Tactless Fanny and the Syracuse Opening Gaffe
In Syracuse the wily advance agent swayed local press by claiming Anne Januschek would open her season there or not at all. The move boosted front pages and packed the theater, while Mme. Januschek dismissed the ploy, saying she had to open somewhere. Chicago Record-Hernald notes the incident as a bold publicity miscue.
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Jameuschek
Syracuse
Anne
Janauschek
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
Unafirm
Janausehek
Ace Audiitions
Mme. Jannischek
Sirvense
Fanny
History tales and Texas vernacular in a grocery tale
A fragmentary editorial note on choosing engaging histories over exhaustive works follows a Texas anecdote. A young lawyer recalls a grocery store exchange illustrating regional vernacular, where a girl asks a shopkeeper about identity with a playful insistence on correct wording.
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Texas
Lone Star
New Orleans Times- Democrat
Exas
Punishment in Persia: Bastinado Brutality
In Persia the bastinado is the common penalty, not spared even by high rank. The victim lies on his face, feet looped to cords raised by a pole, and the ropes tightened to crush the feet. Two executioners strike the soles with water-soaked switches, often until the victim faints, with punishments lasting about an hour.
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Persia
Wen
Iwo
Presence of Mind in a French President
While being escorted around a salon an eminent artist showed a painting that displeased him. The president exclaimed Who owns it. The guide answered That picture, my president, in our counter when we wish to purchase a thing we begin by running it down. He then bought the offending painting on the spot demonstrating quick wit.
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Uow
Macaulay
Troude
Carlyle
Gilybon
M. Grevy
France
Jose
Farmers Tribune
Bes Moines
Lawa
Ovat
Indy
Gentleman
Nast
Anni
Perso
Lady
Kentleman
Che Peraon
Humber
Schiller
Batein
Toulis Gantlema
Advancs
Che
Tribune
Janury Jate
Hay Vance
Yoon
Peare
Weat
Lou. G
Gilberteon
State of
Iowa
J. SM. Brenton
Des Moines
GEO, Bowers, Pub. Herald
Unutterable Thoughts and Eve in Quotations
A playful exchange from four newspapers features a soulful youth and an old poet debating unprintable thoughts, a line about digging for thyme, and a Washington Star cartoon duo Miss Cayenne and Mer Verelon discussing Eve and Adam in the Eden Incident.
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Dent Rou
Chicago Tribune
Mer Verelon
Eden
Eve
Adam
Miss Cayenne
Washington Star
Soup remark at boarding house joke cited in Boston Transcript
Mrs Skinner and a resident discuss reheated soup at the boarding house. The man notes it seems the same as yesterday but she clarifies Wan left over yesterday. The scene is presented in a light, humorous exchange typical of daily newspaper humor items.
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Daiitleigh
The Fasting Fad Refuted in Health Note
The article argues there is no advantage to fasting and warns against hunger as nature signaling a need for food. It states many people overeat and urges heed to the body's hunger signals as part of sound health guidance.
Fruit fasting and Cologne perfume origins in old tale
An excerpt discusses fasting as a remedy for digestive germs and notes fruit juice as a disinfectant. It then recounts the origin of Cologne perfume, attributing invention to Italian priest Gioran Giorina in Demodossala, detailing spread to Cologne and later imitators challenging his secret.
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Cologne
Gioran “Arina
Domodossala
Italy
Narghile smoking correct method described in Philadelphia Record
An expert warns against wrong use of the narghile arguing tobacco should be soaked, dried, and placed in the bowl with charcoal on top. Proper technique, he says, produces a delicious smoke, unlike the common bad taste from direct lighting. Also notes Indiana jail visit dialogue from Indianapolis News.
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Philadelphia Record
Elephants Height Facts and Aging in Early Report
A historical note discusses elephant height, aging, and weights. It claims most elephants stay under eight feet tall, with rare nine footers. Cited figures include a 9 feet 10 inch male and 8 feet 5 inch female, a seven foot four inch carcass weighing 3,000 pounds, and skin thickness around three quarters of an inch.
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India
Burma
Sanderson
Great Speech Causes Dueling Banter in Court Room
A lawyer with an ardent oratorical style harangues jurors while an opposing counsel grows weary and steps outside. A bystander notes Beahways’s celebrated speech and jokes about arithmetic, art heists, and Plugugly portraits, as the exchange turns into a witty, if sour, farce reported by Cinclopat Commercial Tribune.
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Mr. B
Gaid
French thrift in Paris parks and fairs
The piece notes how couples in Paris wind through public parks and secondhand fairs on outer boulevards to buy inexpensive used goods. Ragpickers search discarded items from wealthy households, with workers counting about fifty thousand in Paris earning around $10,200 daily from their pickups.
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Varke
Maris
Pitts
Donolae
Paris
Distantields
Emgtiah of Long Ago In King Henry coronation passage
A passage from a St James Gazette retells a medieval coronation scene. The Cardinal of Canterbury presents Henry as rightful heir to the crown. The crowd responds with a loud affirmation as the king is named and consecrated.
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Emgtiah
St. James Gazette
Caunterbure
Henry
England
Prince Henry
King Henry
Chinese Duplicity and the East Versus West Trust
A southern islander critiques Chinese character and practices, contrasting eastern suspicion with Western confidence. He cites a belief that keeping engagements is rare among Chinese and recalls a proverb about delaying promises to soothe a person, illustrating a culture of polite form without substance.
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China
Beckford Buys Gibbon Volumes Then Sells Treasure
A collector purchased seven thousand volumes tied to Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire after the author died. Beckford bought the set to read during Lausanne travels but soon tired, presenting it to a German physician Schell who promptly sold the collection.
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Gibbon
Beckford
Vatbek
Lausanne
Schell
Right and Left Cigara and the Still Small Voice
A Baltimore American excerpt explains why cigar wrappers curl, noting ambidextrous makers roll wrappers left to right then opposite way for economy. The piece includes a quip about a ventriloquist uncle as a humorous aside from a Sunday school lesson.
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Baltimore
Dekalte Direction Dining Dilemma and Witty Quips
A playful composite of quotes and witticisms on manners and temperaments. A waiter recalls a kitchen scene while snippets from Seren Gladys Ethel and various magazines critique conduct and judgment. The passages explore temperament versus talent, gendered rhetoric, and personal accountability.
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Commercial Tribune
Baie
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Ethel
Puck
Saturday Evening Post
Isandland
G.S.’ Gilbertson
J. M. Brenton
Triey Concern
FairMend Tribune
Cam
Girnertsox
Treas
Ayears
Tribuns
Sibythas
Parmers Triou
Lves
Farniere Tribune
Yan
Sioux CO. Herald
Orange City
California
Oregon
Chicago & North-Western Railway
Northern Illinois Normal School
Dixon Business College
Dixon, Ill
College of Letters and Normal School
College of Law
College of Pharm College of Art
Military Academy
School of Oratory
Sence
Business College
College of Engineering
College of Telegraphy
College of Music
Academy of Individual Instruction
School of Correspondence
College of Shorthand
Stlenta
Mosl
Tis
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