Tombigbee Candler Defends River Name in House
Mississippi representative Zeke Candler known as Tombigbee Candler in Washington defended the Tombigbee river on the floor when a Mississippi river improvement appropriation faced a challenge. He rejected calls to rename the river Tom Beckley, arguing even the Senate would not change the river’s historic name.
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Zeke Candler
Mississippi
Washington
Tombigbee Candler
Candler
Treasury
Uncle Sam
Combigbee
Zeke
Madden
Chicago
Tombigbee
Nick Longworth
Jim Mann
Senate
Tom Beckley
Tom Seck
Senate of the United
Lane and the Sioux Secretary’s dramatic citizenship rite
Secretary Lane angered the crowd in Yankton by conferring citizenship on 186 Sioux Indians with a ceremonial that involved calling each man by his white name, giving a bow and arrow, and declaring they must live as white men. He told them the White Father sent a solemn word, and that they had shot their last arrow. The arrow may be kept as a symbol of hope and pride.
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Juane
United States
Yankton
S. C
Brown
Lane
Champion of Kansas and the mock committee prank
Representative Joseph Taggart of Kansas defended his state when a New York lawyer denounced national suffrage in a judiciary committee meeting. The lawyer claimed no offense, yet Taggart grilled him harshly and then apologized, while colleagues revealed the joke as a playful rebuke.
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Joseph Taggart
Kansas
Taggart
House Judiciary Committee
New York
New Yorker
Commonwealth
Esther Cleveland Aids the Blind in London
Miss Esther Cleveland daughter of Grover Cleveland known as the White House Baby has joined Red Cross work aiding the blind at St Dunstan's College Regent's Park London. She trained at the Pennsylvania Institute for the Instruction of the Blind and as a nurse before offering her services.
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Esther Cleveland
Grover Cleveland
White House
Red Cross
St. Dunstan's College
Regent's Park
London
Cleveland
Washington
Pennsylvania Institute For the Instruction of
Best teacher lures youth from home to distant dreams
A writer laments a beloved rural teacher who taught ambition for distant cities, sparking unrest as girls chased Jenny Lind careers and boys sought fame elsewhere. The piece argues opportunity lies on the farm, urging teachers to value rural life and the real beauty of hometown horizons.
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Lfe
Jenny Linds
Florence Nightingales
Jenny Lind
Newlyweds Giggle Over Mystery Kitchen Creations
A newly married couple in a painter's studio laugh over a breakfast scene misinterpreted by both. The bride recalls cooking earlier while the husband painted, and they now guess what the items were meant to be. Their lighthearted moment shows love and humor amid domestic misperceptions.
No Cinderella Shoe Left At Ball Sparks Prince Action
An attendant reports a flat pancake-shaped shoe found at the ball. The prince orders it burned on the ash heap, insisting he will not seek its owner, per a judge's remark. The brief cites the parable’s moral twist and the prince’s stance on duty versus desire.
Backward and Forward in School Woman Conversation
A brief dialogue shows a schoolteacher telling Mrs Styles that her daughter is backward. Mrs Myles confirms and plans a remedy by pairing her daughter with Mrs Styles’s daughter, noting Mrs Styles's daughter is forward. The exchange highlights social judgments about behavior.
Freak Pitching and Mouth Strikeout Record
A witty quip contrasts a two handed pitcher with a man who has made a remarkable strikeout record with his mouth. The remark highlights unusual talent and humor about baseball prowess and verbal bravado.
A Casein Point Circumstances Alter Cases
A note echoes the saying that circumstances alter cases with a reference to fare reductions on railroads and a comparison to boarding house rules. The quip, drawn from a Boston Tran script, suggests shifting norms and practical contrasts between transportation policy and domestic arrangements.
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Boston Transcript
Little essay on pants from 1875 Farm Life column
A quirky 1875 Farm Life essay contrasts human and dog pants. It jokes about fashionable white pants, describes ragged patched garments, and recalls hot wheat fields with dangerous, heat driven imagery. The piece blends humor with vivid rural life details.
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Deer Island
Colt Brings Record Price At Auction
Walter Cox paid 5600 for an undeveloped yearling trotting colt named St Prusquin, a son of San Francisco-Melisande. The bid sets a new market record for an unproven standard bred trotter amid notes on potential confusion with the famous running horse St Frusquin associated with Rothschild and the 1896 Derby.
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Walter Cox
St. Prusquin
Leopold de Rothschild
Prince of Wales
Maiden's Prayer Confusion in Concert Hall
An elderly bachelor and spinster attend a recital as the man fails to recognize most classical pieces. When Mendelssohn’s wedding march begins, he exclaims a vague familiarity. The spinster gently reveals the piece is the Maiden's Prayer.
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Mendelssohn
Saving Fuel for Cooking Efficiency
Save fuel by ensuring a free draft in gas or wood stoves and keeping the flame tip touching the utensil. A flame spread wastes heat. cook as many items as possible on the stove at once for efficiency.
The Berrybutton Resilience After Bull Calf Incident
The Kansas City Star records Brother Berrybutton recounting a tumble caused by a bull calf. He describes being knocked down and dragged among the scenery, replying in dialect to a question about an automobile. The piece preserves regional voice and humor.
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Berrybutton
Brother Berrybutton
Kansas City Star
Bakery Card Sparks Fancy Bread Specialty Phrase
In a clipped exchange the poet asks where something is and the bakery proprietor replies with a playful card claim Fancy bread a specialty. The quirky dialogue centers on a bakery sign and a humorous misquote about fancy bread.
Rock of Gibraltar Stands as Constant British Sentinel
Gibraltar has long stood as Britain's impregnable bulwark guarding the Mediterranean gateway. For two centuries a tireless line of sentinels keeps watch from sea to sea, the rock honeycombed with tunnels and guns. Despite grand sieges in history, the rock remains unyielding, a symbol of British resilience and strategic importance.
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Rock of Gibraltar
Britain
Europe
Spain
Esther
Great Britain
Mediterranean
Hans
Africa
Rock of
Gibraltar
France
Ultima Thule
Atlantic
Region full of romance in Khanikin and Bagdad route
A National Geographic Society war geography bulletin describes Khanikin as a Persian gateway to Asiatic Turkey and Bagdad, 82 hours by caravan. It notes Shiite funeral processions to Kerbela, the Zagos mountains, Kasr-i-Shirin near a rock hewn aqueduct, and the Ferhad and Shirin legend tied to ancient waterworks and romance.
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Khanikin
Bagdad
National Geographic Society
Furkish
Hulvan
Tigris
Zagos Mountains
Persia
Turkey
Basra
Khantkia
Kurdistan
Kerbela
Husein
Ali
Kermanshah
Kasr-i-Shirin
Ferhad
Shirin
Chosroes I
Sira
Chosroes
Behistun
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