Adams Gains Control of Evening Bulletin In St Louis
Henry James Adams secures purchase of the Evening Bulletin from Jeremiah Selkirk and assumes control. The editor, Hamilton, is offered continued leadership but changes include new masthead and a bold editorial plan while Adams previews a rapid, on the spot handling of press and staff in a bustling newsroom.
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Hudson
Jeremiah Selkirk
Adams
Henry Adams
Selkirk
Paris
Recorder’s
United States
Mr. Adams
Mr. Hudson
Chaliders
Evening Bulletin
Sill
Hamilton
Henry James Adams
Society
St. Louis
Mississippi
Chicago
Bulletin
Smiley
Ramsiten
John G. Hudson
Got It Twisted and The Rat and Thirty Ears
Nine year old Rachel recalls a riddle about a rat that carries away three ears of corn each night. It would take thirty nights to remove all thirty ears, since the rat has two ears and each ear of corn counts as one. The tale ends with Rachel eager to tell her elder.
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Rachel
A Riddle About Potatoes and a Rat
A woman hurries to Newman with a joke about a rat stealing three potatoes each night from a bin. She asks how long it would take the rat to finish the bag, presenting a playful column setup.
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Er Brdiher
Newman
Why waiters' hands become so calloused
The article explains waiters acquire tough calloused hands from carrying hot plates and coffeepots. The heat fries the skin, creating a dead surface that prevents burns and allows handling extremely hot objects. This explains why waiters can grip items too hot for patrons to touch.
Beaumont and St Martin meet in medical history
The Canada Lancet notes Prof. Osler’s article on Dr William Beaumont the pioneer American physiologist who saved Alexis St Martin after a gunshot wound that opened the stomach. Meau mont treated the wound, and Beaumont’s later observations revealed digestion through a permanent fistula, shaping half a century of knowledge.
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Canada Lancet
Wm Osler
Wm. Beaumont
T Beaumont
Alexis St. Martin
LD Meaumont
St. Martin
Dr. Beaumont
Judge Hoke Rules In Two Illegible Courtroom Tales
In a Western courthouse voice Judge Hoke mocks the law as he dismisses two cases. Joe Shaw versus Bill Thompson ends with both men freed and the mule valued at ten dollars. Tom Wright versus Jim Renshaw sees a wife leave, and the judge upholds a wife’s right to move on. Court winds down before a boss race across the creek.
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R. A. Parrett
Pfeahis
Hoke
Joe Shaw
Bll Thompson
Kentry
Lost Mountain
Bill Thompson
Bill
Joe
Bowlin
Red Dog
Dandy Bend
Tom Wright
Jin Renshaw
Dead Hoss Hill
Sal
Tom
Jim Renshaw
Jim
Rom Wright
Ile
Orn
Woodchuck
M. Quad
It is upon the smoothest ice we slip, the roughest path is the safest
A compact aphorism notes that fragile surfaces tempt risk while stubborn routes offer steadiness. It contrasts ease with caution, urging prudence when risk hides in sleek surfaces and challenging paths may protect from greater harm.
No Credit Stories Draw A Sharp Exchange
A man claims stories exist about him that discredit him and he resists wording the charge. The woman responds softly that she has never heard stories that credit him. The dialogue shifts to how to phrase the accusation and the hopeful inquiry about alternatives.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Take Your Choice. A Philosophers Exchange on Optimism
A brief New York Weekly exchange records a student asking what pessimism is and a philosopher replying that pessimism is the faith of cowards. The student counters with a question about optimism and receives the reply that optimism is the faith of fools.
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New York Weekly
Skating Rivalries Spark Fury Says Journal Quote
A New York Journal item prints banter about skates and a planned fight. Jimmie Brown is named as the target of jealousy and a three week effort to challenge him is described. The dialogue conveys street level bravado surrounding a forthcoming confrontation.
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Jimmie Brown
New York Journal
Notable English Shepherd John Day Dies at 81
Lloyds Weekly reports the death of John Day at Merton Norfolk famed as Englands most famous shepherd for four decades with Lord Walsingham. His Southdowns won champion cups shown in Holland France Prussia Austria and other countries receiving medals from crowned heads. Day 81 lived a life filled with certificates from the Smithfield Club and Royal Agricultural Society.
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Lloyd's Weekly
Merton
Norfolk
John Day
England
Jonas Webb
Babraham Southdowns
Day
Lord Walsingham
Southdowns
Smithfield Club
Royal Agricultural Society
Holland
France
Prussia
Austria
Close shave joke prompts heaven angels question
A Tarrytown News item recounts a neighborly tale where a little girl asks why angels lack men and whiskers. The mother answers that angels enter heaven by a close shave, delivering a light village humor moment.
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Tarrytown News
Four Ten Dollar Bill Resting Place Quip
A Town and Country cartoon dialogue features Finnicus and Cynnicus debating why top achievers lack lasting happiness. Finnicus questions the elusive joy of pinnacle success while Cynnicus compares it to perching on a sharp lightning rod, attracting thunder from the world.
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Finnicus
Cynnicus
What He Thought Old Gentleman Nearsighted
A Chicago News snippet shows a daughter explaining to her elderly, near sighted father that the approaching stranger is Reggie. The father initially mistakes the visitor for a man before recognizing his daughter’s caller.
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Reggie
Papa
Chicago News
Old Hanks secrets teased in brief Chicago Tribune quip
A Chicago Tribune quip recalls how a man coaxed business secrets from Old Hanks in minutes by simply offering a friendly pat on the back and setting him free. The remark frames a quick, sly exchange over confidences.
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Hanks
Chicago Tribune
Beardies Dey Responds To British Demand
A British commodore Keppel delivered an apology request to the dey of Algiers for an insult to the flag. The dey condemned the insolence of the British king. The beardless youth retorted that if the king weighed beards to judge wisdom he would have sent the dey a goat.
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Keppel
Algiers
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