Bluffing Over Rent Leads to List of House Improvements
In a Chicago Times-Herald column a family schemes to bluff their landlord over needed repairs by pretending a move while listing upgrades such as a front porch bay window and new bath. The dialogue shows the plan to pressure rent and secure improvements as they eye a larger yard and better living space.
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Paw
Man
Anserd
Dan
Little Albert
Georgie
Itv
Thare
Ennybuddy
Albert
Chicago Times-Herald
Talesman Tries The Lawyer For Arrogance
A quiet man confronts a lawyer after court, challenging his pretensions with two math and geometry questions. He labels the attorney as vain and promises to keep him in check, saying he has the measure and may match his haughtiness in the courtroom. Washington Star report.
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Washington Star
Recent Inventions Chair Attachment for Theaters
Patrons of a theater can find use for a new chair attachment comprising a flat box secured to the back of the chair. The device likely serves as a storage or convenience feature for audience members.
Hat motto debated in New England Bible class
A New England parish Bible class studied Romans twelve on hospitality. While most members answered Given to hospitality, the minister's 15 year old daughter argued for Patient in tribulation, highlighting her role as head of the house and meal manager.
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New England
Tooth and Nail Hoax Humor in Soldier Quip
A Philadelphia Record joke notes two men who quip about being fine soldiers while one is a dentist and the other a chiropodist. The exchange uses playful wordplay, contrasting their trades with military fighting terms.
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Philadelphia Record
War debate and weapon origins noted in brief
Florence Nightingale argues war creates heroes and benefits the country. The Colt revolver is likely descended from traditional horse pistols, reflecting historical firearm lineage.
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Florence Nightingale
Man Eating Lions Terrorize Africa and India
Report details lions in Central Africa near Victoria Nyanza killing hundreds of laborers and attacking camps while India sees tigers killing 100 plus people yearly. Noted accounts describe a lion killer and the danger of big cats blocking roads and cities.
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Central Africa
Franklin Typographical Society banquet tale of political flattery
A Boston typographical society banquet yields a printer's tale about a poor dweller in the slums who is flattered by ward politicians into overestimating his political importance. The anecdote exposes how cultivators of his vote use inflated claims to sway common voters.
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Franklin Typographical Society of
Boston
Lions Rampage Across Rail Camp and Terrorize Workers
An eight month man-eating reign by two lions terrorized engineers doctors soldiers and laborers from India Africa and beyond along a railway line. The beasts killed nearly a hundred natives and injured many more before an engineer finally shot them both ending the horror.
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Central Africa
Victoria Nyanza
Lord Salisbury
House of Lords
Girard
India
Bengal
Africa
South Africa
Vast Portsmouth Docks Stand as World’s Largest Complex
The Portsmouth marine docks cover over 300 acres and employ about 10,000 men. Two docks reach 600 feet by 85 feet, stone graving docks built of granite with heavy gates. Vessels float in, are shored on keel blocks, water pumped out, and launched by opening gates.
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Portsmouth
England
Providence Journal
Long Names for Automobiles in Berlin and Belgium
In Berlin Herr Thien starts a motor cab service with the Germans call their cars automobile texameter dreschken a stylish name. In Belgium the Flemish term for automobile is snelpaatde loostoonderspoorwegpetroolkijuig, suggesting comic extremes in vehicle naming.
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Berlin
Thien
Texameter Dreschken
Belgium
Faith and insurance at a rural church meeting
A young colored pastor urges strong faith to protect the church, claiming divine watchfulness over uprisings and setbacks. An older white patriarch responds that the meeting house will be insured against fire and lightning despite the sermon.
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Bradders
Bruddah Flint
Giant sun dial marks Aegean horizons on Hayou Horoo
The largest sun dial in the world rises as Hayou Horoo, a promontory extending 3,000 feet above the Aegean Sea, casts a moving shadow. As the sun sweeps, a circle of islands align as hour marks.
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Hayou Horoo
Aegean Sea
Beggar to Work Then Weed Your Garden
A magistrate frees a begging prisoner after agreeing to a small job pulling weeds. The exchange veers into jokes about misdirection in court with witty remarks from London papers. It includes a quip about a watch with a sweetheart’s picture and a juryman’s humorous misfortune. The piece also notes Michael Joseph Barry’s appointment as police magistrate in Dublin and a lawyer’s question about a suspect wearing a republican hat.
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London
Michael Joseph Barry
Dublin
Barry
Blind man identifies dead wife by touch in morgue
A blind man in New York correctly identified his deceased wife in Bellevue morgue after touching two women of the same name. He first failed, then used both hands to recognize the cold features and whispered a farewell, confirming the match.
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New York
Bellevue
Mary
Meaning of Wisconsin Name Origins Explained
The Sheboygan Falls News reports on theories about Wisconsin’s name origins. It cites Wees k onsan meaning gathering of waters and notes the French form Oisconsin and a proposed spelling change blocked by the Legislature. A. Gaudin claims a muskrat house origin, but agrees no consensus exists among Indians.
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Wisconsin
A. Gaudin
Sheboygan Falls
Future Blacksmith Shop Sparks a New Idea
A Belgian originated concept envisions a forge free blacksmith shop where heated metal forges in a water tub. The tub is wired to a dynamo and acidulated water creates an arc around the submerged metal, allowing it to be hammered on an anvil as if hot.
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Belgium
Los Angeles Times
Death by Anarchists Threatens German Emperor
The German Emperor is described as certain he will die by anarchist bullets and carries a revolver always. His jaeger checks the weapon daily, and the article notes his exceptional skill with the pistol. The statement ends with a provocative line about the man who never made a failure being unable to appreciate success.
Do Not at Table Etiquette Rules From Old England
A brief look at early etiquette manuals shows rules children were taught for table behavior. Do not sit until asked or after blessing, ask for nothing, speak or bite bread, break bread, take salt with a clean knife, dip meat rarely, keep the knife sloped, rest it on the plate, avoid staring at others, and depart once moderately satisfied.
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England
British Aristocracy Blamed for Degeneracy
Article denounces aristocracy for degeneracy and lax living. It claims luxury leads to unhealthy digestion and nerves. It promotes Woostetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure for stomach disorders and related blood impurities.
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Woostetter
No Foreigner Beliefs Stir Up Canal Street Shoe Shop
An Irish woman guides her American born son into a Canal Street shop asking to buy a pair of shoes. The clerk asks if the child is French and the mother insists the boy is American born, highlighting patriotism and immigration stereotypes in a brief anecdote from the New Orleans Times-Democrat.
Five Largest US Cities in 1800 by Population
May Ladies' Home Journal lists Philadelphia leading with 66 000, New York 60 000, Baltimore 26 500, Boston 25 000, and Charleston 19 000, noting government, wealth, and culture centers.
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Philadelphia
New York
Baltimore
Boston
Charleston
South Carolina
Ladies’ Home Journal
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ELY Brothers
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