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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1913
Page
3
Women gamblers at Monte Carlo praised for calm luck
A London Chronicle piece discusses Monte Carlo women gamblers noting their apparent calm and luck compared to men. It describes women placing bets with quiet strategy, often winning while husbands hesitate, and mentions heavy purses and the casino’s fair play with rare trouble blamed on players rather than the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monte Carlo
The
London Chronicle
Oughly
Andrew Johnson as Neat Figure and Self-Mashioned dresser
Recollection by Major Truman in Century portrays Andrew Johnson as impeccably neat in dress and appearance. He wore black broadcloth for decades, crafted his own clothes, and kept scrupulous linen. Johnson stood five feet ten with prominent eyes, avoided gambling and theater, and preferred study or work over entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Johnson
Nashville
Tennessee
Congress
United States
Major Truman
Century
Too Many Pianos in Florence Joke
An Italian travel anecdote describes M. dec , an art critic, paging through Cesco Casamumerovia in Florence. He misreads piano listings as houses with multiple instruments and condemns Florence, until he learns piano means floor or story in Italian, revealing a linguistic pun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Dec
Italy
Florence
Paris
Public improve menta and conscience funds discussed
An anthology of clipped dialogue and anecdotes recalls newspaper scuffles with misprints about public improvements moral funds and a mix of humor from Life, Cincinnati Enquirer, New York Times, and Country Life In America. It notes a confluence of satire and everyday observations across papers.
Old Time Scottish School Hours Through the Eighteenth Century
The article notes Scotland in the mid eighteenth century kept school from 6 a.m. to p.m. with two half hours, some opened earlier and customarily lasted daylight hours. No change on Saturdays and some Sunday work. Holidays were Candlemas, Whitsun, and a fortnight in autumn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
The Most Crowded Street in New York
Harper's Weekly describes Rivington Street as the supreme sensation of New York's east side with astounding populousness. It notes the dense crowds, crowded middle class flats, and impassable roadways, contrasting life on the street with hidden interiors that evoke awe and fear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rivington Street
Harper's Magazine
Heroism of an Indian in Mexican dynamite blaze
A few years ago in northern Mexico a dynamite laden truck caught fire near a village station. The driver of a locomotive ferried the train to safety, urging the brakeman to jump clear and save him as the danger mounted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Fragmented Notes on Names and Nonsense In A London Chronicle Style
A garbled mix of quotations and anecdotes about unusual names and wordplay, including remarks on a dynamite blast, a pure blooded Indian, and a joke about the name What. The fragment references James Bryce, Canon Bardsley, and a London Chronicle medical note, plus a quip about a threatened fever and a pun on arresting illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Self
Tony
South America
James Bryce
Canon Bardsley
London Chronicle
No clear news headline in overheard dialogue
A quoted exchange contrasts comfort with saving at home, noting a down marked item and suggesting better job performance follows. The fragmentary text reflects casual dialogue rather than a reported event or figure. No verifiable persons or organizations are present.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Claim
A newspaper ad proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh a constitutional disease. It asserts internal use to affect blood and mucous surfaces, promises strength, offers 100 dollars for any failure to cure and urges sending for testimonials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F J. Cheney &Co
Toledo
Stingy Woman Quips Sparked by Shared Ride Fare
A Detroit Free Press quip calls a woman the cheapest the speaker knows after she let him pay his own fare on a car ride. The line is contrasted with Chesterton’s proverb about idleness as weak minds’ refuge and fools’ holiday.
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Detroit Free Press
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