Court Fines Tenderfoot and Boots Keene From Town
In a Wyoming court a case between Tom Keene and Jim Barny ends with Barny fined $2 plus costs for seeking a tenderfoot and playing a full house hand in poker. Keene is ordered removed from the town, with $5 paid to justice and the bowie knife kept as a symbol, then booted across the creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Weenh
Tom Keene
Jim Baray
Tom Keene Alts
Jim Barny
Tom
Thie
Thomas Keene
Jack Rabbit
Harry
Portroy
Lidia
Jim Sane
Thomas Keeps
Jin
Red Dog
Wyoming
Jim
Jim Hardy
Inhall
Jestice
Thomas
Uncle Jim's Cookbook Joke Sparks Secretary's Quip
In Washington the secretary of agriculture James Wilson lightheartedly recalls a shopkeeper joke about cookbooks. He notes women enjoy goat cookbooks, while men claim husbands buy them, reflecting a humor-filled exchange about book sales and consumer interest.
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Jim
James Wilson
Secretary of
Washington
Minneapolis
Journal
Byron Elegy Thyrza Fragment in Busy OCR Style
Fragmentary verse reflecting on Thyrza with garbled lines about death, memory, and lost days. The text suggests a Byron elegy excerpt but is damaged, mixing phrases about life, looking back, and vanished happiness in a fluctuating, unclear cadence.
Follow the Leader
A nervous commuter fears a shadowy follower as he hurries from the railroad station. A stranger at the station explains he was instructed to follow him to Mr Brown's, raising relief and curiosity despite the tension.
Respect In Uncouth Form On Monarchs Visiting America
Frederick Townsend Martin notes kings never visit the United States due to etiquette gaps not lack of hospitality. He argues refined ceremony is misunderstood and mocks a hypothetical misstep by an office boy who offers a ripped pants note as an example of misapplied respect.
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America
Frederick Townsend Martin
New York
Philadelphia
Historic Spot Encounter Revealed in Barn Visit
A fragment describes a moment near a historic spot where a speaker recalls sleeping three nights in a barn with the Smashup company. The dialogue hints at a past event and shared lodging at an unspecified location.
Why He Let Go From The Irish Friend Tale
A Louisville Times excerpt of humorous exchanges about fear and secrecy. An Irishman falls from a height after grasping a wire, then lets go, with a quip about Goombi wire. A quip on why women reveal or keep secrets.
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Roger Cornell
Indulgent Boss Explains Deaf Worker’s Clock Watching
The Washington Herald reports a boss defends a worker who watches the clock. The explanation notes the man is somewhat deaf and cannot reliably hear the whistle, making timekeeping challenging.
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Washington Herald
Suffragetts Idea Cries Over Child’s Fate In Street Scene
Fragmentary lines depict a distressed mother asking if her child lives after an assault near a streetcar. A passerby notes a man may have been hit if not for another woman intervene. The excerpt reflects urban hardship and public danger.
Preservation of century eggs in Chinese culinary art
Harper's Weekly reports on how aging preserves Chinese eggs, noting methods such as wrapping in soft clay and rice husks. The piece describes the texture, color changes, and uses in Chinese dishes, including Peking and Muscovy breeds, with mentions of供 to New York and import from China.
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Berni
Commissariat
Nanan Eader
New York
LA Tung Chae
Commissariut
Exga
China
Harper's Weekly
Searchlights on the Suex Canal Pattern and Regulations
J M Heslop explains a special pattern used on the Suez Canal ships with up to twenty searchlights per vessel. The coastal and shipboard equipment includes a hooded lamp, dispersion lens, and drive mechanisms. Regulations require dual beam modes for safe navigation, with alternating dark intervals to avoid blinding approaching vessels.
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Jan Ghuin- Can
J P.bax
Aerica
Hauid
Esac
Cassler
Fortuné Snuffboxes and Count Nesselrode's Wealth
A fragmented reminiscence on Count Nesselrode, a Russian statesman, famed as a collector of snuffboxes. He accumulated boxes gifted for treaties and, after converting many into cash, built a vast fortune. The tale suggests thrift and careful investment as the path to wealth, noting descendants who became multimillionaires.
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Nesselrode
Count Nesselrode
Teaching the Teacher in a Fractured Parish Dialogue
A village parish clerk argues with a grammarian over teaching his daughter article usage. The exchange spirals into a scattered critique of regional speech and identity from New England to the South and West, ending with challenging questions about knowledge and capability.
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Algrammarian
Mouch
Landon. Mall
Fragmentary Speech Makes Little Sense In Candid Note
Incoherent OCR text shows garbled dialogue about being candid and appealing to others. The fragment lacks clear subject, setting, or identifiable persons, cities, or organizations.
Hair Style Description From Historic Textile Display
A highly technical description details a hair arrangement with antiseptic boiling, stiffened coils, and decorative pins and combs. The narrative emphasizes the front placement and the elaborate styling of a single person’s hair, noting texture, arrangement, and the visual effect of the coiffure.
Questionable school excerpt on Shylock and Antonio tensions
A fragment from Evanaville school notes a student cites Shylock hating Antonio for political reasons. The teacher recalls Shylock’s line about a publican, revealing confusion over source ideas. A second fragment comments on health at a local spot and death rate discussions.
Third Operation Prevented by Lydia E Pinkham's Remedy
A testimonial from Chicago describes relief after taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. A woman claims two seniors warned she would die without the remedy and credits it with curing after a third bottle. The ad urges readers not to endure illness and implies broad effectiveness for female health complaints.
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Chicago
Lydia
E. Pinkham
Alyena Spe
Clybourne Ave
Cannibalism Debate Torques a 19th Century Trial
An account recounts Reverend J. Nettleton and colleagues confronting cannibal rites on a Pacific island during a historic incident. A captive is coerced toward sacrifice amid ritual ovens and temple divides, while others report being watched by natives as authorities debate mercy and execution.
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West
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Indy
Mephe
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Niger
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Colfenaus
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Wits
Revolver
Rettleton
Pennsylvania Railroad
Niagara Falls
Frederick Md
Buitato
Woot
Geo.w
Boyd
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Genimal
Parwenger
R.R
Ocean Grove
Asbury Park
Long Branch
Trip
Frederick
J. R. Wood
Geo. W. Boyd
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