from right living and informed choices across recreation, enjoyment, contemplation, and exertion. It suggests medicines are unnecessary under normal conditions and emphasizes wholesome remedies and shared wellbeing as essential.
Seward's Folly Turned Boon Alaskas Golden Fate
In a 1867 transfer, critics dubbed Seward's purchase of Alaska a fool's bargain. Fifty years later Alaska's riches, from minerals to energy, fueled Seattle’s growth and the region's rapid prosperity. The piece contrasts early derision with enduring wealth and the argonautic rush that shaped the Pacific Northwest.
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Seward
Walruaia
Senate
Alaska
California
Nevada
Seattle
Mercy in Indian tale bridges warring tribes after a captivity
In W D Lyman’s Columbia River account a Shuswap elder urges mercy over torture for an Okanogan girl captured in a feud. Flowers and presents replace mutilation, the procession restores the girl to her father, and peace follows between the tribes. A separate quip about a medical quiz ends with a pun on price and friendship.
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Columbia River
W. D. Lyman
Shuswaps
Okanoganhs
Perilous coughs and need for medicine
The ad urges consulting a doctor about Ayer's Cherry Pectoral for severe coughs and notes medicines like Ayer's Pills help with constipation and sluggish liver. It attributes guidance to doctors and references J. C. Ayer Co. of Lowell, Massachusetts.
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Ayer
Wade
J. C. Ayer Co
Lowell
Masa
Work in Progress Prompted by Magazine Accepts
Mrs Bacon asks about her husband writing a poem and a joke about a magazine. Mrs Egbert confirms he is working on one to get it accepted. The Yonkers Statesman quip notes a cruel marriage practice involving East Indians selling widows when their flowers die.
Barber Father Causes a Love's Formal Pause
A young man caresses his lady, she withdraws and urges him to consult her father. He asks why and she explains her father is a barber, implying social bounds and propriety in a light domestic scene from Success Magazine.
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Success Magazine
Footwear Fashion Quips On Fit And Fun
A playful line extols tight shoes for fashion and fun. It puns on two corns sharing one ache and observes two throbbing toes as a humorous image of discomfort tied to style.
Privileged Retainer Sparks Long Suburban Day Tale
A filled out fragment notes a servant’s impertinence in a distant suburb as a privileged old family retainer remarks on a girl who has served for over five weeks, reflecting social tensions in a Harper's Weekly style vignette.
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Harper's Weekly
Circumstantial Evidence in Criminal Trials
Sir Henry Hawkins defends circumstantial evidence as essential in great crimes. He notes most murder trials lack eyewitnesses and argues circumstances speak for themselves, while human testimony can be motive driven. He calls it reliable and the best path to convict.
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Henry Hawkins
England
Beard Claims Distinction in Oklahoma State
A humorous exchange highlights Col as the possessor of the longest beard in Oklahoma, described with pride and humor as a notable and remarkable feature. The remark emphasizes the beard’s prominence within the state.
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Col
George
Oklahoma
Preparatory Delay in Washington Star Passage
A Washington Star excerpt notes a speaker asking about gardening and a discouraged look. The reply mentions that by the time the publication was read the season for flowers and vegetables was over, signaling missed opportunity and timing concerns.
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Washington Star
Nothing to Say Stranger Exchange On Train
A brief dialogue on a moving train features a passerby who asks about opinions in a passenger’s section. The other speaker reveals they are a postmaster, prompting a cautious exchange.
Merely Following the Custom
A fragment notes a character named mos or mo while a cook leaves, packing his clothes and departing like others, implying conformity to a local habit or expectation. The line suggests social pressure or routine drives departures rather than personal motive.
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Mos
Proteus and Taxta as Taxicab Charge Allegory
The old Man figure, Proteus, appears as a recurring unpleasant customer in many forms, symbolizing the charge for taxicabs as seen in the New York Post commentary. The piece suggests a satirical take on taxi pricing through literary allusion.
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Proteus
Taxta
Wnclients
New York Post
Lil’s Morning Health Question Recalled by Nan
Nan asks how Lil feels this morning as Fan notes she looks dreadfully unwell. The exchange centers on Lil’s condition and Nan’s concern.
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Nan
Lil
Nan—O
You are talking about building a new church
Mrs Lucy tech Perk recalls an Englapg clerical great ieser who used many devices to keep worshippers awake. In a heated debate over a proposed new church edifice he paused during a sermon and proclaimed that sleepers in the old church are all sound, implying the new costs were unnecessary.
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Éasant “Books of
Lucy Tech Perk
Englapg
Ieser
Orphan and Matriarch Face Sorrow At New England Funeral
An elderly mother near ninety and her only son mourn a funeral in a New England town. A timid pastor led services and prayed that the Lord would comfort both the orphan and the aging mother, who survives her daughter while being senior by many years.
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New England
Town name sparks child's laugh at station platform
A boy pokes his head from a car window to ask the man on the platform about a place named Wychopen. The man confirms the name, prompting the boy to remark on its oddity. The scene captures a simple roadside moment.
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Wychopen
Paris Compared to Pittsburg in France Comment
A Washington Star quote imagines Paris as a future center of social gaiety and popular excitement, suggesting it could become “the Pittsburg of France” in time. The remark reflects a playful comparison between Paris and an industrial hub known for energy and progress.
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Paris
Mr. Cumroz
Pittsburg
France
Washington Star
Substitute Family Doctor Quip Echoes Through Washington Star
A Washington Star humor column recalls a quip about alimony as a substitute for the family doctor. Mrs Filimmeson notes her ex-husband has grown kind after divorce, joking he quietly provides alimony without complaint.
Reporter Faces Slur In Morning Paper Response
A reader protests being called a "big greasy drunken loafer" in a newspaper report and demands a correction. The letter accuses the item of slander and requests prompt remedial action.
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