The Four Partners of Quickledge and Joe
In 1895 fiction by John Habbertos, a deacon scholar and major partner argue over Joe’s shifting morals while running the Quickledge claim. Joe spends monthly profits at a saloon, dodges reform, and maintains a freewheeling code that clashes with his partners. The tale centers on their failed attempt to reform him through shared ideals and the ensuing tension among owners.
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Lucre
Joe
Quickledge
Deacon
Spurtip National Bank
Slipson
Spurtip
Joseph
London
W. Smith
Blackie
Fire, heroism, and a saloon blaze in Spurtip
In a dramatic blaze at the Pride of Spurtip saloon, Joe Backsey risks life to rescue Injin Mary’s baby. He saves the child but dies from injuries, prompting the deacon, professor, and major to reflect on morality, urging virtue and faith as they honor Joe with a fitting headboard inscription.
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Joseph
Joe
Jim
Mary
Spurtip
Jim Slipson
Slipson
Hell
Injin
Eastern
Joe Backsey
Quickledge Company
Christian
Corner for Soldiers and Global Military Moves
A report notes 1305 soldiers under seventeen. England plans to fortify Perim Island through the Babel Mandeb strait. The garrison now includes forty Sepoys under a native Indian officer. Col Paget of the Scots Guards is promoted, ending the purchase system. Jo Ann Brooke at Virginia Military Institute recalls the Monitor Merrimac fight. Two dozen German officers head to Valparaiso to assist Chile for three years.
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England
Perim
Strait of Babel Mandeb
Suez Canal
Guards
Col. Paget
Scots Guards
Cart
Joan M. Brooke
Virginia Military Institute
Berlin
Valparaiso
William
South America
Caricature Across Eras and Cultures
A survey traces caricature themes from seventeenth century religious satire to Pompeii chalk drawings and Pompeian plays. It notes a 19th century Mrs. Trollope contribution, then contrasts Chinese Japanese practices with Greek and Egyptian tastes and ends with a New York Historical Society burlesque showing a lion, fox high priest, and offerings.
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Pompeii
New York Historical Society
Among the Celestials and Chinese Women in China
A 19th century travel sketch compares Chinese and Japanese women, noting Soo-Chow as the place of beauty, Chinese modesty, flirtation in European fashion, and a contrast between merchant and peasant classes. It describes rice thrashing, fishery with cormorants, and the trained birds, with comments on dress and societal manners.
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China
Soo-Chow
Japan
Europe
Russia
Lack of Money Causes Iguicide in France
A collection of brief items notes social woes in France, a Missouri duo Mo and Mrs Norse as local musicians, a man suing a barber for five hundred dollars, and various curious facts about empire travel times, naval cordage value, colonial furniture trade, and a giant eucalyptus in Australia.
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France
Norse
Jasper ‘County
British Empire
Florida
Norway
England
Connecticut
Gipsland
Australia
Royalty in Europe and a Vast English Library
Lorp Acton reportedly owns sixty thousand volumes believed to be England's largest private library. Princess Helene’s wedding gifts to the Duc d Aosta reportedly exceed 500000 dollars. Berlin rumors say Princess Frederick Charles of Prussia may enter the Church of Rome. At the Orleans wedding five royals wore ear trumpets to hear the proceedings.
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Lorp Acton
England
Helene
Duc d’ Aosta
Berlin
Frederick Charles
Prussia
Red Prince
Rome
Orleans
A Playful Riddle and Gossip from the Day
A boy claims he is nine when on his feet and six when upside down describing a playful age riddle. Mrs De Fad admires a delicate writing desk but the dealer says most buyers want desks to write on. Miss Junebird reports Mr Greenhorne’s boat collision and arrest, now bailed out along with the boat.
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Junebird
Working Him Up in a Tragic Home Scene
A German wit notes Frau Mockel keeps up piano playing while her husband writes. She explains the need to provoke his mood, saying he is at work on a tragedy and she must make him savage.
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Frau Mockel
Brooklyn
Con
Harper's ‘Bazar
Her Proper Niche Sidelights Lion Tamer Quip
Sidelights playful. A columnist jokes about finding a suitable job for a mother in law suggesting she could become a lion tamer. The lighthearted item appears in Town Topics.
The Ruling Passion Dream Prompted Coffin Vision
A playful exchange unfolds as a visitor asks Miss Jennie for thoughts on a dream of seeing her in a coffin, and Jennie reacts with curiosity about the dress. The dialogue shifts to a mention of Tammy Times.
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Jennie
Tammany Times
Streetcars of Glasgow Run by City Officials
Danish budget tax named rank tax aims to raise 3261 pounds. Social ranking valued in Denmark with defined positions. The Palenographical Society ends after 22 years with 550 manuscript facsimiles published. Florence turns to tabernacoli shrines with lamps and candles after earthquakes. Barristers abandon inner inns of court in London due to high rents. temples show vacant chambers.
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Glasgow
Theodore
Helmagen
Roumania
English Palenographical Society
Denmark
Florence
London
Inner
Middle Temple
Temple
Inventions and odd cures from a London restaurant to Delft
The text lists diverse items from a London restaurant serving meals on heated plates to a Dutch figure named Dr Cureall in Delft. It notes a perforated bed cloth for sweating relief, a deep sea sounding lead with a depth timer, a Dutch drowning cure using a cistern, and a wooden Dr Cureall figure dispensing pills for body pains.
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London
Holland
Delft
Dr. Cureall
Moon Crater Count Reaches 193 856 Figures
Report notes 193 856 craters on the Moon in a latest tally. Grassi and Rovelli report houseflies host a tape worm harming chickens. Louvre adds Greek inscription from Syria near Djerach. Australian green ants bend leaves into cone shapes using natural glue to build nests.
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Grassi
Rovelli
Louvre
Djerach
Syria
Australia
The New Woman and Women in Public Service and Music
Mrs Russell Lace advocates higher education for women as a national movement While Wyoming Governor Richards leaves office his nineteen year old daughter acts as private secretary and effectively governs The Boston orchestra is led by Miss Lillian Chandler with forty five women performers Women operate elevators in three Philadelphia buildings including the Woman's Christian Association building the Girls High School and the Normal School all run by women except for the engineer and fireman
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Russell Lace
Wall Street
Philadelphia
Woman’s Christian Association
Eighteenth
Arch Streets
Girls’ High School
Normal School
Enormous bear killed near Marinette Wisconsin
A bear weighing about 1,000 pounds was killed near Marinette Michigan. The story notes the large animal and mentions nearby events and local wildlife concerns.
Not an Easy One in Medicine
A dialogue noting the many unresolved problems in medicine. The physician reflects on why sick people are called patients, highlighting the mystery and ongoing inquiry in medical practice.
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Puck
Wearisome Dodging and the Rural Housekeeper
A rural housekeeper meets a familiar tramp who admits he had to bypass people to find work after being shut out last year. The exchange hints at hardship and the social dynamics of seasonal labor.
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N. Y
Veterinary advice for overworked patient prompts lark
A doctor asks the patient what ails him and is told the sufferer works hard eats little sleeps poorly. The doctor quips that a veterinary surgeon may be needed, likening the patient to an animal and highlighting excessive toil.
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Texas Siftings
An Old Coin from Julius Cesar Gift Sparked Mystery
A rare coin bearing an ancient Roman effigy captivates observers. Jack Rapid notes its historic charm while Rival Chorus Girl recalls it as a birthday gift from Julius Cesar, adding a playful twist to the collectible tale in Texas Siftings.
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Jack Rapid
Julius Cesar
Texas Siftings
Fortune Might Be Reason For George To Wed Ethel
Dialogue reveals Ethel asking Knox if George seeks her for fortune not affection. George defends by saying he would live on his love, per a New York World report.
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Knox
George
Ethel
Papa
N. Y. World
Full of Feeling and Debt in a Wry Exchange
A Detroit Free Press cartoon caption jokes about a sensitive man named Dobbs who laments not being able to repay a ten dollar loan, highlighting the sorrow he feels about others’ feelings. The line mocks sentimentality over debt.
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Dobbs
Detroit Free Press
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Oregon
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Kere Ham
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New York City
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Olean
Tidioute
Tionesta
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Jerry Crary
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Elkhart
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L A. W
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Sila
Glara
Mito & Ex Tra Fine
American Tobacco Company
Yas
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