Humble Chinese Official Letter Honors and Humility
The passage cites Li Hung Chang’s biographer quoting Tueng Kwo Fan, praising a Chinese viceroy for self deprecation. It contrasts Chinese etiquette of belittling meritorious service with American office holders. The viceroy laments missteps yet remains trusted by the emperor. The portrayal notes the official’s honesty and popularity among Nankin residents.
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China
Japan
Li Hung Chang
Tueng Kwo Fan
Nankin
Shangtung
Chin
Yellow River
Wet Weather Table Tricks In Ocean Liner Service
A New York Press item explains steward tricks aboard steamers to keep heavy dishes from sliding on rough seas. Water spots under dishes clingness prevent movement while hiding the wet surface, a practice kept quiet among passengers. It also covers Beggars in England history from Henry VIII to modern times and cites Senator Joe Blackburn’s amusing tailor mishap with skin tight trousers.
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New York Press
England
London
Charles Ir
Henry VIII
Joe Blackburn
How Chicago Is Spelled in Global Variants
A Chicago office records 107 distinct spellings of Chicago from diverse sources including a Finnish scholar and foreign spellings such as Zizzazo Jagjago and Chachicho. A humorous anecdote follows a strolling host and a friend who disappears and reappears laughing.
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Chicago
Finland
Garden City
Zizzazo
Jagjago
Hipaho
Jajiro
Beheechicho
Hizage
Chachicho
Jingles and Jests a Mosaic of Old Laugh Lines
A collage of quips from era humor pages features witticisms about love words, deaf lovers, debt reduction, birthday fuss, mistaken heroics, steak curiosity, and social goofs. It trims a parade of brief jokes from newspapers like New York Press New Orleans Times-Democrat and Chicago Tribune, with quick one liners and misheard phrases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans Times- Democrat
Force of suggestion guides lunch orders at crowded table
In a Philadelphia Bulletin observation, four women at a matinee luncheon illustrate how choices shift by nearby selections. Two opt for cake and coffee, one eats chowder, another mirrors the chowder after glancing at the menu and neighbor. The table ends with multiple orders of chowder and coffee.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Fairy Tales and Paradoxes from Chesterton
G K Chesterton argues fairy tales reveal human destiny through three paradoxes. Jack the Giant Killer embodies courage, Cinderella embodies humility, Beauty and the Beast embodies faith. He claims tales are truer than reality and urge defying fear, seeking merit, and loving what one serves.
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Jack the
Giaunt
G. K. Chesterton
Gargoyles and oddities from era lore and Tokyo cures
A collection of notes on gargoyles as medieval decorative heads used as waterspout spouts with Notre Dame examples and Brittany mandmanty sites. a Tokyo moxa doctor feature with cures including rhinoceros pills and furidashi. alongside brief quips on coquettes and a light medical joke exchange about love and marriage.
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Notre Dame
Paris
Brittany
Normandy
England
London Telegraph
Moxa Doctors
Tokyo
Great Western Railway Sale Offers Low One Way Fares
The Chicago Great Western Railway announces low one way ticket rates on the first and third Tuesdays of January to April for destinations in Alabama Florida Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi North and South Carolina Tennessee and Virginia. Additional reduced fares apply on January 17 February 1 and March 31 to points on the Frisco and Rock Island Systems including Missouri Arkansas Kansas Oklahoma Indian Territory Texas and Colorado. Details available from any Great Western Agent or J. P. Elmer G. P in Chicago.
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Chicago Great Western Railway
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
J. P
Elmer
G. Po
Rock Island
Missa
Arkansas
Kansas
Oklahoma
Ind Territory
Texas
Colorado
Weigent
G. Pas
Low Colonists Rates to the West
Reduced fare offerings from the Chicago Great Western from March 1 to May 31. Colonist tickets to California Washington British Columbia Idaho Montana and Utah advertised with lowered prices.
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Chicago Great Western
California
Washington
Columbidaho
Montana
Utah
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St. Louia Exposition
All Groceramics
Northwestern Yeast CO
Chicago, Ill
C. E. Martin
S. S. Still College of Osteopathy
Des Moines
Iowa
H.C. Ver Ploeg
Geo. J. Thomasson
Pella
Attorney At Law
Ark
Dr. King
Intereen
Langerak’s Drug Store
Lippingott
Monthly Magazine
God
Globe
Mimaelf
L Serene
Mr. Smith
Philadelphia Ledger
Mr. Gayboy
Chicago Tribune
Lona
Jack
Harry
Cincinnati Dnquirer
Fort Crook
Kansas City Times
Faust
Pittsburgh Post
Aare
Cleveland
Lippincott’s
Automobile Magazine
Armson
de Muann
Bill
Work
Brooklyn
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Washington Star
Flightley
Baltimore News
San Francisco
Folka
Lippincott
FAIRY
Gargoyles
San Francisco Call
Ascum
Lowell, Mass
Buckingham’s
South
G. A. Parh
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co
Louisville, Kentucky
Kansas City Southern Railway
Kansas City
The
Gulf
K. C.S
D, Dutton
G. Warner
T. A
F.E. Hoesler
Pass
Imig
Swanson
W. Burnett
Dexter
Ind
Sallie Barry
LaFollette, Tonn
Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co
Lake Street
Chloeixo
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