Peculiar Names From Treasury Bond Subscriptions
An old treasury official recalls a bizarre list of names connected to a per cent bond subscription. The standout is a man who signed as Ten Million and lives in Oregon. His family, Million & Million, explains nine siblings with names like One Million Two Million and Ten Million. The son adopted Tenls Million as a surname while registered as Ten Million. Washington Star report.
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Treasury Department
Oregon
Million & Million
One Million
Two Million
Seven Million
Una Million
Tho Million
Tenls Million
Ten Million
Washington Star
Instantaneous Light by Mr Walker Chemist Stockton-on-Tees
The Newcastle Chronicle reports a method by Mr Walker of Stockton on Tees for instant light using matches in boxes with folded glass paper. The matches do not ignite by air, rub, or wood contact, but ignite when pinched and pulled from the folds. The supplier targets local demand, not wide distribution.
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Atlas
London
Walker
Stockton-on-Tees
Newcastle
England
Her Version of It in class on obeying the fifth commandment
A young girl told her pastor she should honor her father and mother by taking them out for walks on Sundays and not letting them see how much she knows. The Congregationalist notes the generation’s sense of knowledge superiority.
Millionaire Taste for 250-Year-Old Madeira Stirs Debate
A New York Press commentary notes rare Madeira in Bremen's Hotel de Ville cellars may cost up to 2 000 600 per bottle when considering upkeep and interest. Experts say the wine starves after 30 40 years and suggest blending demijohns to restore character and prolong aging.
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Newton-Gordon
Chillingsworth-Oglethorpe
Hotel de Ville
Bremen
Charles Bellows
New York
Prexa
One Idea Man Faces Refusal in Chicago Tribune Quip
A sharp exchange from the Chicago Tribune features a strong minded woman declaring a man with a single plan unlikely to win, as a girl dismisses Harold Billmore’s long held dream of marriage.
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Harold Billmore
Chicago Tribune
Pat's Reply and a London Street Exchange
A brief oddity notes Cardinal Manning meeting an Irishman who jokes about temperance. The piece contrasts irregular social habits with phrases about meals and religion, hinting at cultural contrasts and missing institutions like a poor law and Sundays in China.
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Cardinal Manning
London
Patrick
Temperance Society
Beavers Teeth Power Cited By Rod and Gun Authority
Frank H. Risteen describes beavers as portable pulp mills capable of grinding wood. He recalls a birch tree 22 inches thick cut by a beaver, explains how a single beaver and family can fell trees quickly, and notes their teeth rapidly regrow after damage.
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Frank H. Risteen
Rod and Gun
Cacao Cultivation Described In Trinidad Venezuela
A Scientific American writer notes cacao farming in Trinidad and parts of Venezuela. Young cacao plants require shade from banana trees and later from tall immortelles to form a canopy. Pods grow on trunks and branches containing cacao beans requiring careful curing and drying.
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Scientific American
Trinidad
Venezuela
Pocket scissors replace pocketknives in handy use
Those who carry folding pocket scissors rarely part with them. They serve many tasks from cutting paper clippings to trimming strings, making them convenient for manicure and general use. A person used to them will give up a knife first in daily tasks.
Birds of a feather do what adage suggests
A classroom exercise features a teacher prompting students with the proverb Birds of a feather do what and a boy quickly answers lay eggs showing the humorous misfire in a reading lesson.
Milk man quips on spring water in dairying
A Detroit Journal quip features a milk man remarking that many customers cannot tell spring water from other water. The exchange parodies perceived dairying advantages and consumer ignorance.
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Detroit Journal
Wedding Vows End With Quirk in Brooklyn Service
A humorous exchange during a wedding service sees the groom Hans Frankfurter pledge to take his bride for better or worse while noting she has $40 and he has nothing. The Brooklyn Eagle captures the moment with a light, local-paper tone.
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Hans
Hans Frankfurter
Brooklyn Eagle
Reciprocal Help Dialogue in a New York Times Snippet
A brief exchange shows a doctor refusing to give a quarter to a beggar who promises to spread word of the aid. The fragment captures a street level moral cue from the era.
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New York Times
The Short in Love and Stock Talk
A witty exchange between Bashful and his girl in a Pittsburgh Gazette blurb on stock market jargon. They discuss bulls and bears and being a short, joking about becoming speculators and the social twists of market talk.
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Mr. Bashful
Adolphus
Pittsburg
Lemons Said to Aid Blood Alkalinity and Scurvy Prevention
The London Chronicle notes lemons supply acids including citric acid and citrate of potash which oxidize to carbonates and carbonic acid in blood. Lemons, potatoes, and vegetables may prevent scurvy by maintaining alkaline blood and assist rheumatism. A healthy person needs no more lemons than ordinary diet.
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London Chronicle
The Earl of Arundel Holds A Unique Title Inheritance
The piece notes Arundel Castle is owned by the Earl of Arundel in the English peerage. It suggests no legal barrier exists if the estate were sold to a millionaire, who could then claim the earldom in Parliament.
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Arundel Castle
Earl of
Divining Rod Believed To Halt Gas Flow After Engineer’s Death
Paul Rainey the coke magnate and engineer Charles Latimer argued over Latimer’s divining rod. Latimer warned Rainey, who struck a gas pocket, but Latimer died suddenly and Rainey recalled the claim that the gas flow stopped the day Latimer died, a tale recounted by the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Paul Rainey
Charles Latimer
Elinent
Latimer
Tie
Rainey
Mr. Latimer
Mr. Rainey
Red
Charley
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Man berates wife after impulsive act on sidewalk
A man boasts of making someone smart for kicking a hat on the sidewalk, then heads home in a hurry and scolds his wife for not having dinner ready. The exchange reveals impulsive aggression and domestic tension.
Engagement rumor secrecy cited by Yonkers Statesman
A gossip excerpt notes Peggy kept her engagement announcement a secret among friends. The rest discusses Australian narrowwood’s insect resistance and a golden bath attributed to Mme. du Barry, linked to Danae legend.
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Peggy
Patrice
Yonkers Statesman
Mme. du Barry
Louis
Danae
Almanac used by Indians in Canada for hunting days
An Indian Almanac describes a flat wooden calendar used by Canadian Indians to track the long winter hunt. Each day has a hole, Sundays and holidays are marked, fast days shown with a fish symbol, and the owner moves a peg daily to stay current.
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Canada
Dr Miles Heart Cure Ad Warns of Hidden Heart Dangers
An early 20th century style advertisement urges readers to heed heart pain warnings as signs of danger. It promotes Dr Miles Heart Cure as a remedy and features a testimonial from Joan van denburgh of Milwaukee Wisconsin describing relief from darting pains and fainting.
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Nature
Miles
Joan van Denburgh
Kewaunee St
Milwaukee, Wis
Dr Miles Heart Cure Promises Quick Heart Action
A testimonial from A L Spafford of Chester Michigan praises One Minute Cough Cure for stopping a severe croup attack in a child. The ad notes Bell's Pharmacy at 22 North Church Street sells the product alongside Dr Miles Heart Cure from Elkhart Indiana.
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A. L. Spafford
Chester
Mich
Bell
North Church Street
Modern Misers and the Health Cost of a Full Stomach
A discussion contrasts old time and modern misers who hoard wealth yet starve their health. The argument centers on digestion and nutrition as the true basis of strength, linking stomach weakness to heart, liver, and kidney troubles. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is promoted as a remedy that strengthens digestion and overall health, with testimonials from readers in various states.
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Dr. Pierce
Joseph H. Fesperman
Ban Iredell Co
N.C
R. V. Pierce
Sue
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