New Buildings Planned for Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Secretary Cortelyou urged construction of a new bureau complex at a total cost of 3 075 000 dollars, including a 520 by 302 foot main building, a 288 by 70 foot light court structure, and a 250 by 151 foot annex with power plant and stables. The article notes wax army figures and uniforms in display, contrasts Revolutionary attire with modern uniforms, and discusses the upcoming Oklahoma star addition to the U S flag and its widespread impact on government flags and post fixtures.
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Bureau of Engraving and Printing
House
Cortelyou
War Department
Mr. Taft
United States
Oklahoma
A Cure For Lovesickness and a Solving Squire’s Deliberations
A banquet tale by Robert Barr on love versus work leads to a phantasmal cure via astronomy and a jokey alchemist, ending with a yokel’s blunt remedy marry the girl. Senator Clay recalls Squire Briggs of Marietta advising a cranberry land dispute with a comic farm swap dilemma and a lingering debate.
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Robert Barr
Clay
Squire Briggs
Marietta
Blankson
The Fisherman’s Paradise in Miami Fl
A 1900 era note extols Miami and nearby tarpon grounds as unmatched for sport. It cites 150 game fish species between Miami and Key West and doors to huge tarpon catches May arrive January and February with guides and boats in demand. Tattooing Should Be Stopped. A San Francisco speaker argues German navy ban on tattooing should inspire U S policy. cites historical punishment use for deserters and calls for humane treatment.
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United States
Miami
Fla
Biscayne Bay
Florida
Keys
Bay
Gulf Stream
Key West
Joseph P. Greaves
Leslie’s Weekly
H. S.mason
San Francisco
United States Navy
Germany
Navy
Baltimore American
Emersons Prominence and Gibraltar Apes Feature In Briefs
Julia Ward Howe touts Ralph Waldo Emerson as a leading thinker of his era. A Gibraltar correspondent notes the Barbary apes on the rock, their protected status, and a local paper chronicles a birth. Fire Chief Croker fights a New York blaze in evening dress, then wades through mud. Carlisle Arrow reminds readers that Indian honor lies in action, not mere words.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Julia Ward Howe
Emerson Mansion
Gibraltar
Europe
London Graphic
Croker
New York
Knickerbocker
Congressmen Meet Curious Visitor in Washington
In Washington a curious visitor, lingering over congressional introductions, asks a slender deep voiced man his name. He replies that his name is De Armond, referencing the Williams De Armond clash. The exchange highlights the scene as lawmakers mingle with the public.
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House
Williams-De Armond
de Armond
Washington Herald
John Muir's Simplicity in a Sierras Riches Talk
In a dialogue with Harriman and Muir the author notes Muir as ranchman and writer claiming wealth is not a good thing for a man. Harriman concedes the idea but argues wealth has value. Muir imagines preferring a simple life by a Sierra spring to owning the Waldorf Astoria.
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John Muir
Harriman N Muir
Mr. Harriman
Sierras
Waldorf-Astoria
Bookman
Humor of the Hour and Snippets of Daily Life
A column presents quick jokes and humorous exchanges from a 19th or early 20th century era. Scenes include a man soliciting a cat via a drunken ad and a doorbell interruption, a leap year marriage quip, a goat in a yard offering irony about washing, and a political quip on reciprocity with a candidate debating delegates.
Miss Elder Chooses Tan Gown with Rose Trim
In a brief social note Miss Elder plans a wedding gown described as tan cloth with old rose trimming. Miss Chellus approves the color and style as fitting and becoming for the occasion, per Catholic Standard and Times.
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Elder
Conversation Clip From Chicago Tribune Cartoon
A brief humor line shows The Doctor laments being speechless to the janitor while The Professor notes one cannot swear in front of other tenants, reflecting a light apartment-house setting in the Chicago Tribune's style.
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Chicago Tribune
A Paradoxical Temperament
A Baltimore American quip notes a Prohibitionist friend named Robinson as an entertaining, high sprits figure despite being eighty percent amusing in a paradoxical humor about temperaments.
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Robinson
Baltimore
Heart Grown Fonder Exchange in Family Note
A Washington Star excerpt shows a relative complimenting a home and Mr. Meekton remarking on Henrietta's shopping trip. The banter reveals affection and nearby family dynamics during a domestic moment.
A Bad Impression on Mother by Bridge Partner
A brief item notes a witty exchange in which a daughter asks how her mother views someone and the reply is she despises him. The scene reveals tension from a bridge partnership the night before in Cleveland.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Fragmented quips on manners and vanity in press snippets
The Philadelphia Press notes young Kallow’s faint mustache and its notice in polite discourse. The Detroit Tribune riffs on sin and cleanliness with Dusty Dan and Soiled Sam Gee. Yonkers Statesman quotes a doctor joking about a brother needing more exercise and a road company joining.
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Kallow
Philadelphia Press
Dusty Dan
Detroit Tribune
Foote
Sue Brette
Yonkers States
His Preference on Birds Reveals Trelawney’s Taste
A Cleveland Plain Dealer satire records an exchange where an enthusiastic naturalist asks Trelawney about rare birds. Trelawney replies with a humorous quip that he prefers birds “pretty well done,” hinting at wit over ornithology.
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Trelawney
Falling Market
A Yonkers Statesman quip pairs Egbert and Bacon in a market joke about buying during declines. The exchange notes the humor of shopping on down markets and the idea of buying bargains.
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Egbert
Yonkers Statesman
Telling the Bees Traditions Across English Villages
A London Notes and Queries excerpt describes the practice of telling the bees about a death in a household. An Norfolk retired blacksmith recalled tapping the hive board while saying The mistress of this house is Con to signal a death. He warned the bees would die if not told. A Worcestershire gardener noted a similar belief that omitting the message affected the hive.
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Paeth
Norfolk
Cox
Con
Uedoedshire Reefor
London
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Proven Helpful
A historical notice touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as highly effective for women's illness. It cites patient testimonials and long letters from women praising cures and mentions avoidance of surgical operations through herbal ingredients.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lydia E
Printing quality as business investment and image
The text argues that thoughtful words and ideas executed well yield profit, while poor printing is costly. It compares printing, store appearance, wagons, and clerks, stressing that a businessman cannot afford inferior presentation in any form.
The Value of Individual Expression in Language
A reflection on how individuality shapes communication noting that thoughts may be shared, but their impact depends on expression. The text contrasts common ideas with unique phrasing and emphasizes the rarity of identical expression among people.
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Army
State, War and Navy
Fort Myer
Potomac
Georgetown
Tsaw
Verder
Congress of the United States
Carl Schofield
Carlisle
Humor OF the Hour
Shay
Jake
A. B. Lewis
Mr. Grump
Kansas City Times
Philadelphia Ledger
New England Telephone and Telegraph Company
Copynicuts &c
Munn
Scientific Fimerican
VC Munn & Co
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