Let Him Stay as He Was Vet Story From Lemberg
A well known veterinary surgeon in Lemberg, Austria, was tricked by a caller claiming a horse was standing on its hind legs. The joke centred on the bronze Sobieski statue in Carl-Ludwig street, which appeared to balance the horse on its hind legs, prompting the doctor to swear at the prank after being deceived.
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Lemberg
Austria
Dr. N.2
Carl-Ludwig Strasse
Sobieski
John Sobieski
Poland
Carl-Ludwig
Rosa Bonheur and the frugal studio tales
The article recalls Rosa Bonheur’s youth marked by poverty and her family’s thrift. Money saved came from random coins tossed in a room and found in nooks during lean times. Rosa studied animals in a slaughterhouse, protected by the butcher Emile who warned off those who disturbed her work.
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Rosa Bonheur
M. Bonheur
Rosa
M. Emile
Flogging as a Deterrent in London Crime
Popular Mechanics reports flogging in London as a controversial yet credited method for reducing petty crime and ensuring public safety. The article notes milder tools and physician oversight, yet argues the punishment remains effective.
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England
London
Gentle critic Dr McClintock on approving a speech
Dickinson College professor Dr McClintock offered mild, humorous critique of a young orator’s speech. He praised it as good but noted an excess of dramatic imagery such as midnight owls and wolves, American eagles, and unfurled banners, suggesting the supply exceeds demand.
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McClintock
Dickinson College
A Migaty Big Can In A Scottish Gas Work
An Irish harvester visits a Scottish town and asks about a large gasometer. A local man cannot identify it, prompting the Irish man to declare the object a giant dinner can, asserting it is unlike anything seen before.
Foot in It Exchange at Private Theatre
A witty exchange unfolds as a guest compliments a hostess on her flawless performance. The hostess counters that only a young and pretty woman fits the role, prompting the guest to joke that she has proven the opposite.
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Boston Transcript
Hat shopper exclaims on price and style
A delighted woman shows her husband a new hat and remarks on its charm and affordable price. He recalls potential hats starting at $2.50, noting this purchase as one of the affordable ups.
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Scott
Briggens Says He Loves His Work
The Washington Star notes Briggens enjoys his job as his role allows him substantial leisure time. It highlights that his work leaves him about half the day free to play golf, framing the comment with a lighthearted tone about his balance of duties and leisure.
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Briggens
Washington Star
Feminine Economy and a Costly Lobster Tale
A humorous snippet from Harper's Bazaar notes Mrs Knicker spent a hundred dollars in medical bills after eating a lobster while Mrs Becker claims she ate it to prevent waste. The wry remark highlights gendered expectations and social satire of expense.
No Practical Knowledge Sunday School Mnemonic Ham
A brief exchange features a boy Johnny declaring vegetarian limits while the teacher comments on ham, highlighting a humorous clash over knowledge and diet in a Sunday School setting. The dialogue nods to practical knowledge versus belief.
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Johnny
A Bird That Fears Elster In South Germany
A Pica candata known as the elster is described as a feared, sacred bird in southern Germany. It nests in orchards, its presence thrice on a roof signals death, its cry portends illness, and villagers avoid harming it though it acts as a beneficial insect destroyer.
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South
Germany
Cursing Im Koraa and the Grandchild Exchange
An excerpt discusses Korean and Japanese profanity using terms like Oenuma and kinship insults. It traces a cycle where calling someone “my child” or “my grandchild” escalates to increasingly pointed charges, culminating in a crude reciprocal jab about being a grandchild of a grandchild. The piece notes how this exchange peaks in a shared vulgarity among Chosen people.
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Oriental Economic Review
Chosen
Servants In Turkey Offer Family Like Treatment
A Chicago Journal piece describes Turkish servants living under kaduns who treat maids as children. It notes no fixed wages, with rewards given at the mistress’s discretion, and shows enduring kindly relations even after marriage as the master or mistress deems fit.
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Turkey
Chicago Journal
Origin of dukes and the rise of nobility
The term duke derives from the Latin dux meaning leader. In early Saxon times dukes led armies and were chosen for warlike efficiency rather than ancestry or status. As fighting success elevated a leader, his status and family gained prestige, forming a nobility born from strength and prowess.
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New York American
Colored Hailstones Across the World in 1885
The article recalls a heavy May 1885 hail event at Castlewellan County Down with red and white pellets, the red color penetrating the pellets. It notes a Minsk hair shower five years earlier and mentions ring shaped pellets, with colors ranging from reddish to bright blue. Scientists attribute hues to mineral salts.
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Great Britain
Castlewellan
County Down
Minsk
Russia
A Spanking Team Sighted At The Races Report
A puzzled boy tells a friend that Uncle Joe claimed to have seen his mother and father at the horse races. The boy recalls the remark saying Uncle Joe spoke of seeing a spanking team, a curious line from the Baltimore American.
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Uncle Joe
Baltimore American
Long and Short Division Exchange in a Riddle
Dialogue between Teacher and Tommy about halves of the digit eight. Tommy suggests top produces zero while sideways yields three. The exchange playfulizes math concepts using visual wordplay on the numeral 8.
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Tommy
Adirondack Animals in the Great Forests
The Adirondack forests feature deer in abundance along with eagles pheasants bears and beavers. No venomous snakes or other dangerous beasts are present in the region according to the report.
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Adirondack
Adirondack Forests
4 Smart Man Temptation Reappears Under Name
A Detroit Free Press excerpt notes a clever man who can solve school problems his children face. The piece closes with a proverb about temptation presenting itself under various guises.
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Detroit Free Press
If Canada Had Been Ceded to Us Motto of Early America
Washington Post argues that without Washington and Franklin Canada would have been ceded to the U. S. by Britain after the Revolution. France might demand indemnity, risking renewed war and potential allegiance to England, delaying the Union’s formation amid disputes with France.
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Canada
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
England
Washington
Franklin
France
Hugland
Washington Post
Why Gold Is a Precious Metal
The article explains gold’s exceptional properties including malleability ductility and stability. It notes pure gold remains weightful in heat is unaffected by air water or oxidation and resists acids while revealing its long historical value and widespread occurrence in crystals. It references ancient symbolism and the term aurum.
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New York Press
Pottery Work In China
Chinese potters are described as pioneers in pottery with remarkable speed. A single craftsman molds two ten inch pots in three minutes using a wheel and expert hand pressure from inside and outside. The rim is flattened with a thin wood tool and used to check size.
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China
Saucers and Finger Bowls in Old Dining Etiquette
The piece recalls 19th century dining habits where saucers held tea and saucer sipping was normal. It notes dainty tab loids for cup rests and a single spoon for all courses. Finger bowls are linked to historical anecdotes including a Van Buren dinner tale cited by Senator Tom Benton.
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Tom Benton
van Buren
Boston Transcript
The Wise Judge. A Domestic Quarrel Ends Calmly
The complainant recalls a morning quarrel with his wife who, in anger, pressed a hot iron to his head. The judge notes the attempt to smooth things over and dismisses the case. He advises both parties to go home and resolves the matter without further action.
Shark Oil Trade In Ceylon Supplying Sought Soup
In Ceylon a notable trade exists in white shark oil and its gelatin rich fins. The Chinese use the fins largely for shark soup, claiming the dish surpasses the celebrated turtle soup in this country as a refined delicacy.
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Ceylon
Epicures
Patchwork Pants Plea From a Child
A witty line from Johnny as he tries patched trousers: his mother’s efforts yield a thoughtful quip about making patches larger to yield new pants, reflecting a child’s humorous take on thrift and care.
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Johnny
Hard Luck and a Forbidden Engagement
A woman declines marriage, urging courage to face the world, while a man reveals his burden is debt and creditors, not societal judgment. The exchange highlights financial strain shaping personal choices in hardship.
Secret Sorrows and Cold Hearts in Small-town Life
A compact note about hidden grief and social perception in a close community. It contrasts personal sorrow with outward coldness, hinting that kindness travels and a harsh demeanor affects neighbors more than one might admit.
Learned Russian Baby in Stevenson Letters
William Lyon Phelps narrates Stevenson correspondence from Mentone in 1874 describing two Russian girls who speak multiple languages. Stevenson notes a three year old child performers at lunch confiding in German that he is a madam, later correcting to unknown language and English.
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William Lyon Phelps
Robert Louis Stevenson
Phelps
Stevenson
Mentone
Right and Lawful Road in Early Survey Methods
An excerpt from the London Chronicle discusses Elizabethan survey methods. It describes using sixteen men at church to define a right and lawful road to measure land, deriving a right and lawful foot from the line. Variations arose as sizes of men differed, affecting the resulting bay window reference.
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Valentin Leigh
Shaw Sparrow
Londoen
The Shepherd and His Flock
A bishop visiting Italy helps a girl tending pigs by watching the errant pigs. He asks how much she earns and compares himself as a shepherd who earns more, but she counters she tends fewer pigs yet more work.
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Italy
Impaling the Wild Boar in German Hunt
An annual boar hunt in Germany uses trained hounds before the boars are released. Hunters spear the boar with a long spear or knife, aiming with the sharpened point angled up, driving it into the animal’s body as it charges. The method results in a bloody, fatal impalement.
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Germany
Sea Otter Fur Worth Twice Silver Fox, Says Furrier
A furrier notes sea otter skin top value, costing about $2,000 versus $1,000 for a silver fox. He says Ptussians, famed fur lovers, prize it as the most precious fur, used mainly for coat collars because sea otter breath cannot freeze.
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Cintinuati Enquirer
MacPhersons Testimony on DrinkWarns of Woes
Fragmentary London item notes MacPhersons Testimony on whiskey use in MacPherson Main Judkins case. It mentions suffering and expense tied to a man drinking his own whiskey and the greater misery when consuming a friend's whiskey, reflecting moral sentiment of the era.
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MacPherson's
MacPherson
Judkins
MacTaggart
London
Kingston Woman Reframes Servant Question In Wit
A Kingston Ontario woman offered a sharp take on servanthood noting she hired a girl to relieve physical fatigue but soon dismissed her to ease mental fatigue, illustrating a blunt view of domestic labor dynamics.
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Kingston
Ont
Cited His Own Case in Philadelphia Record
A brief snippet notes a man’s right to his own opinion and the question of courage, as discussed in the Philadelphia Record with dialogue about marriage and personal stance.
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Singleton
Tenpeckke
Philadelphia Record
One-syllable Words in Lincoln Speech Noted
The New York Herald remarks that in Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg address 196 of 267 words are single syllables, emphasizing that the value lies beyond big words.
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Abraham Lincoln
New York Herald
Sophomore Wonder What Makes the Telegraph Hines Hum
The Recoil notes a playful exchange about telegraphy and a "dad" wired for dough, hinting at a comic, bustling Chicago Journal aside. The piece captures chatter among students and seniors about communication and money in a city newsroom mood.
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Chicago, Journal
Merital Kidney and Backache Remedy Ad
An advertisement claims the Merital Kidney and Backache Remedy from the American Drug and Press Association offers 50 cent relief for kidney and backache, promising to clean out the system and make one feel like a new man with delivery from Decorah offices.
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American Drug and Press Association
Association
Decorah
Town
A Reliable Medicine Not a Narcotic St. Joe Parents Endorse Honey and Tar
Mrs PF Marti of St. Joe Michigan reports her boy suffered severe bronchial trouble. Doctors failed to help, but Poley's Honey and Tar Compound cured the cough and choking spells quickly. Wooley's Honey and Tar Compound is praised as a household saver. Also note: LOST small kid glove. finder to Halversons millinery store.
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PF. Marti
St. Joe
Michigan
Anya
Halversons
Finest dairy country in Minnesota with creameries for sale
Choice open prairie land in Red Lake county Minnesota offers soil and climate suited to corn clover timothy wheat oats and barley. Lands priced 15 to 120 per acre with rail access Winnepeg line and Duluth line shipping to Great Lakes. Map and price list available from Julius Pub Plummer Red Lake county Minnesota.
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Red Lake County
Minnesota
Win City
Winnepeg
Plummer
Duluth
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