Ohio Port Clinton rifle range hailed as world’s best
The Ohio State Journal reports Port Clinton is laying over 907000 feet of underground wire for a 300‑man firing line range. Officials including Captain Charlies De Forrest Chandler and Captain Lewis Jacquith designed a buzzer and semaphore system with hidden wiring to allow simultaneous firing and instant target scoring. The project costs about 200000 and aims to be permanent and tamper‑resistant.
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Ohio
Port Clinton
United States Army
Ohio State Journal
Charlies de Forrest Chandler
United States Signal Corps
Cleveland
United States
Uncle Sam
Lewis Jacquith
Signal Company No. 2
Columbus
Jacquith
Chandler
Seagirt
Not a Chance Irustrated Bits Quip
A humorous snippet asks about a poor uncle's last words and quips that an aunt may have spoken last. The joke relies on a misdirect about memory and family.
Shoe Exposition Planned in Boston for Next Year
A Boston dispatch reports plans for a shoe and leather exposition in a large building to be erected in Fenway next year. A company will be formed and will include representatives from the global shoe industry.
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Boston
Fenway
Boston Dispatch
Dialogues from a comic tomfoolery page
A fragment from Philadelphia Record features a bantering Sabbath School scene with a teacher and two children. The exchange jokes about biblical parables and human ancestry in a light humorous tone.
A Little Family Jar
A domestic squabble unfolds over meals with blame laid on a missing cook and a missed want ad. A quarrel turns comic as warning bells ring about insufficient dinner provisions. The couple argues while attempting to blame each other for the household lapse.
Remarkable Rescue in Fedora Tennessee
In Fedora Tennessee C W Pepper suffers lung and throat hemorrhages and, after doctors fail, uses Dr King s New Discovery. Immediate relief comes and within three weeks he returns to work. The medicine guarantees care for coughs and colds with 50 cents to one dollar at Stewart s Pharmacy and a trial bottle free.
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Fedora
Tenn
C. W. Pepper
Dr. King
Stewart's
Humor and Philosophy Bits on Wealth and Happiness
A string of wry maxims about wealth marriage heaven and advice. The passages observe that riches may fail to satisfy and marriages or funerals shape character while jokes touch on insurance and fame. The tone mimics a light philosophical sketch with pointed quips.
Large Ones Shy and Fishing Wits in Coastal Lore
The speaker muses on why big fish seem scarce, noting rules, honesty tests, and the doubt of whether large catches ever fill expectations. He recalls past abundance, finds today’s big ones elusive, and contrasts old tales with present wary fish. Aboard, banter shifts to eating crow as a moral joke.
Dramatic 1801 assassination of Emperor Paul I of Russia
The Russian emperor Paul I was killed by nine nobles in his palace after a night disturbance. The guard was killed at the door, Paul resisted from behind furniture, and was strangled with his sash after a fierce struggle.
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Pau
Russia
Paul
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertised For Deafness
An advertisement claims deafness from inflamed Eustachian tubes can be cured only by constitutional remedies. It offers $100 for any case of deafness due to catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, and promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Ch&ney & CO
Toledo
Swiss Deputation Wins Payment for Officers in French Service
Pierre Stuppa leading thirteen cantons pressed Louvois for arrears owed to Swiss officers in French service. Louis XIV promised full payment after Stuppa’s firm remark that blood shed by Swiss troops would make a river from Paris to Basel. The king ordered immediate payment.
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Pierre Stuppa
M. de Louvois
Louis XIV
Paris
Basel
Stuppa
France
M. de Louvols
Supper Show Plans Stir City Visit
A visitor from out of town suggests going to a vaudeville venue while a local guide warns it’s not a good time. They settle on a supper show as the next event, noting their growing hunger.
Brown Forms Club For Climbing Fortune
A colloquial exchange reveals Brown organizing a club to gain a foothold on the ladder of fortune. The punchline notes his club foot.
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Brown
Do Not Neglect the Children
A seasonal child care notice recommends Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for upset bowels followed by castor oil as directed. Sold by Cook & Sherman.
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Chamberlain
Cook & Sherman
Noted Lawyer Brings Quarrels to Courtroom
A wary observer labels a lawyer as fond of trouble and quick to pick fights, while another notes his sweet temper yet confirms his penchant for stirring clashes in legal settings. The dialogue highlights perceptions of his temperament and behavior.
Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy Ad
Pains in the stomach colic and diarrhoea are quickly relieved by Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. When in need of such a medicine give it a trial. For sale by Cook and Sherman.
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Cook & Sherman
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