Queen Maud's wit and press prank at public function
The London Tatler recounts Queen Maud with her sister at a public function where a curious pressman sought a scoop. She slipped a note to her sister revealing the flat remark My new boots pinch me horribly causing the reporter's disappointment.
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London Tatler
Attempting the Impossible by a Beauty Doctor
A humorous exchange where a beauty doctor offers to teach the proper way to open and close the mouth for better appearance. The woman counters that she opens gracefully and questions investing in lessons to shut it. Detroit Free Press.
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Detroit
Presa
Good Scheme Toys Lead to Toothache in Boy
Tommy refuses to take medicine as instructed. He cannot find a spoon and confesses to using a fork instead, prompting a parental scolding. The Cleveland Leader presents the humorous anecdote in light domestic terms.
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Tommy
Mommy
Cleveland
To Break In New Shoes With Allen's Foot-Ease
Shake in Allen's Foot-Ease powder to cure hot aching swollen feet and corns. Ingrowing nails and onions treated. Available at druggists and shoe stores. Sample mailed free. Address Olmsted Le Roy NY.
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le Roy
N. Y
Absent Minded Papa Prompted by Jinx Call
A humorous exchange from the Houston Post features a child asking what to tell Mr Jinx if he calls at night. The father directs the child to send the caller to him, highlighting a playful family moment.
Passing Fancy Foes Attract Cranks In Family Dinner Talk
A Chicago Tribune column notes a fad among clane mates as people lament fuss over attackers. In a Pittsburg Post scene, an elderly man mistakes a young man dining with a chorus singer for his grandson, sparking amused banter about family connections.
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Larry
Chicago Tribune
Pittsburg Post
Reward Offered for Cure of Catarrh by Internal Remedy
The advertisement offers a one hundred dollar reward for a catarrh cure that cannot be cured by a fad. It lists Chen ee y & Co Toledo as proprietors and Truax Wholesale Drs Toledo as distributors. The cure is described as internal acting on blood and mucous systems, priced at 76 cents per bottle, with testimonials and family pills promoted.
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Kansas City
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New York City
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Brooklyn
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Farmer Offers Witty Pay in Kisses in Kaneans
A humorous piecemeal scene from the Houston Chronicle depicts a farmer negotiating pay with a prospective hired man in Kaneans. The farmer offers two quirky options: six dollars a day plus three of his daughter’s kisses, or three dollars a day with six kisses. The talking cow and dog add a playful, rural tone.
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Woman Credits Kidney Pills After Five Years Illness
Mrs. Rennethe Myers of Ironton Ohio says five years of kidney trouble left her weak and bedridden. She states the first box of Dean's Kidney Pills helped and after four boxes the pain and bloating were gone and she has stayed healthy since. Bold by all dealers 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Harvard Woman Astronomer Wins Royal Honor for Star Discoveries
Mrs. Williamina Paton Fleming of the Harvard Observatory is celebrated as the top living star discoverer with eight unobserved novae, eighty four fifth type stars, and 200 new variables. She becomes the first American woman elected to the Royal Astronomical Society of London.
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Harvard University
Williamina Paton Fleming
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Robert Stevens
America
NEW RUSSIAN LEADER GREGORY MAXIME CONNECTS EXILED REVOLUTION
Prominent Russian revolutionary Gregory Maxime, once Riga’s newspaper owner, now in the United States, is sought as the logical leader for Russians abroad. His Baltic republic affair, exile journey via Manchuria and Vladivostok, and vow to inspire Siberia mark his defiant presence against the Douma and autocracy.
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Siberia
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Witte
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Sea Island Cotton Promotion in Ceylon Scheme
A Colombo firm offers sea island cotton free to anyone who will plant it in Ceylon. They report seed enough to plant 3,000 acres has been applied for, equating to 3,000 bales of sea island cotton.
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England
Philadelphia
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Coffee criticism sparks wager along Missouri River
The anecdote recounts Senator Vest questioning a Boniface about what the drink is, the proprietor answering coffee, and Vest deriding the brew with a boast about biting a coffee bean and swimming the Missouri River to Alton, IL to prove a point. The exchange appears in The Search-Light.
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Boniface
West
Missouri
Alton
Inno cence and Three Ages of Man Quote Variant
A New York press quote outlines three life stages: the first age when one imagines wicked deeds called Inno cence, the second when one commits them named The Prime of Life, and the third when one repents labeled Dotage. The piece satirically contrasts thought, action, and remorse across youth, adulthood, and old age.
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New York
Melodrama Echoes in Aged Gallery Gossip
Quips from a Philadelphia Ledger column mock dramatic conceits and old securities in a joking meditation on villains, heroes, and odd contemporary absurdities. The text riffs on a boastful old man, a sheep skin threat, and a grocer's cantaloupe pitch amid wry, scattered observations.
Water as a universal remedy warned by National Magazine
The National Magazine extols hot water applications as a superior remedy for many ailments. A neck wrap for croup, hot water compresses for toothache and neuralgia, and hot baths for colic provide quick relief. Hot water aids constipation and soothes the digestive tract, with long-term use plus diet improving mild dyspepsia.
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National Magazine
One legged man and a poor farmer joke flashback
In a refined minstrel sketch the interlocutor asks a riddle about a one legged man and a poor farmer. The joke hinges on not being able to raise a half crop of corn. A performer, Mr Blimber, is introduced to sing a vaudeville style ditty about a mother-figure cleaning a mat.
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William
Blimber
Burglar Refuses Interview for Pittsburg Paper
A reporter seeks the burglar Bill for his side of the crime but he refuses to talk, promising a future in Pittsburg. The conversation hints at a house theft linked to the Thompsons and a misreported summer absence. England's colonial trade is noted as highly valuable for manufactures.
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Bill
Pittsburg
Saxony’s Seven Special Industrial Schools Train Locksmiths Blacksmiths
Saxony maintains seven dedicated industrial schools aimed at training locksmiths and blacksmiths for skilled labor. Each institution focuses on hands on craft education, preparing students for metalwork trades in the region.
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Saxony
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