Detached Statesman Tale From Leicester Guardian
An anecdote about Lord Salisbury being aloof is told in a Leicester Guardian item. The king questions the bishop about a young cleric, then shows a photograph and comments, “Poor old Buller,” illustrating courtly humor and detachment.
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Lord Salisbury
Mr. On
Foley
Foreign Office
J. Flower
Mr. Fowler
London
Sical
Buller
Leicester Guardian
Last Army Expedition Tale From Peter McQueen
Boston lecturer Peter McQueen recalls General Lawton’s last expedition near Santa Cruz where two regiments, the Fourth Cavalry and a Native regiment, clashed in darkness. Idaho troops mock the regulars as both sides blame missing horses and rations in a humorous exchange.
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Peter McQueen
Boston
Pres-ent Roosevelt
Santiago
Lawton
Igeist Santa Cruz
Fourth Cavalry
Baguna de Bay
Idaho
Tawton
Singular accident in Fryeburg leaves girl near death
A Fryeburg Maine young woman, using a roller towel, slipped and the towel encircled her throat. She fell unconscious with her mother discovering her in a motionless, dreamlike state. She later recovered, reporting no pain, and saying she felt as if dreaming.
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Fryeburg
Womwee
Law of Kissing Case Highlights Modern Law Curiosities
Midland county judge rules a widow and widower may kiss as a constitutional right. The episode recalls Adrian lawyer Billart’s quip during a trial about whether any law exists against kissing, with a deacon delivering a sharp, humorous reply.
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Midland County
Welihcl
Deaner Billart
Adrian
Detroit
Williaane
Charlotte Jelly Recipe Fragment From Old Household Note
A partial recipe describes a Charlotte jelly using one half box gelatin in a half pint cold water, one pint boiling water, sugar, lemon, and rice or similar filling. Instructions mention chilling in molds and turning out onto a dish when set.
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Charlotte
A Little Nonsense From the Gossip of Children
A collection of brief child quips and anecdotes from the Chicago News. Jokes cover school pieces, hiccups, weddings, christenings, fish questions, and bedtime chatter from young children across playful exchanges.
Compliments Are Flying The Tramp Remarks On A striking Head
A brief quotation from Scribner's notes a social scene where a gentleman compliments another on his striking head in light conversation and refined humor. The fragment captures a witty exchange and the era's cultivated tone.
Prayer Misfire in a Childs Visit Illustrated in Harper’s
Little Polly T. prays beside a neighbor when her mother is away. She struggles to remember her own prayers and breaks off with the plea Please God excuse me because I don’t member my prayers and I’m stayin with a lady who doesn’t know any.
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Polly T
Polly
Harper’s Magazine
Gently Expressed by Washington Star Quote
Farmer Corntessel and his wife discuss Josh telling people about his town visit and work. The dialogue notes people often reveal things others would rather not know and hints that discovering such facts may be disappointing because they rarely prove true.
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Farmer Corntessel
Josh
Washington Star
Laughing at Husband's Funeral Sparks Widow Joke
A Philadelphia Press quip notes the danger of excessive cheerfulness in a widow. The remark contrasts a pleasant demeanor with an extreme happiness seen at a funeral, highlighting social judgments around grief and propriety.
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Philadelphia Press
Singular Maine case restores older eye after repair
Freeman J. Smith of Machias Maine was blinded when a pump handle struck his eye years ago. Recently a heifer injured his remaining eye, prompting hospital removal. Surgeons removed the injured eye and, in a surprising turn, restored sight to the longtime blind eye, allowing him to go home with improved vision.
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Freeman J. Smith
Machias
Bangor
The Presidents Jolly With Five Ute Indians
President Roosevelt met five Ute Indians to discuss mineral lands. Only one spoke English and speeches failed to win their interest. He told their interpreter to say he had fifty Indian soldiers in his Spain War regiment, which finally drew smiles. Agent Mynton noted the delegation had shown no happiness before this compliment.
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Roosevelt
Rome
Martin van
Spain
Mynton
Washington
Hire Your Furs and a Dazzling Snowdate
A Philadelphia Record bon mot on renting snow gear for a stylish outing. A man muses about hiring furs and a sleigh to impress his ideal companion, boasting fake credits from notable figures to boost appeal.
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Manitoba
Dog Gulch
Pitcoe
Wyoming
Philadelphia Record
A Queen on a Ladder Escapes through Kiel Store
A Baltic tale places the czarina of Russia visiting Kiel with her sister. A crowd gathered outside a shop. to avoid spectators she descended a ladder propped at a window and slipped away into an adjacent garden as work altered the storefront.
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Atlantic Ocean
Russia
Kiel
All the
Bagged at the Knee Duck Pants Joke at Fifth Avenue
Ed Gilmore of the Academy of Music and Colonel Jones of the aquarium meet at the Fifth Avenue hotel. They discuss Senator Stadler who bagged a pair of ducks at the knee, meaning duck pants, in a light exchange.
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Ed Gilmore
The
Academy of Music
Colonel Jones
Aquarium
Fifth Avenue
Senator Stadler
Gilmore
New York Times
Like Cures Like in Kipling Preface Story
A Rudyard Kipling prefatory tale recounts a traveler with a bag and a companion who asks what it contains. The answer is mongooses, intended to kill snakes, though the other insists these are not real mongooses, reflecting on misperceived threats and cunning defenses.
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England
Rudyard Kipling
Best Chicken Feed on the Sage Place
On the Russell Sage country place a large flock of chickens is raised. When asked what is the best chicken feed the financier replied with humorous gravity that the best feed costs pennies nickels and dimes implying thrift and simplicity.
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Russell Sage
Sage
New York Times
Pronunciation Guide from the Philadelphia Record
A Philadelphia Record excerpt discusses proper pronunciation of names including Quiller-Couch Jerome Stevenson Besant Hovey Carnegie and others. It notes syllable stress and vowel sounds for accuracy in voices and names.
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A. T. Quiller-Couch
Jerome K. Jerome
Robert Louis Stevenson
Louis
Lewis
Sir Walter Besant
Richard Hovey
Andrew Carnegie
Philadelphia Record
Gave Them to the Chambermaid at Waldorf Astoria
James J. Tull stood at the Waldorf Astoria cigar stand in New York and asked if anyone smokes the large round glass bottle cigars. The clerk said they are popular at Christmas but not kept. He revealed someone sent him such cigars and he gave them to the chambermaid.
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James J. Tull
Railroad Fame
Waldorf-Astoria
New York
Mr. Hill
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Peachree St
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Elko, Ga
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Richwood, Ga
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