The Cost of a Train on Moscow Promenade
In Moscow a well dressed wife wins a 200 ruble claim after her husband and officer contest a torn dress. The officer explains he tore the dress by accident while trying to hurry on duty. A prince loans 200 rubles to him, and the officer recovers his dress, forcing the lady to accept payment and retrieve the dress on the spot. The scene ends with the officer demanding the dress, and the audience approving. The second piece discusses Swiss infantry fame from Morgarten to Granson Morat and Nancy, noting influence on European military discipline and the term queen of weapons for the pike.
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Russia
Moscow
Mois
Madame
Theady
Paix
Morgarten
Sempach
Europe
Charles the Bold
Granson
Morat
Nancy
Landsknechts
Louis XV
Italy
Rome
Ferdinand of Aragon
Gonsalvo of Cordova
Macmillan
Self Defense Law Declared By Supreme Court
A United States district judge in Arkansas instructed juries that outside one’s home a man must escape before killing. The new instruction says anyone present where not provoked may stand ground and kill if reasonable belief killing was necessary to prevent great bodily harm. The rule, tracing to ancient times, now applies to revolvers and other firearms. The Arkansas case prompts a new trial. New York World notes this shifts limits on self defense nationwide.
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Supreme Court
United States
Arkansas
United States Supreme Court
Amber Garret
New York World
Fashion in Old Jerusalem Jewelry in BiblicalTimes
A behind the times fashion piece traces Jewish dress and adornment from seven centuries before Christ, noting silk garments fine linen and gold jewelry. It cites Ezekiel Genesis and Numbers to show earrings rings bracelets and crowns among ancient Jewesses. A later anecdote from the New York Sun notes a reporter editing a lecture with inserted applause.
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Jerusalem
Ezekiel
Jacob
Job
New York Sun
Just the Man Wanted in a Boston Paper Hire
applicant claims rapid writing ability and prior stage letter writing experience. editor confirms need for verbatim work and shorthand not required. Boston Traveller quotation captures hiring exchange and emphasis on rapid prose skills.
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Boston Traveller
Frogs Hop into Atlanta Brewery Carload Joke
A lighthearted note from the Atlanta Constitution mentions breweries in Atlanta engaging a carload of frogs. The gag implies the frogs are needed because they are full of hops, highlighting a playful exchange between Smith and Brown.
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Atlanta
Smith
Atlanta Constitution
Did His Work Well Bootblack-Dis yere business shines shoes
A Chicago Record quip notes a bootblack boasting that his dazzling shine hurts customers eyes. The barbered remark highlights the rough humor of street trades and the tough glare of polished leather in urban life.
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Bootblack
Chicago
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Warren
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Morck Bros
Warren, PA
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M B. Dunham
L. BR. Freeman
L B. Woodeae ‘Stone
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