Paymasters Train Capture Revisited by Civil War Veteran
Restored memories of the October 25 1864 Mosby raid near Martinsburg recount the hijacking of paymasters with $170 000 and a reconstructed battery that surprised federal cavalry. J W Munson and Robert Welch offer differing diary details, showing how Civil War stories keep evolving with veteran testimony and new war records.
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J. W. Munson
Mosby
Munsey
Col. Mosby
Harper's Ferry
Martinsburg
Robert Welch
One Hundred
New York Regiment
Bunker Hill
Currie
Moaby
Col. Currie
Winchester
Welch
Munson
Duffie
Logical English Fishmong Story Card
A quirkily phrased exchange about a fishmonger who explains his family trade and seven years at it. The dialogue plays on the word fishmong and ends with a compliment to the craftsman.
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Yong
When Ulysses Led The Van Poem Recounts Civil War Echoes
A reflective Civil War poem by T. C. Harbaugh from National Tribune laments the fading of the old Confederate and Union brotherhood. It recalls Ulysses S. Grant leading the Union, battles along the Rapidan and Wilderness, and Appomattox as veterans dream of a peaceful afterlife.
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Rolla
Rapidan
Richmond
Ulysses
Appomattox
Potomac Army
T. C. Harbaugh
National Tribune
Old Naushon breastwork preserves war of 1812 defense
Remnants of coastal fortifications from the 1812 British bombardment remain on Naushon Island near Tarpaulin Cove. The lone surviving breastwork shows how Falmouth residents rushed to defend the Vineyard Sound coast, with carved sailors’ names on nearby trees and old guns stored in Falmouth.
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Massachusetts
Vineyard Sound
Naushon Island
Tarpaulin Cove
Naushon
Falmouth
Teletype Era Sign Painter Delivers Pain Joke
A dentist asks a sign painter if a pain sign is ready. The painter retorts that the sign should read Extract Teeth Without Pain, but jokingly suggests a grammar tweak to Teeth Ex tract Teeth Without Pain for comedic effect.
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Ray
Short Lessons in Etiquette From Judge Humor
A facetious guide parodies social norms on relationships and manners. It mocks secrecy in romances, courtly behavior, menu theatrics, smoking etiquette, and church pew politics with satirical anecdotes attributed to Tom Masson. The piece reflects late 19th or early 20th century humor about propriety.
Been There Before. Guest at Mrs. De Fashion’s musi
A theater scene shows a hurried rehearsal where Mrs. De Fashion explains she stocked washboilers and flatirons for an orchestr a to perform an anvil chorus. The guest reacts with surprise as items fill the parlor and the leader insists on a single standout number.
Colossal Undertaking Aims For Vast Amphitheater
Nero planned a colossal project to build a large amphitheater. A Roman senator asks if the existing one suffices and the emperor replies that it must hold all the girls who claim to boys danced in the original Fioradora sex tet. Plans reveal the pyramids as mild in comparison.
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Nero
Ora
Chicago Daily News
History Revised De Soto Story Echoes in Witty Quip
A playful Chicago Daily News item recounts De Soto remarking on a “Great Half-Moon” and palm beach hotels. The Explorer jokes about bills leaving him cleaner than a sea turtle after a stay, and laments not building a wigwam. The piece uses humor to frame historical travels and shoals of modern bills.
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de Soto
Palm Beach
Chicago Daily News
For Art's Sake and the Terrible Lapse of Memory
A humorous exchange about returning to the stage is contrasted with the narrator’s rush of cash orders for testimonials and assorted goods. The dialogue mentions piano players hair tonics bath soaps massage creams hair bleach headache dope champagne safety razors cigarettes fire insurance and chewing gum.
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Puck
Peculiarly Unfortunate Interview Interference
Sal tery laments losing his train of thought after a caller interrupts a writer at work. Spacer at the adjacent desk keeps typing. The exchange, cited from the Chicago Tribune, evokes newsroom bustle and misdirection during an ordinary writing session.
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Saltery
Spacer
Chicago Tribune
Theaters Criticizes Dialogue in Box Parties
A Washington Star critique notes that the theater lacks entertainment value as critics urge box parties to have playwrights script conversations instead of improvised dialogue. The exchange highlights expectations for polished stage dialogue over spontaneous chatter.
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Washington Star
The After Dinner Speaker Tiisten Speaks on Sadness
The article notes Tiisten as the after dinner speaker delivering a melancholy tone. He lacks a humorous delivery and avoids funny phrasing, instead offering a sober reflection on sadness.
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Tiisten
Puck
He Loaned Money to She How Could This Marry Sake
He asks if you ever lent papa money. She recalls lending once or twice. The judge notes the motive: anyone who parts with money so easily risks ending in the poorhouse.
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Papa
In Doubt Elopement Warning Followed by Murder Threat
A quoted exchange from the Houston Post recounts an elopement where the groom notes his father in law pursued them after the decision to marry. The tension centers on a fatal consequence avoided and the couple’s claim of escape.
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Houston Post
Lives of Great Men Remembered In Quotation Verse
A brief literary note cites Judge’s line about learning from the past and keeping memories of notable lives out of sight. This reflective verse fragment underscores the idea that great figures should be weighed by present understanding rather than lingering nostalgia.
Ring Off Gag About a Telephone Girl
A joke exchange: Dick says a girl accepts rings from strangers since she is a telephone girl, and Clara doubts the claim. The quip hinges on a pun about ring gifts and the job of a telephone operator.
One Flight Down Turns Rough Stair Warn
A Chicago Tribune account notes a hurried man tumbling down a stairway. The top observer cautions it was only one flight, while the bottom man groans checking for injuries, noting the stumble altered the descent.
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Chicago Tribune
Birth Police Ambition Quoted by Slim Poet
A slender young man in a shiny coat collar debates with a hard editor in a Milwaukee Sentinel exchange. He insists the true poet is born, while the editor challenges the notion and mocks the idea of a birth police.
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Milwaukee Sentinel
No He Didn't Despite Wives Ex Travagance Foot Down
A Baltimore American quote recalls a dispute where Jones allegedly asserted control. The remark questions whether he kept it down as the phrase humorously shifts to stray tacks.
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Jones
Stray Tack’s
Baltimore American
Harmony and a Poodle Do a Bow Wow on the Boulevard
Milas Flasher, with her French poodle, greeted on the boulevard. The dog returned the gesture with a haughty bow and bow wow, in a light, humorous exchange captured in a Chicago Daily News item.
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Harmony
Gunner
Milas Flasher
Guyer
Chicago Daily News
Heavy Coating
A reader recalls Russia as a hard country and references atrocities of the past year. A counter remark on the platform laughs and suggests Japan is to blame.
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Chicago Daily News
A Redeeming Trait in Ananias’s Tale
The Baltimore American notes a redeeming trait in Ananias for not blaming Sapphira when caught lying. The exchange reflects a concise moral jab within a column quote.
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Ananias
Sapphira
Baltimore American
A Desired Reform
Mrs Blooblood says she warned the grocer to quit drinking or he would lose business. Mr Blooblood says the hint was for him to give up bad weights. Tudce
Real Helpmate Quip on Wife in Desk Humor
A humorous remark from a self confessed humorist cited by the Chicago Daily News notes his wife often appears at his desk and, in jest, destroys his jokes about wives and mothers in law. The exchange underscores workplace wit.
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Chicago Daily News
Its Meaning in Quotation from Houston Poa
A quoted regional item notes a misunderstanding of a proverb about asking for bread and receiving a stone. It conveys a folk sense that a request was met with an unsatisfactory or harsh response, with a dialectal twist attributed to Houston Poa.
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Johnny
Houston
Sues The latest Russian ice boat Is Reine Duilt
The article notes a Russian ice boat named Reine Duilt differing from American designs with a small sail and dual rudders mounted on each float. The operator steers while stretched full length, as shown in the illustration.
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Snes
Peary plans polar return voyage from ship and Grant Land
Commander Robert E. Peary says he will again seek the North Pole, directing the expedition from the ship or winter quarters at Grant Land and sending sledge parties to cover 460 miles to the pole. Father Joseph Murgas reports experiments showing wireless telegraphy can operate through the ground with deep shafts for send and receive apparatus.
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North Pole
Robert E. Peary
Grant Land
Joseph Murgas
Wilkesbarre
Patented device to hold car ticket strips in two-tube roll
Railway officials have adopted strip tickets sold in bundles, now aided by a patented holder. The device features two hollow cylinders with the ticket strip wound into a roll inside the inner tube. Its resiliency expands to fill the tube and a turned end edges the ticket through the outer casing for easy detachment.
Copper From Sulphide Ores Dominates World Output
It is estimated that 75 percent of the world’s copper is obtained from sulphide ores, highlighting the dominant role of this mineral class in global copper production.
Geometry of cake cutting with elastic band
A correspondent to Nature solves how to cut a round tea cake to minimize exposed surface as it dries. The method uses straight and curved cuts so remaining portions fit together, with an elastic band holding segments in opposition and three successive cuts removing about one third of the disk area each time.
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Nature
Coaling in Battleships Advances With Aerial Cableways
The article explains naval coal transfer between ships using an aerial tramway across the sea. A towing line runs from bow to stern over 1700 feet with sea anchors weighing up to nine feet, producing pulls from 103 to 65240 pounds. New sea anchors promise steadier operation than older conical anchors.
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Nea
High Seas
Colllex
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Monby
Virginia
Cold Harbor
Petere
Ulysse
Earth
Ulyases
Tom Masson
Topeka Journal
Clara
Colliers
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