Naval Food Stores and Navy Rations of 19th Century Posts
The article explains naval provisioning, noting that sailors receive staples like salt pork and biscuits, with occasional fresh meat when in port. It details mess structure, daily rations issued by paymasters, and the caterer’s role in managing funds for fruits, vegetables, and extras, plus the disparity in officers’ meals and entertainment costs aboard ships. It also mentions the first American mandolin made in Chicago by Joseph Bobmann in 1883 or 1884 and its role in American instrument development.
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Joseph Bobbanu
Bobmann
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Men’s Magazine
A Kentucky Suspicion
A Washington Star excerpt records a brief exchange with Colonel Stilwell on milk’s health value. He hesitates to make firm claims, noting rumors that milk may be diluted with water before consumption.
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Kentucky
Stilwell
Washington Star
Shadows of the mind at different times of life
A reflective thought contrasts mental shadows with the passing day. In morning they trail us, at noon we stride ahead, and by evening they grow long and pervasive, extending before and behind. The metaphor links inner fears with the wake of the day.
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Fife
Chinese Legend Explains Rice Throwing At Weddings
A tale recounts How the groom and bride were to be harmed by a jealous sorcerer named Chao on an unlucky wedding day marked by the Golden Pheasant. Peach Blossom directs rice to be cast from the door, and the bride escapes unharmed as the spirit bird consumes the rice outside.
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Chao
Peach Blossom
Salt and Cancer Theory by a London Physician
A renowned London physician argues excess salt contributes to cancer, needing one or two other factors. He links salt to overnourishment and impure body conditions from digestion and nonoxidation, with local irritants always present. He notes cancer is rare among Jewish women and claims domestic animals aside from pigs are exposed to salt.
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London
The Teeth Care Advice For Dyspeptics And Dentists
Advice for tender teeth suggests using a soft brush twice daily and rubbing dry bicarbonate of soda along the gum roots before bed. It notes mouth wash with carbolic and soda as nearly as good and recommends a small rubber band between teeth to catch deposits instead of dental silk.
Siberian Camels Describe Hard Weather Tolerance
The native camels of Siberia amaze travelers with their adaptation to extreme temperatures. On the Mongolian plateau they endure 40 degrees below zero with ease, while summer heat can reach 140 degrees above zero, yet the camels remain unfazed and oblivious to the harsh conditions.
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Biberia
Mongolian
Mohammed and the Hill by Lord Bacon
A reflective excerpt recounts how Mohammed claimed divine support to summon a hill for prayer. When the hill did not move, he declared he would go to the hill, illustrating steadfast resolve and rhetorical boldness in the face of doubt.
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Mohammed
Lord Bacon
Conditions for a Ride in the City Car
An excited old lady asks if the car will take her to the plaza. The motorman replies that it will under certain conditions, specifically that she boards and pays the fare. The exchange appears in the Los Angeles Herald.
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Los Angeles Herald
Grammar and Fact Debate in Detroit Free Press
The Detroit Free Press presents a linguistic exchange on the phrase money talks. The student identifies money as a feminine noun in the nominative case and questions the professor about gender assignment. The professor questions how gender is determined for inanimate terms.
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Detroit Free Press
Apaches and fortunes quoted in brief miscellany
A New York Herald quip contrasts life and policy wording. A Jewett remark questions insuring for a wife through a roundabout plan and notes a policy payable to a second husband. A J G Holland line jokes that fortunes rest on economy and mocks violins with one string.
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Hewitt
Jewett
New York Herald
Ivory carving in the United States inlay and toilet articles
The article describes native ivory carvers focusing on decorative toilet articles and small pieces rather than East Indian or Japanese work. It notes laborious, low relief work, use of palm hints and Miban Indian artistry, moisture absorption for fresh look, and staining. It cites prices from $10 to $12 for a plain ivory hand mirror frame, $100 or more for a carved mirror, $5 to $15 for small items, and up to $300 for a full toilet set તેવી.
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Warner
Cnes
Waterfar
New York Herald
When Abroad Speak English In Madrid A Comical Misunderstanding
An 18th century anecdote from The Ladies Home Journal recounts a man in Madrid who, failing to converse in Spanish, resorts to awkward gestures and finally a fellow customer hints that he simply needs a tooth comb. The tale highlights language barriers and comic frustration in foreign travel.
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Spain
Wome
Madrid
Engiabl
Not Water Pipes In Greenland
Not Water Pipes In Greenland. Kakortok in Greenland once colonized by Norwegians is now a ruin heap. Relics include pipes near ruins likely for drinking water and for drying corn. Investigators note pipes connected to a natural hot water spring of volcanic origin.
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Greenland
Kakortok
Voleuuiec Orisin
Limba In Walking Describes Balancing Motion
The study explains that walking or running causes the arms and legs to balance the body like a reciprocal pendulum. Leg movement rotates the trunk alternately, while arm swing with opposite leg does not create a strong coupled push, helping balance the torso against leg rotation.
Egyptian Humor In Beadbook For Travelers In The Sudan
A fragment from an Egyptian government issued beadbook notes traveler customs and currency. It laments that beads circulate in the more undrescend part of the country and warns tourists about river shooting practices, mentioning that only crocodiles may be shot from steamers, though this is deemed dangerous to river populations.
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Sudan
Throwing Men Overboard in Ancient Scottish Custom
A historical note describes a brutal practice in ancient Scotland where a ship's mutinous trouble led to casting lots. The condemned person was often not a human but dogs bound and cast into the sea, a horrific method to identify blame.
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Scotland
To Fill Them Out Boarder Tries Boarding House Plan
A light exchange between Mrs Borden and a boarder turns humorous as the boarder complains about loose clothes and reveals a plan to locate a better boarding house. The brief quip reflects daily life and social humor in Philadelphia.
Tie Reeled, Mrs Innocent Scene From Harlem Life
Dialogue captures a playful fishing trip moment between Mr Innocent and Mrs Innocent, with a tearful twist as she recalls a pledged restraint, set in Harlem Life. The exchange mixes humor and emotional tension within a light social vignette.
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Tie
Mrs. Innocent
Mr Innocent
Harlem
Inexperenced Efra Wedderly War Question
The fragment discusses why single men may be keen to go to war and suggests they lack understanding of war’s realities. It notes Wedderly’s query about male anxiety regarding conflict and the perceived difference in experience.
Advertising Results From the Lost Dog Ad Tale
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item notes humor in response to a lost dog ad. The column says readers answered with quips about ads yielding three better dogs rather than recovering the original pet.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Animal intelligence and varieties of animal behavior
A London Spectator piece argues that animal intelligence varies by species and individual, noting elephants show limited free play in learning, cats display distinct temperaments, and birds of a species may construct nests differently. It cautions against broad generalizations about animal brains and cognition.
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London Spectator
Lord Londonderry’s Irish land bill jibe drew laughter
The piece notes Lord Londonderry in 1806 and 1870s debates mixing metaphors and delivering pointed quips about the Irish land bill. It highlights a gag about “this is the hogestone of the bill” and a quip “In horses up to the hilt” as examples of his sharp speech during readings and quotations in Parliament.
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Lord Mesebery
Lord Londonderry
Courtship In China Custom Presails At Tuay Ning Haien
Reported in Kwangs on the fifteenth day of the first month young ladies and gentlemen walk to Yenyen mountain each bearing a box. Damisel deposits box foot of hill, suitor seeks match by opening it and exchanging tokens. Practice limited to well to do classes, may not yield imminent matches.
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China
Tuayning-haien
Kwangs
Yenyen
How He Saved Him and a Doctor in Emergency
A fragment describes a physician who is usually criticized yet saved a life when the family doctor was away. In a sudden emergency the patient was sent for the on duty physician who could not come, prompting praise despite prior opinions.
Puzzle of Patsy and the eight brothers counts kinship
A light Irish tale follows Patsy Dooley puzzled by arithmetic as a new acquaintance boasts of eight brothers. Patsy asks if each brother has eight brothers too, then inquires how many mothers the sixty-fourth has, highlighting a humorous misunderstanding of numbers.
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Patsy Dooley
Patsy
Ivery
The Reason Behind Deals Banqueted by Polite Talks
A Washington Star quip notes an intimate nervous link between brilon and the stomach as a scientist explains the seeming need to discuss political alliances and financial deals at banquets. The humble learner replies with curiosity about expiring it.
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Washington Star
Joke Witnessed Slowness of British in Sawing a Rabbit
A fragmentary humorous exchange notes, No wonder they say the British are slow in seeing a joke. The speaker claims he told a London chap that they never eat rabbit stew without finding a hare. The London observer plans to return home and draft a paper titled Neat poss-Needed-ir American-titehema2- Chicago News.
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London
Chicago
Resignation. Poet No 1 quips over poem offer
A terse exchange quotes Poet No 1 asking what was offered for a poem and receiving three dollars in reply. The dialog notes that the offer was 'inanit' and that the poem was kept, as per the New York Times style.
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New York Times
She Knew It Quotation From Boston Transcript
A dialogue snippet quotes a woman declaring she is the sweetest girl and the man responding with skepticism. The line includes affectionate exchange and a playful assertion about others’ opinions. The source assigns no event, date, or人物 beyond the speakers.
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Boston Transcript
Bad Vianal Angle Cited In Kindness Paradox
Washington Times notes that many people avoid seeing friends suffer by looking the other way, illustrating a paradox of kindness and inaction among social circles.
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Washington Times
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