Jokes and Jokers from Diogenes to Hood in Irish Wit
A humorous review traces ancient and modern English humor from Diogenes to Hood, Lamb, and Sheridan, contrasting Greek jokes with Irish wit. It jokes about philosophers, poets, and actors, noting Horace, Homer, Boswell, and Johnson, with examples of Irish speech and sly sallies about class and manners.
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Greece
Bes College
Diogenes
Aristophanes
Alexander
Diogene
America
Plato
Horace
Charles Lamb
Homer
James
Mi Des
Miss Des
Sydney Smith
O Gay
Bor Hood
Charley Lamb
Piers
Hood
Johnson
Boswell
Davy Garrick
Sheridan
le Fann
Winmess
Erate
Richard Steele
Borie Roche
Burle
England and
Leland
Untitled Notice Fragment From Chicago Tribune
Fragmented OCR text from the Chicago Tribune shows garbled phrases about fashion, conductors, waiting, fares, and a polite inquiry to a madam. No clear events, names, places, or dates are extractable to form a coherent news item.
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Sas
Hiro
Chicago Tribune
Reverend Jasper Reflects On Famous Sermon In 1878
The Reverend John Jasper of Richmond, a renowned slave preacher now over eighty, affirms his enduring faith in the message of his celebrated sermon that declares the son of God more. He recently outlined the discourse, saying it was written to settle doubts raised by a young member of his flock.
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Jasper
John Jasper
Richmond
de More
Flocs
Chicago
Herulu
Sioux Queen Weds White Husband in Historic Dakota Ceremony
The Sioux queen, known as The Beautiful Woman, marries Charles P. Jordan, a white trader and cousin to General Canter. The wedding, held on the Sioux reservation, drew Old Smoke era chiefs and army officials to witness the union. Jordan, a longtime frontier figure, has endured scalping, arrows, and near death, now tending a farm and stock ranch near Rosebud.
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Charles F. Jerdaz
Genera
Custer
Red Cloud
Charles P. Jordan
Jordan
General Canter
Massouri River
Old Smoke
Womaahood
Vane West
Pine Ride
Miend
Rosebad Agency
Sioux City Journal
Crazed Engineers Haunt Rail Workers With Tragic Accidents
A Philadelphia Times report cites two dramatic cases of mental collapse among railroad workers. A New Jersey conductor, famed for safe runs between New York and Philadelphia, is ruined after seeing a woman at night and destroys his life with fear and insomnia. A Camden and Amboy conductor traumatized by a crash ends his life by leaping before a passing train.
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New Jersey
Philadelphia
New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
Camden and
Amboy
Philadelphia Times
Size of a Whale's Threat in Historical Skepticism
A quoted argument challenges the Jonah tale by noting whalebluther mouths are tiny per standard histories. It cites Appleton and Chambers as saying the gullet is narrow, only small prey pass, while other works claim some species can swallow much larger objects, questioning the feasibility of biblical events.
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Appleton
American Cyelopedia
Chambers’ Encyclopedia
McMillan
Jonah
Yale
Republic
Novel sight charms morning pedestrians in city street
A curious spectacle described in the San Francisco Bulletin shows a large glassy creature striding through a thoroughfare beside people. Observers jostle to view the odd sight, while the creature appears unaware it is out of the ordinary and seems controlled as a wagonish prank.
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Eplanes
Silvet
San Francisco
Bananas ripening on the tree versus after harvest
The article discusses whether bananas ripened on the tree are superior, noting Jamaica sources, fruit maturity, and texture. It urges buyers to accept fruit ripe at purchase, warns of Unripe fruit and deceptive practices, and emphasizes distinguishing good from poor fruit to support honest market standards.
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Jamaica
Floods and ice age myths collide in expert debate
Articles debate whether the biblical flood was local to Mesopotamia or a global event tied to glaciation. The discussion cites Herodotus, Matar Wochenschrift, and Hennig, noting evidences from rocks, sagas, and a vanished western lake to support a broader ice-age flood theory.
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Euphrates
Sness
Antlitz der Erde
Neumayer
Httle
Tigris
The
Jordan
Herr Richard Hennie
America
Salt Lake
Saharas
Egypt
Herr Hennig
Ymir
Hrimthursen
Bors
Bergelmiz
Londos Globe
Smelter Man’s Big Wager Ends With Eight Card Win
Chicago Times reports Bob Reynolds of Boston and Montana smelter fame laid a $2 stake on the eight spot in a long run of turns at Murray’s bank. He never moved the copper, kept the stake, and the eight of hearts appeared beneath the top card. He won $1,024 after a tense sequence with a failing dealer.
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L Smelter
Butte
Mon
Pil Casick
Billings
Boston
Montana
Smelterman
Bob Reynolds
Chicago Times
The Arab and the Jew An Oriental Critic's View
An Oriental critic compares two New York weekly papers, one Hebrew one Arabic, noting type design and stylistic contrasts. She asserts Hebrew thought is broad and upright while Arabic thought is serpentine and ornate, yet both are Semitic and monotheistic. History and circumstance shape differences.
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New York
San
The Poor German Novel and Other Fragments
A selection of observations on late German fiction and publishing urges, noting second and third rate novels rising while genuine As decline. It critiques market pressures pushing authors like Sadermann and Voss into different drama forms, and laments veteran writers’ drift and productivity culture. The piece includes a humorous postcard to curb lazy letter writing and ends with a Wodehouse-esque anecdote about Mrs Eastside and a mar ried visitor.
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Sadermann
Gerbardt
Harptmann
Voss
Hae Freitag
Delbazen
Blackwood’s
Philadelphia travelers use cable code for safe arrival
Many Philadephians abroad send brief notices home via the cable code. The first message arriving with the word abintion signals that the traveler is arrived safe and well after a good voyage, a detail Amelia notes in The News.
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Amelia
Sir Walter Raleigh Spirit Reappears in Philadelphia Street Scene
In a Philadelphia street encounter reported by the Philadelphia Press a workingman helps a West Philadelphia woman avoid a muddy shoe by using a stick to clean it, then offers a bandana to wipe the shoe. The scene evokes the chivalric ideal of Sir Walter Raleigh amid modern urban life.
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Walter Raleigh
Sir Walter Raleigh
Raleigh
Philadelphia Press
Smithfield Ham Fame and Processing Tradition
Washington Post notes Colonel Thomas Longley lauding Smithfield ham as superior to Westphalian varieties. He outlines a curing method, ash burial, and a parboil to skin removal before baking with vinegar and sugar. The piece credits Captain Isaac, Smithfield town namesake, with inventing the hog coring process.
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Thomas Longley
Virginia
Westphalia
Mother Earth
Smithfield
Universal Smith Family
Isaac
General Washington
Maryland
Waeshingter Post
Uneasy Plaster Demand From Colored Woman in Washington Star Anecdote
A colored woman asks for an uneasy plaster in a bold bandanna, offers a quarter, and learns the apothecary means adhesive plaster for a cut finger. The shopkeeper suggests porric plaster and the customer returns with a note from her mistress explaining the request. The tale is presented as a true story from the Washington Star.
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Washington Star
Glass stopper tips and witty quotes from Kingston Freeman
The clipping mentions steeping corks in vaseline to resist acid attack, a joke about the Woman's Exchange, a quip on fashion from Boston, and a note about a Florence teacher in 1387 who burned his house and rebuilt with profits from two volumes of Cloera.
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Kingston Freeman
Florence
This Design Laves Little to te Desired In Flemuty and Concenience
A country residence features exterior variety and interior compactness with oak parlor maple library and ash dining rooms, stained glass over sash windows, terra cotta crested roofs, and indirect heating. Cost noted around $4,500 plus building cost guidance and cautionary anecdotes on budgeting and management in early American home design.
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Palliser, Palliser & Co
Po Theres and Hangings in a Florida Winter Home
Fragmentary prose describes a poet’s winter home in Florida with wooden structure and dramatic hangings. The narrator references portieres, saltcloth frames, and large fireplaces. Scattered lines mention Jewish guides and a controversial reason tied to a historic victory, noted as a costly sea crossing.
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Perieres
Florida
Portieres
Reis
Bulls and toreros prove perilous sport in Madrid ring
London Graphic argues bullfighting can be defended as a display of skill and courage. It cites Espartero’s death and Lagartijo’s feats to claim danger must be understood, praises riding of valued horses, and asserts cowardice accusations stem from ignorance while noting perils in the plaza.
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Espartero
Toreros
Lagartijo
Frasevelo
Paper wound wheels attempt safer and cheaper construction
The article describes replacing wire bindings on large wheels with wound manilla paper bound in layers around a wooden skeleton. A revolving frame holds the wheel, glue seals the sheets, and about 100 layers are applied. It notes lower cost but warns of risks if the engine stops suddenly and speed remains high, risking a burst from centrifugal force.
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Edly
Boston Commercial Bulletin
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Desdemona
Otello
Signora Desdemora
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Dogs
Maxi_ Astor
William Waldorf Astor
Louis XIV
de Moantes
Bate
London
Bostance
Tre
Madras
St Louis Republic
PRAM
Rpom
Boree
Ke Pase
Iake
New York Records
Detroit Free Press
Rosenfel
Chermdtoc
Euppiemental
Bes
W.T. Delaplaine
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