Foundling Hospital and the unseen mercy of New York's babies
A marble statue guards the Foundling hospital entry where mothers relinquish babies into a cradle and depart empty handed. The institution rescues nearly 2000 babies yearly, caring for indoor and outdoor wards, with adoption nationwide and international sympathy, while stressing the child’s future and the state’s guardianship.
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New York City
Foundling Hospital
Foundling
New York
Foundling Home
Boston
Chicago
Philadelphia
America
Europe
Foundling Homes
Lfe
Fifth Avenue
Trousseau
Careless passenger recounts train losses
Mrs Subbubs warns about getting on and off trains while Subbubs admits losing two tickets yesterday one to the city and one back home in a brief exchange highlighting travel carelessness.
Hands Cracked Open Healed by Cuticura Remedies
An elderly man describes years of painful cracked hands. He credits Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for rapid healing within a week and notes continued relief. He mentions a neighbor’s child also benefited and provides location and dates from 1909.
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John W. Hasty
Effingham
N. H
Wrights and Curtiss Duel Over Air Patent Jibe
Glenn H. Curtiss at a dinner jokes about the Wrights air patent and a overheard Dayton plant exchange. Orville and Wilbur quip about a rival aviator using their method and a mock injunction while returning to work, framing the moment as a duck.
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Glenn H. Curtiss
Wrights
Dayton
Orville
Wilbur
The Irish in Shakespeare Debate
An Englishman and an Irishman argue over Irish characters in Shakespeare. The Irishman claims two names Miss OPhelin and Corry OLanus, then recalls Hamlet's friend beside him and questions his uncle's prayer scene.
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Miss O’phelin
Corry O’lanus
Hamlet
Springfield Republican
How did that story that George Washington couldn't tell a He get started
A quip about George Washington and a press agent illustrates how stories begin the moment a press agent is involved. The exchange playful highlights authorship and publicity shaping folklore.
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George Washington
Surprise in Brooklyn boosts Grape Nuts for baby nutrition
A Brooklyn man shares a letter praising Grape Nuts as nourishing and easy to digest for an eleven month old. The baby thrived on the cereal, quickly shedding reliance on breast milk, and the parents say the grown ups also benefit from its scientific grain composition.
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Brooklyn
Wellville
Meeting Requirements Blot on Five Dollar Bill
A Birmingham Age-Herald line quotes a jokey exchange about a large ink blot on a five dollar bill and a claim of cash for a hat, asserting the speaker’s acceptance.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
An Artist at the Game The Teacher and Jimmy Exchange Morning Worries
A short dialogue frames a teacher named Jimmy who looks pale and answers that he is not ill. A mother known as Ma washes his face, in a vignette tone similar to Woman's Home Companion.
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Foundling
Jimmy
How did you win your wife quotes from Kansas City Journal
A quip contrasts methods of winning a wife with a joke about wives who resemble raffle prizes, attributed to the Kansas City Journal. The line plays on the notion of winning affection versus luck.
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Kansas City Journal
Audacious Fellow Captures Attention in Doctor’s Room
A bold remark by Dridges, described as a very daring man, shocks a Buffalo Express reader as he speaks openly in a doctor’s reception room. The exchange highlights public curiosity about his actions.
Quite Old Enough in a Humorous Exchange
In a playful dialogue Cora jokes that Mr. Dil pickle is not old enough to have whiskers while noting his humor. The pair discuss proposals from last night with light banter and wit.
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Cora
Mr. Dilpickle
Expansionist Maiden and Conflicted Lovers Dialogue
A fragment shows an exchange where a character questions love after a kiss. He jokes about wishing the other person were a two headed girl, revealing mood and tension in a terse dramatic moment. It reads like a stage snapshot with provocative banter.
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Darling
Roosevelt to Write Texas History on Return Home
The Toledo Blade reports that Theodore Roosevelt, upon returning home, plans to write a history of Texas. The project is expected to take at least thirty minutes of his time.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Texas
Toledo Blade
A Pinched Pun Reveals a Harsh Cold Spell
A humorous venting aside turns to a feverish complaint as the speaker recounts chills and hoarseness. Repeated exclamations signal a dramatic fit and a dramatic change in voice and health.
Eliminating the Rascals
A quotation from Carlyle urging honesty as a path to reduce wrongdoing. The line proclaims one less rascal in the world once a person becomes virtuous.
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Carlyle
A Difference. City Pilot Seen in Public Spotlight
A remark contrasts roles as a city pilot figures in a public scene prompting questions about his exact position and duties. The dialogue hints at a choice between a pulpit and an airship as symbols of influence.
Taft faces mixed reception at suffrage convention
President Taft welcomed delegates to the National Woman Suffrage Association meeting and said he was not entirely in sympathy with the movement. His remarks were hissed by some auditors, and the ladies afterward expressed regret.
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Taft
National Woman Suffrage Association
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