Elm prank dumps Van Buren into mire on old road
Fifty miles from Indianapolis on the national road an elm tree once marked a joke against President Van Buren. A staged dump by stage driver Merson Wright and helper led the president and his secretary into mud knee deep, ending with a rough cleanup and bath.
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Indianapolis
van Buren
William Hale
Terre Haute
van 2U Rex
Mississippi
Andianapolis
Hale
Wright
Tle
Origin of Mr and Mrs in Historic Name Forms
The article traces how English names evolved from simple given names to include nicknames based on trade place or peculiarity. Wealth and status led to the Norman French maistre and maistress, later simplified to master and mistress surnames. The sense of possession faded as the titles spread beyond elite holders.
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William
John
Willam
John Smith
Maistre
Tmaister
Maister Smith
Maistress Smith
Courting Under Difficulties in Dover Plains
In Dover Plains Dutchess County N Y Miss Minnie Rennier daughter of a wealthy local family and Archie Hoffman a bank clerk have twice tried to elope and now court their romance under surveillance by Deputy Sheriff Frank Fen a large figure said to weigh over 300 pounds. Papa Reimer fights the match while the couple Aliis Reimer is 19 and the lovers persist though marriage chances look slim.
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Dover Plains
Dutchess County
N. Y
Minnie Rennier
Archie Hoffman
Reimer Pere
Frank Fen
Papa Reimer
Mr. Fen
Aliis Reimer
A Forest Giant Red Cedar Cut Down in Washington
A Washington state redwood recently felled stood 465 feet tall with its first limb at 220 feet. Its base circumference measured 58 feet 11 inches and it could yield 96 345 feet of lumber. The tree is said to be 684 years old and would supply eight two story cottages with seven rooms each.
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Washington
Infant Died After Mosquito Sting Incident
A Swedish woman living near Union, New Jersey left her baby in a hammock for an hour or two while berry picking. Upon return the infant had died from numerous mosquito stings, illustrating a fatal accident caused by insect exposure.
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Ehore
Uuton
N. J
Under the Sea Sensations of Holland's Submarine Boat Trip
A New York newspaper man describes a ride in Holland's torpedo boat. The 50 foot craft moves by electric and steam systems with a quiet interior, a seven mile dive under New York Bay, and a dramatic surface reveal near Liberty and Staten Island. The piece imagines future war uses involving underwater assaults and torpedo blasts.
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New York
Holland
Wibe
Niagara
New York Bay
Staten Island
European regiments contrasted with sepoy endurance on march
A sepoy regiment outwalks European troops and endures with minimal food, bearing boots and socks slung over shoulders during marches. A Servian army drum is hauled on a dog-drawn cart, with the drummer behind, while other notes cover politics, sailing versus steam, and an evangelist in Maine with a new Bible school.
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W. Sandford
Durham
the Holy Ghost
Us Bible School
Sandford
Greek Archaeological Society to excavate at Chalcis site
The Greek Archaeological Society plans early digs at Chalcis in Euboea on Psilais Kamarais where traces of an important temple have been found.
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Greek Archaeological Society
Chalcis
Euboea
Psilais Kamarais
Notable Figures and Honors Highlighted in Gossiping Notes
A roundup of prominent figures includes Gertrude Atherton noted as Benjamin Franklin’s great grandniece, Sir Thomas Lipton planning London restaurants for affordable meals, Kin Beung Surh as Roanoke College’s first Korean BA, and Charlotte Yonge at 75 with efforts to endow three girls scholarships in her name. Also listed are Joy of the Seventeenth Lancers and a Krueger sculpture plan with a rain-catching bronze hat for birds.
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Gertrude Atherton
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Lipton
London
Roanoke College
Kin Beung Surh
Charlotte Yonge
Princess of Wales
Joy
Seventeenth Lancers
Balaklava
Paul Krueger
Mme. Krueger
High Lights on Life and Wives in Funny Advice
A humorous set of maxims about marriage and gender roles. It riffs on domestic life, disguise, and social norms, noting that men should hide carpentry skills, wives borrow tools to neighbors, and couples face constant judgment. It ends with a quip about the honeymoon.
His Widow's Fear
A child narrator questions why Mr. Goodman was buried with eyeglasses. Papa explains he was near sighted and the widow feared he might miss the gates and return.
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Margery
Papa
Mr. Goodman
Foreign Notes Collected From Across The World
The article surveys global facts including five year census cycles in Germany, Japan’s hot springs leadership, a large Irish population in Australia, Japan’s kerosene imports, ostrich farming in Russia, phylloxera in Spain, a Themis ostracism relic from Athens, a whaling harpoon in a whale from Arctic waters, a Shanghai arbitrator in a Sino US Siam dispute, 800 salmon trout placed in St James's Park and the insurance implications in Austria for double hand loss with life policy adjustments.
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Germany
Japan
Australia
America
Imperial Society For
Russia
Spain
Barcelona
Athens
Themistocles
Aristides
Arctic
Hannen
Shanghai
United States
Siam
St James’ Park
London
Austria
The Irish Detective and the Ward Backward Arrest
An Irish detective sent to arrest a notorious criminal reports arresting Draw. The chief mistakes Draw for Ward Backward after a spelling gag. The detective defends his pick by spelling O R A W Ward Backward. The exchange ends with no resignation.
Various Odd Facts and Notices on World Events and Local News
Random notes report high liquor duties in Western Africa, camphor from Japan, bird wing power, Corean windows, French crown jewel sales to Americans, potato farming, alcohol as hand cleaner, lace cleaning methods, arsenite use in New York, French monuments, UK warship construction, Bathurst road tale of a barefoot boy, penny loaf trip, marriage gossip, Turtle Boy George, nose mishap at New York wedding.
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Africa
Japan
Formosa
Berlin
New York
France
United Kingdom
Royal Dockyard
Bathurst
N. 8
George
Llegless Wonder
Amelia Gardiner Derickson
Finkelstein
Springs Misadventure At Mountain House Advertised Spring
A visitor named Spudds complains to the Mountain House clerk after three days without locating a advertised spring. The clerk humorously asks if the bed or mattress has been raised during the search, while the exchange hints at broader misdirection or confusion in the lodging house.
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Spudds
Mountain House
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ST. Louis R’y
Michigan Division
Silver Lake
Mailand Express
Warsaw
J. L. Arthur
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