Witty bits and quips from a bygone era
A collage of jokes and quips on morals, fame, and daily life. Puns about Pauline Wayne, courts, laws, poultry, gardening, and fashion mix with questions about American society. The item reads as a humorous column fragment with multiple one liners and nameless observations.
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Pauline Wayne
New York Courts Raise Teenage Girl's Income to 20000
Courts increase the earnings of a fifteen year old girl from twelve thousand to twenty thousand dollars annually to relieve her from pinching want.
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New York
The Unsolved Case of a Turtle and a Consumptive Person
A remark questions why a turtle extract affects a consumptive human and labels the issue as unsolved. The line hints at a puzzling medical or scientific case without offering a resolution.
Italian villa style house as practical square home design
William A. Radford offers free expert building advice and outlines a modern square Italian villa style house. The design features 27 by 23 feet with a 12 by 19 living room, two second floor bedrooms, a practical kitchen and pantry, green slate roof, and coppered interior finishes. Estimated total cost is 4000 dollars including hot water heat and lighting fixtures.
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Prap
Dancing Fawn Model Tries to Smile in Studio Class
In a New York studio a large class of women sketching a semi nude Italian model are distracted by his playful poses and smiles. A German student rebukes him with a stern "you schtop dat schmiling" before he declares he is merely the Dancing Fawn in pose.
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New York
Italia
Bismarck
Whisker Growth and Climate Effects on Big Cats
The passage claims that a lion or tiger loses whiskers permanently if removed and that these cats shed fur seasonally except whiskers. It notes a climate linked shedding pattern, citing travelers who observed cats shedding when crossing the Red Sea and regaining glossy hair at Suakim, with no clear explanation.
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Asia
Africa
Europe
Red Sea
Suakim
Confederate and Union Movements Across Virginia and Missouri
Civil War updates: Union forces under Hooker advance toward Fredericksburg as Marmaduke retreats from Missouri. Port Gibson and Grand Gulf battle near Vicksburg. Chancellorsville begins with Lee gaining early advantage. raid actions by Grierson, Forrest, and mounted units unfold across Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi.
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Marmaduke
Cape Girardeau
Missouri
Jackson
Iowa
Vandeveer
McNeill
Hooker
Rappahannock
Fredericksburg
Richmond
Fairmount
William BH. Jones
Stahel
Fairfax Courthouse
Warrenton
Blue Ridge
Bull Run Mountains
Mosebey
Grand Gulf
Miss
Porter
Port Gibson
Mississippi
Grant
John 8. Bowen
Vicksburg
Monticello
Samuel P. Carter
Wanderer
Wilmington
N. C
Sacramento
la Grange
Ark
Third
Iowa Cavalry
South Quay Bridge
Suffolk
Virginia
Lee
Chancellorsville
Port Girardeau
McNeil
Chalk Bluff
Arkansas
Grierson
Baton Rouge
Nansemond River
Getty
Smith Briggs
National Army of the Potomac
Colonel Streight
Nashville
Tenn
Alabama
Georgia
Gadsden
Ala
Forrest
Dubuque
Knights of the Golden Circle
Emma Amelia
St. Andrew’s Bay
Roebuck
Admiral Porter
South Atlantic
Montgomery
Beaufort
Combahee River
Asheppo
W. @. Chapman
Testing Eggs by X Ray Candling in London Trade
An association of poultrymen uses Roentgen ray candling to inspect over 200 000 eggs weekly for London. Fresh eggs appear transparent while older but edible eggs show spots on the fluorescent screen, guiding the rejection of eggs unfit for food.
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London
Browning on fairness and selfhood in verse
A compact reflection on fair information versus idealized fancy. The speaker rejects remaking himself and aims to maximize the value of God given gifts, highlighting practical self-improvement over lofty pretensions.
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Robert Browning
Seasonal ideas for cheap home cleaning and maintenance
This piece offers household hacks from making floor wax with beeswax and turpentine to creating dust rags from paraffin wax. It suggests cost saving methods for floor mops, house organization, and preservation tips for candle ends and kitchen tools using simple mixtures and routines.
Casserole Cookery A Simple Dozen Tips For Attracting Food
This guide stresses appearance and proper serving in casseroles to aid digestion. It advises attractive table setting and hot serving, notes that brown crockery or fancy holders affect presentation, and gives practical steps for tenderizing tough meat using long slow cooking and one-dish serving.
Real Surprise Knitting Gift Mentioned in Polly's Tale
A mother asks what Polly is doing and she replies she is knitting. The narrator recalls George mentioning needing a muffler for his car and plans to knit him one as a surprise, as described in Harper's Weekly.
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Polly
Mamie
George Sey
Harper's Weekly
Sappy Gete It Again Mr Sapleigh and Miss Keen
A fragmented Trumpet era style note features Mr Sapleigh and Miss Keen debating money collection and a father’s remark about difficulty gathering small sums. The quirky dialogue hints at financial humor and social satire from an old column.
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Mr. Sapleigh
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