Four Celebrations of New Year Across Faiths in America
The piece outlines how Greeks Russians Jews Chinese and other groups observe New Year on varied dates. It notes Greek and Russian customs with family gatherings and king’s pudding, Jewish Yom Kippur ten-day period of judgment, and Chinese New Year on February 13, highlighting cultural differences and immigration context in Chicago.
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Greece
Chicago
Athens
United States
Celestial Empire
The Servant's Excuse
The text shows a fragmentary exchange about employment and a short stay, with fragmented dialogue and slang. It appears as a brief humorous or anecdotal snippet from a New York Weekly page, not a full article. The readable portion centers on a domestic discussion and an agent’s remark about staying two weeks.
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N. Y
A Cheering Motto in a Pettier Exchange
A punny home motto exchange between a pedlar and Mrs De Jagg in The Weekly, noting a motto reading Better Late Than Never as a joking option for a house wall.
Sure Thing Riddle Sparks Airline Aviary Guess
A brief pun exchange in Baltimore references naming an aviary and challenges a guess. The dialogue playfully contrasts ignorance and certainty about a location tied to birds and flight.
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Ation
Baltimore
Itinerant Novelist Voices on Tramp Existence
Two voices debate the nature of a traveler writer’s life. The first questions the tramp existence while the second responds with a blunt bam remark, suggesting a terse exchange about itinerant work.
Not Always Easy To Smile By Orison Swett Marden
An excerpt emphasizes character under hardship. It contrasts easy cheerfulness with perseverance during unemployment poverty illness and family strain, highlighting that true strength shows when facing trials and maintaining optimism.
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Danagin
Orison Swett Marden
Success Magazine
Champion Carrier Pigeons of B A Ogg
B A Ogg of Hunts Mills Garland owns rare carrier pigeons including a pair with a Minneapolis to Boston 50 hour flight record. They faced a northeast storm for the last thousand miles arriving with ice and snow on their plumage. He also keeps English carriers with a 5 000 mile record and 12 homers flown from Bangor fair grounds Garland 25 miles in 28 minutes and from Skowhegan 50 miles in 60 minutes.
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B. A.ogg
Hunts Mills
Garland
Minneapolis
Minn
Boston
Buffalo
Mr. Fogg
Andre
North Pole
Points Ince Ae
Bangor Fair Grounds
Skowhegan
Kennebec Journal
Lewis Single Binder cigar described as premium 5c smoke
An ad touts Lewis Single Binder as a hand-made 5c cigar wrapped in foil to stay fresh. It claims superior quality tobaccos justify the higher price and warns against imitations, urging buyers to request the Lewis brand from dealers.
Saved the Trouble
A terse reunion tale unfolds as a wife elopes with the chauffeur and the husband responds with detachment, noting he planned to fire him regardless. The exchange hints at underlying strains in a domestic triangle without further detail.
Waiting for a Rise In Airship Trade Joke
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip notes a buyer asking if the airship is sold and the seller replying he is holding it for a rise. The joke plays on rising prices and speculative trading in early aviation lore.
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Cleveland Plain Draier
Pettit's Eye Salve Ad Promotes Weakened Vision
An old advertisement extols Pettit's Eye Salve claiming to strengthen tired eyes and ease wind colic in children. It mentions 6 to 14 days for effects and cites Howard Bros druggists of Buffalo. The ad mixes moral quips and product claims in a vintage suasion style.
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Pettit
Santa See
Tenn
Howard Bros
Buffalo
Gestures on a Telephone Drive Speech Fragments
A man complains that constant hand gestures during telephoning distort speech over the wire. He notes many people gesticulate frantically, breaking sentences into fragments and making it hard to understand.
Man Overcomes Stutter With Tongue Twister Triumph
A man with a severe stutter visits a specialist and after ten lessons learns to say Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers clearly. His friends praise the achievement, though he remains doubtful about the difficulty.
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Peter Piper
Moving-in party craze hits Chicago homes
In Chicago a new social fad called a moving-in party circulates as hostesses call guests to announce that the neighboring empty house will soon be occupied. The feature describes the inviting social lure and its quick spread among residents.
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Chicago
Dated Quip Sparks Talk of Worth in Love
A fragment from a 19th century piece shows a character claimed a confidant is in love and asked about personal value during a flirtatious exchange. The tone suggests social satire and witty banter.
Ray's Teacher's Riddle Prompts Quick Joke
A Delineator item jokes about a teacher asking a simple fraction problem. The six year old Ray answers that if Jane has six eggs and uses half to bake a cake, she will have the shells left, illustrating a playful misunderstanding.
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Young
America
Ray
Jane
Delimeator
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