Natural Cosmetics and a Courtroom Jest
A long list extols natural cosmetics from almonds to lavender and citron for teeth, skin, and fragrance, citing almond oil, benzoin, cedar wood, cucumber, dill water, elder flower, and spice perfumes. A Washington Star vignette follows about a sharp exchange in court where a landlady clarifies she would not charge an attorney, she would require advance payment, provoking laughter.
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Krishna
Vishnu
Siam
Washington Star
Satirical Violence in Two State Editorial Voices
Florida editor depicts a brutal bedroom murder with stealth and menace. Georgia editor contrasts by describing a theft scenario, likened to a sly sneak, involving Uncle Billy and a sum of $16, ending with an escape to the sheriff’s reach.
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Florida
Georgia
Uncle Billy
Billy
Atlanta Constitution
Expensive Cat Tips
A humorous Chicago Tribune snippet shows a man defending a cat while admitting to paying four boys to kill it over six months. The city paper tone highlights the absurdity of the cat’s cost to the household.
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John
Maria
Chicago Tribune
Woman Victim Breaks Silence on Abusive Lawyer
A woman testifies about an attorney who bullied witnesses, especially female ones, and how justice can prevail when the supposedly helpless are not silenced. The tale unfolds with her on the stand and the courtroom dynamics.
Spectacles as Fashion Then and Now
In earlier times spectacles defined style more than vision with wearers in Spain adopting them as a mark of rank. Large glasses signified noble status, as in the case of the Marquis of Astorga, while even grateful supporters urged others to wear spectacles to enhance gravitas.
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Spain
Mark
Astorga
Naples
Couldn't Consummate the Deal in Harlem Life
A humorous exchange shows a small boy asking a confectioner the price of candy and the total for a case. The confectioner says all would be $30 or $40, but the boy laments his uncle only gave $1.
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Harlem
Veracity or Unveracity Row Queued By Officials
A brief quip features a disagreement framed as a clash of truthfulness between two figures identified as you and Thompson. The remark labels one as a liar and the other as untruthful, signaling a sharp public dispute without further context.
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Thompson
Indianapolis Journal
Where She Fails The Woman Drummer Is Clever
An Old World column argues the woman drummer faces limits in heavier goods while noting some female itinerant salesfolk. It praises a knightly broker for his secure position and calm demeanor as the era debates gendered labor roles in trade and travel.
Women on the road salesmen fail to last
A New York business partner says women cannot endure the road life for sales work. He cites stress, travel tolls, and the need for brash socializing with customers, noting a Chicago woman who rose then collapsed mentally after years of travel. The firm prefers male staff for strength and stamina.
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Ehe
New York
Chicago
Denver
Johnson
New York Sun
Fatal Hesitation in Paper Reading Exchange
In a playful exchange from Chicago News, Miss Cuddlethwaite asks Mr Addemup what he would wish first if allowed one wish. He hesitates and muses aloud about the idea before suggesting reading the papers.
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Miss Cuddlethwaite
Mr. Addemup
Chicago News
Thorn Apple Trip Fun In St Nicholas Poem
Mae Myrtle Cook recounts a playful outing in the woods on a thorn apple trip with children racing for apples. Red woodpecker and crow provide woodland imagery as the group enjoys sun and laughter in a Daisy era verse.
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All the World
Mae Myrtle Cook
St. Nicholas
Lincoln and the Reporters Dinner reminiscences
Joseph Medill and Hitt were reporters who followed Lincoln in the Lincoln Douglas debates. Medill recalled Lincoln being invited to Cooper Union in New York after nomination and preparing a speech with copies for distribution.
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Lincoln
Joseph Medill
Mr. Medill
Mr. Hitt
Douglas
Cooper Union
Newark
Lincoln's Speech Copy Edits Recounted by Editor
A Washington Post quote recalls how a group reviewed Lincoln's speech draft making about 40 changes yet the final delivered version matched the original. The editor wonders if Lincoln intended a joke or trusted the unchanged text and notes personal doubt about his role in the edits.
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Lincoln
Washington Post
London barber shops for American visitors
The San Francisco Argonaut notes London barber shops lag behind in up to date grooming services. It contrasts wealthier travelers who use valets with locals who cannot afford personal attendants and mentions new hotels offering modern barber shops due to American demand.
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London
America
San Francisco
Wanderer From Flowery Kingdom Dies in Melbourne Inquest
An inquest in Melbourne revealed a wanderer from the Flowery Kingdom died after treatment by a Chinese physician. The physician gave pills weighing about the size of a duck eggs containing forty ingredients such as bleed, grasshoppers, ashes, bone dust, clay, dates, honey, sawdust, and ground insects.
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Flowery Kingdom
Melbourne
Captain Fights Vicious Snakes on Sugar Lands
On reclaimed sugar lands near St. Cloud Captain Winter battles snakes including rattlers and moccasins. A leather boot stops a fang strike, he wrestles a large constrictor, then a three-way snake fight ensues until all are killed or overcome. He escapes, mounts his horse, and heads to town.
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St. Cloud
Captain Winter
Danglin
Buffalo News
Bank Notes In Bibles Reveal Hidden Wealth
A sharp note on wealthy eccentrics concealing money in family Bibles. A young nobleman facing financial trouble recently checked the Bible for a date and stumbled on the hidden funds. The article hints at similar past discoveries and the intrigue of such legacies.
Bible Pages Hide Hidden Wealth Found By Prodigal Son
A student discovers Bank of England notes totaling £1 000 folded in an old Bible bought from a secondhand bookseller. Another Bible reveals notes worth £700 from a prodigal son who lived years unaware of the fortune inside. Strand Magazine.
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Bank of England
Strand Magazine
Womanly remark sparks tears over miscasting claim
In a letter to the Exchange two women argue over a mischaracterization of one as overly feminine. The brunette denounces the remark while the blond bursts into tears claiming she led intellectual movements for women's advancement for over a year and was maligned for it.
Miss Zoezelbaum’s Annexation Jest Sparks Laughs
A comic exchange in the Chicago Record features Miss Zoezelbaum misinterpreting a proposal about annexation as a personal engagement, prompting a narrow escape from social awkwardness and a ripple of laughter.
Bridgewater’s Marble Town Tale Emerges from a Golden Find
A Portland reporter recounts Bridgewater Ont and its rise from a lone nugget found by a farmer’s wife to a marble built town. The area yielded white marble mines and failed gold shafts while hundreds prospected. Brandy’s medicinal uses and London’s first flour mill note added historic tidbits.
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Western Forest
Portland Oregonian
Ontario and
Quebec
Canadian Pacific Railway
Bridgewater
Ont
Oliver Goldsmith
Billia Flint
Canada
Pat Kehoe
Aladdin's Cave
Europe
Ancient Library and Voter Literacy Figures
The fragment notes that around 4000 years BCE the Alexandrian library held over 40 000 valuable books. It also claims Britain has 135 000 illiterate voters.
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Great Britain
Townsend Lodge Meetings Announced at Masonic Hall
The Townsend Lodge No 6 schedules regular meetings on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays at Masonic Mall Broadway Townsend. Visiting brethren urged to attend. Also EB B meets every 2nd Saturday in Masonic Hall with visiting members invited.
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North Star Lodge
P. C. Hall
G. E. Poor
Romio
P.C. Hall
H.S. Hyatt
W. M
G. W. Ginsam
Townsend Lodge
No. 6
Masonic Mall
Broadway
Townsend
G. E. Poon
M. W
Masonic Hall
Order
Marries McCormice
Mortie Maveece
Montana
Methodist Episcopal Church
Radersburg
Beaver Creek
Winston
P. Society
Toston
Keep Creek
Lavinia Chapel
Crowek
W.T. Goulder
Paster
Woodmen of the World Townsend Camp Meets Monthly
Woodmen of the World Townsend Camp No. 365 holds meetings on the first and third Friday each month. Consul Commander T. N. Averitt presides with L. S. Rosisson serving as clerk.
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Townsend
T. N. Averitt
Rosisson
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Philadelphia Press
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Khip
Portland
Red Woodpecker
Bridgewater’s
Broadwater County
Jon
the Townsend Messenger
Georgie
Lodge Directory
L. T
A.C. FT. Wi
Oo, EB. B
Woodmen of the World
Gao
Kire
ST Andard
Northwest
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