Jokes traced to 5000 years in ancient records
Chicago analysts report that the mother in law joke dates back over five millennia from ancient Egypt. University officials including Dr. Harry Pratt Judson say Ramaeses the great king first told the gag after a dinner to gain fame. The piece notes similar jokes like the ugly man and thought you were dead, tied to Abraham Lincoln in later lore.
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Harry Pratt Judse
University of Chicago
Hamilton Club
Judson
Northwestern University
Abram W. Harrison
Evanston
Harris
Adam
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Sulzer Would Erect Sister Statue at Golden Gate
Albany February 22 International News Service Governor Sulzer proposes New York fund a permanent monument at the Golden Gate to mark the end of the immigrant trail, similar in significance to the Statue of Liberty. He aims to use part of the state’s Panama Pacific Exposition appropriation, arguing no extra cost to the state.
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Albany
N. Y
Sulzer
New York
San Francisco
Golden Gate
Plains
Asia
Pacific
Norman E. Mack
New York Harbor
Panama Pacific Exposition Commission
New York State
Get Rid of Piles at Home with Pyramid Pile Remedy
Advertisements promise fast relief from hemorrhoids with Pyramid Pile Remedy. It claims quick pain reduction and prevention of surgery, offering a free trial package and then a regular 50 cent package at drug stores. The copy urges immediate coupon submission and mentions wearing a pile truss.
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Ohce
Free Package Coupon Promises Eye Treatment Remedy
An advertisement from a Marshall Michigan drug company offers a free package coupon for a pile remedy claimed to prove splendid results. The notice promises eye treatment in plain wrapper and urges immediate use.
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Marshall
Mich
Governor Faces Commission Over State Expenditures
The New York state building fund and remaining 200000 for other expenses are labeled foolish by critics. The question is whether the commission will heed the governor's suggestion, as several members were not appointed by him and some senators and assemblymen have left the legislature, removing fear of executive retribution.
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New York State Building
Elizabeth Robins and the problem novel debate
The Sun calls My Little Sister a work of real art not a typical problem novel. Elizabeth Robins, American by birth but long based in England, writes a vivid true to life story about London White Slave traffic, while balancing suffrage work. She splits time between Sussex and a Florida orange grove and has a background on stage writing under C J Raimond.
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New York “Sun
Dobb, Mead and Company
Elizabeth Robins
London
Miss Robins
Orange Grove
Florida
England
Kentucky
Hedda Gabler
C. J. Raimond
Ladies” “Atheneum
London Writers’ Club
Sussex
Tunnel location helps author set scene in Boston Salem ride
The novelist Winthrop Alden sought exact tunnel placement for a Boston Salem train scene. After checking with many, a Pennsylvania railroad officer confirmed the tunnel lies between Salem and Boston, allowing the author to continue the manuscript.
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Winthrop Alden
Dodd, Mead and Company
Boston
Salem
Mass
Boston & Maine
Pennsylvania Railroad
Boston & Maine Railroad
Benson trio dominates spring English Catholic fiction
The Rev Robert Hugh Benson debuts Come Back Come Rope a tale of Elizabethan Catholic persecution while praising Lord of the World. Miss Elizabeth Robins My Little Sister gains fame with Votes for Women and Open Question. E F Benson brother joins with The Weaker Vessel and the three Benson siblings form a remarkable Cambridge literary trio admired on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Robert Hugh Benson
Dodd, Mead and Company
Queen Elizabeth
Father Campion
Tyburn
Monsignor Benson
Archbishop of Canterbury
Trinity College
Cambridge
Dodd, Mead & Company
E. F. Benson
Mr. Benson
Arthur C. Benson
Two Churches Remembered in Annie Kellogg Dale Will
New York inquiry details Mrs. Annie Kellogg Dale leaving 15000 to two churches for the Fresh Air Fund and other liberal bequests totaling 220000. Large trusts for Woodlawn Cemetery and various relatives follow, with residuary heirs named. Also notes quotes on political terms and police graft commentary.
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International News Service
New York
Annie Kellogg Dale
St. Thomas Protestant Episcopal Church
St. Matthew Protestant Episcopal Church
Bedford
N. Y
Alfred B. Dale
West Fortieth Street
West Fortieth Street, Husband of Mrs. Dale
Mary Swan
Grace L. Stevens
Edith Scott
Clarence W. Scott
Earl Scott
Julia R. Sherman
Lea Luquer
Carl T. Welberzahn
Ellen M
Ansel N. Kellogg
Fresh Meats Always On Hand Brand Steam Roasted Meats
An advertisement extols Hoyt's brand Steam Roasted Meats as a convenient ready cooked meat option. It lists beef, mutton, pork and veal and claims wide distribution to towns via grocers. The copy touts flavor, nutrition, and suitability for trips, picnics, lunches, stews, and hot meals.
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Hoyt
Signatures in Demand Highlight Revolutionary Era Autographs
A Philadelphia auction sold handwritten items from figures such as Thomas Lynch Jr and Benedict Arnold. Notable prices include Lynch for 175 dollars, Burgoyne at 150, Kosciuszko 285, Montgomery 280, and Revere 95, with other letters from Mercer and Putnam fetching hundreds. The sale also notes polar exploration methods with mixed reception.
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Philadelphia
Lynch
Thomas Lynch, Jr
South Carolina
Benedict Arnold
John Burgoyne
Henry Deardon
Concord
Bunker Hill
Thaddeus Kosciuska
Hugh Mercer
Richard Montgomery
Quebec
Israel Putnam
New England Minute Men
Paul Revere
Doctor Hyde Faces Trial as Regular Occupation
The statement suggests Doctor Hyde may finally adopt trial as his steady work, moving toward standing trial as his chosen occupation.
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Doctor Hyde
Ely Cream Balm Promises Quick Relief From Cold and Catarrh
An advertisement touts Ely Cream Balm as a one minute cure for congested nostrils and catarrh. It claims immediate soothing relief as the balm dissolves in the nostrils and heals inflamed membranes, ending nighttime breathing difficulties and runny noses.
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Ely
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