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Highland Station
Boston
Revere Beach
Lynn Depot
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Centre
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Ocean Spray
Elizabeth Rippay
Variety Store
Centre Station
Lewis Block
Washington Ave
Felicity Club Elects Officers and Adopts 1908 9 Program
The Felicity Club held its annual meeting on May 23 with all members present. Officers elected include President Capitola Lindbohm, Vice President Eva Mayo, Recording Secretary Gisa Stowe, Corresponding Secretary Madge Le Conr, and Treasurer Mildred Norse. Eleven new members joined as the club prepares a year starting October 1 and a new varied program was approved.
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Capitola Lindbohm
Eva Mayo
Misa G. Stowe
Madge le Conr
Keiths Theatre Seasonable Program at Keiths Next Week
Keith's theater to present a mixed season with Digby Ball a versatile star in comic opera and vaudeville. Bert Leslie as The King of Slang headlines with Hogan in Society aided by Maude Emery George Ryan and Dick Flower in Boston. Bellclair Brothers top acrobats head to Europe. Williams and Walker Glee Club stay for more songs. Snyder and Buckley perform The Street Magician. Brown Harris and Brown deliver a fancy nonsense routine. Leona Tharber and her antite offer pickaninnigs. Send want ads by phone Revere 11-2.
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Keith
Digby Ball
Nathaniel Berry
Shore Acres
the King of Slang
Bert Leslie
Boston
Frohman Forces
Maude Emery
George Ryan
Dick Flower
Hogan
Bellclair Brothers
America
Europe
Williams and Walker Glee Club
Snyder and
Buckley
Byers
Hermann
Brown
Harris and
Leona Tharber
Ingersoll on Clover and the Clover Club Dinner
The quotation reflects on the word clover as a symbol of industry and contentment. Ingersoll critiques the Clover club dinner invitation, exploring the word’s letters and meanings to connect to themes of happiness, home life, and honest labor.
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Ingersoll
Clover Club
Robert Ingersoll
Curious plant harms nonruminants and a tiger diary note
A botanist explains the tamarind like wild plant harms horses mules and pigs by causing hair loss and nakedness while ruminants are less affected. A diary from an East Indian subordinate recalls being chased up a tree by a roaring tiger on a fire line, describing the ordeal as an awkward fate and the tiger as inconsiderate.
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Tropical
America
Bahamas
Mouive
The Widow’s Dower Through Medieval Law
The article discusses the concept of dower as the widow's life estate after a husband's death. It notes that early Saxons did not know dower, cites King Edmund's laws requiring support from the widow's personal estate, and traces dower to the Normans with Frederick II introducing it into feudal law around 1250, during the same period as Henry III of England.
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Edmund
Frederick II
Henry III
Word news origin runs from four quarters of earth
The Minneapolis Journal notes the word news explains itself without a muse. The four letters stand for north east west and south, each quarter reporting war and commerce.
Warnings For the Wise on the Great Main Road
A quoted mix of verses and aphorisms critiques virtue loyalty and hope with Kipling Shenstone and other authors. The piece presents moral cautions about judgments and social pretensions, using witty maxims to reflect on conduct and character in public life.
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Rudyard Kipling
Chinese Bunko Game Told By George Wilson in Los Angeles
A San Francisco Chronicle excerpt recounts a Bunko scam in which two men fake a gold bar and a third seeks revenge. A pawnbroker tests a 12 tael bar after paying 10 taels, exposing the con. The tale highlights clever ruses seen in Tientsin and echoed by Wilson in Los Angeles.
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George Wilson
Los Angeles
Tientsin
Baid
San Francisco Chronicle
Animals in Park Menageries Pace for Exercise
A historical reflection argues that zoo animals pace in cages not from unhappiness but from daily exercise needs. It notes big cats and polar bears move long distances in the wild and, though fed, still require activity, quickening pace at mealtime as keepers bring meat.
Paradox of satiated trout and hungry pickerel bites
An old time angler explains that well fed trout bite more than hungry ones, a paradox echoed by pickerel with bulging bellies and even mouths holding parts of previous catches, yet still eager for fresh bait. The observation comes from the New York Sun.
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Pickere
New York Sun
Treasure books uncover the miser Henri’s odd windfall
In Paris the stingy M. Henri of dull means left no wealth but two dusty books. A buyer discovered each page was a Bank of England note, two volumes totaling 820 pages worth 20 500 dollars in total, enough to cover funeral costs.
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M. Henri
Paris
Bank of England
The Holy Carpet of Turkey History and Ceremony
The holy carpet of Turkey is a red velvet piece embroidered with gold. It takes a year to make and is entrusted by the sultan to Egyptian pilgrims to place on the tomb of the prophet at Mecca. After use it is replaced and returned to Cairo with ceremony. The right to carry the carpet has passed down from camel to camel in the male line for centuries.
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Turkey
Mecca
Cairo
History repeats itself confusion in family notes
A collection of quips and cartoons from newspapers quotes Dudley and Subbubs on history repeating itself in a witty exchange. The Philadelphia Press notes a light irony about meaning and scandal in family history.
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Dudley
Subbubs
Philadelphia Press
Persistent effort wears down obstacles over time
A fragment from the Chicago Record-Herald quotes the idea that steady effort, not idleness, conquers difficulty, likening water’s persistence to progress against hard stone. The line implies patience and perseverance as keys to advancement.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Humor Of The Hour Shattering Tradition
A city visitor remarks on rural pastimes while Uncle Charlie Seager names local games from Stanton’s grocery and the barber shop to the blacksmith and Sunday School. He lists checkers billiards seven up and a $10 stack, noting a local school origin as well.
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Uncle Charlie Seager
Stanton's
D. C. Shafer
Puck
Model Citizen Boys Rally for School and Sports
A cartoonish note argues that attending school is wiser than skipping for sports. It contrasts becoming a teacher earning six hundred dollars a year with pursuing pro baseball at three thousand, urging boys to choose education over absence from class.
Towne and Browne discuss dreams and love
Towne asks about belief in dreams. Browne says he once believed but stopped. Browne reveals he fell in love with someone who jilted him, contrasting superstition with heartbreak.
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Towne
Browne
Catholic Standard and Times
No Peace in Life for Aunt Dinah in Virginia Household
A Lippincott's Magazine excerpt shows Aunt Dinah, an old colored mammy, telling her mistress she has no peace because she cannot lie at night from fleas nor sit during the day to do work. The dialogue highlights labor, discomfort, and social dynamics in a Virginia household.
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Virginia
Dinah
Proof of It and Other Brief Exchanges
A collection of humorous exchanges cites proposals, shotgun warnings, and idle bragging about finances. The snippets show dialogue characters like Harold, Tommy, Mrs. Dresser, and Mr. Dresser in playful, domestic banter across Chicago and Philadelphia newspaper clippings.
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Mrs. Dresser
George
Mr.Dresser
Catholic Standard and Times
Frenzied Financier Plays Bank Run Tactic
A dialogue in a New York Life scene shows a financier cheerful about a new job and describes getting in early on bank runs to sell his stake. The exchange highlights speculative urgency and risky business behavior amid financial turmoil.
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Dinny
New York Life
The Owl Symbol of Wisdom Questioned
A Baltimore American exchange jokes about why the owl stands for wisdom, quipping that the bird keeps its mouth shut except to hoot at others. The witticism reflects a playful view of common symbols.
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Baltimore American
Formal Dinner Echoes With Many Utensils
Washington Star reports a formal dinner where 80 knives forks and spoons drew all eyes to the hostess to see which to pick up. The scene centers on etiquette and attentive guests at a ceremonial gathering.
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Washington Star
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