All Three Were Left In Cinncinnati Enquirer Tale
A Cincinnati Enquirer item recounts three suitors Fic Cross Billy Byrnes and D Webster McCarthy chasing a Kentucky woman visiting across the river. Each traveled separately by sleeper day coach and smoker, spent twenty dollars to reach her, then were left as she extended her stay. They returned home together, hoping to keep quiet the romantic mishap.
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D. Webster McCarthy
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Sullivan the modern Samson lifts a massive elephant
The article hails Sullivan as an 81 year old 168 pound strongman known as the modern Samson. He lifts an elephant weighing 1800 to 2000 pounds with his teeth and also lifts a 566 pound barrel of water with one finger. The feats surpass ancient Greece icons Milo and his four mile ox run, per the St. Louis Republic report.
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The Use of Sudden Wealth and Its Effects
A London Spectator reflection on how sudden wealth influences behavior. Wealth can prompt foolish extravagance or mental incompetence, yet may also yield fortune when character resists it. Wealth often alters spending impulses, sometimes fostering miserliness or prudent restraint, depending on the individual.
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London Spectator
Brignoli’s Slow Acclimatization For Outdoor Debut
The New York Tribune recounts how Brignoli, famed for guarding his voice, avoided speaking and wrote wishes on paper. For 30 years he stayed at the Everett House and walked the halls to acclimate, then tested outside air by gradually lowering temperatures before stepping onto the sidewalk.
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New York Tribune
Prodigality of Life In Ancient Egypt
A London Tit-Bits note highlights the lavish waste of labor in ancient Egypt, citing figures such as 2,000 workers for three years to move stones from Elephantine to Sais, 129,000 deaths for Red Sea canal work, and 860,000 laborers for 20 years to erect a pyramid, illustrating the era's unrestrained expenditure of human life. A London Academy entry then notes a parliamentary joke by Lord John Russell about a teller missing his honeymoon.
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Quips and Quirks from Historic Newspaper Snippets
A compilation of witty lines and epigrams from early 20th century papers. The excerpts touch on manners, journalism, law, court, romance, superstition, and homeopathy with satirical bite. Notable quips reference doughnuts, promissory notes, eavesdroppers, and a cheek viewed in a mirror.
Queen Victoria Charmed by Piece Sung at Osborne
A London paper records Queen Victoria was greatly charmed by a public performance at Osborne. She sent an attendant to learn the piece, who returned with the odd title Come Where the Booze is Cheaper. The anecdote reflects royal amusement at a humorous band selection.
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London
Osborne
Surprise marriage age sparks playful remark
A dialogue between two maids notes Mr. Smith appears youthful after marriage, with one recalling he was 25 at a prior refusal and another quipping he might be 50 now, highlighting the aging in jest.
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Mr. Smith
Skeptical minister trial and weighty charity joke
Deacon Potterby muses on trying the minister for heresy while a sinner asks how. He recalls a pound party for the minister’s benefit where scales weighed all contributions. A brief quip from the Boston Commercial Bulletin follows: a query about a daughter’s suitability ends with a blunt price and reply.
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Deacon Potterby
Indianapolis Journal
Neighbors Employs Curious House Across the Way
Mrs. Eustace Gray watches the house across the street amid rumors of who rents it. Twelve visitors arrive, easing her suspicions as a “Rooms to Let” sign finally appears, ending the guessing game in Somerville.
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Eustace Gray
Somerville Journal
Changed Her Mind About a Folding Bed Swap
In a mountain general store a woman tests a folding bed, wary of its safety and how a man might handle it. The clerk demonstrates the mechanism while she questions stability and risk, then exits without purchase. Also: a Colorado organist and a sexton misdirected a note to a pastor, leading to a comic miscue during service.
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Cvlicocs
Detroit Free Press
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Sexton
Miss Allen
Expressive Selden Quip About Bill Johnson's Wealth
A New York mercantile house chased a settled long standing claim against a western figure known as Bill Johnson. They learned no money would be paid after a western lawyer received a reply noting Johnson was in a state of poverty with minimal clothing. The exchange used a vivid simile to illustrate his condition.
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New York
Bill Johnson
Courtship Book Desired by Reader at The Scotsman
A letter to The Scotsman editor requests a courting book with simple phrases for talking to a lass and phrasing questions during courtship. The note reflects a desire for practical guidance in wooing and mentions that readers seek straightforward advice regardless of word count.
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Scotsman
A Valuable Friend Doctor Reaper’s Trusted Role
The dialogue reveals Dr Reaper as both family physician and warm friend. He is praised highly though he has not treated the speaker directly. The speaker notes a prior successful treatment of a wealthy aunt by Dr Reaper.
Four Hours More Sleep Revealed By Watch
A fragment reflecting on the joy of finding extra sleep time after waking and realizing four hours remain before starting the day. The quote emphasizes the simple pleasure of delayed labor and restful relief.
Time Enough Cureall Promised After All Remedies Fail
A satirical snippet notes a character offering an invariable Cureall to a patient who protests not having tried anything else. The scene is framed by quips from Texas Siftings and Grelot, with a society novel moment in Harper's Bazar showing a fair girl scornfully rebuffing Roderick as he faces rejection.
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