Abstemious Congress Shadowed by Whisky in Hotels
An old Washington hotel clerk details a congressman who pays for liquor over room rates, noting many lawmakers spend heavily at the bar while living frugal otherwise. The piece argues for cleaner morals in office, critiques long tenures, and praises Nelson Dingley as a rare non drinker among past leaders.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Mi Meade
Committee On Ways and Means
Nelson Dingley
Maine
Congress
Senate
Lincoln
England
White House
Committee On Appropriations
Smith HD
Philosophy of a Lie and Dodging in Daily Life
A fragmentary montage of quotes and jokes on truth and deception from 19th century sources. It features a dialogue about Tomlinson and a claim no one believes him, a preacher’s quip about damnation and gossip, and a light note on spring dodges from sports and taxes.
Works and Not Faith in the Lecture Hall
A professor halts talk as a tardy student enters late. After class the student apologizes saying his watch is 15 minutes off and he will trust it no more. The professor replies that what he needs is not faith in the watch but works.
Abundantly Occupied Society Members Explain Work
Mrs Bizzie’s husband asks what the society does and the reply notes they keep busy after forming by handling eligibility for membership. The Washington Star quotes the exchange about the many tasks involved in organizing and screening potential members.
Liver trouble or butcher run sparks Philadelphia quip
Bizzy and Gizzy exchange a wry exchange from the Philadelphia Press. A playful line suggests a wife excitedly going up the street, with Gizzy quipping about liver trouble and a trip to the butcher, yielding a humorous urban vignette.
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Bizzy
Gizzy
Philadelphia Press
Deacon Jones Slips on Muddy Street Car Track
A Chicago Tribune report describes Good Deacon Jones slipping on a muddy street car track and falling on his back while a parrot in a cage across the way screamed. The incident ends with Deacon Jones thanking a friend.
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Deacon Jones
Chicago Tribune
A Question of Privilege Mistress and Cook Clash
A heated exchange features a mistress challenging a cook about house authority. The cook answers, and the mistress asserts her superiority, delivering a taunting retort. The brief skirmish centers on control rather than cooking prowess.
The Bachelor's Soliloquy on Wed or Not to Wed
A humorous survey of marriage options notes that staying single may disappoint multiple women temporarily, while marrying risks disappointing one partner for life. Town Topics presents a playful reflection on commitment and choice.
Pulse Test Beckons Doctor and Lady Joke
Expert Pulse Reader. I suppose, said the physician, smiling, and trying to appear witty while feeling the pulse of a lady patient. I suppose you consider me an old hum bug. Why, doctor, I had no idea you could ascertain a woman's thoughts by merely feeling her pulse. Tit-Bits.
Advantages of Matrimony in Bustall Bank Joke Card
In a humorous exchange from No Weekly a depositor boasts about leaving blank checks for his wife before a bank incident. The punchline plays on trust and shopping with the bank collapse theme.
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Bustall Bank
When He Decided He Named Horse After Edith
A brief dialogue reveals Edith learning a horse papa named after her is useless and will be shot. Ferdy reacts with surprise at the naming, while Edith notes papa only named him after her once he chose to shoot the animal.
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Edith
Papa
Ferdy
Puck
Like Master Like Man Quote From Washington Star
In a Washington Star excerpt, Erastus Pinkley calls a mule the embodiment of a certain kind of worker while Cassius Cali flower contends some humans must toil for others, making the mule less to blame. The dialogue contrasts animal labor with human obligation.
Say, pop may I ask a question about milking
Aquirky exchange features Summer Catechium and Teddy asking how a man ends milk extraction from a cow. The note cites a playful inquiry as printed in the Times.
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Teddy
Perfect Legal Proof Wordplay in a Droll Wedding Note
A playful exchange mocks the idea that a marriage certificate exists as proof, while millinery bill receipts are humorously claimed to certify the ceremony in a lighthearted Puck-like bit, reflecting print satire.
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John
Puck
Visitor asks for a model in playful fruit painter scene
A child visitor asks an artist for a model for next year's academy. The artist refuses, saying he only paints fruit and flowers. The child mentions a nine peach moonshine line in a whimsical exchange.
Catharine Mary to Kathryn Mae May Be Known
A fragment from the Philadelphia Press notes a name change or variation for a person once called Catharine Mary and now Kathryn Mae, suggesting local interest in personal naming.
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Catharine Mary
Kathryn Mae
Philadelphia Press
Blessings of Freedom Foreign Guest Quotation
A brief quotation notes differences in pronunciation as an American host urges a foreign guest to speak as they wish in a free country, illustrating cultural exchange and linguistic variation. The exchange emphasizes tolerance for individual speech and adaptation to local norms.
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N. Y
Merely an Investment Phrase in a Chicago Post item
A brief dialogue quotes a man questioning a bonnet gift as wise. She calls it an investment, inviting further compensation to reap a future gain. The exchange underscores playful bargaining over personal items.
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Chicago Post
Theater chatter mock panic over small crowd
Town Toples notes a staged exchange about smoke at a theater with The Chump and The Idiot debating whether to raise alarm, joking that the crowd is not large enough yet to justify a panic.
Useful But Not Ornamental Ally Sloper Quote
A cartoon line features Mr Scrubber remarking on Mrs Natty’s busyness and constant cleaning while Ally Sloper notes she never goes out. The exchange highlights domestic routine and social commentary in a humorous tone.
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Natty
Mr. Scrubber
Ally Sloper
Puck warns Truth of world’s indifference to us
A fragment echoes Puck addressing Truth about public apathy toward their concerns. The excerpt hints at disbelief that truth will alter a world indifferent to their plight, suggesting a satirical or reflective mood on perception and reality.
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Puck
Father confronts suitor after kiss in Chicago American
In a brief Chicago American item a father rebukes a suitor who openly kissed his daughter, saying he does not approve. The exchange shows tense family drama over romantic entanglements.
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Chicago
Danish university head Opposes Selling Danish Islands
Dr. R. R. Vestergard president of Grand View Danish university in Des Moines, after eight years in the Danish state church, opposes selling the Danish West India islands to the United States. He believes Danes would vote against sale if the plebiscite were held, fearing the political and financial implications.
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R. R. Vestergard
Grand View Danish University
Des Moines
Denmark
Danish West India Islands
United States
Veterans Recall Sherman Ties in Dodge Address
Gen Grenville M Dodge recently addressed veterans, recalling personal Civil War memories with Gen Sherman. They shared deep ties and support for transcontinental rail projects, including Union Pacific. Veterans expect the unwritten history to be published by state groups. Col H H Rood of Mount Vernon plans a brief history of the Town Crocker brigade.
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Grenville M. Dodge
Grand Army
Sherman
Gen. Dodge
Dodge
Union Pacific
H. H. Rood
Mount Vernon
Town Crocker Brigade
Rural Free Delivery Set to Begin in Iowa on July First
Iowa announces rural free delivery starts July 1 with routes in Deep River Keswick Lamont Beacon Buckingham Rockford Traer and surrounding areas. Details include route lengths from 3 to 234 miles, populations served from 696 to 2,400, and varying carrier counts with several post offices to be discontinued or reassigned.
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Iowa
Deep River
Poweshiek County
Hedge
Iowa County
Keswick
Keokuk County
Ambroge
Lamont
Buchanan County
Beacon
Mahaska County
Ferry
Buckingham
Tama County
Blessing
Black Hawk County
Rockford
Floyd County
Owen
Cerro Gordo County
Traer
Crystal
Arson Charges Involving Miss Holman And Miss Allen
Warrants issued in Blencoe for Miss L Holman a school teacher and Miss Allen daughter of William Allen both charged with arson in an attempt to burn a floating Missouri river barge that sold liquor. The barge lies near Holmans Island Neb land cut off by the Missouri and in Iowa. Indictments against the owners were not served. Indignation grew and the young women allegedly tried to set fire to the barge.
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Blencoe
Thomas E. Brown
Miss L. Holman
Miss Allen
William Allen
Missouri River
Holman
Neb
Missouri
Iowa
Carrie Nation
Weather Sadness Reflects Enduring Human Woes
A vintage Washington Star item muses on enduring weather and emotional hardship, noting that when temperatures swing between extremes, people feel persistent sorrow over life’s fortunes. The tone blends poetry with a newspaper voice and evokes historical sentiment about climate and mood.
A Different Matter The Beauty and The Beast Dialogue
A fragmentary exchange features The Beast and a judge discussing style, duty, and endurance in a constrained, formal tone. The dialogue hints at personal conflict over appearance and parental expectations within a courtroom or formal setting.
Forgiving and Forgetting in a Crusty Note
A Baltimore American quotation notes that a woman may say she forgives but will never let you forget her act of forgiveness, highlighting a sharper view on apology and memory.
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Baltimore American
Slowness of a Hired Man Saddens a Farmer Judge
A farmer laments his hired man’s sluggish work ethic comparing him to a pallbearer who misses the mark. The exchange, delivered in rural dialect, paints a humorous portrait of local labor and expectations.
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Ezzy
Farmer Hornbeak
Saloon Keeper Sued in $10,000 Damage Suit
Hannah Meltvedt filed a petition in Fort Dodge alleging that A. J. Croat illegally sold her husband intoxicating liquors, causing his fall from a wagon and death days later. The accident occurred at Badgar near the Great Tuns saloon.
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Hannah Meltvedt
Fort Dodge
A. J. Croat
Meltvedt
Badgar
Project Revived Rail Road to ONeill Extension
Promoters announce revived rail project extending the Pacific Short Line from ONeill into Rosebud Indian Reservation land opened for settlement. Great Northern will equip and operate the line. King Oscar invites former officials to assist in Samoan arbitration questions raised by the United States Germany and Britain.
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Atkinson & Niobrara
Pacific
O'Neill
Rosebud
Great Northern
Oscar
Hagerup
Annerstedt
United States
Germany
Great Britain
Mr Grumpy and the Discontented Child
A playful verse describes Mr Grumpy a cross and cold figure with rosy cheeks and a humpy walk. The poem portrays grumpy folk as ugly and habitual visitors to a child's play, ending with a taunt to dismiss the character. It cites M C Gillington from Cassell's Little Folk.
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Mr. Grumpy
Mister Grumpy
Grumpy
Bo Tell Him, the Next Time He Pays A Call: “Begone With You, Mr. Grumpy
M. C. Gillington
Cassell’s
Little Folke
The Cat Outsmarts the Tiger in a Clever Escape
A fable recalls the Cat and the Tiger once allied in friendship. The Tiger boasts of strength and pride while the Cat, through wit, teaches him to climb a tree. After failing to descend, the Tiger chases the Cat, only to be nearly crushed and forced to seek shelter in a nearby house for protection. Capt. C. EB. Hampton, in Boston Globe.
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Tiger
C. EB. Hampton
Boston Globe
Mouse Tricks Organ in City Church
A mouse hid an acorn inside a church organ causing the instrument to fail to sound. The mishap required fixing and cost a neat sum to correct.
Unclear OCR fragment on dice puzzle from Tribune
Readable parts show a three dice puzzle with numbers five four and three on dice claimed to yield totals 73 790 and 7 percent. The fragment lacks coherent sequence or solution and references the Commercial Tribune.
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Cineimercial Tribune
Slander on Ostrich Hunt Reveals Clever Tactics
A hunter relates a South African ostrich chase that dispels rumor and showcases cunning ambush avoidance. He navigates sand, brush, and rifle shots, noting how the bird manipulated its path and hid behind a bush while he pursued, concluding with reflections on the ostrich’s clever tactics.
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Ati
South Africa
Sadi
New
Eve
Cocoa Nut Oil and Its Many Uses in Daily Life
The fragment describes coconut oil as a versatile product from the coconut tree. It mentions its use in food and milk, as well as for candles, wax, resin, and lather. The text includes a classroom exchange about cooking and home life, referencing a Brooklyn site.
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Ostrh
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