A Liar or A Lunatic
A party at a New York club cafe hears Ned Garland recount a century old Indian conjuring tale. His great grandfather’s wife awoke briefly, aged to 123, then became a mummy, prompting a critic to label Garland a liar or lunatic as the tale ends with a command to take orders.
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New York
Ned Garhard
England
Timothy Garland
Fraunces' Tavern
Columby
India
Isugush
Oly
Tle Reid
Jim
Ned
Ime
Dease
Tan
Ned Garland
Walter
Rebuke by Sarcasm in a Boston School
A Boston Herald excerpt notes a teacher mocks a dull Latin student, provoking laughter and scorn. The piece cites Carlyle calling sarcasm the devil’s language, arguing such torment harms pupils while urging teachers to help and cheer learners.
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Carlyle
Boston Herald
Oysters and Dyspeptics When They May and Should Not Be
Dr Pron argues oysters may aid dyspeptics with low gastric activity and convalescents by boosting appetite and stomach action. He cautions against oysters for hyperacid or hypersensitive stomachs where secretion is excessive, as unnecessary and unwise. The New York Press notes the view.
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Pron
English Judge Day Died at Eighty Two Described as Solemnly Humorous
Sir John Charles Day a former High Court judge who served from 1882 to 1901 died at eighty two. He was noted for solemn humor and drastic flogging sentences including 3 766 strokes on 187 criminals over fourteen years. He once told Liverpool ruffians he would grant twenty lashes for a first term and twenty more as time passed.
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John Charles Day
John
High Court
Liverpool
Spread of the English Language
A 19th century New York American article extols English as the richest and most powerful language. It cites Dr Dollinger on its future intellectual supremacy and tracks its spread from 9 million speakers in 1700 to 175 million today, predicting 800 million by century's end.
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Dollinger
New York American
Miss De Vere and Tubbs-Sylvia Tubbs Dialog
A Chicago Record-Herald excerpt recalls a wry exchange about a popular actress and her real name Tubbs-Sylvia Tubbs. The item then shifts to Bolivia where vacant land is state property and may be bought or leased, with a hectare as the unit and a limit of 20 000 hectares available at ten cents per hectare for farming and grazing lands.
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Pella
Sully
Bolivia
Republic
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T. J. Riley
Monroe
New Sharon
Killduff
Reasner
Newton
Farrow
F. A. Mitchel
Mr. Pierce
Dr. Pierce
World's Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo, N. Y
Soller
Blommers
Prilla
Iowa
All Grocers
I Blommers & Co
Boston
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