Strange Tales and Narrow Escapes From 19th Century News
Odd anecdotes fill this page: English use of torn paper pillows, a sea rescue of Pelew islanders after eighteen days adrift, a Chicago girl killed saving a dog on a train, and a Ceylon cat’s eye gem valued at tens of thousands. Other items include meteor damage on a London coat, a snake bite rescue in Florida, a Canadian official’s suicide, French sun dogs, and a Rhode Island boy’s remarkable size.
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England
Eicur
Pelew
South Pacific Ocean
Joseph S. Spinney
Bogga
Joseph Spinney
Hiogo
Japan
Curling
Forgetful and Ungrateful Theatre Goer Tale
A Chicago matinee ends with a courteous woman returning a lace handkerchief opera glasses and a fat pocketbook she finds under a seat. The two well dressed women offer no thanks, prompting the husband to advise keeping the pocketbook to force an ad for its return. The anecdote comes from the Chicago Herald.
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Chicago
Chicago Herald
Cat Crossing On Busy Street Turns Into Comic Scene
A large yellow cat crosses East Main opposite the Arcade as traffic peaks. A reporter and a lawyer grimly wager on the cat’s fate while a Livingston Hotel pole strike scatters two men. The cat returns to an orange box, calmly preening as onlookers recover.
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East Main Street
Blackstone
Livingston
Venturscome
Rochester Herald
Hindoo Magic At Allahabad Juggler Puzzle Revealed
In Allahabad a Hindu conjuror used a hidden hair and a buoyant duck to fake a water trick. A spectator discovered the secret by spotting a hair extending from the jar to the duck, then saw the wax tether on the tom tom allow the bird to bob at command.
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Allahabad
India
Hindso
Pottery Razette
Dipsomania and the Thirst for Alcohol Explored
In Munford's Magazine the periodical thirst for strong drink is described as a paroxysmal mania that overpowers will. Dipsomania is a monomania during fits, with sober intervals between. Proper restraint and treatment could end recurrent attempts and lead to recovery.
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Munford’s Magazine
Hat Smash and a Lightning Rod Swindle Report
A passenger in a crowded coach crushes a hat while a jaunty woman demands twelve dollars for the damaged bonnet and pockets a possible twenty five if provoked. Nearby a grizzled farmer foils two swindlers by guarding his property with a shotgun after a lightning-rod contract dispute.
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Castile
Bill
Mascoutah
Henry Emmerich
Emmerich
Minneapolis Tribune
An Anecdote of Minister Rev J M Otts
A New York Star writer relays a comical tale about the Southern Presbyterian minister Rev J M Otts who sails to Europe aboard La Normandie. He misreads a telegram dispatch as Potts after a clerk’s mistake and a telegraph operator's accidental letter P altering Otts to Potts.
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New York
Amos
Fifth Avenue
New York Star
J. M. P. Otts
Europe
la Normandie
Mr. Otts
J. M. Potts
Otts
Potts
Adaptation of Exercise in Bodily Health
Dr. Fernando Lagrange argues exercise plans should fit individuals. He favors stimulating nerve centers with lively activities for some, while recommending easy instinctive drills for fatigued minds and fatigued school children, including long walks or light rowing.
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Fernando Lagrange
Essi
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Stranger Than Fiction
Oak Park
Mollie O'Brien
R. H. Salter
Miss O’brien
St. Louis
San Francisco
Globe- Democrat
Gaile
Ceylon
Marlborough House
London
St. James Park
Pall Mall
Carr
T. J. Truexer
Orlando
Fla
Ivanhoe
Louis LanocHee
St. Charles de Bellechasse
Canada
Hari-Kari
St. Malo
France
Stoamer Alliance
Jersey
Danbury
Conn
Henry O., Earle
A. T. Clason
Rojo
Italy
Columba
Zvenonorr
Tey
Russia
Tiflis
Rhode Island
William Davis
West Gloucester
William
Willie
Indiana
Hindoo
China
New York Sun
Nicodemus
Parer
Jim
Eugene Field
The
Chicago News
Boonvill
Jacek Hee H. M
Penna. Ave
Pittsburg
Pee Og
Jaco
John Klep
Charles A. Voseler
Baltimore
Ely Ees
BLY Bros
Eve
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