The ONeal Tavern Home of Margaret ONeal to Be Razed
Washington letter recalls the old ONeal tavern on Pennsylvania Avenue near twenty first street where Margaret ONeal nicknamed Pretty Peggy and her family once hosted famed leaders and guests. It notes the soon to be demolished landmark to make way for a large apartment building and recounts Margaret and her daughters Virginia and Madge, their marriages, and the era’s social web.
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Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
Twenty-First Streets
Billy’—O’neil
William O'Neil
County
Ulster
Ireland
Napoleon
France
Georgetown
Madison
Margaret O'Neil
Ancient Egyptian animal worship spans cats bulls snakes and more
A Chicago letter surveys ancient religion and animal veneration from Egypt and Mesopotamia through Greece India and beyond. It notes cats sacred in Egypt, Osiris and Isis depicted as animals, the sacred bull Apis, serpent cults, and animal symbols in art and worship across many cultures.
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Chicago
Rebster
Itu
Egypt
Bubastium
Zengland
Jim
Satan
Apis
Osiris
Nile
Isis
Ptah
Memphis
Hte
Serdpis
Bataede
Ime
Erneed
Athor
Sun
Aphrodite
India
Siva
Mysore
Foreign Gossip and World Notes From the Era
Reports claim Germany spends 3,000,000 on Rhine improvements below Strasbourg. A Berlin paper notes an invalid soldier passes time collecting postcards, drawing 5,000 cards from world wide sources. Italy's presence in South America grows, with 3,000,000 Italians in Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina, possibly 15,000,000 by mid century. Western Australia reports cats curbing rabbits success. Germans push into Paris in finance, banking, and business. Irish bank data shows rising deposits and savings balances in December 1900, with increases over 1899.
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Germany
Rhine
Strasburg
Clmbing
Mexico
Berlin
Brazil
Uruguay
Italy
South Australia
Paris
Bismarck
William
von Moltke
Ireland
Margaret O Neil of the Eaton era remembered in tale
The piece recounts Margaret O Neil once married to Gen. Eaton and connected to President Jackson era politics. It notes her beauty and social scrutiny, her two daughters and a son who died young, Eaton’s later posts in Florida and Spain, and the lingering memory preserved by a former servant as her birthplace fades.
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Joyer
New York
Young Timberlake
Navy
of the Constitution
Port Mahone
Jackson
Gen. Eaton
Tennessee
Geo. John S. Eaton
Andrew Jackson
Gen Eaton
Florida
Spain
Margaret O'Neil
Anirhood
Womannhood
Mammy
Prince of Mecklinburg nabbed poachers near royal residence
Queen Wilhelmina’s new husband acts as game warden to stop two Dutch poachers near the royal castle at Loo. They confessed their crime and were arrested after the prince, visiting with the royal couple, confronted them and obtained their names. The incident worsens Holland’s view of him.
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Wilhelmina
Forest of
Loo
London Exchange
Royal Castle
Prince of Mecklenburg
Meckjinbure
Hamael
Holland
Odd Couples and Missed Engagements in Gotham Gossip
A fragmented column cites Mrs Church inquiring about missing wedding funds and pockets in a distaff outfit. Gotham chatter notes a broken engagement with Pas Jewer and a ring installment dilemma. Dora’s reaction to a kiss is briefly mentioned in terse dialogue.
Crab Meat Trade Reveals Broad Season and Markets
The Baltimore Sun notes hard crab meat ships widely from seaside resorts to eastern markets with Philadelphia as a top market. Flake meat sells higher than body meat, while offal becomes fertilizer. Average catch runs three barrels per boat daily at about 80 cents per barrel. ice, fuel, and bait costs shape profitability.
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Chicago
Seaboard
Philadelphia
Baltimore Sun
Oxford
Spanish surveys mocked by failed Manila Dagupan rail plan
A writer exposes the futility of Spanish surveys in the Philippines via the Manila and Dagupan railroad project. Engineers prepared elaborate charts but ground truth proved marshes quicksands and dense jungles, overrunning estimates and costly overruns as work began and contracts were signed.
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Philippines
Manila
Dagupan
Islands
Manik Londen Mneileecing Magazine
Mean Slap and Wedding Gossip in The Times
A fragment recalls May Telling Mr Brown of a wedding last month and an old flame’s surprise. Maude questions how it happened and if the groom minded, while May notes no further inquiry. The second fragment jokes about spending sixty dollars on a sack suit and paying the tailor’s demand in a humorous exchange.
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Brown Bela
Maude
Catholic Standard and Times
Philadelphia
Circus menagerie puzzles observers in quirky quote exchange
In a Washington Star snippet, Erastus Pinkley remarks that the circus fascinates him most with its menagerie while Miss Miami Brown jokes about nature producing many strange animals yet delaying chick hatchings. The playful dialogue highlights curiosity about animal variety and natural timing.
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Erastus Pinkley
Miami Brown
Washington Star
There Are Them
A traveler in a fever infected locality tells an Irish resident Pat says he would move to a place where people never die to end his days. This exchange appears in the Bally News cartoonish dialect.
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Pat
Morry
Chicarro
Bally
Inaptired Roaming Spring Port Finds Hen Preface
A garbled note from Town Topics describes a wandering spring journey with improvised lines. The speaker reflects on writing a poem and then penning a preface titled Owed to a Hen, noting the best intentions behind the effort.
Fishy trimming request quoted in Ally Sloper dialogue
Laughing shop talk shows Mrs Ruddy and Ally Sloper negotiating trimming to match a dress. Shopwalker confirms a madnam while Mr Jakes requests shrimp pink trim to match lobster, highlighting comic tone and fashion folk banter.
Dinner Bell Beckons Homeward Travelers
A Chicago Daily News line marks the weary return of the homeward traveler framed by the dinner bell’s welcome. The closing of day sounds as a comforting signal for rest and nourishment after a long journey.
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Toler
Chicago Daily News
Remark on hat size and shoe size in witty exchange
A Chicago Tribune quotation features a salesman noting a man wears a 6% hat while the customer adds he wears size 10 shoes. The brief exchange highlights contrasting measurements used for accessories.
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Chicago Tribune
Quotations on Health, Society and Happiness in Newspapers
A collage of humorous and social observations drawn from Chicago Post Washington Post and Philadelphia Press. Dialogues touch on health myths wife jokes aging wrinkles and literary criticism illustrating midcentury attitudes.
A Girl to Adorps
A youth of the diplomatic corps encountered Miss Morps Helgned at one o'clock. He praised her as a belle and declared she reigns in his heart as he presented his greeting.
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Adorps
Diplomatic Corps
Miss Morps
Ng Belle
Philadelphia Press
Perfectly noiseless lawn mower plea quoted
The Citizen seeks a perfectly noiseless lawn mower. The dealer notes the customer is very considerate. The citizen explains he must avoid waking neighbors and may need to lend the mower seven times before he can use it again himself. Chicago Record Herald.
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Chicago Record Herald
Spelling School Tales Echo in Dialect Poems
Uncle Allen Sparks recalls a saying about bent trees and cites Gwimple as a boy who excelled at spelling and now earns a living writing dialect poems. The snippet presents a local voice celebrating linguistic play and hometown pride.
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Allen Sparks
Gwimple
Embarrassing Exchange Mentioned by Young Boy
A scene unfolds where Little Ferdinand I accuses Mr. Dusnap of kissing Sister Alethea. Dusnap offers a quarter to keep quiet. Ferdinand retorts he received 50 cents earlier for not naming Mr. Bertwhistle of Leslie's Weekly.
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Ferdinand
Alethea
Mr. Dusnap
Dusnap
Bertwhistle
Leslie’s Weekly
I ll Turn Her Head Flattery Fails at Chicago Journal
A Chicago Journal verse fragment describes a young man using flattery and charm to win a woman. His schemes backfire as she shifts her affections to another. The narrator notes the man feels exposed and 'yellow' as the truth emerges.
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Chicago Journal
Doctor Finds Circulation Abnormal in Patient
A humorous 19th century style note from Chicago Daily News depicts a doctor diagnosing sluggish circulation while a mother quips her child will forever be reading blood curdling novels.
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Chicago Daily NeWo
A Little Pipe Story and Varied Bits of Wit
A collection of quips and snippets from Chicago Record derided dialogue about a clergyman in the soap trade and a joke about cleanliness. It also references Ally Sloper and a cartoon caption about a gold cure. The Philadelphia Record and Brooklyn Life provide brief humor and line exchanges about engagements and bills.
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Fite
Chicago
Sloper
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Belle
Margaret O’neil
Pretty
Peggy
Madrid
Margaret Eaton
Christina
Timberlake
Europe
Mrs. Eaton
Virginia
Margaret
Madge
Duke de Sampage
Randolph
Itis
John H. Eaton
Rome
Hayti
Zoroaster
Ahrimnan
Aesecwlupius
Assyria
Ammon
Hoifor
Vishnu
Mansiou
Edward Julian
Col
Weetbad
Juru
Ohio State Journal
Ram
Hisad
White House
Younge
Toine
Min
Tom
Dora
Ernest
Spanilah
Miles
Giles
Ehud Uy
Chicago Post
Washington Post
Wari
Sud
Puck
PWICE
Cincinnati Enquirer
Gotrex
Killions
Philadelk Pnia
Brooklyn
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