Vinegar Faith Keeps Sailor Away From Sea Dream
Bayard C. Fuller recalls a crusty veteran tale of vinegar saving a sailor from a life at sea. The man drank quarts daily on port calls, shrinking and nearly being thrown overboard before finally landing ashore. He later left the ship in Honolulu, worked on a coffee plantation, returned to New York, and spent decades guarding the North River front noting vinegar is now off limits.
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North River
Bayard C. Fuller
New York Times
Horn
San Francisco
China
Frisco
Jackies
Hawaii
Awell
Shanghai
New York
Fernando
Poor Old Mani and the Sultan of Turkey in Public View
A New York Times account describes a Turkish capital crowd viewing the aging, cloaked Sultan as he briefly appears at the Stam boul ceremony and weekly Selemlik, amid guards, rumors, and danger from officials and spies.
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Turkey
Hoghishman
New York Times
Thaw Jury Discharged After Deadlock in White Murder Case
The jury could not reach a verdict on Warren K. Thaw for first degree murder in the Stanford White case after forty seven hours and eight minutes of deliberation. Justice Fitzgerald remanded Thaw to the Tombs without bail for a second trial, with no immediate plan for a venue change. District Attorney Jerome noted other homicide cases awaiting trial and Thaw’s turn would come in due course.
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Warry K. Thaw
Fitzgerald
Haw
Standford White
Jerome
Thaw
Island of Cuba question sparks lively Island talk
A reader exchange on a Long Island Sound voyage breaks into fog and stars as a passenger jokes about the pilot and river route. Other snippets include a quip about death and estate humor from a Philadelphia publication.
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Long Island Sound
Philadelphia
Wine Willie and the Soldier's Tale in Baltimore
A humorous exchange features a returned soldier claiming five engagements in two years, while Willie jokes that his sister has endured ten. A note celebrates water’s magical power as a “Natural Wonder” with a gag about a spool bobbing in water, captured in a Baltimore American voice.
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Willie
Smarticus
Baltimore American
Precocious in Spots Comic Exchange
A Detroit Free Press snippet shows Bobby asking if he must return to school and his mother replying yes. He quips about knowing entirely too much after overhearing a parental conversation with his father.
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Bobby
Detroit Free Press
Plain reasons keep Nfarry-Blanche single says she
Insupportable grounds for staying unwed are cited by Nfarry-Blanche in a terse exchange. Thorace-Yes notes awareness of her stance, while Harry questions whether she has disclosed specifics. The Boston Transcript records the terse dialogue.
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Nfarry
Blanche
Thorace
Harry
Nforace
Boston Transcript
Prisoner Sings Hiawatha as Stones Hit Patrol Wagon
A Cleveland Plain Dealer note recalls a prisoner who began singing Hiawatha while a mob pelted a patrol wagon. The incident ends with a sentence of six months at hard labor. The report underscored public disorder and punitive action.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Won Her Heart by the Courting Elephant
A playful elephant woos Miss Jumbo with bold affection. He proclaims deep love and she asks if she is worth her weight in gold. He replies she is worth her weight in peanuts, playful and affectionate banter ensues.
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Miss Jumbo
Count Owes Money Sparks Family Marriage Question
In a clipped exchange from the Cleveland Plain Dealer a sister asks about a planned marriage to a count. The reply questions the sister's business, as the count reportedly owes money and the speaker seeks clarity on the matter.
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wWell
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Adventures on a Milk Wagon Trip
A Conversational excerpt recalls a trip ending with a milk wagon ride home after an automobile journey. The dialogue features Celeste and Sylvia discussing adventures on their country visit as reported by the Betroit Free Press.
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Celeste
Sylvia
Betroit Free Press
Great Difference Sparks Marriage Banter
Mrs A Lever notes she struggles to manage her automobile while Mrs Z counters that automobiles are not as easy as husbands to handle, highlighting a playful domestic exchange.
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Lever
Not I Told Him My True Love Under Pressure
Clare recalls being pressed by Maude to confess true love. Clare admits she hesitated to declare love, fearing it would end the pressure.
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Clare
Maude
Hard on Mose and the Rabbit’s Foot Incident
A garbled scene describes Sam Mose Jackson and Remus arguing over a rabbit’s foot while a kernel’s bulldog bites through a berry pocket. The dialogue implies a rough mishap and a tense exchange among local figures.
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Mose
Sam
Moose Jackson
Rabbit
Remus
Bekase
Poor Girl Ernie Helen Slow Young Mam
A fragmented line recalls a young woman, her nerves frayed as she musses her hair in anticipation of a kiss from a returning lover. The terse text suggests social romance and personal yearning in a small town mood.
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Ernie
Helen
Princess Louise Steals Tarpaulins On Stormy Deck
While seasick on a voyage, Princess Louise of Schleswig Holstein secretly wore tarpaulins on deck. The captain mistook her for a crew member and slapped her on the back, then both laughed at the harmless disguise.
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Louise
Schleswig-Holstein
Christian
Princess Louise
Quotable Reflection on Ambition and Humility
A sharp quotation about the difficulty of remaining modest as one climbs higher, implying that true greatness is tempered by self awareness. The line critiques boastfulness among those who achieve prominence and suggests restraint matters as success grows.
Various Curious Happenings Highlight Early 20th Century News
A Topeka Capital note recalls William Allen White defending a plug hat tale after a dinner with President Roosevelt. The London Authors’ Club hears James Russell Lowell, and Count Taeseler’s five cent ration joke unfolds. A Pratt County couple’s wedding trip mishap ends with a travel rescue. The Kingman Leader-Courier recounts a missing bride and a husband’s long, anxious journey home.
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Topeka
William Allen White
Emporia Gazette
Roosevelt
White
Emporia
London Authors’ Club
Canon ‘Teignmouth Shore
James Russell Lowell
England
Mr. Lowell
Aeseler
Kingman
Pratt County
Kan
Singmano
Sxingman
Hutchinson
Leader
Death foretold in Florida judge murder tale
The Washington Post recounts a 1879 case involving Hernando County Judge William B. Center. J. B. Wall of Tampa relays how a Savannah Morning News item predicted Center’s shooting, with Center later denying advance knowledge as he briefly appeared in Tampa weeks after the alleged killing.
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Florida
Washington Post
J. B. Wall
Tampa
Fla
William B. Center
Hernando County
Fila
Brooksville
Judge Center
Yampa
Hack
Savannah Morning News
W. B. Center
Bay Post
Manatee River
Brooksyville Death Death-Affair Mystery Revisited
An observer recalls a late 19th century shooting near Brooksyville where a man was killed on his horse at the reported scene. The assassin remains undiscovered and a newspaper’s death notice appears disputed with no preserved source.
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Brooksyville
News
The Strenuous Life Only for Talk, Not Action
A Philadelphia Record piece quotes a man who, at roughly Roosevelt’s age, argues the strenuous life is best confined to talk. He recounts a string of sports mishaps from baseball to golf, concluding real vigor comes from restraint and prudent living rather than constant exertion.
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Roosevelt
Philadelphia Record
Decline Of A Busy City In Virginia City Nev
A Helena Record excerpt notes Virginia City’s fiscal crisis with street lights off and fire and police reduced. Clerk George W. Sproule cites Storey County cuts, recalling the town’s once bustling days and laments loss of safety and activity as residents move away.
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Virginia City
Nev
George W. Sproule
United States Court
Mr. Sproule
Nevada
Virginia Enterprise
Storey County
Comstock
Virginia
Montana
Helena
Farmland Claim Sparks East West Debate
A Great West farm owner clashes with a Long Island residenter over the farming potential of their regions. The West owner boasts about cauliflowers, potatoes, and hens yielding notable sums, insisting the area is indeed a farming country.
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Great West
Long Island
Cooking Schoola Tramps and Josiah Flynt Satire
A New York Times quote mocks cooking schools as they reach into far regions. It recalls Josiah Flynt tramping and a Weary Willie complain that women turn victuals into French dishes, hinting at social change and cuisine reform.
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Josiah Flynt
Willie
New York Times
Information Wanted Who spoke Give me liberty or give me death
The Chicago News recalls a dialogue where Peckham asks who said the famous line. Patrick Henry is identified as the speaker and the ensuing question asks whether the outcome was a divorce or death.
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Peckham
Patrick Henry
Chicago News
Clever Invention Looks Like Cigar But Is Pencil
A novelty item resembles a full sized cigar yet functions as a pencil. When the lower edge is turned, a piece of black lead emerges from the tip, revealing its true function.
Contented man poses with pockets deep in whistle
Women envy a man who lounges with his hands in his pockets and a carefree whistle, his face reflecting quiet satisfaction as he poses.
Negro Death Rate Surpasses Births in Major Cities
Census data show the death rate among Negroes exceeds births in most large cities. In 1900 Chicago recorded 389 births and 679 deaths, St. Louis 594 births and 561 excess deaths, New York 540 excess deaths, and Boston, Washington, New Orleans likewise with higher deaths. Across 56 cities, 50 show death excess, prompting talk of possible extinction trends.
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Chicago
St. Louis
New York City
Boston
Washington
New Orleans
Diversion on a Journey by a Harvard Man of 1943
A Kentucky born Harvard graduate recounts a long trip to Cambridge with General Winfield Scott as a fellow passenger. On the Allegheny ascent the stage line ordered stages to ride together and march by night while the passengers elected a commander. Scott led the drill during a two hour climb and thanked the group after resuming seats.
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Harvard
Kentucky
Cambridge
Winfield Scott
Allegheny Mountains
General Scott
A Cutting Story From a Regiment
A major famed for disdain of incapacity orders a barber duty done by a gardener in his detachment. When no one volunteers, he recalls a gardener and commands him to cut hair, remarking that if he can cut grass he can cut hair. The tale highlights strict discipline and blunt humor within a wartime unit.
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Ccertain
Barber
The Prestige of Credit
Mrs Au and Mrs En Regle exchange lines about marriage and bills with wry humor. Puck adds a quip on happiness and large bills, suggesting satire on domestic finance and social expectations.
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Mrs. Au Gait
En Regle
Puck
Don’t Growl At What You Can Help Or What You Can’t
A concise admonition to avoid grumbling about limitations and instead offer constructive assistance. Encourages practical cooperation and positive communication in daily tasks.
People Who Lived Long Across Centuries Chronicle
The article lists various individuals reputed to have extreme lifespans. It mentions figures such as Thomas Parr at 152, Henry Jenkins at 169, Jeanne Scrimphan married at 127 and dying at 128, and others including Dufournel at 120, Marie Prigu at 108, Vat rick O Neil at 220, and Durand d Estivel at 128, with bizarre anecdotes about diet and fate.
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Pope Leo
Thomas Parr
Henry Jenkins
Jeane Scrimphan
Dr. Dufournel
Marie Prigu
Wowan
Metz
Durand d‘Estivel
Cahors
The Value of Leisure in Letter Writing
A critique from The Art of Letter Writing argues that modern society lacks leisure for meaningful correspondence. It laments shabby notes on fashionable paper replacing heartfelt, polite exchanges and notes the decline of social writers like Byron Cowper and Lamb.
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Byron and Cowper
Charles Lamb
Robert Adger Bowen
Gunton’s
Race Talk Ends With Stubborn Englishman Refusal
George Arnold argued with forty one Englishmen over going to the races. The Englishman refused claiming a race only proves one horse can outrun another. He said he already knew that and would not attend. Arnold pressed that jockeys matter.
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George Arnold
Mr. Arnold
New York Times
Real Married Life
A young man, just discovering married life, remarks that it is real not ideal. The woman retorts she is not satisfied and clarifies it is not ideal, capturing a playful domestic exchange.
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Benedict
Philadelphia Ledger
Dinner costs at club event spark questioning costs
Appalled Hin notes the club dinner priced at ten dollars per plate. Uncle Hi questions the expense for saucers and other items, while the nephew defends the event's value.
Famine in China Worsens as Relief Efforts Expand
Telegrams from twenty famine districts report worsening conditions in Shanghai area. Chinese authorities say over four million dollars in domestic relief plus half a million from foreign sources, including American aid, have been received. The viceroy and governor thank American counsel Mr Rodgers for relief, noting reduced anti foreign sentiment. Fifty missionaries and a higher Chinese committee oversee distribution, while front line supplies move as funds lag. Ten million people face hunger and starvation.
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Shanghai
China
America
Mrr. Rodgers
Speaks For Peace Plans $100000 Drive For Hague Pilgrimage
William I Stead editor of Reviews London spoke at Carnegie Institute rededication in Pittsburgh proposing a nationwide drive to raise 100000 for a peace pilgrimage to the Hague conference. He urged every college student to give 50 cents and predicted the movement would influence international peace efforts as applause rang and coins showered onto the stage.
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William ‘I. Stead
London
Carnegie Institute
Pittsburg
United States
Europe
Stead
Woman Dead in Cape Girardeau Home After Quarrel
A coroner’s inquest is underway in Cape Girardeau Mo after the death of Mrs A D Blomeyer in her residence following a quarrel with her husband Dr Blomeyer whose collapse led to the tragedy. Revival attempts failed and no verdict has been returned yet.
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Cape Girardeau
A. D. Blomeyer
Dr. Blomeyer
Man Accused in Death of Queens Coroner’s Wife
Former Queens County coroner candidate Samuel8 Guy is held for grand jury after a coroner’s inquest into the death of his wife Mrs Brian Mott Guy. She was shot at her Far Rockaway home on April 9. Jury says death from a shot wound by an unknown person.
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Samuel
Guy
Queens County
New York
Rian Mott Guy
Far Rorkaway
Dynamite Package Explodes in St Louis Post Office
A mail package containing dynamite exploded while being stamped at the St. Louis post office. Clerk John Bayer lost part of a finger and thumb as a result. The blast destroyed the contents and all addresses except the fragment "Independence, Mo."
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St. Louis
John. Bayer
Independence, Mo
Triplets Born to Austrian Packing House Family
Stork brings triplets to Mrs. Anton Machal in Omaha. The newborns join a total of seventeen children in the Machal home, with sixteen still living. The family faces needy circumstances.
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Stork
Anton Machal
Omaha
Machal
Highwood anti-saloon bill aims at Fort Sheridan brawls
The Illinois House passed the Highwood anti-saloon bill prohibiting liquor sales within a mile and one-eighth of any military post. It now goes to the Senate to curb drunken brawls by U S troops at Fort Sheridan and nearby towns.
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Highwood
Wreck near Chapleau Causes Canadian Pacific Loss
The worst Canadian Pacific railway wreck near Chapleau Ontario leaves fifteen missing believed burned in the coaches. Officials say a broken rail derailed the train causing two tourist cars to roll into a small lake. Passengers escaped flames, with many badly burned but alive.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Chapleau
Ontario
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