Drunkard Arrests Rise After Prohibition in Macon Georgia
In Macon Georgia the clerk of recorder’s court reports arrests for drunkenness rose after prohibition. Years with regulation show 1905:1857, 1906:1276, 1907:1468. years with no regulation show 1910:1188, 1911:1528, 1912:2129. Sworn statement by B McKenna sworn June 3 1913.
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Macon
Clark of Recorder's Court
State of
Georgia
Bible
Recorder's Court
B. McKenna
A. R. Tonsley
Human machine analogy explains criminal behavior
A speaker argues that a person born with certain traits and brain power can become a criminal only when the nervous system and self control are broken. He compares criminals to out of order machines like cars, airplanes, and factory wheels, noting failures can cause greater harm than an individual.
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Fuany
Economic basis for liquor problem urged by lecturer
Mason City Iowa readers heard Mrs Kate Richards O’Hare argue that liquor issues must be solved on an economic and scientific footing. She warned that society contains many idle poor and idle rich, and that churches must engage workers socially to curb drinking. The piece discusses Roosevelt, rumors of his drinking, and public opinion amid a libel suit.
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Mason City
Iowa
United States
Kate Richards O'Hare
The
Christian Church
Prevention of Pneumonia Emphasized for City Dwellers
An article from the Journal of the American Medical Association argues pneumonia is a preventable disease linked to crowded urban life. It urges personal precautions to reduce risk, especially for middle aged men, noting overcrowded streetcars and fatigue increase danger.
The Great Pyramids Methods of Building and Accuracy
Herodotus described the Cheops pyramid as begun as a stepped form with successive lifting machines for each tier. Noted is the extraordinary measurement accuracy in the Gizeh pyramid with a mean error of six-tenths of an inch and twelve seconds in angle from a perfect square. Construction is thought to involve about 100,000 workers over decades.
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Herodotus
Pyramid of
Cheops
Gizeh
Atlanta Constitution
Pulse Variations Through Life and Notable Exceptions
The text outlines typical pulse rates by age from birth to old age with general averages such as 140 at birth and 60 in old age. It notes wide variations in health, cites Napoleon with 44 BPM, and mentions several elderly individuals with unusually low pulses yet good health and vigor, including ages 87 and 85 with pulse counts between 20 and 45.
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Napoleon
Talesman in English Law and the Tales de circumstantibus
The London Standard explains talesman as a juror summoned to fill a gap in English law. Historically chosen from present court attendees, the phrase tales de circumstantibus began the order. It recalls an occasion when ten special jurymen were present and four tales were prayed, with two common jurymen pressed into service, including a chemist.
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Serjeant Buzfuz
London Standard
Perley Refuses Support in Daughter’s Style Demand
An elderly man asks Perley to fund his daughter as she is used to, but Perley declines. He counters with a personal challenge about performing at age eighty, highlighting a humorous exchange from Harpers Weekly.
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Perley
Harpers Weekly
The Lure of Home Calls Father From Boardroom
In a terse exchange a child urges a father to return home. The insistence comes from the boy’s mother who warns that she will fetch him if he delays. The dialogue closes with a decision to go home.
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Bilegende Blatter
Music Box Outpaces Canary for Quick, Safe Singers
A sharp exchange contrasts a desire for an instant singing canary with a wiser choice of a music box that delivers reliable tunes. The quip notes the canary’s risk of illness or death in its first week.
Deathbed Penitence and a Thief's Last Warning
A London Standard passage recalls Canon Gore describing a pickpocket on his deathbed who vowed repentance yet clung to old habits. As he whispered watch, the clergyman’s watch lay in the thief’s hand, proving the mind’s struggle against entrenched vice despite a penitent claim.
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Fie
Packton
Canon Gore
London Standard
Tae Stow and Bermuda Betrothal Bargain
In a New York Tribune excerpt a young man named Tae Stow meets a pretty Bermudian girl last winter. They dance and bathe together but he does not propose. A tea garden reader says his fate foretells happiness yet warns he is too slow to reach it.
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Bermuda
Flo
New York Tribune
Nelson and Red Tape
Nelson returns to England after losing an eye seeking annual pay but must present a certificate proving the eye was not destroyed. He acquires a certificate for the arm as well, arguing they might as well doubt both. A clerk remarks the payment is only for an eye, prompting Nelson to joke he will seek an arm then a leg in time.
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Nelson
England
Preaching and Practice by Gladstone’s Escort Mrs Neville recalls
Lady Dorothy Neville recalls a Gladstone era anecdote on security at public events. She recounts how, at a dinner, Scotland Yard arranged two detectives at the room side to watch the guest while another guard mingled with guests upstairs. The two footman guards stood behind his chair and opposite at the table.
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Gladstone
Dorothy Neville
Scotland Yard
Words Ending in Then in a Grammar Class
A teacher prompts students to use words ending in then in sentences. One pupil replies with a witty line: "Father's hair is a recollection, mother's is an acquisition, auntie's is a compilation, sisters is an aggregation, brother's is a conflagration, while baby's is a mere premonition."
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Brother
Magazine of Fun
The Penalty of Politencas in a Street Car Snafu
In a New York Post item Mr. Markham chides his wife for not saying thank you after a man gave up his street car seat. She recalls her previous courtesy and a later line of seat swapping leads to a humorous misinterpretation.
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Mr. Markham
Presence of Mind. Show Girl Scene at Theater
A scene depicts a show girl bursting into a manager’s office to warn of a backstage fire. The gang screams with laughter as they pause, and the manager suggests lifting the curtain to let the audience think it is the opening chorus. Puck
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Puck
Noble Boy
A Yonkers Statesman excerpt shows a mother scolding Tommie for eating cake meant for Mabel. Tommie replies with a defiant yet practical line about avoiding making Mabel sick, highlighting family dynamics and humor.
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Mabel
Tommie
Yonkers Statesman
Very Different Quip on Looks Before and After Marriage
A Boston Transcript quip remarks how appearances alter after marriage, joking that a twenty dollar bill once seemed like a two spot and now a one dollar bill appears as 1 murace, reflecting a witty financial image.
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George
Murace
Boston Transcript
Elusive Swiss Lake Vanishes in August Fancy
In Valais, Switzerland, Lake Marjelen periodically vanishes every three to four years. The lake empties through rock fissures, lifting the Rhone's water level by meters within hours, flooding the valley. Scientists link the event to meltwater from the adjacent glacier and rising lake pressure.
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Switzerland
Canton of
Valais
Aletach
Marjelen
Journal Des Voyager
Rhone
Na Poronur
Concentration and straight focus in work and law
Drawing on a Philadelphia Ledger quotation, the piece extols concentrating on one task at a time to deliver clear lessons, avoid distractions, and maintain focus on relevant facts as a judge would. It likens economy of attention to a lawyer guiding juries along the straight line from point to point.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Wanted Medicsine
An experienced drug clerk warns one loss by drug giants in prescriptions redone by clerks and writers. Even the best clerks may err in measuring liquids or powders, risking overdose. Conscientious staff discard the batch and remake the prescription to avoid harm.
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New York Times
The Neighborhood Traveler
The piece argues travel alone cannot cure provincialism. It states one can bring the world to them by using keen vision and observation, regardless of travel. It cites the Alps and Rockies as worth seeing but stresses inner seeing enriches one’s own locale.
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Bin
Owe
Alps
Rockies
Booklovers’ Magazine
A Patriot Should Not Be Concerned With Compensations
In a Waabogton Star quotation Senator Sorghum notes true patriots ignore money, yet he adds that wealth makes one independent and immune from such concerns, suggesting money shields candidates from political influence. The exchange frames finance and independence in public office discourse.
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Sorghum
Waabogton
Profano Golf and the Mockery of Women Players
An excerpt from the Buffalo Express satirizes women’s golf with a quip about a man playing and simply walking around a field with a club, while a separate adage notes how adversity tests many, yet prosperity favors few, referencing the man Cartyie.
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Buffalo Express
Grosamith Recall of Stage Antics with Irving
Mr Weeden Grossmith recalls nearly spoiling his early acting career with Sir Henry Irving at the Lyceum. In rehearsal for a Jacques Strap impression he imitates the master, triggers laughter and fear, and is harshly rebuked by Irving who pushes him off stage.
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Grosamith
Irving
Weeden Grossmith
Sir Henry Irving
Mr. Grosamith
Jacques Strap
Macaire T
Walla
Lyceum
Harry Loveday
Music as horrid noise spoils Bowood party anecdote
Janet Ross recalls Nassau Senior’s scorn for music while Tom Moore sang at Bowood Lord Lansdowne’s estate. Senior, at a small table, scratched away on ribbed paper with a quill pen, muttering that the noise did not disturb him, and urged Moore to continue.
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Janet Rossa
Nassau W Senior
Bowood
Lord Lansdowne
Tom Moore
Mr. Senior
Moore
Senior
Signs of Wealth Fail to Sell Home in Humorous Exchange
A southern Black man posted a for sale sign at a residence. After the sign was ridiculed and altered from For Sail to Sell to Salt, an elderly Black man challenged the spelling. The buyer boasted seven hundred dollars cash, while the seller admitted no funds, prompting a joke about prospects and weather.
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Bally
de Weddah
Weather as Prose Poem Reflects on Heaven Sent Forecasts
The piece contrasts poetic nature driven weather with modern forecasts delivered by wire from Washington. It uses imagery of a red sky at night and in the morning to underscore sailors’ warnings and the humbling view of nature before the creator. It laments dependence on distant weather reports.
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Washington
New York Mall
Sounded Funny. An Individual of considerable importance
An article notes that Jame Tootle, a person of considerable importance, attended a reception with his wife. The announcement was made and playful corrections rang through the room as laughter echoed in the assembly.
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Jame Tootle
Weighing the Baby Parcel Post Stamps Joke
A Kansas City Journal joke notes a clerk stating the baby weighs fourteen pounds and prompts that stampage depends on destination, while the customer says they do not want to send it anywhere and only asked about the weight.
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Kansas City Journal
Definition of Drunkenness in Melbourne Court
A Melbourne police court hears a laborer define drunkenness in a quirky Sydney dialect. He says he keeps drinking until he believes he is drunk and only then stops, insisting he remains sober in his mind. The anecdote highlights the subjective line between intoxication and self-perception.
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Melbourne
Loudon Mall
Very Often the Case in City Commentary
A Philadelphia Record excerpt notes a sly contrast as a “wise guy” complains that men want to play fair but also aspire to umpire while the “simple moug” agrees. The remark captures local attitudes on fairness and authority in everyday life.
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Moug
Philadelphia Record
Ice pricing riddle from housekeeper and iceman dialogue
A quirky exchange about ice prices with a housekeeper asking why charges are high and the iceman joking that high water during cutting raised costs. The fragment ends with a quote from Francis Hutcheson about the greatest happiness for the greatest numbers.
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Boston Transcript
Francis Hutcheson
Rather Grewsome Hunting Tale From an American Magazine
In a clipped bored voice a hunter recalls a brutal encounter after a buck kill. He pressed on alone, faced a charging rhinoceros, and was mortally wounded with his arm torn off. Carrion birds mobbed the scene as wind gusts drove his fear and awe. Stewart Ra ward narrates the tale in American Magazine.
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Stewart Raward
American Magazine
Turkish Stoicism: Sergeant Yussuf Watches Death Spare
An English officer fires at a seal from a cliff in Turkey but nearly hits Sergeant Yussuf, who calmly asks if the officer has died enough. The sergeant then shores up and returns ashore smiling, showing Turkish calm in the face of danger.
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London
Adkne
Robibers
Yussuf
Yuasuf
When You Are Weary Read This Breathing Advice
A physician advises that rest and deep breathing refresh mental fatigue. Sit quietly, breathe deeply twenty five times, rest, and repeat. Avoid overeating as unnecessary food creates extra work for the body and uses more air to process. The plan promises lower grocery costs and saved effort.
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Chicago Tribune
Age of Westminster Hall’s Ancient Timber and Courts
Westminster Hall is described as five centuries old or more with a history tied to Medard II and Rufus roaring hall. Fuller notes cobwebless beams in ancient oak, and Cun ningham praises a chestnut roof as the finest of its kind. For long centuries England’s courts of law met there, linking law and history in this venerable building.
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Westminster Hall
Medard II
Rufus
Pope
England
Fuller
London Chronicle
Isle of Man law oddly exempts large thefts
The old Manx statute held that thefts of large animals like a horse or ox were not felonies because they could not be hidden, while stealing a capon or a pig carried the death penalty. The paradox framed as Bigger the theft, smaller the crime.
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Isle of Man
Not a Mind Reader Mistress and the pond incident
A witty exchange from London Punch features a mistress noting Fido’s misbehavior in the pond and a chauffeur’s puzzled reply. The dialogue plays on mistaken identity and social satire typical of the periodical.
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Fido
London
Fragmented Quote From Washington Herald Reflects Suffering Love
A garbled passage cites a young doctor fearing lack of love as he diagnoses a patient in a Washington Herald snippet. The dialogue touches on emotion, age, and perception while showcasing damaged OCR text.
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Cartyie
Washington Herald
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