The Savage Club Meeting With Artemus Ward and Byron
A humorous skit unfolds at the Sav age club after a Saturday dinner where Artemus Ward and Henry J. Byron engage in a staged reprisal of a past meeting. Ward pretends to indict Byron as the killer of his own imagined father, then Byron reveals a prank of his own in a mock dramatic reconciliation. The exchange ends with a toast and mutual congratulations as the crowd enjoys the ruse.
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Henry J. Byron
Artemus Ward
Savage Club
Tom Robertson
Artemua
Byron
England
Thavescenu
Alonzo
Rolwatson
Artemos
Atos
Artemus
Gulf of Mexico
God
Artemas
Ward
FE Pod
Staffordshire
Mother Earth
Bachange
A Queer Calculation on Moving the Earth Footward
A Nature article discusses a statistician’s fanciful estimate of energy, water, and coal needed to move the Earth a foot under a gravity-like force. He calculates vast figures: 70 billion years for a 10,000 horsepower engine, water vaporization coating the globe 300 feet deep, and coal of 4,000 million million tons. The piece ends by noting the Earth’s energy from rotation, orbit, and solar system motion vastly exceeds human power, underscoring mankind’s inconsequence.
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Statisticiana
Globe
Europe
Earth
Nature
Dangerous Pigs and New Artificial Stone Report
A St Louis Republic writer extols the peccary as fearless and cunning, recounting a hunter's tree refuge and near-miraculous escape from a herd in Mexico. The piece contrasts wildcats and rattlesnakes with peccaries, then describes Papyristite, a new artificial stone from Zurich paper pulp by Fr. Gebre, touted for jointless roofs and floors, low cost, and quick hardening. It ends with an ad for Victor Headside Specific.
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St Louis Republic
Mexico
Fr. Gebre
Zurich
Victor
Physical Training as a Preventive of Tuberculosis
Dr B Fletcher Ingall of Chicago argues in a medical paper that systematic physician training and literature on physical fitness are weak. He links long narrow chested individuals to higher TB risk and advocates deep breathing and thoracic expansion to prevent TB and aid early recovery, noting altitude effects and the value of sustained lung exercise.
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B. Fletcher Ingall
Chicago
Thees
Sammy Dilver and the Great September Gale
Reminiscence from a New England town recalls Sammy Dilver and the famous September gale. Sammy gains firewood while resisting removal of a dangerous elm as the storm’s onslaught destroys the tree and nearby property. The tale blends folklore with a wary widow’s relief and a neighbor's wry humor.
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New England
Sammy Dilver
Galo
Dr. Holmes
Sammy
Maria
Marla
Maris
Fads of Diet and the Grape Cure in Public View
The piece critiques diet fads and the grape cure marketed in Europe and America. It notes the rise of strict regimens and “health foods” driven by fear of digestion problems, citing lavish spa routines and the obsession with what to eat. It contrasts animal eating instincts with human excess and warns against overemphasis on hygienic diets and predigested foods. It discusses magazines, newspapers, and mothers’ societies swarming with diet talk and the medical panic over “food fear.”
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Ka Morris Krotachmar Aayas
Europe
Germany
Ita
USA
Legion
Narrow Ribbon Trends Adorn Evening Gowns
The article notes a surge in narrow ribbon trimming on lace and net gowns with cream or contrasting ribbons edging flounces and lace fichus. It mentions lace cravats jabots and ties styled with bright ribbons and discusses a kitchen table space-saving device from The Ladies' World of New York, an extra leaf attachment using hooks for added table room.
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Ladies’ World of
New York
Folding ironing table device for kitchen use
An ironing table device consists of wooden pieces that fit into iron straps screwed to the table bottom and the underside of the shelf. It can be placed or removed instantly, offering convenient extra kitchen workspace even on non ironing days. A wall hook shelf with supports could provide more table space as shown.
Roughing It In Siberia Perilous Snow Journey
In winter Siberia Robert L. Jefferson recounts a sledge voyage halted by a drunken driver and trapped horses. They battle darkness to free a dead horse, lash living ones forward, and toil back to the road until they reach the village.
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Siberia
Robert L. Jefferson
Astrate
Mnudlin
Gaskell
Bovambe
Blind Man's Buff Origin and Medieval Fame Across Eras
The piece traces blind man's buff to its French roots as Colin Maillard, a famed medieval fighter who lost his eyes and inspired the sport. It mentions its journey to England via Norman conquerors, its royal notices, and a pantomime legacy, followed by a Halifax anecdote from Dean Pigon and a London News story.
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England
Norma
Colin Mujillard
Liega
Jean Colin
Maillard
Count de Lonrain
Jane
Colin Maillard
Esquire
Robert
France
Colin
Ia Slep
Philadelphia
Preea
Reasen
Dean Pigon
Halifax
Sheffield
Sagar
Croes
Jawa
London News
Regular Polyglot Causes Rural Gossip
A gentleman in a rural district marries a second wife shortly after the death of his first, provoking sharp condemnation from two women who mockingly label him a regular polyglot for taking wife after wife. Cornbill Magazine notes the scandalous behavior.
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Cornbill Magazine
Last of the Patches and a Lady of Fashion in 1830s Notes
Recalled reminiscences from a speaker born in 1837 about a curate and his wife living near the family home. The wife was described as tall and handsome, dressed in black, with beauty spots on forehead cheek and chin, once called and explained as fashionable by the speaker’s mother. The memory centers on a vivid meeting of the couple in childhood.
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Har
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