Onions, Jokes, Dares, and Daily Digests in 1900s Bits
A miscellany of quips and curios from the Troy Weekly Call era, noting an elderly New York woman crediting onions for longevity, a physician warning on smoking, jokes about Mark Twain, pedestrian subways in Paris, ten dollar bills as popular literature, a St Louis man marrying on a dare, traits of men who take dares, Admiral Train and Japan’s peace stance, a Chicago lawyer surviving 61 days on water, and a Boonville newsboy still active at 85.
Widely Varied News Snippets From Global Scene
A Chicago man claims a $100,000 robbery occurred on a Swiss train. The Hague foundation stone for a temple of peace is laid. Sir David Gill links stars to world history, noting presidents not named. Mark Twain’s humor and the Omaha Bee’s take on joking are cited. A female writer praises marital separations. Japan’s war balloon experiments are mentioned with no reporter invitations.
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David Gill
Toledo doctor sued for kisses and a curious mix of notes
A Toledo physician faces a ten thousand dollar suit over kisses to a 45 year old woman. The piece notes odd conjectures on Rameses II and a London thief in Chicago, reflecting on danger happiness and family pressure across varied anecdotes. The tone mirrors a fragmented late 19th century column on morality and mischief.
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Toledo
Old man marries young wife and abolishes river scene
A niche old man who recently married a fair young woman has had a river abolished because it interfered with what she called the beauty of the landscape. The age of chivalry endures as he acted with grand flair in the affair.
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Charles I
Louis XIV
Kansas Law Bans Kneading Dough with Feet
A Kansas exchange notes the law now forbids bakers to knead dough with their feet and argues the law should also curb cabbage raisers from trampling sauerkraut in barrels with bare hooves. The piece uses strong, satirical language to urge action against agricultural abuses.
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Kansas
Lost Inheritance and Farewell on the Lake Trip
In Indiana, John Glenarm prepares to inherit his grandfather's estate under a peculiar will. He parts from his friend Larry Donovan at the river ferry, reflecting on fortune, danger, and a looming test of staying power at the Annandale house as investigators circle the estate.
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Larry Donovan
Jack Glenarm
L. D
Larry
John Marshall Glenarm
Mediterranean
John Glenarm
Vermont
Naples
Glenarm
Lake Annandale
Indiana
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
al I
House of a Thousand Candles Opens in Annandale
In Annandale two rail lines meet and Bates from Glenarm House meets the narrator at the station. They walk to Bates's home by the lake, glimpsing brick yards and a saloon as night winds sharpen. Bates proves a stern, efficient guide as the narrator prepares for a year under his charge. TO BE CONTINUED.
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Annandale
Chicago Express
Bates
Mr. Glenarm
Glenarm House
Pickering
Hackman
Dr Henson recalls Chicago preaching uproar
The Rev P S Henson of Tremont Temple Boston recounts a storm of misquotation and mock headlines from his Chicago pastorate He says a sermon on stimulants led a newspaper to misquote him and billboards to advertise Drink whisky as the best stimulant on earth creating lasting embarrassment
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P. S. Henson
Tremont Temple
Boston
Chicago
Windy City
Dr. Henson
Rubber Business Reveals Quick Stepping Rival
A remark about a young man with an elastic step notes he is connected to the rubber business, highlighting a quick, nimble movement and implying local industry ties behind the scene. The exchange hints at social circles and economic links in the community.
Copper Turns Hair Green in Copper Furnaces
A broker notes copper scarcity yet warns that ore refined by roasting in open furnaces emits a gas containing arsenic. The gasists claim it turns firemen’s hair green, giving a humorous Sherlock Holmes implication about a copper furnace tender.
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Sherlock Holmes
Watson
The Two Classes Quote Mystery
Fragmentary note contrasts the poor who misread wellness with the rich who fail to see ark like a paradoxical line from Puch. The terse observation hints at social commentary and class contrast without detailing events or dates.
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Troy
Ark —Puch
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Troy Weekly Call
B W. Jarvis
New York
Onions
Mark Twain
Paris
St. Louis
Admiral Train
Japan
Prof. Osler
Boonville (Ind
Switzerland
Temple of Peace
Hague
Twain
Omaha Bee
London
Chicago Daily News
Indianapolis
Colorado
Megen Viholsok
Tennyson
Africa
Dublin
Jack
Wabana County
Chaptra I
Goa
Brookline Chronicle
Troy Cut
John Deimling
W.f.peter
Winston Bhop
Theo. Guennewig
Idain
Market Sts
Illinois
Hickert Corn and
Theazores
Clase
Graham Slouar
Asse and Reliable Inc
Tzens
Julius Peter
Main St
George G
Kinloch 9
Geo. Liebler
South Main Street
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