Tin Cup Tale of a Father and His Beloved Son
A Detroit Free Press item retells how John Wilson, a thrifty mechanic and devout father, adores his five year old son. A misadventure with a dog leads to a fall into a coal hole and the discovery of a tin cup engraved To a good boy, a memento that ends with a wary police remark about the cup’s rightful owner.
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John Wilson
Younst
John
Mr. Wilson
John Wilson, Jr
Detroit Free Press
A Lazy Man's Logic Sparks Fame Debate
The ambitious youth asks for fame while an indolent man doubts its value. Fame, he says, means someone will write an encyclopedia article about you. The reply notes there are more encyclopedia articles than readers want to peruse.
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Encyclopedia
Washington Star
Mystery Weather Talk From Almanack Clues
The exchange imagines how weather reporters forecast tomorrow's conditions from almanacs. Uncle Hiram suspects reporters get data from almanacks while Mrs Hayrix questions their methods in a playful Chicago News note.
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Hayrix
Hiram
Chicago News
Way to Broil Bacon for Digestion and Good Flavor
Instructions from Good Housekeeping advise broiling bacon in a very hot oven rather than over coals. Slice thin, remove rind, place close in a wire broiler above a dripping pan, turn once, and drain on brown paper. Use drippings for frying potatoes and serve liver with bacon bits. Crisp broiled bacon is easy on digestion for children.
A Boot and Shoe Bag for Small Closet Spaces
The Boston Traveler notes clever space saving for limited closets. A roomy boot and shoe bag attached inside the closet door keeps footwear organized and dust free. It should be stout with deep pockets to serve well. Habitual urban dwellers improvise many space saving devices including lids on couches and hidden storage behind furniture.
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Boston
A Kitchen Time Table For Cooking Reference
A kitchen chart lists times for foods including Eggs soft coffee clams oysters three to five minutes. Green corn small fish thin slices five to ten minutes. Potatoes macaroni squash celery spinach cabbage twenty to thirty minutes. Rice sweetbreads peas tomatoes asparagus hard boiled eggs fifteen to twenty minutes. Young beets carrots turnips onions parsnips cauliflower thirty to forty five minutes. String beans shelled beans oyster plant forty five minutes to one hour. Fowls mutton veal two to three hours corned beef smoked tongue fresh beef three to four hours ham four to five hours.
A Safe Light Using Phosphorus and Olive Oil
A simple safe light for inflammable storerooms uses a long pale glass bottle with a pea sized piece of phosphorus. Heat olive oil to boiling, fill one third, cork. Air entry when needed lights the bottle. Re-cork to save light. revive by uncorking briefly. One bottle can last a winter.
Small bottles prepared for pocket carry
Small bottles may also be prepared in this way and carried in the pocket.
Old Time Ginger Snaps From Butter and Molasses
Rubbing half a pound of butter into two pounds of flour with half a pound of brown sugar and ground ginger. Add one pint of New Orleans molasses to form a moist dough. Knead until elastic, roll thin, cut with a small round cutter, and bake until light brown. Shapes please children.
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New Orleans
Candlestick Variety and Prices Noted This Season
The season shows varied candlesticks with prices to match. Crystal serviceable candle holders sell for a dollar, while brass miniature column types are scheduled at seven dollars.
Blunt Critic Hubert Vos Guides Wu Through Corcoran Portraits
Dutch painter Hubert Vos shows Wu Ting Fang at the Corcoran with portraits including Prince Ching and Li Hung Chang. Wu questions likenesses, noting Prince Ching and Li Hung Chang do not resemble their images, while Vos defends the three quarters view.
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Hubert Vos
Wu Ting Fang
Corcoran Art Gallery
Prince Ching
Li Hung Chang
Mr. Wu
King
Ves
Earl Li
Washington Times
How He Knew Him By a Throat Growth Visit
A New York business leader sought treatment from Dr. Cyrus Edson for a strange throat growth. The patient recalls Dr. Edson appearing preoccupied and not recognizing him initially after a routine call. The doctor greeted him warmly once the throat examination began.
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New York
Cyrus Edson
Sulzer and His Pipe in the Willard Hotel
Representative Sulzer recalled a humorous incident in Washington when an attendant asked him to remove a pipe from his mouth at the Willard hotel. He joked that his English background would have explained the moment if the staffer had been Irish.
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Sulzer
New Willard
Washington
Representative Fitzgerald
Kitchener Reacts Calmly to Caricature in South Africa
A junior officer drew a caricature of Lord Kitchener as Rip Van Winkle leading a cententian soldier up a kopje. Kitchener viewed the drawing, offered a grim smile, and declared they would hang on until they are that age if necessary. The artist was initially paralyzed until he was told Kitchener did not seek the creator’s name.
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South Africa
Lord Kitchener
Rip van Winkle
Bird Tails and Life Styles in Wading and Raptor Hunt
The text explains how tail length and leg proportions suit birds to their habitats and feeding methods. Wading species with long legs wait in shallow water while insects specialists use long tails as rudders for rapid aerial darts. Long tailed hawks rely on tails to pivot quickly when ambushing prey.
Young Man Pursues Matrimony Over Matrimony Payoff
A witty exchange frames a young man as a lawyer who lacks legal knowledge yet sees potential money in marriage. The dialogue contrasts perception and reality with a coy hint at romance and financial stakes.
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Miss Gotrox
Puck
All Above Board Cartoon Caption
A Cleveland Plain Dealer joke compares Noah’s ark to a submarine craft. The quip reflects a dry humor frame about modern submarines and costs, attributed to the newspaper’s cartoon column.
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Noah
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Concession Proved It Hook Miss Antique Ages
The item shows signs of aging as Concession Proved It gives an account of its condition and history. Nye Yes recalls the last time a caller viewed the family Bible.
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Hook
Nye
Philadelphia
There’s the Rub Jingle Bell Verse in Philadelphia Preas
A playful verse notes jingle bell fun and sleigh rides tied to a local Philadelphia publication. It hints at a price if the bell is forgotten, reflecting light mischief in a newspaper item from Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Directing a Senator in State Resolutions
Virginia legislature adopts resolutions urging naming a battleship after Hut state. The text says the Senate is directed by the legislature while representatives are only requested, reflecting parliamentary practice on directing senators versus offering requests to representatives.
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Virginia
United States
Tragedy of Semiperception and a Governor Joke
A bachelor congressman visits Clerk McDowell seeking sympathy over a changed marriage plan. McDowell recalls Governor Dick Oglesby visiting Joliet prison where a jailbird claimed abduction as the path to a wife. The governor jokes about pardoning him, then the congressman leaves, silence replacing his earlier laughter.
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Congress
Apollo
Springfield
McDowell
Washington Post
The Champion Refuser Biographical Spotlight
The longest biography in the Congressional Directory belongs to Senator Chauncey M. Depew of New York. He repeatedly declined major offices including New York secretary of state in 1863, minister to Japan, president of the New York Central Railroad board, county clerk of Westchester, immigration commissioner, and a U S Senate candidacy in 1881 and 1885, choosing to decline various positions for business or personal reasons.
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Chauncey M. Depew
New York
United States Senate
Thomas Platt
Warner Miller
Restore Table Tops With Linseed Oil Rubbing
Restore table tops by pouring cold drawn linseed oil onto the surface. Rub in well with linen, repeat several times, and change the linen until the table is completely dry. The method aims to remove heat marks from hot dishes and tea cups.
Robber Cave toy play as child
A childhood memory from Robber Cave describes hiding under a nursery table praying to be many things including a robber in a cave. The child imagines swords, waves, and shouting Die as Jane or the nurse pass by. He also pretends to be at sea while Jane acts as a fisher.
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Jane
Nurse
Monster Crab Silhouettes Memory of a Girl
A child recalls a fantastical creature that could be a monstrous crab or a sea animal not allowed on the ark as a metaphor for a cherished friend. The speaker notes envy and growth, claiming newfound abilities and a shift away from childhood antics as they age toward school and writing.
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