Distant Echoes Of War Heroes And Odd Tales
A collage of historical witticisms and oddities cites Rawson and Wolseley after Tel-el-Kebir. A Troy man loses an ear to a buzz-saw, a doctor sutures it wrong but keeps the patient alive. A Missouri jury, a bearded lady, and mismatched marriages in a globe of sensational anecdotes fill the page with stern wit and curious rumor.
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Young
Rawson
Highland Brigade
Garnet Wolseley
Te-el-Kebir
Troy
Loan offer from exhausted medical student in Berlin ad
A Berlin newspaper carried a striking loan plea from a medical student who admits his funds are exhausted. He seeks an advance to finish his studies and offers a remarkable guarantee: he will marry the creditor’s daughter or provide such a pledge after passing his final exam.
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Berlin
Objection to five cent coins as potential five dollar passes
Secret service chief warns that plated five cent pieces could be fraudulently passed as five dollar gold coins. The coin bears only a V and lacks the word cents, aiding misrepresentation in some locales. A Dayton road anecdote shows clever signage shifting public favor.
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Brooks
Secret Service
Dissenting Ministers Society Fraud Stuns Scotland
The Dissenting Ministers Friendly Society of Scotland, founded 1797, lost about 125000 to an unofficial Acting Treasurer over 37 years leaving 25000. Dr William Peddie remained honest, while his brother Donald managed the office and fled to Spain. In Lexington Kentucky, Gov Blackburn faced cheers then a dramatic sneeze as he prepared to take his seat.
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Lexington
Blackburn
Man sues publisher over book cover portrait mix up
A Pennsylvania man files libel suit against a publisher claiming his portrait on book covers resembles the father of the late Jesse James. The St. Louis Globe-Democrat suggests a change of venue to Missouri due to Pennsylvania prejudice and promises a verdict to deter the plaintiff.
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Pennsylvania
Jesse James
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Missouri
James
Editor Burnand Keeps Ledger of Everyday Debts
A Punch editor, Mr. Burnand, quips about income tax audits. The commissioner demands books, Burnand claims none, then produces a stack of unpaid bills for meat, groceries, boots and clothes as his records.
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Burnand
Punch
Barnard
New York
Objections Raise Over River and Harbor Bill Provisions
The article notes objectionable items in a new river and harbor bill despite reduced appropriations. Secretary of War cites a hundred or more livers and harbors flagged for waste, and Lincoln disapproved twenty four items in the list. If passed as is, the bill could be vetoed and the President’s veto efforts may improve with this version.
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Secretary of War
Congressman Page
Commerce Committee
Lincoln
Sunday School Question Turns On Sanity and Saints
A clergyman asks if children never swear and never do wrong, then if they love Sunday school and parents they should rise. Two boys stay seated, one elder quips his mother says they will be both saints one day if they continue. The scene moves on to the next item.
OnINA Builds World’s Longest Bridge at Lagan
OnINA claims the world’s longest bridge spans five miles over an arm of the China Sea. The structure features seventy foot high sections, a roadway seventy feet wide, and 300 arches. Pillars stand seventy five feet apart atop pedestals bearing a single marble lion, twenty one feet long.
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Onina
Lagan
China Sea
Madagascar natives give $1,000,000 to spread gospel
Malagasy donors contribute one million dollars in the last year to support Christian missionary work on the island. The Alliance for Christianity in Madagascar marks a remarkable achievement in missions during this period.
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Madagascar
Wealthy Widow of Cincinnati Rumored by Gossip
A satirical verse mocks a Cincinnati widow, daughter of Septimus Boggs, accused of wealth gained by hog cornering and a writing career. It portrays her as popular with suitors while claiming she built wealth from the pen, highlighting social scandal and gendered rumor in a playful voice.
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Septimus Boggs
Joaquin Miller
The Italian Maiden Expressed In Gesture And Voice
A letter from Italy describes the Italian girl as highly expressive in expression and motion from birth. Her words are soft and suggestive, her tone and intonation sweet, and her grace never fading. She is not French or American, but a blend of Juno and Venus, proud, passionate, and pretty.
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Italy
Juno
Venus
Spain
Why She Wept Not Funereal Talk In A Lively Parish
Two women discuss a funeral scene noting the corpse’s marble appearance and a shared moment when one realized she had a torn handkerchief in her pocket. The talk moves to a dramatic sermon and the crowd’s use of white as tears.
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Nater
Desperate Scheme To Recover Debts Through Marriage
A widow laments a loan to a neighbor she cannot recover. A lawyer suggests suing for a judgment, but the neighbor has nothing. They toy with garnishment, then consider marrying the neighbor to reach him through his wife and family as a last resort.
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Wes
New Hampshire Countryman Notes a Woman's Expecting Look
A New Hampshire countryman strolling near city ladies notes a woman’s look suggesting she is not married. He claims he can often tell a woman’s status from her appearance and remarks that women should show some expectation until they are married. The exchange centers on the observer’s casual judgment of appearances and social norms.
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New Hampshire
Boston
Remarkable Mexican Woman Pioneers Medical Education
Senorita Montoya of Puebla stands out for advancing women’s roles in Mexico by pursuing medical studies at a private academy, teaching to support her family, and gaining permission as a special student before entering medical college. Elena Barreiro wins second prize in Mexico City art exhibition. Felix Parra praised for artistic promise.
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Mexico
Senorita Montoya
Puebla
le Army
Peani
Jonce
Medical College
Web
Uch
Teachiy Atl
Angelatin
Woman *G
Academy of ‘Fine Arts
Senorita
Elena Barreiro
E Felix Parra
Gloria
Europe
Harpers Bazar
Eyebrow Color and Expression in Facial Beauty
A Brooklyn Eagle piece discusses how eyebrows reveal emotion and age, noting they are usually darker than hair and influence forehead tone. It argues women show more movement in brows, suggesting subtle artificial tinting to enhance character while avoiding overstatement.
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Pliny
Esid
Herder
Eberle
Brooklyn Eagle
Pioneer Mo ofers HIPS Courting on the Western Reserve
In early Ohio on the Western Reserve, courtship was a heartfelt affair rather than flirtation. Families shared a cabin with beds in corners, Sunday cloths, and a warm hearth as younger couples moved closer, whispered, and exchanged soft kisses while elders slept nearby.
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Westi”n Reserve
Ohio
Harvey Rice
Rewarded Virtue and Rural Wisdom From Virginia City Enterprise
A moral tale recounts a robber who returns a stolen purse to a sleeping editor, is reformed and becomes a bank cashier, while a rich neighbor gains praise. The piece then offers canine guidance praising the colly as a useful farm dog and contrasts it with hunting dogs, ending with a quip about Congress and legislators.
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Virginia City Enterprise
Tailypad
Armers
Colly
Gazette
Whistling, telescopes, and witticisms in a curious column
A collage of quips and anecdotes touches on whistling by women, a giant telescope near moonlight, humorous exchanges about machines, punny name jokes, clothing and profession labels, a train mishap comparison, and verse from Harper's Magazine.
Bureaucratic silliness over Bevres factory windows
A report recalls M. Turquet noting dull light at Bevres with dirty interior windows while exterior work falls to Public Works. The tale shifts to a quip about government offices and two junior clerks dividing tasks and ink.
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M. Turquet
Fine Arts
Visine
Bevres
Department of Fine, Arts
William
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Philadelphia
Leo Hernandez
Moffitt
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Liszt
Dayton
Gen. Schenck
Cincinnati
Mo Ofers
Burke
Congress
Legislature
Philadelphia News
Laura
Boston Star
Dunlop
Sheodore Hook
Dan
Parky
Jordan
Billy
Grandma Winliam
Widders
Theengineer
Alabama
Tuskegee
Jupiter
Fr. Ottarson
Harper's Magazine
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