Quotable Echoes of Presidents and Puns From Old News
A column of humorous vignettes features Mayor George B McClellan of Greater New York buying a paper and joking with a newsboy about a future presidency The piece also recalls a library incident with a boy admiring a selfsame book and a quip about a gallant gallop The remarks extend to Senator Blackburn and an Idaho judge Dubois detailing a fine and a court remittance
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George B. McCellan
Greater New York
City Hall
Dewsboy
New York Public Library
Darkey
Senator Dubois
Idaho
Baise City
Junga
Pon Br. Dubois
Dubala
Clers
Frederick T. Dubois
Miraculous Cure Reported for Kidney Disease in Moravia
Mrs. Benj. Wilson, once 200 pounds, dropped to 130 due to Sugar Diabetes. After four years of illness and doctor visits, Dodd's Kidney Pills allegedly reversed her condition from the first use, with her husband calling it a God-sent remedy for kidney disease and related pains.
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Moravia
N. Y
Benj. Wilson
Dodd
P. Brunzel
P. Brunzal
Remiderce
Everett
Wark
Roy
Down
Linale
Mormon Bishop Arrives in Mexico Amid Land Buying Charge
Bishop W. W. Clutt of the Mormon Church in Salt Lake arrives in Mexico amid charges related to purchasing large tracts of land for Mormon colonies that will be established.
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W. W Clutt
Mormon Church
Salt Lake
Mexico
Slesson
Forbidden Ride to Grandmother's House
Kathie Darrell flees a family feud to elope with Dick Mordaunt after a wreck disrupts their trains. They slip into Kathie’s grandmother’s old mansion for a week of secret happiness, then return to face her parents and reveal their plan to marry.
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Southern Express
Kathie Darrell
Dick Mordaunt
Sub Rosa
South Harbor
St. Helena
Kathie
Grandmother's
Ruthie
Fort
Quiet Respondent Drama Cited by Darrell Over Certificate
In a tense scene Mrs Darrell questions a document shown by Mr Darrell who proclaims it to be a Warraga certificate. Kathie is mentioned with Anì present, while a grandmother recalls a shriek and a threatening attitude unfolds as the certificate is passed for inspection.
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Kathie
Ani
Mr. Darrell
Mrs. Darrell
John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
Mr. Williams
Not Worth The Trouble Watch Lost In New York Tale
A visitor to New York, unfamiliar with Manhattan, asked Commissioner McAdoo to find his lost watch. After returning later, he realized the city’s construction was intense and sent a telegram saying the watch was not worth the effort. The anecdote comes from the New York Herald.
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New York
Park Avenue
Forty-second
Fifty-Seventh
Grand Central Station
McAdoo
Lfe
Manhattan Isle
Mc Ave
Jones
Fiftyseventh Street
Park Avenda
J. Jones
Fcrald
Fixing the Blame in Washington Witticisms
A New York Herald item recounts a Waldorf joke about Dick Wintersmith of Kentucky. The anecdote centers on a Parisian legation member who trips on Pennsylvania Avenue and, after Wintersmith’s wife laughs, demands satisfaction from Wintersmith via a faux card exchange.
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Dick Wintersmith
Kentucky
Washington
Phil" Thompson
the Waldorf
Pennsylvania Avenue
Legation
New York Herald
Japanese Ship Sunk In Port Arthur Bombardment
Port Arthur operations report a Japanese ship struck a mine and sank on November 30 during bombardment. Fifteen officers and 175 men were rescued. Captain Tajima and 38 others perished with the vessel. The Salyen and Akagai aided in rescue efforts while continuing blockades. The navy notes deep regret at the loss.
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Tokio
Saiyou
Tajima
Navy Department
Salyon
Port Arthur
Akagai
Tajla
Thiry
Saigon
Dee
Bay'an
Pelyn Mountain
Sevastopol
Japanese Losses Heavy in Desperate Port Arthur Fight
A Tageblatt dispatch from Tokyo reports about 12,000 Japanese casualties in the siege of Port Arthur. Russian artillery superiority is noted, with Japanese and Russian commanders cited as the principal figures, and renewed storming expected around mid January, with skepticism about an earlier decisive action.
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Berlin
Dee
Tageblatt
Tokio
Port
Arthur
Rikle Mountain
Sungshu Mountain
Togia
Nikitin
Port Arthur
Lute Echoes and Ancient Memories in London Speaker
John Musefield writes from London Speaker about a haunting hymn to memory and art. The poem recalls Herodias, Roma, faded beauty, and imperial relics as the lute laments time past. It ends with a plea for time to restore long-ago joys and sorrows.
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John Musefield
London
Experts Find Ballot Repetition in Denver Ward Five
Handwriting experts reported to the supreme court that in Preduct Six Ward Five 417 ballots showed repetition on both parties. Republicans found 60 Democratic ballots by 18 writers and 22 Republican ballots by 10 writers. Democrats counted 53 Democratic ballots by 18 writers and 30 Republican ballots by 13 writers.
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Denver
Col
Supreme Court
George H. King
Mr. King
Ward Five
Q. F. Reed
Mysterious trougham teaches girls carriage etiquette
A visitor asks about a worn trougham in a fashionable girls school yard. The principal explains it trains pupils how to enter and exit carriages with grace, three hours weekly, a skill seen as useful for society ladies. The visitor agrees it reflects wealthy wives and daughters needing better manners.
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Trougham Fort
Nine Points of Law in Brewer Phrase and Fable
The text lists nine requisites for process in a lawsuit including a substantial sum of money, plenty of patience, a strong case, good counsel, a 8000 counsel, and good witnesses.
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Brewer's Dictionary of
Clever maid moves loaded table through house with ease
A skilled housekeeper uses a wheeled or portable table to transfer dishes from the kitchen to the dining room and back, reducing effort. She cleans and returns items to the Mechina closet, staging the process with a rolling table and organized setup.
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Mechina
Falcon Self Rising Pancake Flour Recipe Ad
A vintage recipe ad describes mixing two cups Falcon Self Rising Pancake Flour with one cup butter two eggs and sugar for muffins or pancakes. It notes the flour blends wheat corn and other ingredients and claims no salt or leavening agents. sold by grocers. It ends with a stray line about women enjoying telling others about her troubles.
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Shannon & Mott Conpany
Falcon
Allen's Foot-Ease and Defiance Starch Advertisements
A Victorian ad sample praises Allen's Foot-Ease for corns and foot burning sensations with user testimonial from Mrs. WJ Wattern of Oxlade NJ. It also promotes Defiance Starch claiming superior quality from an “entirely natural” process and offers pricing notes.
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Allan
Allen
Wattar
Oxiaden
Defiance
Catarrh Cure Ad Claims Secret Formula for Relief
An advertisement promotes Hall’s Catarrh Cure and Defiance starch products, touting specific ingredients, direct mouth hi on mucous surfaces, and claims of purity and scientific blending. It urges readers to buy, noting packaging details and savings and dismissing competitors as inferior.
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Unact
Bert
Jan Reuwlir
Carney & CO
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