Night of excess ends in a surreal drinking spree
A Charleston account recalls a revel that began with beer and progressed to cocktails and champagne, ending with the narrator’s near deathlike collapse. The speaker, Nathan Beeswax, recounts visions, a feverish, alligator-dreamy sleep, and a dramatic transformation into a member of the Apollinaris brigade. He jokes about joining an abstainers society as the crowd laughs off the ordeal.
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Mumm
Hye
Heller
Edisto Island
Apollinaris Brigade
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Mount Pleasant
Holy City
Jerusalem
Total Abstainers’ Society
Charleston News and Courier
Billiards Decline in France Alarms Physicians
Physicians and billiards enthusiasts lament a drop in France’s billiard playing, arguing the sport offers light exercise, circulation, digestion benefits, and mental rest. The piece notes it as a sanitary concern if popularity fades and praises a revival, citing good spirits at the table. A separate anecdote recalls Jack Daly, ex-boxer now policeman, tricked by an elderly lady who asked if he was a cop and Daly offered to show his badge.
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France
Jack
The Passion for Gambling in Human Nature
The piece argues gambling is a deep human passion not for profit but for the thrill of risk and contest. It notes this urge appears across social classes and ages, from guttersnipes to rich speculators, and contrasts it with economists who misinterpret it as mere greed for money.
Automn Om Wisconsin River Card Game Tale
A fragmentary 19th century vignette describes a signaling cheating game on the Wisconsin River. Magers were laid to signal, two were cut by a knife, and the victim cheerfully jokes about luck after losing fingers. A Senator Quay anecdote follows about speeding a slow Adirondacks coach by bribing the driver with a dollar to pass, prompting a witty exchange.
Sheridan Addresses Mud-Hole Town After Swapped Names
Melville E Stone recounts Gen George A Sheridan facing disappointment in an Illinois town where the crowd expected Gen Phil Sheridan. The printer’s error led to an awkward intro and Sheridan’s icy composure as he began by condemning the venue as a “mud-hole” with little culture or brightness.
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Melville E. Stone
Associated Press
George A. Sheridan
Illinois
Phil Sheridan
Gen. Sheridan
Gen
Life Too Easy and the Banana Land Philosophy
A reflective piece contrasts Humboldt and Lincoln on industry with a Sierra Leone governor noting locals living well from natural produce. The Freetown paper quips that residents roll in hammocks and dance all day and night, illustrating an easygoing pastoral ideal.
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Abraham Lincoln
Chill
Chiltans
Spanish America
Lincoln
Sierra Leone
Freetown
Folly of Giving Advice in All Circumstances
A reflective piece argues giving advice is thankless and often rejected or misused. It notes people seek encouragement, blame falls on the adviser if outcomes sour, and advocates minding one’s own business to stay comfortable and respected. It ends with a mischievous anecdote about a boy sliding on banisters and the girl fearing consequences.
Had Hurt the Gospel. How a Boy Explains a Staircase Fall
A five year old boy living on the second floor explains his fall down stairs. An anxious woman on the first floor worries as the child slips from his room and causes concern with his slipping movements and mischief.
Poker game in western town prompts moral clash
N C Goodwin recalls four men joining a poker game where gambling thrives under law and regulation by gamesters. Two partners execute a harsh scheme against two fair players, provoking suspicions among the cheated players and prompting a philosophical view by Detective Caro Sharper.
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Caro Sharper
N. C. Goodwin
Growth of Firemen's Union Gains 2000 Members
Over the last five months about 2000 marine firemen on the Atlantic coast joined the Marine Firemen's Union, expanding labor representation for seafarers and coastal crews.
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Atlantic
Marine Fremen's Union
Women Needed in Africa Amid South African War
Article notes scarce women in Boer South Africa as British and Boers fight. It claims many able young men are ready to sacrifice for their country, while employers fear losing Indy clerks typists shop girls and general servants to women workers.
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South Africa
South den
Indy
Wmntrtweiny
MacArthur hears rag time salute in Manila
A Philippine tale recalls General Douglas MacArthur being saluted with There'll be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight by local bands. The band leader explains troops played it when Manila was entered and natives believed it the national air. MacArthur quips the tune reflects the American spirit and urges lining up to Yankee Doodle.
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Philippines
MacArthur
Manila
Old Town
Weill
The Witty Samuel Wilberforce Famously Remains Humble
During a dinner conversation Samuel Wilberforce bishop of Oxford faced a demanding question from a remarkedly earnest guest. The bishop’s napkin slipped from under his silk apron as he replied that his greatest challenge was simply keeping his napkin in place.
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Samuel Wilberforce
Oxford
Feeding Texas Calves Demonstrates Water Heating Value
In 1900 Kansas experiment station fed 140 calves split by hay and grain types to assess gains. Calves consumed warm water via tank heaters, cutting heating cost to about 3 cents daily per tank. Heifers weighed 758 pounds average in May with steers at 590 pounds. Skim milk calves on alfalfa hay and corn yielded 100 pounds gain per 439 pounds corn. other groups required 470 pounds per 100 pounds gain.
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Kansas Experiment Station
Kansas City
Manhattan
Reed avoids stance amid mounting coal strike debate
In the discussion on the coal strike, Ex Speaker Reed refrains from taking sides while observers note public figures err. He cites an old politician's reply to a hypothetical crisis, saying inaction would be the final, failing philosophy.
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Reed
Braine
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