Kerosene Jake's Great Risk at Bowery Museum
A reporter visited a Bowery museum and found a peculiar exhibit, Kerosene Jake. The gatekeeper, in slang, explains Jake is the “champion kerosene drinker,” consuming four pints daily and even during a 109 degree heat, standing on his head on audience requests. To mitigate danger, Jake is kept on the head act only in winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowery
Borneo
America
Joely
Jake
Feller
New York Tribune
Beard Double Prank Sparks Regal Shave Confusion
A Boston man learns his twin brother in the west bears a striking resemblance. After one was shaved, the eastern twin returns home to find the other just arrived eastward. The barber, befuddled, exclaims the west twin’s beard is a week old and jokes he should enter the mattress trade if he can raise such a beard in twenty minutes.
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Wayback
Boston
West
Chicago News
Carr
Mary
Alice
Alfred
Edith
Brooklyn Eagle
Bobby
New York Sun
St. Louis
Adelaide
Mite
Papa
Long Island
Drake
Travelers’ Magazine
Two Points of View in a Wood Lot
The Odd exchange shows one wood cutter longing for past duck hunting pleasures and another contrasting view from Maryland where duck hunting is a trade. The speakers debate purpose as one seeks rest while the other defends a livelihood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood Sawyer
Maryland
Omaha
Great Magnetic Power and Oddities From Duluth Mines
Duluth reports that magnetic iron ore draws metal parts from boots and nails from houses, forcing miners to wear mnains and wooden pins. A wild duck swallowed hairs and was halted midflight, and iron in blood allegedly causes trance sleep. Also notes a Paris visit by Dan Wilson of Ohio and his son-in-law connected to the French president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Msieur Danniela du Wyllsonne
Dan Wilson
Ohio
Paris
Daniel Wilson
Republic of France
Burdetta
Brooklyn Eagle
Question of Discretion and Anarchist Secrets
A clipped passage cites Chicago News and Texas Siftings with lines on discretion about Schwab hash making in prison and concerns over anarchists in secret compounds. It notes an insurance agent’s visage as fortune and a jab at English actors taking cash, ending with a future reprise by John L. Sullivan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schwab
Chicago News
Turning the Tables in a Tid Bits Cartoon
A cartoon caption sequence shows Aunty urging Johnny to share an apple with his sister in a Christian spirit. He hands the fruit to his sister and quips she should share like a Christian, provoking an older character to remark on the crude language of boys and the dangers of misbehavior as a moral lesson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
Sistr
Sissy
Fragments of Dreams and Editor Banter
A collage of early 20th century quips and anecdotes from various papers. Poems express unspoken love seeking courage. Dialogue sketches show editors discussing errors and wealth, while jokes recount fasts, tips, and a theft joke about a silk umbrella linked to John L. Sullivan.
Stories of Men and Anecdotes Gathered by scribes
A patchwork of humorous sketches and short anecdotes features Dr Bryant with President Cleveland on a western tour, Elihu Washburne and son, M Quad trouble in Alabama, Lincoln anecdotes from Stratford and Bridgeport, Bennett, Bishop Potter, Princess Bismarck, Dickens, and other light vignettes. The piece mixes political figures, caricatures, and wit from various cities, including New York, Chicago, and Denver, with a final quip about a wealth career cut short from a Long Island tale.
Fragmented OCR Scribble with Names and Numbers
Compiled OCR fragment lists scattered numbers and partial names such as Thompson and Sheffeld June, with mixed digits and symbols, lacking clear sentences or events. The readable items suggest a damaged page segment containing possibly a score or schedule but no complete report or context.
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Harper’s Bazar
s.—Texas Siftings
John L. Sullivan
Boston Courier
Tommy Jones
F. Kersey
Warren
N. K. Wendelboe
Liberty St
Warren, Pa
Bartsch
Water St
Diamond Block
Colt
Philadelphia
Robert J. Burdette
Bryn Mawr
Cyrus H. Ke, Costa
Beaxville
Mase
Ropert J. Bonnette
George
Jack
Bagley
Bailey
Illinois
Iowa
Wisconsin
Michigan
Minnesota
Dakota
Nebraska
Wyoming
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Minneapolis
Council Bluffs
IHON
Free Lands
Black Hills
California
H. A. Gross
Lancaster
Bryant
Cleveland
Nan
Belle Meade Farm
Nashville
Bill” Jackson
Gen. Jackson
Chineo
Elihu Washburne, Sr
Elihu B. Washburne, Jr
Knngston
N. Y
Coleman House
New York
Elhu, Jr
Oldustester
Maine
Ebbu, Jr
Chicago Herald
M. Quad
Curauna
Ala
C. B
QE. Quad
Detrouit Free Presa
St. Julien Bots
M Quad
Lewis
Lems
Troy
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Lincoln
Seymour Curtis
Stratford
Fifer
Bridgeport
John C. Fremont
Curtis
James Booth
Booth
Bennett
Tom Ochiltree
James Gordon Bennett
Herald
Europe
Bishop Potter
Bismarck
Posen
Sle
Dickens
Charles Dickens
Manchester Guardian
Mason & Hamlin
Union Square
New Fore
Catslexas Frez
Adie Folding Saving Machine CO
Canal Street
Hi Seo
Areediare
Fishies
Polk
Stohms
E.R. R
Ridgway
Brie
Vanderari
Garfeld
Dunhamsa
Dura
Clarendon DD
Wooh
Sears
Herith
Ealed
W. Cholmes
Broadwas
N.Y
Patert
Henry Wise Garnett
Wasitington
D.C
20 National Bank
Washington, D.C
Tionesta
Philade
L Warren
Sheffield, Ailean
Thompson
Sheffeld
Sheffield
Tionesia Valley
Garfield
Fransworth Siding
Tions
Markham
Fransworth
Fransworth Arkhams
Geo. Dickinson
The
American Commercial College and Night School
Cafatine
Simmons
South
Iver Kidn
Ffectva
Unis
Tey Culey
J.H. Zeilin & Co., Sols Proprietors
Philadelphia, PA
Keystone Clothing Company
Becher & Copeland
Boschee
Keystone Clothing
O. Beecher & Copeland
Buss Grocery
Patterson's
Boss Grocery
Beecher & Copeland
Keystone Clothing Co’s
Ingano
Eline
Ieréd
Kline
Arch St
Philadélphia
Hartford
Chipage
Toner
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