Demographics and urban growth in early 1900s New York and London noted
The article surveys New York and London trends including foreign-born depictions in deposits and labor, Jewish population growth in New York, looming skyscraper ideas in London, insurance lapses, and economic indicators such as New York clearing house volumes. It also mentions a prophecy of 1906 calamities and a Newark chimney project, plus meat shortages in Germany amid trade barriers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme. de Thebes
Napoleon
Eugepie
Germany
South America
United States
The Hanging of Little Johnnie
A rough frontier tale in Cat Hollow follows Little Johnnie as a scheming crowd abets a failed hanging. Judge Stoessel inflames the crowd with law and ritual forcing Johnnie’s last ride to a sycamore. a dramatic twist ends with Johnnie’s death and Stoessel heartbroken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph B. Bowles
Johnnie
Cat Hollow
Threefinger Bill
Kate
Hfe
Wee
Bret
Dry Rock
Jobnnie
Barley Flatway
Cat Hollowell- Quette
Pig Obrien
Lefty Smith
Pig
Pat. Sheedy
Fritz Stoessel
Fritz
Stoessel
Hisself
Bloessel
Lefty
Virginia City
Morrew
Big Mike
Msual
Charley Casey
Sam
Johuale
Threefinger
Bill
Jobhale Atrolia
Jobuale
Casey
Abe Penton
Chonnie
Chonnile
Little Johnnie
Sacramento
Ah Sam
Toys
Big Mike's
Threefinger Bil
Johanie
Channie
Johnie
Tmder Johnnie
Stoennel
There Must Be Babies There From the Fallen Front
J. W. Lewis in the Houston Post laments in verse the ache for babies lost in war. He dreams of playful infants in a heavenly beyond, contrasting the weary eyes of mourners with a scene of little feet and smiling lips in a field of sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Lewis
Houston Post
Rejection and Writing Woes Dot a Witty Exchange
A humorous dialogue contrasts a minister and a loud traveler on a voyage across the Atlantic. The traveler asks if snoring disturbed the minister, who replies the foghorn by the lighthouse keeps him up on thick nights. A second snippet shows a literary youth faced with a rejection, noting circumstance rather than merit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
The Flower Knot and a Laughing Jackson-Say
A fragment from the Chicago Daily News features playful dialogue about a flower knot, a child’s imitation of a blossoming metaphor, and a humorous exchange about not buying an automobile for the wife. It conveys light domestic humor through named figures and dated rhythm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titi Jackeon
Pete Possum
Jim Jackson
Pete Possuin
Chicago Daily*News
The Long and Short of It and Humorous Snippets
A miscellany of quips and brief comic exchanges from era newspapers. Items include playful dialogues about courting, neighbors, weddings, divorces, and manners, with witty lines from Cleveland Plain Dealer, Houston Post, Judge, and others. Notable bits feature engagement banter, policyholders, and a joke about a photographer.
Showing Him the Door in a Comic Exchange
A string of light comic vignettes features a couple where one exits, a wife’s witty remark about painting, a hospital check of ailments, and engagement ring bravado. Jokes cover jealousy, matchmaking, and misunderstandings with punchlines in Tit-Bits and Cleveland Leader style.
Manly Quips and Sharp Wits in 19th Century Gossip
A collage of humorous lines and exchanges from various papers. Snappy banter ranges from flirtatious mischief to social observations, featuring snippets about master of change, race death debates, and mismatched marriages, all with breezy, period tone.
Like an Unblazed Trail in a Legal Inferno
A fragmented OCR passage recounts a New Hampshire man named Net Marston admitted to the bars. He faces a complex inheritance question as Boston Herald notes his bold, calm defense citing Julius Caesar. The judge appears severe, yet the defendant remains steadfast, claiming fear of comprehension and asserting his resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marston
New Hampshire
Boston Herald
Caesar
Hemety Vanderbilt Cup winner laments overtrustful mercy
A New York Tribune tale recalls Hemery, winner of the Vanderbilt cup, mourning a dangerous trust in strangers after a lighted match caused his car to burn. The anecdote contrasts French habits with a warning about misplaced trust in hosts, while another note highlights a Kansas telephonist endorsing Dodd’s Kidney Pills after years of kidney pain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hemety
New York Tribune
Careleya
Hemery
Marseilles
Alexander Dumas
Paria
Dumas
Stricketts
Monet Kans
Jesse E. Mitchell
Mr. Mitchell
Aly Dow
Dodd
Tam
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Williston
Willilius
N. Uak
Virginia
New York
Héstora
William
Chinatown
London
County Council
New York Clearing House
Trocest Clearing House
Chicago
Clearing House of
New York City
Abraham
Herzl
America
Newark
N. J
Orford Copper Co
Bayonne
Amilen
Anya
Philadelphia
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland Leader
Sorghum
Washington Star
Tilly
Billy
Henry
Cassell
Chaffer
Goodleigh
Abe
Judge
Cloettler
M Medical
George
Sahe
Seekem
N.Y
Clark
Cleveland
Miss Pezant
Puck
Jenkins
Mr. Squalls
Mrs. Squalls
Perliteness
Chicago Sun
Jana
Parsons
Chicago Daily News
da Beta
W. Grove
Allwals
Lydis E. Pinkham
Mra
M. E. Shotwell
Flatmab Avenue
Brooklyn
N. Y
E. Pinkham
Lydia E
B. Pin
Lydia E. Pinkham
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