Odd Cohen brothers spar over witnesses in court
Magistrate House recalls a Newark courtroom tale from the New York World about the Cohen brothers David and Philip. They alternated ready status in the same case prompting Justice Shaw to ask why Philip was not ready. Philip says he needs three more witnesses. David offers to lend three of his.
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New York World
Sorrow and Hospitality in Grief by Aubrey de Vere
A poetic meditation on accepting affliction as a messenger from God with courteous hospitality. It urges calm, steadfast grace, avoiding passion that disturbs the soul, and frames grief as majestic and cleansing, elevating thoughts toward endurance and freedom.
The Grocer Robe and the Minute Warning
A four year old boy Harry fears the grocer after mishearing his mother. Each trip for onions ends with him returning empty handed, explaining that the man said he would “tend to you in a minute” causing a childish alarm and mischief.
Reporter Seeks Confession From Father Ducey
In a church line for confession the New York Daily Blank reporter joins the queue hoping for a quick hearing. Father Ducey stops him with a witty remark saying even that confession might be forgiven.
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Father Ducey
New York
New York Daily Blank
Corse Payton Sees Harsh Press In Early Managerial Days
In Corse Payton’s youth as a manager he toured a small city with his company and spoke to audiences before the curtain. The town editor later called him a fool in a biting column, and billboards the next day echoed the remark, blaming the show for low prices.
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Corse Vayten
Taye
Herald
Corse Payton
Scotch Minister Arrives at Farmhouse For Evening Prayers
A Scottish minister visits a farmhouse in the late afternoon. The housewife offers tea before the sermon but he declines, saying he will begin work and listen for a bell or fizzing sound to signal the closing prayer.
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Taye
Scotland
Cheeky Senate Gift Request Sparks Lively Quote
After a new sessions convened, a wedding present fund for Anson G. McCook sparked laughs. Senator X pressed a new member for $25, prompting a colleague to remark that the man beats all for asking money for his cook.
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Anson G. McCook
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Blank
Senator Blank
Six year old refuses German lessons with fraulein
Harriet announces plans to quit German lessons after claiming the instructor is pushy and kisses her. Her diplomatic father counters by recalling his own language lessons, prompting Harriet to quip that he should touch wood. The exchange showcases a child’s humorous take on school and etiquette.
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Harriet
Fraulein
Success Magazine
Why He Applauded
A tale about Cherubini, famed for jealous temperaments among composers, applauding a rival’s criticised passage to avoid the risk of having it cut. The anecdote reveals a practical motive behind a dramatic gesture in a first representation.
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Cherubini
King's Quip About Deaf Mutes Stuns Stage Crowd
During a costume play a sword knocked thunder plates, and a stage page a witty young woman replied that thirty deaf mutes were below asking to converse with the king. The king, remaining unmoved, quipped that they make an awful noise about it.
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Paris
Realife
Scripture Based Shopkeeper Tricks Customer for Profit
A strict shopkeeper excuses staff faults if Scripture justifies them. A woman refused cheap material, then accepted a higher priced version after a reoffer. The proprietor reproved the assistant, who replied the act was “according to Scripture” because the customer was a stranger.
Too Skittish or Too Kind A Bride’s Silent Break
A woman overhears her fiancé Tom Baxter and her father insulting her temper and looks, prompting a confrontation about marriage. She defends herself, exposing their unfair judgments, then the engagement ends as Tom departs. Six months later she writes to forgive him, but he replies that only a calm, gentle wife will do, leaving her thirty to become an old maid.
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Ile
Oir
Thomas Baxter
Kit
Kate
Martin
Upstair
Heart to Heart Talks on Canadian Reform and History
A reflective piece tracing 1838 rebellion led by William Lyon Mackenzie, Canada’s evolution through reforms, and the role of McKenzie King in labor and government intervention. It laments waning public zeal and urges vigilance to defend political rights and reforms.
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Wiliam Lyon McKenzie
Upper Canada
McKenzie King
Dominion of Canada
King
Grand Trunk
Caribou Herd Halts Trail in Alaska Vision of Massive Drive
A herd of caribou likely 160000 strong blocked a trail between Fairbanks and Circle City Alaska in early September. Capt. E T Barnette, prominent Fairbanks banker, calls it the most impressive sight he has witnessed and suggests the herd dwarfed previous white observers. The caravan paused for several hours as the herd stretched for miles across the landscape.
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Wach
Fairbanks
Circle City
Alaska
E. T. Barnette
Barnette
The Curse of Cowdray and a Monk’s Prophecy
A past deed at Battle Abbey links Cowdray to a superstition-borne curse on Sir Anthony Browne’s lineage. After monasteries dissolved, Anthony Browne acquired Cowdray and allegedly provoked a monk’s curse foretelling the family’s ruin by fire and water during a royal feast.
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Egmont
Lord Cowdray
Weetman Pearson
Anthony Browne
Lord Montague
Battle Abbey
Henry VII
Anthony
Montague House Fire and Tragic Death in Germany
A fragment notes that in 1709 Montague House was destroyed by fire and within a week the last Lord Montague died in Germany in an unsuccessful attempt related to the Rhine falls. London News reports the double tragedy and the prophetic misfire attached to the house.
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Germany
Falls of the Rhine
London News
Sherarat Tribe Customs Painted Blood Talismans
In Wide World Magazine, Denglas discusses the Bedowlas and Sherarat rituals. A dancer’s studio, decorative tea strips, and a chair show their culture. Blood from a killed camel is painted on visitors camels as a high honor and talisman.
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Sherarat
Wide World Magazine
A Bit of Sicily Pa lermo's Picturesque Port Scene
A traveler praises Palermo Sicily calling its harbor scene the most colorful he has seen. Coasting rigs, rainbow painted bulls, mule carts, shouting drivers, and busy custom officers create a tense yet orderly quay where a bale or cask content discussion ends with a signed document and movement of the cart.
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Sicily
Capitel
Palermo
Lise
Custom House
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