The Ideal Business Man and Sleep Nodding Notes
A discussion on the ideal business man from Sir Arthur Helps emphasizes method, courage, principle, patience, and a disciplined imagination to plan boldly and act calmly while weighing risks. The piece also explains sleep nodding as gradual loss of voluntary power, with the head drooping and rising until full rest occurs. Additional notes warn customers about counterfeit tonics and promote Dobbins Perfect Soap while citing unrelated foreign phrases and local curiosities.
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Sir Arthur
Brooklyn Eagle
Laugh and Grow Fat Anecdotes From Many Sources
A collage of anecdotes and light humor from diverse sources. A short, witty exchange about engagements and romance mixes with a quip about Russian names on jewelry. The tone is playful and magazine-like, reflecting humor pages of the era.
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Jeweler’s Weekly
Shoes Wearied Wanderer Banter Exchange
Quote captures a witty exchange between a Lady and a wanderer. The Lady insists on new shoes while the wanderer jokes that his current pair will outlast him, highlighting humor about care and aging footwear in a theatrical style.
Stage News Test of Expressions at Adele’s Meet
A fragmentary note from a theatre page mentions Mr Outsider addressing Adele and Miss Leading Lady testing expressions for stage news. The exchange hints at a rehearsal or performance context with emphasis on facial tests. Names appear as roles rather than real persons in a dramatic vignette.
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Mr. Outsider
Adele
Helen’s Garden Hole Causing Household Fuss
A fragment cites a child Helen crying over digging a great hole in the garden and being denied taking it indoors. The exchange shows a domestic scene from a Harper’s Young People style mix, with references to social mores and marital life.
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Helen
Polly
Harper
Only His Way Miss Burtis and the Hallway Farewell
A short scene in a domestic setting features Miss Burtis guiding Mr. Dolly through a moment of comic mischief as a father returns home, hobbling after stubbing his toe and muttering an apology, while a judgmental figure notes the moment.
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Miss Burtis
Dolly
Quotations From The New Yorker And Other Humorous Snippets
A collage of short exchanges and jokes from various periodical quips and cartoons. Dialogue touches on hauntings, school, elevators, relatives, and social manners with a light satirical tone.
Comic Strip Dialogue From Spookville Rail Hit
A humorous exchange reports the superintendent claiming smooth rail operations while a new reporter pushes for a field check. The editor berates a staffer over a sister’s wedding excuse. Names include Police, Judge, and the Indianapolis Journal style echo with comic tone.
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Spookville & Lonely Railroad
Witty Clippings From a Fragmented Page
A collage of humorous exchanges from old papers includes a condemned man’s reprieve remark, a judge’s quips, a hotel register scene, domestic satire, and a stray note about lobster claw treaties, all captured in a brisk, period tone with brisk punchlines.
Sermons for Sunday and Extemporaneous Preaching
A fragment from a religious feature discusses the value of extemporaneous preaching versus written sermons, with a humorous parable about two ministers and a test of oratory. It quotes Lieut Maury on science and faith, reflects on knowledge of God and misery, praises true greatness, and notes Harvard’s Rev. A. F. B. Varley and George Bancroft’s death findings.
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Harvard
A. F B. Varley
George Bancroft
Farley
Brooklyn
Better Than Bloodhounds On Australian Aboriginals
A Cali ornia writer claims Aboriginals are naturally lazy and unsettled, with half castes often returning to the bush after education. It praises native trackers and police for their instinctive tracking ability, details racist stereotypes, and notes violence by both aborigines and white settlers amid frontier law enforcement and camp raids.
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Australia
The Spider's Enemy Ichneumon Fly Preys On Spiders
A writer recounts the ichneumon fly of Ceylon as the spider’s foe. The wasplike insect builds a clay nest then hunts spiders, injects poison to paralyze them, plates them with clay, lays eggs inside, and dies. Larvae hatch to feed on living spiders, finishing as winged flies true to ancestral purpose.
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Ceyion
Intemperate laborers prized in Portuguese possessions
Extracted from British consular reports cited by the New York Tribune describes a paradox in South African Portuguese territories. It notes that temperate natives quickly earn enough to return home and lose instructional gains, while intoxicated workers spend wages on liquor, stay with employers for years, and become increasingly valuable as ongoing instruction wanes.
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South Africa
New York Tribune
A Matter of Health Royal Baking Powder Cost
Royal Baking Powder costs more to produce than competitors due to refined ingredients, but offers higher purity and leavening strength. The message claims cheaper powders provide inferior results, potentially leaving impurities in food, and asserts Royal is the only safe choice for health and finest food. Official analyses allegedly show rivals contain lime, ammonia, or alum.
Kiss Yet Again at Breakfast Ends a Domestic Rift
A long married couple's morning kiss ritual is disrupted by a cynic guest. The friend mocks the routine, the wife hints at the value of affection, and the husband later realizes the blessing of the daily good-by kiss. The tale closes with the husband renewing the kiss after a day of mishaps.
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George
Brave Dog Stops Man Attempting Razor Attack
A London News report details a daring rescue at the Boar's Head Tavern Leeds where a cook Mrs Burrill was attacked by Rothery. A hotel dog emerged from under a couch and clamped Rothery’s sleeve, forcing him to release the woman. The landlady arrived, pulled Mrs Burrill to safety, and shut the assailant in with the dog. Rothery then cut his own throat and died soon after. Other items note balloon voyages, a 19th century price cure, and various curious notices.
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Boar's Head
Leeds
Rothery
London News
Razor
France
Algeria
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Italy
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London
Dover
Calais
Belgium
Rhine
Wiborg
Louis
New York
Lake Erie
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