Choosing a Builder and Ancient Castle Clock
A guide warns owners to choose builders carefully and verify finances to avoid liens. It discusses payment milestones and mechanics lien risks for homeowners. Rushen Castle on Isle of Man is noted for its history and a one handed town clock gifted by Queen Elizabeth. The piece adds an excerpt on Budapest and Pest as a century old city in transition through Harpers Magazine.
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Circle Magazine
Rushen Castle
Castledown
Isle of Man
Lords of Man
Robert the Bruce
Elizabeth
Newcastle
England
Budapest
Pest
Buda
Danube
Black Sea
Marie van Vorst
Harper’s Magazine
Morocco
Treasury
London Graphic
Turban muslin test and Civil War reminiscences
A Madras physician complains over muslin quality for a turban noting forty yards would not suffice for a proper headcovering. The piece cites a New Orleans Times-Democrat anecdote about General Joseph Johnston. Other quips touch on sleep origins, jail vs alimony, precocious baby smiles, and fame hunger in assorted humorous snippets.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Cloves and Card Knowledge in Fry's Magazine
The article describes clove cultivation including tree age yield, harvesting, and drying while noting cloves are undeveloped buds turning red. It also discusses playing cards as a business medium, card markings, and distinctions between score and visiting cards, with a nod to changing fashions like Old Maid in clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Maid
Fry's
Rhineland Robbers’ Treachery Ends in Tragic Burnished Loot
A Rhineland legend tells of three German thieves who split loot after atrocities but planned to kill one on return. They murdered him to claim his share, only to be found dead together later. The survivor had secretly poisoned provisions to take all.
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Rhineland
India
Wahib
Shabash
Salt Cod Dish And English Regatta Traditions
A Boston Post recipe describes soaking salt cod with soaked crackers, milk flour sauce, and baking. The text shifts to England noting the first regatta in 1775 linked to Lady Mary Wortley Montagu and a Venice inspired water show, culminating in a procession and a near two day revel with seven drownings on the return trip.
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Boston Post
England
Mary Wortley
Montagu
Venice
London
Traveler Queries Breakfast Time at Greenland Hotel
A traveler in Greenland asks the hotel clerk when breakfast is served. The clerk quips a quirky schedule from March to May. The scene shifts to playful derision about bore interactions and a domestic dispute hinted in a fragmented gossip snippet.
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Greenland
Harper’s Weekly
The Donkey on the Stage Lesson in the Spotlight
A theater manager recalls a touring show with a trained donkey and horse. The donkey would not enter on opening night until misprint was found in programs. the donkey’s name was printed in larger type than the horse’s, causing stage fright. After correcting the print, the donkey behaved.
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Prince
Jack
Chicago Record-Herald
Vidocq the Great Detective and the Long Bamboo Tale
A fragmented historical piece recounts Vidocq born in Aras 1775 who rose from baker to Paris police chief, then notes an 1880s political detective phase before dying penniless. It also includes a folkloric exchange about a boastful Indian youth and a comically long bamboo used to sweep away clouds.
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Vidocq
Aras
Paris
Lillé
St. Maude
Moroccan Red Tape and a Rosa Bonheur Legion Tale
The excerpt mirrors a press voice critiquing florid official Moroccan correspondence and recounts Eugenie’s bid to honor Rosa Bonheur with the Legion of Honor. Napoleon’s absence prompts Eugenie to confer the award, a move he reportedly approved in disguise, provoking amused reaction.
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Eugenie
Napoleon
Rosa Bonheur
Legion of Honor
Spain
Eugine
Five Year-Old Pride Ponders Presidential Plans
A visitor asks five year-old Tommy what he would do as U S president. He answers with a bold rule about personal grooming and money, saying he would not let anyone wash his check or comb his hair.
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Tommy
United States
His Objection The Lawyer Madam
The Cleveland Leader reports a courtroom exchange where the defense accuses the opponent of inciting perjury as counsel interrupts the proceedings. The clash centers on witness credibility and attorney conduct during testimony.
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Cleveland
Chicago News Perspective on Domestic Tensions
A fragmented Chicago News snippet shows a dialog about temper and behavior in a marriage. The exchange features a wife alleging frequent temper loss when angry and a husband questioning why. Ella and Btella voices appear, adding rough commentary.
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Joh
Ron
Knitwork Wood and Stage Feasts of King George I
Aunt Alvira Fifer farms a vast wood pile she calls Ethan's knitting work created by her husband while the boarder notes the quantity. George I converts Hampton Court into a theatre for seven plays with actors Colley Cibber and Pinkethman, paying £850 plus £200 to managers and £20 previously at Whitehall.
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Alvira Fifer
Alvira
Ethan
Fifer
George I
Hampton Court
Steele
Hamlet
Courtly Nice
Volpone
Colley Cibber
Pinkethman
Johnson
Glen McLuskie Mention Sparks Friendly Mixup
A Scottish village resident visits London and encounters merchants who recall seeing Glen McLuskie in the past. The exchange shifts between Glen McLuskie and Glen McEuskie as the man hesitates to boast of his identity in London.
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Scotland
London
Glen McLuskie
Mr. MacTavish
Glen McEuskie
London Chronicle
The Hidden Tablecloth Stunt At The Cafe
A couple at a cafe quarrel over a white tablecloth hidden under a coat. She reveals the cloth and taunts the waiter who planned to place a clean tablecloth for fresh guests. He debates whether they should have taken the table and walked out with it.
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New York Press
Halcyon Days From Sicilian Fable Apodictic Indian Summer Note
The seven days around the winter solstice gave the halcyon its calm seas legend. The Indian summer is likened to the Sicilian tale’s bal yon period, as cited by the New York Telegram.
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New York Telegram
Old Bulldog and Young Bulldog Exchange Barbed Jests
A terse exchange from the New York Press notes a new caller with money prompting the Old Bulldog and Young Bulldog to discuss Sunday night chains and a mysterious caller visiting Miss Matile.
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Miss Matile
New York Press
The Moon Sighting by a Child Exclaiming to Mother
A four year old named Flossie exclaims to her mother about the moon in its second quarter. She describes half the moon seeming pushed into the sky and the other half sticking up. The remark captures a child’s vivid perception of a night sky.
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Mamma
Flossie
Witty Dolly Says Photograph Sparks Dinner Joke
A humorous exchange features Dolly being asked for a photo and a playful remark about eating her. The dialogue ends with a Greek proverb about precautions versus repentance.
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Lizzie
Indianapolis News
Madras
Joseph
Johnston
Cleveland Plain Aler
Mr. “\eckton
Chicago News
Detroit Free Press
the Great Vidocq
Meen
Ella
the Stage
Scot
Witty Dolly
Dolly
Suburban Gas & Electric Co
Revere
Winthrop
H.T Whitman
Channing Howard
Whitman & Howard
Civil Engineers and Surveyors
Devonshire St
Boston
Winthrop and
Telephone
Fort Hill
Gabler
Shoninger
Ludwig & CO. Winter & CO
BAUS
Blake
the Piano Man
Washington St
Loxford Tal, Pwinthren
St. Estatshel Tstilia
Winnisimmet Street
Chelsea
Washington Avenue
Broadway
Bellingham Station
McCarty & CO
E. M. Burke
Massachusetts Wharf Coal Company
Winthrop Delivery
Kilby Street
East
Marginal Street
Floyd & Tucker
Winthrop Hardware Company
W. G. Grant
Magee’s “Corner
Mass
F.w.devoe—And
Winthrop Street
P.O
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