Veterans Day Reflections on Civil War Valor and Unity
A long reminiscence contrasts Union and Confederate memories, praising Civil War soldiers and urging respect for veterans. It recalls battles from Cold Harbor to Gettysburg, honors Lincoln and Lee, and endorses McKinley era reconciliation. The piece urges younger generations to honor veterans and accept national reunion as key.
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Jon Day
Champissouri
Marston Moore
Oliver
Rupert
Virginia
Thomas
Chickamauga
Washington
Cold Harbor
Army of the Potomac
Kenesaw’s
Grant
Sherman
Sheridan
Meade
Gettysburg
Fredericksburg
Atlanta
Lookout
Vicksburg
Bentonville
North
McKinley
Southland
Philippines
Grant and Lee
Jackson
Republic
Daniel Webster
Dress Reform and Corsets in a Snappy Tale
A short satire recalls a woman saved from a shooting by her corset after challenging a dress reformer. The reformer quips that corsetless women have fewer suitors, while a humorous exchange about wealth and lineage follows, ending with a playful jab at aging and family pride.
Benevolent Assimilator Joke To Start A Day
A soldier at a Skedunk hotel registers as Philip Philipson B A Manila P 1 and explains that B A stands for Benevolent Assimilator. In the same scene, a couple on a couch shares a playful exchange about love, with a wary warning about the father.
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Skedunk
Philip Philipson
B. A
Manila
P. 1
Skedunker
Chicago Tribune
Finense Poem Fragment With Distant Sighs
A fragmented verse speaks of a small girl with a tiny curl and a faded grandeur. It hints at altered measures and distant inspection, leaving the scene as a hazy antique note rather than a complete event.
Not Overanxious Mamma Calls Child Inside for Heaven Tale
A mother urges her child to read a Sunday school story about Heaven, insisting on hearing the tale rather than remaining outdoors. The child hesitates, wanting to be surprised. The exchange captures domestic dialogue and nostalgia in a newspaper snippet.
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Mamma
Heaven
Misanthropic Wit and Comic Quips in 19th Century Snippets
A collage of humorous exchanges and maxims appears from various papers, including lines about the leopard and fool, debt imprisonment, armor comfort, and piano repair. Notable snippets include remarks attributed to the Chicago Record Herald, Washington Star, and Chicago Tribune, showcasing light social satire and punchy one liners.
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Misanthropic
Mr. Dunbrowne
Washington Star
Butcher-Well phrase prompts house steak dispute
A garbled Chicago Daily News snippet shows Mrs Hashley objecting to service or serving method for a porterhouse steak. The text mentions a board and in-house steak phrases with unclear context and names.
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Hashley Cuttit
Chicago Daily News
Parodies and Punchlines From Early 20th Century Press
A collection of satirical snippets from various papers includes a courtroom quip about a man misidentified as a chicken thief, a dialogue scene with Cholly and Clara, and a capital-raising joke about promoters hitting keys on a typewriter to inflate stock numbers. Entities include Washington Post and Baltimore American as the sources.
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Baltimore American
Does She Get Her Good Looks From Her Mother
A jumble of captions and jokes from various papers includes a line about a giraffe and a cartoonish exchange on looks and a dealer in cosmetics. It mentions Dewy Morn birds, a Cent proposal, and a quip about women’s sense of humor. The text reads like a collage of punchlines and headlines.
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Cosmetict
Chicago American
Inhuman Variety of Facts From A Rural Almanac
A compilation of curious measurements and records from science and daily life. It lists moonlight travel time, locomotive smoke per mile, breathing rates, solar flame reach, life expectancies, potato sprouting control, pig ballast term, heart blood flow, purse theft rates, gold marks by country, record cheese size, large flower counts, typhoid deaths in winter, and soldiers still drinking untreated water.
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England
Ireland
Glasgow
Edinburgh
Ingersoll
Canada
Holland
Mme. Regnew
Marechal Niel
Whitby
Atlantic coast and economies snapshot from 19th century notes
The passage lists Brazil’s nearly 5000 mile coast with 52 sea ports, Mexico’s public debt at 17 million dollars, and Falkland bishopric coverage across South America. It notes Paraguay bank notes worth about half a cent, price quirks for boots and postage, and seasonal fruit values including 15 oranges, 3 bananas, or a watermelon.
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Brazil
Mexico
Falkland Islands
Church of England
South America
British Guiana
Paraguay
England
GOSSIP OF THE GREEN ROOM Highlights and notable performers
Carlos Dibdin is noted as England’s most prolific song writer. David James performed Butter man in Our Boys at Vaudeville 1,200 straight shows. Clarence Holt, veteran Australian actor, plans memoirs spanning 60 years. Weimar German Shakespeare society offers prizes for essays on Shakespeare and Garrick. Senator Clark’s tenor voice grew from frontier mining days to opera and popular songs.
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Carlos Dibdin
David James
Clarence Holt
Joseph Jefferson
Shakespeare Society
Weimar
Shakespeare
David Garrick
Senator Clark
Montana
Burning Head Relief Through Dodd's Kidney Pills
Star City Arkansas reports a remarkable case where W H McFalls suffered two years from a constant burning sensation in his head. After trying Dodd's Kidney Pills the pain gradually disappeared and his recovery followed an influenza illness. His son George also benefited from the pills.
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Star City
Ark
W. H. McFalls
Dodd
George
Milwaukee Woman Tells Of Cure By Pinkham's Remedy
Mrs Sadie E Koch of Milwaukee relates months of female illness finally relieved by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She says the first bottle gave relief and the second cured, with a year of good health since. The testimonial promotes free consultation with Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Sadie E. Koch
Milwaukee
Lydia E. Pinkham
E. Kocu
10Th St
Wis
Lydia E. Pinke m
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