Capitol Subways Loom as Reform and Renovation Plan
Washington letters describe construction of subterranean passages linking the capitol with senate and house office buildings. Work aims to finish before session, with dry tunnels and seven foot sidewalks, possible document transfer track, and a passenger car line in doubt. Capitol and senate areas receive extensive painting and ventilation upgrades.
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Ger
Capitol
Senate
House
Congress
Mind on Great Things That Bind Denominations
An old man warns against worship disputes and urges focus on charity, uprightness, and honor binding all faiths. He recounts a fable in which a Taoist refuses a ladder to escape a well, preferring to rely on self effort on a Tuesday.
Well Brought to Light the Wednesday Sab Bath
A Shintoist and a Taoist debate the fate of a man trapped in a well. The Taoist begs for a ladder but is reminded by the Shintoist that it is the holy Wednesday Sabbath, so no aid is offered and the Taoist continues to struggle below.
Theories and theorists mocked by Senator Platt on Manhattan Beach
Senator Platt at his hotel porch criticizes theories in politics and theorists as apt to err. He cites a Tudor manuscript episode where Chappell and Maidwip burned a disputed entry to protect their theory, illustrating the danger of clinging to ideas.
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Senator Platt
Manhattan Beach
White Beach
Blue
Bull
William Chappell
Joshua Maidwip
Amador Gushes Over Coney Island Wonder
President Manuel Amador of Panama praises Coney Island as a remarkable place and promises to never forget it. He jokes about a Cuban millionaire narrator so moving that the man begs his servant to cast the poor story from the house.
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Manuel Amador
Panama
Coney Island
Amador
John
Vast range of curious world facts and oddities recorded
The article lists diverse items from tea plants in Tasmania to beer demand in India, water reserves in New York, silk production in China and Japan, discoveries in the Caucasus, and peculiar animal tales. It notes a Maine variety of measurements, a Persian throne’s value, and a forensic tale of a trapped cat, among other eclectic notes.
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India
New York
China
Japan
Caucasa
Chile
Jamaica
Irion
Louisiana
Victoria Falls
Niagara
Railroad Man's Magazine
Persia
New Fashion in Wills Prompts Predeath Expert Review
Law notes in New York advocate predeath scrutiny of wills by independent experts. Daniel Remsen argues postexecution criticism reveals weak points and errors, potentially preventing litigation and preserving fortunes. The idea, he says, will spread to spare families from discord and reduce costly disputes.
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New York
Daniel 8. Remsen
Tilden
Twelve Years In a Bath Ends with Death in Brunswick State Hospital
Ferdinand Schlimme a bricklayer died after twelve years in a tepid bath at Brunswick State hospital where he had lain immersed up to the chest since an November 1894 accident that paralyzed his lower body. Surgeries failed and tuberculosis developed from the prolonged immersion ending his agony.
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Brunswick
Ferdinand Schlimme
Berlin
Cor
London Telegraph
Tooth Plugging Across the Years in Quick Quips
In a New York Sun snippet, Mr Killington jokes about the zinc tooth filling mentioned in the old song Grandpa's Teeth Are Plugged With Zinc. He notes four teeth filled with amalgam gold porcelain and gutta percha, with seven more to go and wonders if zinc might appear next.
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Mr. Killkinton
New York Sun
Runaway Horses Deliver Pie Treasure Near Minot
An incident near Minot North Dakota recalls Providence in a huntsmen tale. Attorney Ben Bradford Sam Clark and two businessmen were dining when a runaway buggy halted at their table with two apple pies wedged under a crusted knife.
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Minot
N. D
Ben Bradford
Sam Clark
Minneapolis Journal
TwoNeighbors Duel Over Club Links Prompt Water Hazard
In a humorous Boston Transcript item the Clerk of the Day recounts two neighbors sparring at Commonwealth Country Club. After a furious drive, bogie sinks a dozen balls into a pond while a nearby curious girl asks, What is the fun in this game.
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Boston Transcript
Commonwealth Country Club
Pests Plague Indian Tobacco Dealers as Cigar Wrappers Fall
Tobacco dealers in India face a moth or fly that enters cigar boxes, lays eggs, and the grub bores into the cigar, ruining the product. Experts say incasing each cigar in a bottle or wrapping it in heavy tin foil is the only effective safeguard.
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India
Rail official D B Carothers visits Lewiston
D B Carothers a prominent Baltimore and Ohio railroad official is a frequent summer visitor to the area. The note recalls he was once Miss Leland of Lewiston in a quaint local reference from the Lewiston Journal.
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D. B. Carothers
Mr. Carothers
Leland
Lewiston
Lewiston Journal
Boston Herald
Sunday laws of Melbourne amuse travelers from abroad
The New York World recounts odd Melbourne rules on Sundays: cafes must not open before 11 AM, streetcars run only after 2 PM, takeout bakery items are restricted to certain hours, and hotel guests cannot invite friends to dine due to unclear Sunday laws in New South Wales.
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Australia
Melbourne
Sydney
New South Wales
New York World
Irish Legal Wits and the Union Evasion
A compact historical note recalls Irish wits from the last century, including Harry Deane Grady who voted for the union against constituents and quipped that he was selling his country. Ned Lysaght sought favor from banker La Touche with a two stage career joke about becoming cashier for one day and runner the next.
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Harry Deane Grady
Lysaght
Keller
House of Commons
Ned Lysaght
la Touche
What a Woman Did
A New York cabby shows sympathy after a well dressed woman feigns a purse loss and uses a boy as a decoy to vanish with money. He insults the boy when the ruse fails and the restaurant discharges him, ending the episode with no payment.
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New York
Broadway
Sixth Avenue
New York Times
Gladstone Nicknames Across Time and Wit
A catalog of epithets given to William Ewart Gladstone shows a range from affectionate to pointed. Titles include the Grand Old Man the G O M the Mahdi of Midlothian and the Pope of England, with others such as Hawarden Bill and the Ancient Senator. A Christmas quip highlights the playful tone of those nicknames.
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Mr. Gladstone
William
Pope
England
St. William
Mahdi
Midlothian
Mr. Merrypebble
Youart
Haward
Marble Bible and Kutho-daw monuments in Burma
In 1857 Mindonmin king of Burma erected a monument near Mandalay called the Kutho-daw. He built 700 temples each with a white marble slab engraved with the Buddhist Bible in Pali. The marble Bible is believed to reflect the language spoken by Buddha around the 5th century BCE.
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Mindon-min
Burma
Mandalay
Buddha
Porcupine Bests Bully in Quick Bout
In a terse Philadelphia Press report a young bulldog taunts a porcupine before the duel. The porcupine replies coolly and promises to score a few points, turning the confrontation into a sharp exchange.
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Mery
Porcupine
Philadelphia Press
Making Things Even in a Spare-Time Clock Repair
Customer tells watchmaker the watch lost half an hour daily. After repair it now gains half an hour daily. The watchmaker remarks it is simply working to catch up lost time.
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Watchmaker
Judicious Charity Gossip in the Parlor
A conversation questions a man’s reputation for stinginess noting he supposedly invites his poor relatives annually but cannot afford their travel due to distance and lack of funds. The exchange hints at social expectations and family obligations.
Flood Cause Questioned by Sunday School Exchange
Sunday School dialogue asks what caused the flood. Tommy replies it rained, highlighting a simple weather explanation in a child friendly exchange.
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Tommy
Printing quality and value for business success
The text argues that counting and planning matter, and printing done well at a reasonable price yields profit. It warns that poor printing is costly, equating it with an unattractive store and disorganized operations.
The Value of Individuality in Expression
A reflection on how language frames thoughts and distinguishes individuals. It argues that many share ideas, but the impact depends on how clearly those ideas are expressed, a trait rarely shared by two people in exactly the same way.
Thoughtful Girl Resists Sharing Toys
A mother pleads with her daughter to give a doll to a child without toys. The girl sobs that she has saved all her things to avoid becoming poor and toyless, hoping her future empathy will guide her.
Willis is Barking
Edward Bulwer Lytton Dickens youngest son of the novelist emigrated to Australia and died in Sydney at fifty one. He served six years in the New South Wales parliament. While addressing the house he was repeatedly interrupted by a member named Willis. He quipped that his father coined the phrase Barkis is willing and considered reversing it to Willis is barking.
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Willis
Edward Bulwer Lytton Dickens
Australia
Sydney
New South Wales
Dickens
Barkis
Willin
The Nurse's Part in a Humorous Exchange
A Washington Star quip notes a mother asking why many seek nurses for children. The response jokes that a nurse lets a crying baby depart a mother’s care and linger on the sidewalk to annoy neighbors.
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Washington Star
Jumping Cats Improvement Sparks Car Repair Adage
The victim in the chair shouts about a cut part of his car. The barber replies coolly that while cut, it looks better than the others, implying a humorous cosmetic improvement.
His Three Laughs and Burne Jones Quote
A quotation from Burne Jones notes the three laughs of the fool who laughs at what is good, what is bad, and what he does not understand. The line appears in a collection of his letters highlighting wit and perspective on morality and ignorance.
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Burne-Jones
Talent Versus Genius Quote Reflection
A concise saying contrasts talent as a trait within a person’s power with genius as the power that commands that influence. The line attributes distinct creative strengths to different forms of human ability.
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