A Comical Jackson Street Car Ride from New Orleans Picayune
A letter from Jackson, Mississippi describes a street car line run on a loose schedule. The driver Jesse endures late arrivals, no change for fares, and polite excuses from impatient riders as a round trip yields seven passengers and only a dime in the box.
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Jackson
Miss
the Picayune
State Street
Jesse
Georgie
Adies
Mollie
New Orleans Picayune
Honest Bootblack Tricks Leave San Jose Man Out Five Dollars
In a San Jose bar scene a man falsely accuses a bootblack of taking his money after a pretend loss. The bootblack reveals a five dollar piece and a two dollar repayment, but the bartender calls the note bogus as the man leaves in frustration.
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San Jose
San Jose Ilerald
Paper Car Wheels and the Man Behind the Invention
Richard N. Allen, inventor of the paper car wheel, visits town to meet George Pullman. He first tested the idea in 1869 using a wood car, won a first order of 100 wheels from the Pullman Palace Car Company in 1871, and later produced 17,000 wheels in a year. An early wheel with a sleeper traveled 300 000 miles, while the wheel body remains paper. The calendered rye straw board is made in Morris Illinois, assembled in sheets, pasted with flour paste, and pressed under 500 tons to form multi sheet blocks that become the inner tire circle.
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Richard N. Allen
George Pullman
Allen
Pullman Palace Car Company
Allen Paper
Hudson
N. Y
Morris
Ill
Metz Girl Condemned for Insult to Emperor
A 14 year old girl Louise Fuchs of Metz is condemned to sight days imprisonment for writing a private letter insulting the German Emperor. The punishment reflects harsh Alsace Lorraine sentiment and supports popular support for the conquerors.
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Metz
Louise Fuchs
Germany
Alsace-Lorraine
George W Cable Lecture Aids Boston Library Pursuit
George W Cable spoke in Boston to support an association seeking a library. Any person bringing a book was entitled to hear the lecture, aiding the collection and access for the project.
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George W. Cable
Boston
Apple Thief Learns Honesty After Lawyer’s Lenient Plea
A New Orleans Picayune tale recalls an Illinois apple theft case where a lawyer spared a child, treating the act as gluttony. The judge urged a reform, and years later the boy, now a wagon factory owner and family man in Detroit, credits the lawyer and judge for his turn to honesty.
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Illinois
New Orleans Picayune
Detroit
Reform School
Remarkable Mount St Bernard Rescue Amid Snowstorm
In a fierce Alpine blizzard on Mount St Bernard Grand, manager of the hospice, braved the storm with his signaling dog. He first saved an Italian man buried in the snow, then found two more, carrying all to the hospice after a four hour vigil. The rescued man said his father and brothers were buried ahead.
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Mount St. Bernard
Grand
London Times
Mamma
Boston man drops thousand dollar claim over torn trousers
A Boston man sought $1000 for injuries from a coalhole fall but, after questioning by Mayor Otis Norcross, conceded that a new pair of trousers would compensate him. The city provided trousers and he waived the claim.
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Otis Norcross
Equae To Chcaco Lecture Quip
A Quincy woman visiting Chicago extols nightly lectures while a husband replies that Quincy can provide as many lectures as the city, even two before breakfast, reflecting a humorous exchange about local amusements.
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Quincy
Chicago
Electrical fishing bell lets line pull trigger bell
A new electrical device for anglers lets a line pull close a circuit and ring a bell, signaling a strike without watching the line. The setup aims to simplify fishing by automating the bite alert.
Age Question in Court Quips Shared by Buffalo Commercial
In a courtroom exchange the question of age is raised with humor as the court considers the matter. The dialogue features a judge and the defendant or speaker invoking mercy from the court in a brief quotable moment.
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Buffalo Commercial
Accidental Marriages in Humorous Vignettes
From the London Rare Bits a collection of comical courtship tales shows how impulse and clever talk lead to quick marriages. A widow with two mates, a stallholder and bachelor, a doctor and a generous patient, and a redheaded match all illustrate hasty unions sparked by social nudges and witty exchanges.
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London
Pleasant Jokers on Capitol Tales and Dinner Recall
Ex Senator Henry G. Davis of West Virginia visits the capital and sparks a lively floor scene. A New York dinner in 1882 featured Davis, Simon Cameron, and General Sherman where Sherman recounts his early life. Cameron adds a jab about cutting cordwood, reflecting their living histories.
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Henry G. Davis
West Virginia
Senate
New York
Davis
Simon Cameron
General Sherman
Sherman
Cameron
Watchman at East Door Guards Pension Office
An applicant for Government service was assigned as a watchman in the Pension Office. A friend found him on the east door post lamenting the tight lock and nailed plank across the entrance, insisting he must stay from 9 to 4 daily to prevent unauthorized access with Providence aiding his duty.
Young Rockland sport joins fox chase after tooth extraction
A youth in Rockland had a tooth pulled and, while anesthetized by gas, acted in an imagined fox chase. As the tooth came free the boy rose about three feet and cried that he had shot the fox, startling onlookers in Bangor.
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Rockland
Bangor
Western paper misuses gender in blizzard description
The Rutland Vermont Herald criticizes a Western newspaper for referring to a blizzard as she. The column argues the euphemistic pronoun is inappropriate and reflects ungallantry in journalism.
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Rutland
Shabby coat hinders small loan talks in Fort Worth
A Fort Worth Gazette item notes that while a shabby coat is not disgraceful it hampers negotiations for a modest loan, reflecting how appearance can affect lending outcomes.
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Fort Worth
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Ely
Creal Ball
USA
Price Sc
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Greenwich St
York
Bryant’s College
Mein St
Buffalo
Blair
Rite Brewster Safety Rein Holder Co
Holly, Mich
E. H. Gelston & Co
Washington, D.C
Exican
Sen
Hamilton
Hamilton Chemical CO
P.O
Agents’ Supply CO
Rochester
New York City
A. Simis & Son
Caleskins
C. S. Page
Hyde Park
Vermont
M. C
Peakist
Peck
F. Hiscox
Broadway
Cor
14Th St
DR. Kilmer
Bright
Travsrot
Drveoists
da. Kirner & Co
Sol Binghamton
Sciatica
Druggiats
Charles A. Vogel
Ers
Erorynders
Battin
Akota
Montana
Chas
B. Lambork
Pacific AD LanDs
L-A-N-D
S. Keinia
Minera
R. R
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Feree Pong
Jones CF
Pechauten
Binghamton
Wells
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Weis, J
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Sollday Ifn Oncumet
A. H. Dower
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Mass
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