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Mrs D recalls her late husband’s jealousy to the end. Mrs E notes he asked her not to wear mourning as she looked better in black. Mrs 1 adds he died with that instruction in mind.
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Newspaper
Wauwatosa News
Location
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1908
Page
2
Rhyme Verse Nonsense from a Boston Newspaper
A playful city verse notes a drunken youth named Dicky and his blank mind, a timid maiden named Foster addressing a Gloucester bull, a Brookline wife upset by dinner, and a Salem marriage ending with a pun about Wood and a splinter, all in a light Boston Transcript tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster
Gloucester
Ginter
Salem
Nerman
Wood
Boston Transcript
Young Woman on Train Seeks Harrisburg Side Explained
A young traveler leaves Pittsburg for New York and asks a gentleman on a train near Harrisburg whether they are on this side of Harrisburg. He answers they are on this side, leaving the meaning of the exchange a matter of conjecture.
Tale of Miff Cole and the funeral ride
A Richmond woman employed a boy nicknamed Miff Cole. He said he would ride to the cemetery for a funeral, despite a five mile walk. He claimed the coffin would be carried by a car or carriage, but the plan failed as the funeral did not happen and the boy reported that the departed was not dead yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Miff
Missus
New York Herald
Thanksgiving Pantomime and Holiday Banter at Home
The piece lampoons seasonal delights with a turkey motif and playful verse. It notes humorous lines about Thanksgiving customs and a Christmas invitation from Mrs. Goodwin, who jokes about needing green decorations to feel festive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sappley
Insane asylum patient loses stamp to cockroach
A doctor tells a patient in an asylum he will be back home in two weeks. The patient mails a letter but the stamp slips to the floor and sticks to a passing cockroach. He is unaware of the cockroach trap as his stamp adheres to it.
Escaped Stamp Sparks Frustration in Grim Scene
A restless stamp skitters across the floor toward the baseboard then climbs the wall and ceiling in a chaotic zigzag. A dejected speaker rips up a letter, muttering two weeks of hell and a bleak forecast of not leaving the place for three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everybody's Magazine
Martin the smart set leader rebuking snobbery at a charity ball
Frederick Townsend Martin leads New York society by valuing talent over family. He recounts a charity ball encounter with a millionaire turned snob after starting life as a money lender. The daughter married an earl, prompting the wry exchange about pawnbrokers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Townsend Martin
New York
Mr. Martin
Washington Star
General Grant Boots Ransom Remnant
A humorous vignette depicts Gen Frederick D Grant instructing his servant James to have his mess boots soles replaced. James reports paying 45 cents, noting the corporal who bought them could have paid 50 cents if payday were nearer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick D. Grant
James
Memory aids in a courtroom conundrum
A physician serving as an alienist asks to refresh memory before answering a hypothetical question. The lawyer questions the need to consult a memorandum. The alienist explains he did so to regain the proper point of view and to recall which side he represents in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Thanking God for Life and Death in Verse
Poem excerpt by Effie Smith in Putnam's magazine reflects on gratitude for life and light while questioning humanity's injustice and the justice of death. It laments the enduring toil of existence and suggests mortality could restore virtue and revived spirit if death kept the world from endless heat.
Secret marriage shock sparks Daisy and Maisie clash
In a dramatic exchange Daisy learns of a secret marriage and accuses Gradous of betraying trust while Maisie questions the match. The characters confront the revealed truth and its impact on their plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daisy
Gradous
Maisie
Bryan dodges question on last New York visit
William J. Bryan declined to answer a question during his final New York visit. He warned that knowing one’s business is essential to avoid failure and recounted a fountain pen salesman tale about an order countermanded after a lead pencil hook. The tale illustrates caution in business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Bryan
New York
Mr. Bryan
New York Tribune
What You Sew in Winter Rip in Summer
A reader recalls a church sermon about sowing and reaping then, after a seamstress visits, a child Ethel realizes the saying as What you sew in the winter you shall rip in the summer. The anecdote is attributed to the New York Times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel
New York ‘Times
Napkin Habits Spark Bishop Visit Tale
A Rhode Island clergyman’s daughter recalls a visiting bishop at table. The girl notes their habit of folding napkins while the bishop explains visitors do not. The anecdote ends with a gentle life lesson about hospitality and norms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island
Local Ad Boosts Business To Our Home Community
Advertise in this paper and make your wants known to our home people. Stimulate enterprise in our vicinity by reaching readers with a concise notice.
It Pays to Advertise Advertise in Your Home Paper
A brief notice urges readers to advertise in the local home paper, promising wider reach and effective promotion for households and businesses seeking to contact a broad audience.
Christmas Moonlight by Charles Wadsworth Camp
Poem in Metropolitan Magazine reflecting on sacred Christmas imagery. It contrasts serene and accusatory tones, describing a holy presence that guards the earth from palace to plowfield. The speaker notes light resting on Mary and the Christ Child, with divine watchfulness extending over the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Wadsworth
Metropolitan Magazine
Bits of science in a world of wonders and feats
A roundup of diverse innovations and discoveries from around the globe. Topics include sand and sawdust road tests in Cambridge, Ireland’s linen industry employment, Italian government built concrete barges, a diver's air supply test, rail crossings in Belgium, opium licenses in Japan, and an Artesian well in England. Also noted are shrapnel grenades, Romania's salt monoply revenue, gas-powered gunboats, helmet ion hazards, worldwide nut and citrus products, and various transport and material science curios.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Mina
Ireland
Ministry of Railways
Japan
Cliffe
England
Laval
Antwerp
Germany
Rhine
San Francisco
Sierra Mountains
Prugsil
Quito
Guayaquil
Ecuador
Indiana
London
Etruria
Texas
Bordeaux
France
Federal Forest Service
Mesopotamia
Mark W. Iarrington
United States Weather Bureau
New Jersey
Sicily
The Cat's Christmas Scene Upstages Holiday Cheer
The cat sits by the radiator washing itself as children scurry around the tree. Christmas holds little meaning for the pet, which eyes the noisy youngsters with a slow, scornful glance. Little May sets down her new doll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little May
Cat Receives Unlikely Christmas Gift from Little Girl
Amid festive cheer a girl presents a cat with a plump raw fish placed on a silver-gleaming holly adorned card. The cat, astonished at such a gift, eyes gleam as it pounces on the unexpected feast.
Lightning Strikes Ships and Safety Upgrades
Knowledge Magazine notes ships rarely suffer damage from lightning when distant from land but lightning displays are vivid aboard vessels. Steel wire rigging acts as conductors, guiding current to the hull, with damage usually only if the current is interrupted. Historic incidents include Britannia and Bombay Castle in 1802 near Algoa Bay, where foremasts burned and had to be cut away. Modern vessels use conductors to prevent rigging failure as seen in 1896 aboard Victoria with compass deviation and fore conductor fusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sai
East India Company
Cape
Algoa Bay
Britannia
Bombay Castle
Victoria
Knowledge Magazine
How to Clean Ivory Toilet Articles
Cleaning ivory items blends sun exposure and careful washing. Start with warm water and soap, dry in sunlight, then rewash and air dry. For stubborn stains use lemon juice in rinse water, avoid excessive heat, and consider oxalic acid with care. End by drying and bleaching in warmth for better color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
The Divorce Problem in Public Discussion
The piece surveys religious and civic leaders views on divorce. Rabbi Aaron Eiseman argues marriages fail from loveless arrangements and economic motives, while Bishop William Croswell Doane urges barring remarriage for the divorced so long as the former spouse lives, with social ostracism for those who remarry. Legislative action on restrictive divorce is anticipated in several states this winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Aaron Eiseman
William Croswell Doane
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of
Albany
Wisconsin
The Christmas Pudding and a Popular Christmas Bal
A playful description of a famed annual Christmas treat and its companion plate, including a note on a visiting liner near Turkey and a hospitable yet burdensome guest who returns each year. The piece evokes seasonal customs, food, and social rituals through light satire and traditional imagery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inman
Wild animal prices from Gizeh zoo auctions 1896 to 1908
Prices for wild animals sold in London Marseilles Hamburg and Rotterdam are listed. Lions and lionesses fetched from under 20 to 1400 dollars with variations by breed and age. Tigers bears hippos elephants giraffes and primates show wide ranges, with giraffes dipping to 1600 in 1903 04 and young specimens valued 2000 to 2400.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gizeh Zoological Gardens
Egypt
London
Marseilles
Hamburg
Rotterdam
Valve
Harper’s Weekly
Rhone Valley
Suez
Gibraltar Rock
Bombay
China
New York Sun
Pickpockets Liked Him A Westerner Describes Europe
A San Francisco business leader recounts two years abroad noting pickpocketing thrives from London to Cairo and crowns Italian thieves as masters of the craft. He recalls losing a $10,000 letter of credit in Venice after a crowded Sunday band display and details responses from hotel staff, a consul, and Rome police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
W. E. Mighell
San Francisco
Venice
Monsieur
Rome
United States
Order of Fools and their modern successor
The November 12 1381 institution of the Order of Fools by Adolphus, Count of Cleves is noted. Fools meant benevolent workers similar to modern Foresters or Odd Fellows. Members wore a mantle with a jester emblem and met at intervals, chief day November 12, with a cheerful outlook and healthful aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Fools
Adolphus
London Chronicle
The School Question in England Explored
The article notes a near settlement of England's school question with parties in agreement. Negotiations have progressed toward a new bill expected to pass both houses. The Free Churchmen are described as gaining popular control of all rate aided schools amid a general mood of tolerance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Great Britain
Westminster
London
New York Tribune
Educational appointment debate on religious teaching funding
The article discusses funding and control of religious instruction in schools, noting assurances that such teaching will be levied by grants and not placed on general rates. It outlines denominational losses and fair adjustment, the British approach to funding sectarian schooling, and the need for separate groups to maintain their own schools with state assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of England
Anon
Britain
The Deleterious Late Supper Habit in New York
A 1920s New York Times style critique argues late suppers are costly, extend evenings, and drain vitality. It notes high prices for late meals, compares to London where indulgence is common, and calls for a return to simpler, reasonable hours. It cites broader American mobility and moral concerns, urging Americans to retire earlier and start days fresh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gotham
Jess Fly
London
Londo England
Private correspondence during Johnson trial revealed Butler as enemy
William H. Crook recalls in Century memories that President Johnson used him to deliver secret letters to Gen. Butler during the late trial period. Crook describes night mail, guarded messages, and Johnson tearing up notes, while noting Butler’s bitter stance and the President’s meticulous handling of papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Butler
Andy Johnson
William H. Crook
Andrew Johnson
White House
Johnson
Gen
Butier
Butler
Gen. Butler
I Street
Four Fifteenth
Mr. Johnson
Pathetic Christmas Custom in German Cemeteries
A narrator recalls winter cemeteries where snow blankets gravestones and Christmas trees with toys adorn children’s graves. A young speaker notes German towns place floral Christmas trees on graves, dark firs contrasting with white snow as toy animals stir softly among the tombs.
Pang-Wangling in the November Atlantic Note
A fragment from the November Atlantic remarks on the playful term pang-wangle meaning mild discomfort or optimism. The piece reflects casual language use and humor as a friend trudges home in rain, staying good tempered, and hints at a shared moment of lightness amid weather and mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pang-Wangling
Pang-Wangle
Hess
Pang
Unintentional Lapse Into Verse Reported in Court
A Westminster Gazette note describes a Brentford police court scene where a man badly misread a token performance as verse. A woman, charged with ness, faced a torrent of words from the bench and audience, culminating in a shouted exchange over behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter
Brentford
Ness
Fanny Coles
Westminster Gazette
Women Workers in Sweden Honor Women in Society
It is to the honor of Sweden that a woman working for herself does not lower her social standing. Many professional ladies are court officials or advisers and are welcomed in the court of the Queen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden 5
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Ae Ae News
Auwatosa, Wis
John R. Benoy
Bevagrr - Inc Ve Cellencew Sans
Unkini
Dicky
Brookline
Pittsburg
Harrisburg
Weil
Alienist
Effie Smith
Putnam’s
Christmas
Earth
Christ
BITS
Wild Animal Market
the Order of Fools
Sweden
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