Ride on an Avalanche in the White Mountains Tale
A party atop Willey House in the White Mountains witnesses a landslide after a mountain storm. Silas Clark recalls riding a slide in his youth and surviving with a rock halt that saved the group. The tale describes the dramatic ascent to a pulpit rock, the engulfing darkness, and a harrowing descent as the avalanche tears past, leaving them miraculously alive.
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Willey
White Mountains
Mount Webster
Gray
Silas Clark
Apple Amber Very Good Dessert Recipe
Pure cure and slice one pound of apples and cook with water sugar butter until tender. Rub through a sieve stir in egg yolks then bake in a pudding dish. Whip egg whites with sugar, pile on top bake briefly, decorate with glace cherries and angelica, serve hot or cold.
Prodigal social line blurs as bishop’s kin join stage
The Potter family once symbolized New York society but Mrs James Brown Potter’s acting career marked a shift. Even bishops have actors in their kin, as a founder’s night quip at the Players Club suggests.
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Potter
New York
James Brown Potter
Marie Wainwright
Bishop Potter
Players’ Club
Passing of Indian Dances Highlight Eagle Ceremony
The eagle dance, an Indian fiesta, features the killing of a young eagle to send its spirit with that of a deceased chief, symbolizing power on earth and the conveyance of messages to ancestors.
Final Tribal Fiesta Ends as Last Chief Dies
The ceremony once marking the death of a ruling chief ends after twenty years of absence as the last hereditary chief dies, halting a sacred tribal rite and its legend. The passing dissolves the title and the rite’s deep significance is left to oblivion.
Disgraceful Moment at Boston Symphony Sneezing Incident
In Boston the symphony is treated as sacred a tale tells of two girls returning from a concert. One shows scorn the other dejection. Mary disgraced herself by sneezing mid performance while Micanor notes the concert was fine.
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Boston
Micanor
Mary
Yves
Philadelphia Ledger
la Pompadour
Canada
France
Louis XV
Louis
Pompadour
M. d'Euicles
Senart
Hotel de Ville
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Versailles
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Olympus
Reich
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Garrick
Robinson
Mary Robinson
Drury Lane
George IV
Florizel
Europe
Christendom
London
G Society
Duke of Orleans
Marie Antoinette
Windsor Castle
Englefield Green
How Needles Are Made
The article describes factory automation for needle production. Machine processes convert rough steel wire into finished needles by cutting, filing the point shaping the head piercing the eye and sharpening and polishing. A separate counting and packaging machine groups needles into the selling papers and folds them for sale.
Pessimist Sees Calamities That Never Arrive
A Louisville Courier-Journal quote contrasts a pessimist who spends thirty years seeking foreseen disasters with the reality that none have occurred. The exchange underscores a skeptical view of chronic worry and anticipated misfortune.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Surprise for a Speeder at New York Banquet
Montagne Roberts, winner of the round the world motor race, recounts a tale of a friend in a rush to beat a record. The friend speeds on a road with tolls every five miles and tries to push through a gate, only to be met with a sleepy tollkeeper who delays passage for eighteen minutes. The anecdote, cited at a New York banquet, reflects on speed and patience.
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Montagne Roberts
New York
New York Sun
A Union League Praise Of Oliver Hazard Perry
A Union League of New York member lauds Oliver Hazard Perry’s sincerity. He recalls Perry comparing a religious maid’s conversion to his own, noting a change as the maid says she seems converted after revival and she now sweeps under the mats.
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Union League of New York
Oliver Hazard Perry
Maggie
Wise Red Men Jam on St. Croix River Drive
William Hanley, a noted Duluth cruiser, recounts a story of Indians and publicity. While overseeing a river jam near Taylor's Falls with six Indian drivers, he offered to publish their names if they broke the jam. One Indian replied that they would be seen in print only if they were dead.
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William Hanley
Duluth
Hanley
St. Croix
Taylor's Falls
Duluth News-Tribune
Exclusive to the Last on Atlantic liner cabin scene
A ship report says in the ladies cabin most passengers are ill except one woman and a cat. The woman strokes the cat saying poor pussy. A neighboring passenger protests the cat’s attention as a private cat.
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Argonaut
Libel Fable Prompt Reflects On Ben Jonson’s Fame
A Louisville Courier-Journal cartoon quip riffs on Ben Jonson and literary fame with a wry exchange. The joke contrasts poets’ reputations and public perception, labeling many creators as half baked while invoking a famed Elizabethan name.
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Ben Jonson
Louisville Courier-Journal
Knights of Jones seek cabinet and senator post in Kaiser plan
The New York Sun notes Knicker-Is Jones is busy assembling a Cabinet and a New York Senator and is also pursuing a new Chancellor for the Kaiser in his spare time.
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Knicker
Jones
Becker
New York
Kaiser
New York Sun
Czar’s Power and a Bavarian Duke Win Noble Favor
A czar doubts his daughter’s match then fate reveals Maximilian Beauharnais, a Bavarian duke, as the envoy of true love. The emperor awards him grand titles and riches to seal the marriage, affirming his affection for Marie Nicolaewna amid a scene of dramatic royal approval.
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Agamemnon
Maximilian Joseph Eugene Auguste Beauharnais
Leuchtenberg
Josephine
France
Auguste Amelia
Maximilian Joseph of
Bavaria
Marie Nicolaewna
Munich
Marie
Imperial Palace
Duke
Europe
Huss
Academy of Arts
Academy of Sciences
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Cincinnati Post
Powerful Women In Dr Reich Portrait Gallery
Dr Emil Reich presents Woman Through the Ages a portrait gallery of notable women who shaped human history. The volume surveys diverse figures influencing politics culture and science through the ages.
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Emil Reich
Fixing Up Cold Chicken with Swiss Style Batter
A housekeeper shares a method to transform cold chicken into a flavorful dish. Slice the meat, season with salt pepper parsley and onion, marinate in lemon juice and oil, then fry. Prepare a batter from flour and milk, add brandy and eggs, let rest, dip chicken, fry, and serve with fried parsley and cream sauce.
Endless Occupation Quip On Ennui From Pittsburg Post
A Pittsburg Post quip jokes that women suffer more ennui than men while men can shave a mustache or raise one as solutions. The line reflects light humor on gendered boredom and cosmetic fixes.
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Pittsburg
A Loveless Marriage Shocks Houston Post Readers
A column quotes a provocative question about a couple's union with a biting line claiming the wife married for money to "hook her waist up the back" reflecting sharp social commentary in the Houston Post.
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Houston Post
Staunton Tests Business Manager System In Town Administration
Staunton Virginia with 12 090 inhabitants uses a business manager to run municipal affairs while a Mayor and City Council retain political control. The manager, elected for one year by the council, handles buying and contracts and reports quarterly. Reelected after a year, he claims tax savings and efficient service, such as cutting granolithic paving costs from TL cents to 2 cents per square yard.
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Staunton
Commission
Virginia
Washington Herald
President's Own Flag Calls for White House Display
A naval officer on Washington's birthday argues the White House should display the American flag during office hours and use the President's own blue banner to indicate his presence. He notes statutes require flag display on public buildings and suggests hoisting the President's flag when he is aboard his residence. The piece cites the Washington Star's viewpoint.
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White House
Washington
War
Navy Department
Sind
Time Hall
Knewiner
Priire
The
United States
Washington Star
Rash Compliments and the Gallant Dilemma
A quip from Puck portrays a suitor torn by praise toward his sweetheart. He frets that praising her makes her conceited. stopping could imply neglect, while continuing could raise her sense of superiority.
No Medal Hero Falls Short in Battle Over Injury
A Philadelphia Ledger quote laments a so called hero who played on with a broken collar bone. Critics scoff at the lack of sense or courage to quit, denying him a medal or applause for endurance.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Tough Customer Heads for Longest Journey for 45 Cents
A blunt exchange at a Chicago ticket window depicts a tough looking customer heard saying he will take the longest journey possible for 45 cents. The ticket seller quips to spend it on chloroform.
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Chicago Tribune
Parson Man In Dress Suit Confounds Town News
A Detroit Free Press item notes a man at ease in a dress suit with the remark he is “manner born” and that his father was a waiter, prompting local chatter about class and sentiment.
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Detroit Free Press
Poor Things. Oliver-She is a blamed pretty woman.
Puck notes the portrayal of a striking woman as faulted and attractive, reflecting contemporary gossip and commentary.
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Oliver
Olivia
Puck
Then and Now in a Detroit Tale of Fortune
A verse note recalls a ancestor crossing in steerage and, with newfound wealth, elevates a descendant to the peerage, reflecting social ascent across generations in a Detroit Tribune mood.
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Detroit Tribune
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