The Scrap Book Not Sure of One of the Two
A district visitor visits a dying Scotchwoman and she debates heaven with the minister. She jokes that there may be nobody in heaven but herself and the minister.
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Jeannie
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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1908
Page
6
Roll Call of the Battlefield Heroism and Loss
A Civil War era scene recalls Corporal Green and Cyrus Drew during roll call. Only the rear man saw Cyrus fall, leaving grim silence as night fell and the company counted twenty alive from a hundred. Nathaniel G. Shepherd.
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Cyrus
Had a Name Ready and Other Short Items
A collection of brief anecdotes and notices from a late 19th or early 20th century source. Included are humorous exchanges about animals in a house, a proposed naming of a colored military company, a peculiar mourning band, a traveler worried over papers, a prop about first aid, a gardener selection based on overalls, and a mother seeking discipline for a son.
Opaque Exchange and Quiet Exit at Meeting
A tense scene unfolds with a mother urging patience as she plans to handle her son in private. A woman waits anxiously, ready to intervene, until the son returns. The final moment shifts to a political meeting where a man shouts his approval and a passerby questions his opacity, declaring I’m O’Brien.
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O’brien
The Polite Stranger And The Umbrella Punch
A Rhode Island bishop in Boston once, during a lecture, urged a seat neighbor to punch a man with an umbrella. The supposed target turned out not to be the intended person, prompting a comical misfire. The bishop quietly observed, while the umbrella bearer and the man confronted each other, ending in a revealing moment.
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Bishop Clark
Rhode Island
Boston
Court Dancing Ruse Revealed by Vienna Lady
An American woman at the Vienna court recounts dancing with the imperial highness three times in one evening. When she praises the attention, he says he detests dancing and explains his motive to perspire per his medical adviser.
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Vienna
Two Readings and a Kiss in a Moral Tale File
A preacher hopeful explains his vision of Presbyterian Conference letters P C I while elders joke about Plant Corn. A railroad farewell ends with One more kiss until a sharp interruption from an umbrella. A child recalls a fearsome dream of hell and a grandmother’s reserved chair in a brimstone lecture.
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P. C
Presbyterian Conference
Pet
Ladies’ Home Journal
Brimstone
Lump Jaw Cure Protocol for Cattle Infections
A veterinary guide outlines tincture of iodine treatment for lump jaw in cattle. If an opening exists, inject tincture daily. if not, apply to skin or inject. If keeping the cow as a milker, add iodide of potassium in two daily doses for two weeks, then pause and repeat if needed, noting milk becomes unfit during iodine therapy but can recover after cure.
The Home Fruit Garden Techniques for profitable small plots
The article outlines arranging a home fruit garden near the dwelling in varying sizes from an acre to a city lot. It advises liberal space for rows of grapes and berries, intercropping with fruit trees, and training grapevines on house pillars. It notes surplus fruit can be marketed and describes a sixty quart berry crate for storage.
Halevy Secured Algerian Ministry Post by Duc de Morny's Sketch
The Duc de Morny helped Halevy advance in the French civil service. Unable to finish his opera libretto, Morny sought a collaborator and Halevy saved the day. When the Algeria ministry post was eliminated, the duke urged Halevy to seek the new post, advising a note to the department head to grant the bearer the post.
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Halevy
Duc de Morny
Offenbach
Algeria
Officiel
Westminster Gazette
Talking of our British cousins in a crowded train
A tax attorney recalls an anecdote from a train journey where a fat Britisher uses iodoform on a wounded foot in a smoking car. An American occupant endures the odor, opens a window, and lights a cigar, prompting the Englishman to protest that it is not a smoking compartment.
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Southern Pacific
San Francisco Chronicle
Mourning Colors in The Indian Alps
A young East Indian girl questions her English mistress about wearing black in mourning. The mistress explains it as English custom and contrasts it with Indian views of color and heaven. The dialogue reflects cultural contrasts and religious perspectives in the Alps region.
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Memsahib
Lattoo
Unwise Combination to Mrs Abigail Jennings Eccentricity Debate
A Willowby native Miss Rachel Gregg is discussed by Mrs. Abigail Jennings who defends her eccentric acts. The boarders question whether Miss Gregg has ever done anything truly crazy such as sending a bag of eggs to Mrs. Cole with laundry, causing a shirt waist to be ruined. Jennings notes Rachel may lack wisdom at times but excuses her faults as common.
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Abigail. Jennings
Willowby
Mrs. Jennings
Rachel
Audiences Have Changed in Comic Opera Laughs
Mr. Stormington Barnes laments modern comic operas while the manager notes past audiences could be made to laugh. The Memphis Commercial Appeal quotes the exchange on changing humor and audience reaction.
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Stormington Barnes
Memphis
Not Deluded. Plaintive humorous remark in Washington Star
Brief quote from the Washington Star notes Plodding Pete’s humor about employment and the challenge of making work sound inviting using long words. The snippet captures a regional voice and a light social observation.
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Pete
Washington Star
Brave actions never want a trumpet Italian proverb
An Italian proverb notes that brave deeds require no trumpet or fanfare. It emphasizes quiet courage over public boasting.
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Dam
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Mike
Kansas City
Home Fruit Garden
Bayfield County Plat Books
George HH. Calder
Washburn, Wis
Bayfield County
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