Flour Riots During the Panic of 1837
The Philadelphia Press recounts the 1837 financial crisis with flour shortages and bank failures. Mob actions in New York destroyed warehouses as prices spiked, mobs sought hoarded flour, and calls against monopolies and rag money surfaced. Banks suspended operations May 10, 1837.
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Atlantic
New York
Moses Icones
Alexander Ming
Aines Times
City Recorder
Horanaue
Legisla Reo
Phes
Ming Wm
Hart
le Ines
Finn
Enmieh
Reli Jdlart & Co
Wareshineton Street
Dart
Spuri
Meech & Co
Jerrick & Co
Ihen
Thart & Co
Park
Ming
Philadelphia Press
Laxey Lead Mines Headquarters Noted for Giant Water Wheel
Laxey in the Isle of Man hosts the island's lead mines and is famed for its great wheel erected in 1854. The wheel measures seventy two feet in diameter and is remarkably steady, having operated essentially continuously since installation.
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Laxey
Isle of Man
Unclear Dialog on Reducing Welf and Reputation
Fragmentary exchange shows Willis describing reductions in bank account hours at the office and personal reputation for veracity. Gil asks if he succeeded and Purk references the outcome.
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Willis
Welf
Gillis
Talebearers and tale eaters warned by Sheridan
Sheridan warns that gossip harms reputations and urges avoidance of talebearing and spreading rumors. The quote frames gossip as harmful as spreading tales and calls for caution in sharing unverified information.
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Tale Enakers
Sheridan
Fashions Fifty Years Ago Aprons And Caps Back In Style
The article recalls antique dress details from Godeys Lady's Book and Christian Science Monitor noting ornate breakfast caps and fancy aprons worn with house dresses. It describes materials like black silk satin lace trim ruffles and lace pockets, noting the revival of antique apron styles and evolving fashion trends.
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Godey
Charlotte
Beau Brummel
Christian Science Monitor
Turner’s Carthage Picture Sells Its Value Over Time
The artist faced criticism and rising prices as Sir Robert Peel discussed buying The Building of Carthage. Turner refused to sell at first, joked on price rises, kept the work hidden, and finally left it to the nation upon his death.
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Turner
Carthage
Robert Peel
Tom
Sir Robert
Painter
Sam
Sir Robert Crew
Autobiography Fragments From a Child's Viewpoint
A classroom activity yields a student written autobiography fragment recalling childhood car rides. The narrative mentions a memory at age ten of a back seat incident, a family car, a dog named Teddy, and plans to own an automobile someday. The piece appears from the Indianapolis News.
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Teddy
Indianapolis News
Remarkable Quick Work by Trotere Composer Feat
A note praises Trotere as one of the fastest writers of songs and cites a tale that he drafted the score for In Old Madrid and posted it within eight minutes. The account highlights his dexterity and the labor of composition.
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Trotere
Old
Madrid
The Cuckoo As Myth and Food in Antiquity
In medieval belief the cuckoo was a god in bird form, sacred to kill. Romans rejected superstition and killed the bird for meat, claiming no other bird matched its sweetness.
Testing efficiency and quick thinking in modern management
A New York Sun excerpt reviews William Fretz Kemble's Industrial Management piece on testing employees for efficiency. It proposes rapid tasks to measure mental agility, naming vegetables and metals, and five quick questions on generals, love, radium, commerce needs, and cheap food, noting speed indicates capability.
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William Fretz Kemble
Edison
Addams
Atlantic
Ikkemble
New York Sun
The Lady Reporter in Japan
Archie Bell describes a Japanese newspaper hiring a female reporter as a notable novelty. The editor notes her personal writing appeals but she pushes for women’s rights and suffrage, yet editorial caution limits the scope to avoid losing male readership.
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Japan
Archie Bell
World Outlook
Witty Quip on Bench and Bar by Sir Edward Carson
In a courtroom clash with a judge over conflicting witness testimony a carpenter and a saloon keeper Carson quipped that it was another case of difference between bench and bar. The remark highlights his ready Irish wit in legal theater.
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Edward Carson
London Standard
Proper popcorn popping method from old manual
The guide describes a dubious process to pop corn using a muted popper under cold water to saturate kernels. After soaking, shake the popper and place it at the back of the range to dry before popping, claiming very large kernels and no yard center will result.
The Difference Between Botanist and Florist
A playful exchange contrasts a botanist who studies flowers with a florist who knows market prices. The quip notes the botanist’s abundance of blooms and the florist’s knack for pricing.
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Agorist
Boston Transcript
The Sunset Gun in Military Duty Cited by Courier Journal
In a Louisville Courier-Journal feature, the sunset gun ritual is described as mandatory for the commanding officer to hear its report every night. If the gun fails to report, the officer must file a report of the failure.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Tragic Tale Hints at Travel Dream on Quiet Night
Fragmentary notes from the Louisville Courier Journal show a young girl and her father discussing travel and money as a clock strikes twelve. A car ticket appears, signaling an impending moment of decision.
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Nan
Louisville Courier-Journal
Wit and caution in married life
A fragmented quip from the Philadelphia Record notes that wig wearers detect married men, while meeting a bachelor may reveal carefree traits. The casual humor points to social stereotypes about marriage and bachelorhood.
Ossified Man Provokes Town Tour Remark
A playful exchange in the Kansas City Journal features a taunt about an ossified man. The line Come on, Hiram! contrasts with Naw. I kin show you a whole town of ’em, highlighting a humorous rural scene.
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Hiram
Kansas City Journal
Not In It. Moxey Talks Debated Support
A Detroit Irea Press note reports Moxey in a debate scene. he jokes about being punted out, a quip indicating limited involvement or reluctance to engage. The brief captures a moment of political theater with sharp dialogue.
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Moxey
Detroit
Irea Press
His Early Struggles
TheBoston Transcript quotes a back and forth about early life challenges. One speaker says little to tell while the other notes ongoing difficulties and a move guided by an elder. The snippet portrays personal hardship in terse dialogue.
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Nore
Boston Transcript
After crosses and losses men grow numbler and wiser
Franklin quote about resilience in hardship notes that adversity matures character as paths of struggle teach strength and prudence. The saying foregrounds endurance and practical wisdom gained through trial.
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Franklin
Gilbert on Stagecraft and Public Taste
Mrs Alec Tweedle recalls W S Gilbert's sharp tongue and pride in his long career. He quips that bad plays can succeed while good writing earns little, then argues theatre audiences crave plain fare from the gallery to the stalls. After 35 years of light fare, he says he is tired of writing.
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Gilbert
Alec Tweedle
Fads of Literary Men From a Philadelphia Inquirer Feature
A survey notes Hawthorne washing hands after wives letters, Keats liking red pepper on toast, Dickens wearing jewelry, Poe with a cat and proud of his feet, Daudet using eyeglasses in sleep, Thackeray lighting his hat near writing sites, Dumas Jr buying art with each book, Stevenson flute to tune ideas, Browning restless, Longfellow walking at dawn or dusk, Holmes carrying a chestnut and potato for rheumatism.
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Keats
Dickens
Joaquin Miller
Edgar Allan Poe
Daudet
Thackeray
Alexandre Dumas the Younger
Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Browning
Longfellow
Hawthorne
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Philadelphia Inquirer
Desperate thirst in Egypt traveler recalls brutal water need
A desert tale describes a man lost without water for days. Bloodshot eyes swollen lips and blue parched tongue marked his condition. For water to be given freely would nearly kill him as four men restrained him and one let drops drip slowly.
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Egypt
An Unanswerable Argument at the Great House
A poor relation is denied entry to a formal function at a great house because he has no card. He quips that he is nobody, but the porter cannot grasp the humor and turns him away, highlighting social snubs in polite society.
Hair adornment customs among Indian men and a gentleman’s servant
A traveler notes in India men use hair combs far more than women. A Cinga lese gentleman sports a circular comb and tortoise shell back comb with a full beard, while his servant is allowed only the circular comb and must trim his own beard.
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India
Bad Color Scheme Quotation Sparks Colorful Quote
A Baltimore American feature quotes a couplet about trust and change, noting the man engaged to a speaker has been wild but may reform, cautioning against rosy futures tied to a purple past.
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Baltimore American
Notice of Overdrawn Bank Account
The Boston Transcript reports a humorous quip about overdrawn accounts and marriage. The line suggests a joke: without a man a person is married, implying marital status.
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Exe
Boston Transcript
His Tencer Spot and Closefist’s Sensitivity Debate
Town Topics riffs on a punning exchange about being sensitive and hurting feelings. The piece mocks a character named Closefist and imagines pinching him in the pocket back as a social jab, reflecting light humor and local-town chatter.
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Hokus
Closefist
Pokus
Where Mankind Was Reborn in Florence The Birth of Renaissance Power
The article argues Florence ignited the Renaissance through its vibrant burgher society. It credits free individual work as the engine of civic and state strength, claiming the city’s rise from business life shaped a new consciousness and national character. Noted in National Geographic Magazine attribution.
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Plorence
Fiorence
Florence
Italy
Felpson
A. & Rigg
National Geographic Magasine
Indicting the Missouri Mule Honor Case
The Missouri case Lyman v Dale, famed as the celebrated mule case, centered on damages for a broken wheel after a red mule frightened by bricks and a lantern. The supreme court ruled Lyman must prove the mule wild and unruly, granting symbolic value to the Missouri mule’s honor.
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Missouri Law Reports
Lyman
Dale
Parker
Springfield
Justice of the Peace Court
Circuit Court
Court of Appeals
Supreme Court of the State
Henry Lamm
Who Owns the Falkland Islands
The Falklands are shown on Argentine maps as unlawfully retained by Great Britain. England abandoned the islands in 1774 and resumed possession in 1820, sparking a lingering dispute. The Argentine government avoids actions that could recognize current British rights.
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Falkland Islands
Great Britain
England
A. Stuart Pennington
Beautiful Bridges and the Sack of Rome
The author notes Rome’s sack saw citizens refuse to seal their safety by destroying bridges Ponte Quattro Capi and Ponte Sisto, deeming the bridges too beautiful to cut. The tale highlights a clash between artful grandeur and practical defense, reflecting on Renzo da Cerl’s captaincy and public sentiment.
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Charles Bourbon
France
Rome
Renzo da Cerl
Ponte Quattro Capi
Ponte Sisto
Oxide Joke Sparks Chemistry Classroom Laughter
In a junior chemistry class a pupil named Thomas names leather as an oxide of beef when asked to identify an oxide. The professor prompts for the oxide, provoking a humorous exchange captured by Chicago News.
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Thomas
Chicago News
Was Coming Back From Browning’s Magazine Observation
A short vignette notes Geldbox’s sadness as the son-in-law leaves after a wedding. He clarifies the farewell was not goodbye but au revoir.
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Ol Geldbox
Goodby
Browning
Hat Arrives With Love Across Time
A playful exchange features a hat order slated for delivery at a cost of 30 dollars, framed as a romantic gag. The quoted dialogue between lovers hints at affection and humorous misunderstandings carried by the eras.
Grumblers Deserve Surgical Solace Say Jerrold Quote
A noted quip from Douglas Jerrold frames grumblers as chronically troublesome and in need of surgical remedy, linking humor to social critique. The remark suggests a sharp, satirical view of complainers and their habits.
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Douglas Jerrold
International Peace Plans Through Three Centuries
The article surveys long-standing proposals for a peaceful international order. From 1623 to the 1840s, thinkers like M. merte Cruce, Abbe de St Pierre, William Venn, Rousseau, Bentham, Kant, and William Ladd urged mediation, arbitration, and even armed enforcement to secure global harmony.
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M. Merte Cruce
Utrecht
de St. Pierre
Union of Nations
Union
Senate
William Venn
Europe
Rousseau
Bentham
Kant
William Ladd
New York Times
Scribbling Pads for Office Figuring in Various Grades
The Mail Printing Co of Warren Pa offers Scribbling Pads in multiple paper grades for factory and office use. Custom sizes are available when a sufficient order is placed. contact by phone or mail.
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the Mail Printing Co
Warren, Pa
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