Odd Tales and Wit from Old Newspapers
A patchwork of humorous clips and anecdotes from a Paris court, English politics, and British journalists. The passages include a boyish quarrel over a nickel, Asquith’s quip on women’s suffrage, a derisive remark about Verdi, Punch humor, school exam gaffes, and a journalist’s reflection on reporting and the meaning of what is published.
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Jimmy
Jimmie
Minnie
Paris
England
Asquith
Herr von Buelow
Boston
Napier Lowthian
Boston Theater
Mr. Rice
von Buelow
Europe
Meester Verdi
Shirley Brooks
Punch
West Side
Rosie
Revenge of the Reporters in Parliament Strike
Reporters in the German Reichstag staged a walkout after a deputy called them “a herd of swine” and demanded an apology. The stoppage halted their coverage and disrupted the chancellor’s foreign relations speech, echoing earlier Sydney press tensions and a war over exact reporting.
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Herr Grober
Reichstag
Germany
Sydney
New South Wales
Tress Gallery
Cheese Making On the Farm For Home Consumption
A New York Sun interview reveals memories of farm cheese making not for market. A countryside boyhood described curds pressed in wooden cylinders with sage or carrot juice for green or yellow cheese and the labor of pressing with stones on a lever.
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New York Sun
Young Women at Agricultural Colleges Learn Home Life
A writer notes shifting gender balance in western and midwestern agricultural schools. Girls may pursue full agriculture or domestic science curricula, gaining skills from physiology to gear for home economics. College leaders emphasize practicality, dignity, and thrift in training.
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Minnesota
Middle West
Wisconsin
Private quarrel echoes in street dispute
A fragmentary dialogue shows Judy scolding George as he threatens self harm if refused. The exchange references a father figure and possible domestic tensions, with the lamppost threat escalating the domestic scene.
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George
Judy
Truth and Quality Laxative Endorsed by Physicians
An advertising notice extols Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a reliable laxative. It emphasizes gentle, natural action, no debility, and no need to increase dosage, claiming physicians approve its safe ingredients and urging readers to buy the genuine product from the California Fig Syrup Co.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Chas. H. Fletcher
A. F. Peeler
St. Louis
E. Down
Philadelphia
Edward Parrish
Brooklyn
N. Y
J. B. Elliott
New York City
C. G. Sprague
Omaha
Neb
J. A. Parker
Kansas City
H. F. Merrill
Augusta
Norman Bf. Geer
Cleveland
Ohio
Meat boiling and grape growing cited in historic notes
The text mentions boiling meats to preserve juices, searing briefly. It notes grape cultivation in graperies as a revenue source in Belgium and the Channel Islands with substantial exports. It states the United States is a good customer, paying 35 to 75 cents a round wholesale for the fruit, and notes pot grape growing in parts of Europe, especially France, where vines are used decoratively on festive occasions.
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Belgium
Channel Islands
United States
Europe
France
Washable ribbons and strange remedies headline 1907 tips
Household hints cover washing ribbons with soap and water or coffee for stiffness. Articles promote polishes, paints, and home cures, including naptha cleans, nursing stories, and a tale of a water bicycle. It also notes women editors and tea consumption, plus assorted curiosities and advice.
No outside grub banned in uptown apartment hotels
A New York Telegraph note warns strict rules against bringing food into rooms in fashionable apartment hotels. Leasers in some hotels must eat in the restaurant, with managers enforcing bans on baskets of provisions. An uptown hotel found patrons cooking in rooms, revealing a staged complaint by a resident who was later caught cooking sausage on an open stove with a fork in hand.
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Romit
New York Telegraph
Maanager
Good Hamlet Play Impresses Actor Yet
English actor John Hare recalls a Beerholm Tree Hamlet performance. Hare avoids talk of Namlet fare until the end when Tree asks politely for supper. In farewell Tree subtly quips it was a good play, unsettling Hare who feared discussion of the topic.
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Cruise
John Hare
Beerholm Tree
Hamlet
Tree
Hare
Sare
Mr. Tree
Ware
Simre
John
Honeymoon and simoon joke on Oakland boat
A boy asks about simoon and honeymoon on an Oakland boat. The father and mother trade quips about hot air and storms, contrasting romantic notions with harsh realities, ending with a blunt warning from the father and a bittersweet family aside.
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Oakland
Simoon
Percy
Sam Francisco Chronicle
Saving Time Memorandum Note Used In Conversation
A brief dialogue features a couple named Ile and She- discussing time and memory. Ile asks to note a memo so he won’t repeat questions, highlighting affection and practicality. The exchange ends with the stander asking for the memo.
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Ile
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New York
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Frank Deanahue
Fremont St. Kokomo
Ind
Breioe
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