Woman accused of wholesale murders in St Louis
Indictments name Mrs. Bamberger a midwife charged with killing women and infants over several years. Testimony describes bodies disposed of in a river and buried in a cellar, with investigators detailing a three story house and an operating room.
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Renrietta Bamberger
Fhoutfall Avenue
St. Louis
Jorous
Ng Mongler
Almont
Chouleau Avenue
Hove Wil Ughly
Mic
Bamberger
Berger
Dia H
Wiberger
I Harrington
Eggers
Hodedon
D Harrington
Indietmen
Ant
Addi
Evi
Hear
Beff Bamberger
Bameat
Lizaie Jones
H Lea
Mary Hohlcamp
Taro
Fiat
A &U
Mexico
Ee Bamberger
Annie Zimmer
Ding Son
Uone
Lyda Bressert
Henry Bressert
Madison Street
Mary Or
Ida Zimmerman
Marine, NL
Merrimac
St. Louis County
Mary Kohlcamp
Henry C. Meyer & Co
Chouteau Avenue
Moble Jackson
Wilhelmina Spoerl
Linois Avenue
O Motals
Kinzie
Witty humor and old home folks I tales from memory
A fragment from a Baltimore American column mixes verses on nostalgia with jokes about youth and forgotten deeds. It includes the old man’s quips on who he might have been and a light quip about who supported whom in daylight to dark. It ends with a Europe and social position joke about Clara and a millionaire.
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Clara
Europe
Milliicraire
Incoherent Snippets Spark Mild Wit Across Clippings
A jumble of humorous quotes and captions from papers like Tit-Bits Pillsvarg Chronicle and Harlem Life blends light satire and social sketches. Bits touch on honesty, fortune schemes, inventions, and domestic economy through cheeky exchanges and character sketches.
What Did Sie Meant From the Chicago News
In a fragmented Chicago News snippet, a cryptic exchange references Slowboy Tam and Mins Willing with lines about kissing tonight and wearing coins, suggesting a slang filled local chatter or humorous column fragment.
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Sie
Chicago News
Tam
Goon to Jail for One Dollar Dog Tax
In New Jersey a judge rules a human life worth a dollar and mails a colored man, William Schuyler Harrison, to jail for ten days for refusing to pay a one dollar dog tax on his Fuller dog. The recorder seeks to crack down on tax dodgers and makes an example of him.
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Hie Row
Jessey
Koeoamler Renfor
Patersin
Willam Schuyler Harrison
Poker Raid At Hotel Ends With Small Fines
A dry goods drummer recalls a hotel poker game attended by about thirty men. Police raided the room and arrested everyone. At the police court the judge quipped about nine lawyers in town who were in the pen with them. Each man paid a $2 fine and received fatherly advice from the judge as he let them off.
Oldest Woman in Rutherford County Claim Noted
Mrs. Nancy Hallifield of Rutherford County is alleged to be the nation’s oldest person at 148. Residents say she long walked to Ellenboro, now uses a rolling chair. Clergyman Rev. Dr. C Lee (died) once estimated her age. the story is well known locally and she remains cheerful and healthy at Ellenboro near Charlotte Observer.
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Rutherford County
United States
Nancy Hallifield
Elenboro
Ellenboro
C Lee
William Smart
Charlotte
N. C
Deathbed Money Saver Tells Barber Fare
On his deathbed a wealthy man pleads for a barber to shave him one last time. The physician warns of an hour left, and the dying man insists on paying 80 cents for the shave, noting the standard price is a dollar for shaving a dead man. The remark turns on saving a half-dollar before death.
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New York World
Quips on Law, Transit, and Married Life
A timid man fears legal trouble over a game bet and is reassured that jail is unlikely, a Boston trolley conductor politely offers help to a woman on Beacon Street, and a playful exchange reveals a newlywed she is quite beautiful though the man remains curious about her identity.
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Huston
Beacon Street
Boston
Philadelphia
Mre. Nater
Detroit Free Press
The Savage Bachelor and the Sweet Young Thing
A fragment from a dialogic theater scene mentions Kam Jet as feeble minded, sparked by the claim that sixty women wish to play the part. Aunt M'rlar jokes about a letter, while Maud and Ethel gossip about appearances and manners in a social setting.
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Kam- Jet
Indianapolis Journal
At Auburn a clergyman recalls a boy whipping another simply because he could
The Auburn clergyman quotes a Ton a Maine journal anecdote from a former pastorate. A boy explains he punished another boy “because I could,” noting adults sometimes do odd things for the same reason.
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Lewiston (Maine
Woman spends years on hat and collar in satire
A Chicago News quip notes a man who for years has spent three years buttoning his collar and wonders how many years a 45 year old woman has wasted straightening her hat, reflecting humorous social commentary.
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Frobler
Chicago News
Considerate remark about ancient lek friend ex cuee
A brief exchange shows a tension over privacy with a remark about an ancient relationship term and a request for consideration. The Indianapolis Journal is cited in the dialogue.
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Indianapolis Journal
Realicat 1c. Collector I Shall Leave You Now
Quote from Columbus Ohio Suite Journal noting punctuality and reliability in keeping appointments. A brief exchange highlights trust and habitual timeliness between speakers.
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Columbus
Ohio
The Point of View Punch Line Exchange
Exasperated gentleman and a lady bicker over seating and visibility with hats valued at 10 shillings and 10 guineas, ending in a humorous clash of vanity and insistence. Lennon Punch captures a witty moment of social prestige and dramatic complaint.
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Lennon
Loyalty and Insults Spark Community Tension
A fragment cites a dialogue about loyalty and insults among friends, featuring the phrase What did you smash him for and a reference to a "nex' ter me" and "my frien' nah de mos' ignant passon im dis Community" from the Washington Star. A quoted line from De Maistre emphasizes patience as a path to success.
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Washington Star
Milk and grain mix boosts hog growth and value
A reporter cites trials showing skim milk mixed with grain increases meat yield. Mixing three pounds of milk per pound of grain produced higher gains, with one hundred pounds of skim milk replacing 448 pounds of corn at certain prices. Extended feeding trials show faster gains and lower days to reach 100 pounds of gain when milk is included.
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Bilan
C. P. Goodrich
Utah Station
Irrigation and soil alkalization across regions
Maurice Watel writes from Paris that irrigation causes soil alkalization in western lands and in Egypt, requiring periodic washing and drainage to remove salts. He argues that shifting irrigation practices create a drainage system, enabling soil washing while preventing salinization. He envisions farms as future experiment stations and cites rising agricultural college enrollment. England buys racehorses for war, including Pinkey Potter sold to the English government and headed to South Africa. J H Smith, known as Texas Smith, sold Potter and others at Harlem. J D Bryan seeks more horses in St Louis for cavalry use.
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Maurice Watel
Paris
France
Bradstreet
Egypt
United States
Nile
England
Pinkey Potter
J. H. Smith
Texas” Smith
South Africa
J. D. Bryan
Great Britain
Harlem
Mr. Bryan
St. Louis
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Hmlle
Guyton
Jim
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Miss Vessar
Miss Springtime
Solomon
Miss Chalmers
Larree
Downtrod
Dentell
Chicago Post
Hiram
John
York World
Maud
Alra
Tommy
Ethel
de Maistre
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