Fragmented Anecdotes From Harper's Monthly Dialogue
A damaged excerpt records a debate with Dr. Samuel Johnson and a delay in speech at a deputation thanks to Mr Poswall. It traces a biographical suppression, then shifts to two rude boys, Maurice and Harry, and their late bedtime antics as their mother complains to their father. The piece cites Harper's Monthly.
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Literary
Samuel Johnson
Poswall
Jim
Boswell
Dr. Johnson
Ental
Papa
Anid Maurice
Anid Harry
Harper's Monthly
A Life Subscription
A fragmentary narration shows a man lingering on a sofa as a fair young women glows with emulation. He hesitates before finally moving to address her, the moment captured in a vivid but incomplete dialogue fragment.
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Abe
Then We're All Guilty In Divorce Plea Then
Homer Davenport seeks a divorce on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment by his wife. He alleges repeated mistreatment and questions how she could have done such things to a man weighing over 200 pounds. The case outlines marital strain and claims of abuse.
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Homer Davenport
Copper Mines Portrait Ask Stirs Artist Interest
A fragment notes an artist wanting to paint a portrait of Peer and asks if the countryman has ever been to copper once, quoting a brief exchange about copper mining and identity.
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Wes Gene
Matrimony at Mittin and a Measured Tale of Sight
A curious, fragmentary exchange unfolds as two men discuss marriage and illusion. A sight challenged narrator laments misperceptions while the farsighted man confesses a loss of spectacles and financial doubt, turning to a simple, almost fable like musing on generosity and self interest.
fragment from old dialog in Statesman Talk feature
A garbled dialogue passage quoted in a Statesman Talk column hints at a barber and his customers, with an odd exchange about the “asylum” remark. The text is incomplete and lacks clear news context or identifiable people or events.
Suspicion Over Checks Sparks Family Friction
A tense dispute unfolds as a wife confronts her husband over a check she believes was written without her knowledge. The exchange reveals distrust and concerns about a possibly overdrawn account, highlighting marital strain from financial actions.
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Sha
Castler
Cory
Mindall
Fragmented Quote on Medal Heroism Misread
Readable fragments suggest a conversation about a man with a medal, described as a hero or pose. The text is incomplete, unclear, and lacks full context or identifiable individuals or events.
Fragmented Verse Dialog About Change and Trouble
A dialogue evokes global unrest with lines about Bosniak and Japanese trouble and rumors of plunder. Ashley and Seymour debate human changeability, noting men alter their hair parts as they age, while few persist the habit.
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Ashley
Seymour
The Retort Unpleasant and Morning Reflections
A collage of quips and fiction excerpts contrasts simple school memories with aging and time. A speaker notes schools differ from past days while a poet yearns to turn back time and receive permission to recite life’s stanzas. Early lines hint at daily rituals upon waking.
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Father
Alf Father
Debutante Teases Meggendorfer Biatter Scene
A fragmentary note describes Meggendorfer Biatter warning of a dangerous man with the Indies and a debutante challenging a crowd with questions about dancing awkwardness.
Harmless Amusement in a Gold Brick Tale
A humorous exchange centers on a supposed gold brick sold to a farmer. The farmer recounts paying $2 for the brick, noting its value lies in entertaining summer boarders rather than real wealth. The anecdote captures quirky local humor and playful banter.
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Whitatress
There Goes a Woman Leading a Dog on a String
In dialogue from a comic scene And Canina and Gilea discuss a woman dragging a dog at the end of a string, noting her appearance and behavior and hinting at unhappiness or reckless conduct.
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Canina
Gilea
Mil
Gilee
Hard to Get There The Preacher and the Deacon Note
A fragmentary chatter evokes a rural sermon tone with characters the Preacher and the Deacon. The exchange hints at striving for a summit and differing approaches while humor or irony colors the dialogue.
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Jevator
Hardly. This Fusion Dane Will Get the Hook
Fragmentary lines reference a dismissive view of a dance or performance. The text suggests low value or reaction, with mention of Mok and a belief that no one on earth could dance in a way deemed worth three plunked Mok. The piece reads as a rough, humorous aside about artistic merit.
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Dane
Fragmentary hotel conduct report mentions Seymour and Ashley-Neither
A partial transcription notes a hotel conduct event linked to Seymour and Ashley-Neither. The text references cooks and waiters and mentions an African phon theme, but details are unclear due to corruption.
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Seymour
Beitats Wanhday. Citehap-What do you ae the most duilgittal weanoo
Mrs. Urlegh Spring asks what is the most diligent thing in the urban area as neighbors keep clean houses and their rugs and carpets are exposed to view.
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Wanhday
Auburbe
Doctors Die From Their Own Research On Deadly Diseases
A long account recalls doctors and researchers who died from the diseases they studied or from the tools they used, including meningitis, X rays, yellow fever, and typhoid. It notes martyrs in medicine, the dangers of lab work, and the high human cost of scientific progress across the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Kassabian
New York
Chalmers da Costa
Jefferson Medical College
Thomas A. Edison
Louis Weigel
Daffey
Edison
Dalley
Weigel
Curie
London
Walter Reed
Reed
Louisville
Memphis
New Orleans
Cuba
Carroll
Lazear
Ricketts
Little American
Mexico City
City
Mexico
Washington
Tropics
Amazon
Niger
Ganges
Philippines
America
Johnsons London house to become national artefact
Ailing eighteenth century Johnson home in Gough Square London is to be marked as a national asset by the Arts Council. The house where Johnson wrote his dictionary and saw his plays produced will be preserved as a Johnsonian museum with a tablet and period details intact.
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London
Dr. Johnson
Equare
The
of Arts
Johnson
Jol
Isis
Garrick
J Ibe
Gough Square
Skull Fragment Reveals Fragile Skull in Philadelphia Death Case
In Philadelphia a man named Quinn died after a disturbance at Island and Woodlawn. Coroner Ford ruled death due to a preexisting skull abnormality as Quinn’s brain was normal under autopsy. Peter Fox Jr. attempted to quiet the scene while Quinn’s striking blow would harm an ordinary man but caused his collapse.
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Philadelphia
Joseph C. Q
Peter Fox, Jr
Ford
Quinn
Island
Woodlawn Avenue
Fox
Old Church at Antietam Hospital Site in Sharpsburg Md
Fragments describe an el shown near Antietam battlefield built by German Baptists. Severe fighting occurred there during the battle. Afterward a hospital and ambulance station operated at the site. A New York service record notes an absapes of 41 weeks.
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Sharpsburg
Antietam
New York
War Union organizer chides local waitresses on boldness
Mrs Mary Tas, national organizer of the War Union, told Philadelphia waitresses that Philadelphians were too bashful to act. The remark was reported in a brief item from the city desk.
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Philagsiphians Gaehful
Poydelphia
Mre
Mary Tas
War Union
Ite
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Statesman
Tervals
Atria
Hillis Island
Immigration Bureau
Simon Flerner
St. Loui
Science
Odern
Antieta
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