Humorous Exchanges From Old Newspapers
A collage of quips and witticisms from early 20th century papers. Jokes touch on fathers, charity, postal cards, marriage, and labor, each framed as brief lighthearted lines from the era’s columnists.
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1902
Page
2
Love Letters Stray In Library Shelves Report
The New York Sun notes librarians regularly find love letters and other personal items in returns. Items include checks, photographs, ribbons, hair, and wedding invitations. Occasionally a bill is found, as with a $100 note tucked in Richard Carvel, but owners may remain undiscovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Uncle Sam
Richard Carvel
Ada Negri Italy's popular poet rises from poverty to fame
A Rome dispatch reports Ada Negri has become Italy's favorite living poet since 1892. Her two volumes sold rapidly, a third is awaited, and her work blends democratic sentiment with personal struggle. Born near Milan in 1870, she rose from factory labor to literary prominence after brief exposure to Milan's art and wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Negri
Italy
Rome
Chicago Record-Herald
Milan
Longfellow
Eskimo Wrestling as a Test of Strength
The Eskimo men favor wrestling beside gambling as a test of strength rather than skill. Wrestlers sit on the floor facing opposite directions with right elbows touching, then lock arms and try to straighten the other's arms. Indianapolis News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis News
Remarkable Welsh Farmer’s Long Lineage Leaves Big Attendance
Lord George Lyttleton notes in Miscellaneous Works the death of a Festiniog farmer at 105 with 44 children from three wives, 800 descendants at his funeral, reflecting on sprawling families and the rarity of such lineages across Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Taylor
Lancaster
Lord George Lyttleton
Wales
Festiniog
New Form of Superstition and Coffin 13 Folklore
A Washington Star reader recounts a strange incident on Louisiana avenue where a dignified official halted before an undertaker shop and performed a curious ritual tied to the number 13. The official later explains the ritual aims to avert 13 coffin boxes and a hoodoo curse by counting backward from 13 to nothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
Louisiana Avenue
Naval officer recalls misread nuptial vow tale
A distinguished naval officer at a social gathering recounts his wartime calm during marriage in a naval wedding. The clergyman notes the vow line mispronunciation, but the groom jokes that his wife did not lose a thing despite his error, ending with cheerful relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
Canned Peach Pudding From Quick Dinners
A Washington Star recipe notes canned peaches priced 16 to 18 cents per quart. Recook until tender, mash and sieve, fold into stiff egg whites with sugar, bake in a buttered dish until brown. Serve cold with custard sauce or wine sauce, and use yolks elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
Cat Flowers Proposes Float Preservation Method
One experimenter claims fresh cut flowers stay lively if stems are trimmed and placed in a deep pail so blossoms float on water. The method allegedly keeps blooms looking fresh longer than standard storage, as reported by the Detroit Free Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Unclear Proposal Sparks Question of Maybes
The note from a reader recalls a confession by Ethel and Tom about love and marriage. The writer questions why he would pursue a union with someone she deems insignificant, wondering if possible influence or hypnosis plays a role. The piece appears in the Chicago Daily News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Indianapolis News
David
Chicago Daily News
Washington Times
Dickey
Atlanta Constitution
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Benedict
Philadelphia Press
Los Angeles
Ethel
Tom
Chicago Daily Newa
The Women of Ceylon in London Graphic Review
A London Graphic illustration extols Ceylonese women as softly contoured and delicately featured more than northern peers. It praises their musical voices, affectionate temperament, thrift in domestic duties, and devotion as daughters and wives when treated kindly, noting Tamil families often content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceylon
London Graphic
Maryland Chicken From Southern Fry With Cream Sauce
A breakfast variation of fried chicken called Maryland chicken is described. Dress and pepper, salt, and flour the young fowl, dip in a beaten egg mixture, coat with bread crumbs, bake in a hot oven, and baste with butter. Prepare a cream sauce with melted pan butter, flour, pepper, salt, cream, and parsley.
How to wash fine laces and starch delicate fabrics
Step by step instruction from the New York Times on cleaning laces such as Val lace Honiton and antique varieties. It covers materials for a wash slab, muslin covering, soaking times, palm-washing, boiling with soap, rinsing, drying in sun when needed, and a starching method with exact dilutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y
Lady Henry Somerset A Powerhouse of British Feminism
Isabel Somers, aged about 60, heiress and reformer, leads British feminist causes. She chairs the British Women's Temperance Association, serves as World President of the Women's Christian Temperance Union, and heads the International Association with over 500,000 members. Her Duxhurst Industrial Farm colony expands as she uses wealth from Hertfordshire and other estates for social works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Henry
Isabel Somers
Earl and Countess Somers
Lord Henry Somerset
M. P
Duke of Beaufort
British Women’s Temperance Association
England
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Frances Willard
International Associe
Henry Somerset
Duxhurst
Hertfordshire
Worcestershire
Surrey
London
Proper Method for Potatoes Baked in Skins
Instructions from Ladies' Home Journal describe washing and lightly baking potatoes with the skins intact. Avoid overheat to prevent a nonconducting surface, then carefully mash in the skin and return to the oven until the potato is soft and mealy throughout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Home Journal
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Maryland Chicken
Lady Henry Somerset
McNarn
Wim
Batavia
Ohio
Breeding
Roudebush
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Lno
Ames B. Swing
Cincinnati
Carew Building
Filth and Vine
Will
Hamilton
Clermont
Avid K. McDonald
Courier Block
G. A. Frasier
Jrazier ] Hicks
Louis Hicks
Ead Oeaniee
Deeeer
Wm. C. Bishop
Geo. W. Halick
Yulick & Bishop
Attorneys AT Law
Slbatavia
Dennison Building
Court House
Dward Q. Crane
Setoring
Ofice Oppoe Dite Public Building
Elson
Cramer
R. Woodlief
U. Batavia
Dwin C. Ely
Kline
Maintor
Has. H. Woo
Mansee
Walker
San Francisco
San Joaquin Valley
Chicago
The
Golden Gate
Yosemite
Grand Carton
Arizona
Santa Fe
California
Harvey
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Queen & Crescent
Southern Ry
Central South
Jacksonville
New Orleans
Kattanooga
Shreveport
Port Tampa
Argon, G. FP
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