First US naval vessel launched under the Constitution
On May 10, 1797, in Philadelphia, the United States launched its first naval vessel built under the Constitution. Joshua Humphreys built the frigate, observed by President and officials from the Sophie, with Commodore Barry in command. Corinthians and public spectators packed river and hills as the ship slid into the Delaware amid cheers.
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Philadelphia
United States
Southwark
River Front
Delaware
Swanston Street
Joshua Humphreys
Sophie
Barry O
William Rush
America
Washington
Newport
Jauchet
Valleyrand
France
Stephen Decatur
Few Norwegians Can Swim Reveals Surprising Trend
The London Times notes Norway’s poor swimming rates despite coastal geography. About 600 deaths by drowning occur yearly, and only around 12 percent of school children aged twelve to fifteen have learned to swim. Norwegian sailors blame the extreme cold waters for the skill gap.
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London Tancet
Norway
Firemen Drench Basements in Silk Goods Sale Mention
Firemen directed hoses into a basement flooding two piles of silk dress goods. The incident mentions a possible sale of watered silk and refers to ailments weariness and hopes for relief in a clipped, fragmentary Boston Transcript style.
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Boston Transcript
Retained Lawyer Conned by Snake Bite Case
A brilliant Pacific coast lawyer, stranded in a hotel with mounting debts, is hired by a rancher to sue over a cow bite from a neighbor's pet snake. He hopes for a heavy fee but learns the snake has already retained him, ending the fracas.
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Pacific Coast
John Baileycorn
Saturday Evening Post
Edawin’s Vision of Paradise in Everyday Life
The poem declares that ordinary human effort provides the material for paradise and a heaven built in time. It asserts daily work as the path to enduring, immortal dreams, praising common deeds as sublime and sacred.
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Edawin, Markham
Naval officer must be quick witted and resourceful
The Philadelphia Ledger quotes Dewey comparing a naval officer to Hamilton Footlites as a seaman who must be quick, resourceful, and calm under pressure. The tale recalls a dramatic sea incident where a man overboard is spotted then pulled back, underscoring peril at sea and stern command.
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Dewey
Hamilton Footlites
Ham Footlites
Philadelphia Ledger
Wife Uses Early 3 PM Plan to Locate Husband at Store
A husband arrives at 3 PM to meet his wife. A clerk relays a message from a woman claiming her husband will inquire for her about 3 PM. She says she has gone to Blank's store on Sixth Avenue to finish shopping, complaining the current store is impolite, poorly ventilated, and fruitless, vowing to never try again.
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Blank
Sixth Avenue
New York Sun
Here Comes the Old Wooden Headed Bottle
An American consul recalls his daughter learning Chinese expressions and misinterpreting honorifics. A Chinese boy translates her greeting as Your excellency, your daughter says Here comes the old wooden headed bottle, revealing playful pitfalls in language.
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China
Biscuits, a Stove, and a Cleveland Man
A Columbus store clerk visits a married woman to supervise a new range installation. She bakes biscuits to test the stove, offers sixteen biscuits with butter, and the clerk eats them all to prove the stove works, a tale cited by the Detroit Free Press.
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Columbus
Detroit Free Press
Watch Your Mouth Franklin Quip on Red Lane Money
A witty Franklin quote warns that small streets hide large sums of money, underscoring caution about speech and consequences.
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Benjamin Franklin
Red
Better Than Nothing In Trench Chat
An American journalist visiting trenches in France jokes with a large Irish private about the lack of fighting. The private Patrick replies that the situation is “better nor no scrap at all,” illustrating the morale and humor among troops in a quiet day.
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France
Patrick
Rise to Railroad Leadership From Law Practice
A future railroad general superintendent began as a Missouri lawyer in a village. In a courtroom dispute with his father, a justice of the peace, the son stormed out after a sharp exchange. His father quipped about earning a living in law, prompting the son to declare he would not ply a "blamed tool" court and turn to railroading with great success.
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Missouri
Portrait of Cross Eyed American Jolts Paris Artist
Prince Troubetskoy painted a Paris portrait of an American with crossed eyes. He matched the subject by making his own painting cross eyed. The American first criticizes the likeness but concedes the joke as the painting and sitter mirror each other.
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Prince Troubetskoy
Paris
Princess Charlotte Learns From a Scholarly Outlet
The account recalls Princess Charlotte, daughter of George IV, showing a lively temper as a teacher chastises her for hasty speech. He lectures and gives a book on rhetoric, hoping to curb her fury. She admits reading the book and claims she profited, adding a sharp retort about her eyes.
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Charlotte
George IV
Oeso
Ford
Fooled Both Ways and Lost the Show
A once-struggling playwright tells how a Broadway debut nearly failed after a bank door saved his last $200. Opening night drew curious crowds but critics were lukewarm, and by week’s end a box office rumor led to a bank of depositors lining the street as the theater closed.
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Savings Bank
Broadway
iHit
Man who bears insults with composure achieves conquest
A reflection from Genevio Lan notes that enduring insult without retaliation marks a major life achievement, highlighting restraint as a victorious trait.
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Genevio- Lan
Southern Woman Remembers Refusing Husbands Offer
A witty southern woman recalls meeting a New York hostess at a private music evening. She claims the guest is under great obligations to her because she once refused the guest's husband twenty five years ago, prompting a tense but humorous exchange.
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New York
Farmer Tries Butter Trade At Wire Store
A farmer visits Ye wal s Wire Store and asks to exchange butter for hardware. The proprietor jokes about taking the butter to his house where his wife is lax, but the farmer quips Land Goshen, I should say not, in a humorous local caption style from the Los Angeles Times.
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Goshen
Los Angeles
Cosmopolitan Gals On Bust Stop Gossip On Bus
On a New York City bus at Forty second Street three spirited girls flirt and gossip in fluent French. A clerk and his wife smile, overhear part of the talk and note the hat remark as the pair scurries off with a blush.
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New York
Forty-second Street
Brooklyn
Eighty-second Street
Cate
New York Bua
Citizens National Bank of Warren to elect Directors
The annual stockholders meeting of Citizens National Bank of Warren will be held at the bank on Tuesday January 9 1917 to elect a Board of Directors. Polls open 3 to 4 PM. Warren Pa December 14 1916.
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Citizens National Bank of Warren
Jannuary
M- O
A- Pressel
Warren
Warren National Bank of Warren
E. H Lampe
Warren Trust Company Directors Meeting Notice
The annual meeting for election of Directors and other business will be held at the Warren Pa. office on Thursday January 11 1917 at 2 p m. W C Heasley secretary and treasurer Warren Pa December 14 1916.
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Warren Trust Company
Warren Pa
First National Bank Warren Holds 53rd Stockholders Meeting
The 53rd annual meeting of the stockholders of the First National Bank of Warren will be held at the bank office on Tuesday. Polls open from 2 to 3 pm. T. Conarro, cashier.
Warren National Bank elects board of directors
Voters at the Warren National Bank ing office on Tuesday January 9 1917 may cast ballots for the election of a Board of Directors. Polls open from 1 30 to 2 p m. E H Lampe cashier.
Warren Savings Bank 47th Annual Stockholders Meeting
The 47th annual meeting for Warren Savings Bank stockholders to elect a Board of Directors for the ensuing year will be held at the banking office on Tuesday January 9 1917 at 3 o'clock p m. G B Ensworth cashier.
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Warren Savings Bank
Tueday
G. B. Ensworth
Warren, Pa
Scribbling Pads Offered in Various Sizes for Offices
Office supply notice from The Mail Printing in Warren Pa promoting Scrib bling Pads in different paper trades and sizes used for extensive figuring in factories and offices. Custom sizes available upon order. contact by phone or mail.
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Warren
the Mail Printing Co
Warren, Pa
Warren Mail Subscribes for $1 50 Year In Advance
Subscriptions to the Warren Mail are offered at $1 50 per year in advance, inviting readers to sign up for annual delivery and ensuring uninterrupted service.
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Warren Mail
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Kryptoks
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