Between the Devil and the Deep Humored Exchange
In Savannah on a bright summer morning two Black women discuss a troubling encounter with a man named Jackson. Mandy describes being coerced toward a kiss and potential danger if she refuses, ending with a dismissive reply about any drownings and a judge’s remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Broad and
Oglethrope
Mandy
Mistah Jackson Las
Manday
Jackson Las
Mistah Jackson
They Knew Who He Wasn't in Peachman Store
A Georgia newspaper recounts Col. George Harvey visiting Peachman, Vermont, where locals fail to recognize him. He jokes about fame before a circle of veterans, then quips that someone should remember his name, provoking humorous exchanges among the men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Harvey
Peachman
New York
Peachman General Store
Harvey
Col. Harvey
George Slocum
George R. Boone
George
Waal
George Washington
Washington Star
The Uses of Honey in Cooking and Baking
A U S Department bulletin explains practical honey uses for housewives. Honey can replace sugar or molasses in many recipes, yields longer-lasting cakes, and can substitute in icing. It discusses comb and extracted honey, prices, and savings, with guidance on measuring and kitchen substitutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Europe
Department of Agriculture
Department
America
Bar-le-Duc
Global News Notes Paint War Era and Trade Moves
The report lists world events from a Spanish loan of 150 million dollars at 4 1/2 percent to a European war stance and economy. It notes Concord New Hampshire’s 150th anniversary, German casualty tallies, Cuba and South American coal shipments, and a New York banker’s death. It also covers Sugar beet seed exports, a US steel case, a pardoned countess, Huerta’s politics, and Dr Bernhard Dernburg’s safe conduct. It details undersea dive records near Honolulu, illness costs to workers, and cocoa bean processing from pod to chocolate with notes on production and consumption in 1913–1914.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregory
Federal District Court of New Jersey
United States Steel Corporation
Countess Tarnovsky
Milan
Italy
Victoriano Huerta
Mexico
Edgar Speyer
London
New York
Lapland
Ecuador
Promotions and Rewards Through Honest Endeavor
A thoughtful essay argues promotion follows lifelong effort directed by understanding one’s talents. It stresses discovering personal strengths, sustained perseverance, and disciplined application to achieve recognized reward and lasting success.
Wonderful Miss Smith and the Palm Yonder
William Barnes Jr of New York recalls a tale from a New England reception. A friend introduces a statuesque blonde as Miss Smith whose amateur theatricals turn even painful tragedy into amusement. The anecdote comes from a Philadelphia Telegraph note on social theatrics.
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Miss Smith
William Barnes, Jr
New York
Jones
New England
Philadelphia Telegraph
A Sure Enough Lazy Man
A court cross examines a defendant’s habits during a lawsuit. The witness refrains from calling Mr March lazy, saying only that if he had to do voluntary work to digest his food he would die from lack of nourishment.
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March
Desperate Charlotte Seeks a Clean Plate at Dinner
Desperate Little Charlotte attends a dinner dance with her mother at an acquaintance's home. As dessert ends, Charlotte sits beside her mother, while the talkative hostess forgets her. Overcome, Charlotte lifts her plate and asks, Does anybody want a clean plate.
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Charlotte
New York Times
Not a Bell Rope
A young man on the east coast of Scotland enters a small inn and tags what he mistakes for a bell rope. The landlady rushes down the stairs in fury, declaring the rope is tied to a cradle and claiming the man threw the baby out.
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Scotland
Three Reasons for Declining
Lord Broughton had a temper that could explode in disconcerting ways. At Thackeray’s dinner a large party enjoyed fine Madeira until a playful tap on the back prompted him to retort I am not your dear boy I am not old and your wine. The moment chilled the room.
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Lord Broughton
Thackeray
Daughter of the Chief Dies in Florida with Seminole Lover
A legend from north Georgia tells how the chief's daughter broke a twig from a vine, carried it to Florida for love, planted the rose vine in the Land of Flowers, and lived and died beneath its snowy blossoms with her Seminole partner.
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Georgia
Florida
The Kangaroo Ship Carrier of Submarines
A French vessel named The Kangaroo docked in New York fitted with opening bows to carry a submarine inside its hull. When the sub is secured, bows close and the steamship can sail, enabling transport to distant ports. Two additional ships of this type are under construction.
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New York
Charlotte Observa
Wheat Farms in Australia Often Run by Families
Typical wheat farms in Australia extend from 600 to 1,000 acres and are usually worked single handed by the farmer and his family, with labor saving machinery used in every possible direction.
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Australia
London Times Price Marked At Fifteen Cents a Copy
A century ago the London Times charged readers fifteen cents for each issue. The note reflects era pricing and publishing norms, marking the newspaper's cost point for casual readers.
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London Times
Chocolate a historic bean from the cacao tree
A feature on cacao origins and history notes the bean's use by Aztecs and Incas, its introduction to Europe via Columbus, and the tree Theobroma cacao, found in Ecuador, Brazil, Venezuela and the Dominican Republic. It describes plant height, fruit shape, rind, and internal cells.
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Edward Albes
Bulletin of
the Pan-American Union
Columbus
Europe
Americas
Mexico
Peru
Ecuador
Brazil
Venezuela
Dominician Republic
Hoaxes and public pranks in New York folklore
A rundown of famous hoaxes linked to Barnum style exploits, including the Cardiff giant replica, the Osage monkeys tale, and editor Brian G. Hughes schemes. It recounts Nicodemus the 2000 dollar cat hoax and a Broadway jewelry-store ruse, highlighting the public’s gullibility and the hoaxers’ cleverness.
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Kelvin
Ark
Joseph Mulhattan
New York Press
Mulhattan
Louisiana
Barnum
Telegraph
Cardiff
George Hull
Binghampton
N. Y
Turk
Ackley
Hull
Chicago
Country
New York
Central Park
Brian G. Hughes
Hughes
Dublin
Smith
Nicodemus
Mr. Hughes
Broadway
Fifth Avenue
Exists in Every Community
After the Creator finished creatures the scraps were used to form a man who would roam streets making crude remarks about women, creating a corrupting example that multiplies with others. The anecdote appears in the Fountain Inn Tribune.
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Fountain Inn Tribune
George E Chamberlain’s Unbroken Political Run in Oregon
George E Chamberlain, elected to a second U.S. Senate term in Oregon, has never lost an election since entering politics 37 years ago, despite always belonging to the minority party.
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George E. Chamberlain
Oregon
United States Senate
English firm compresses tea into plug tobacco like blocks
Travelers gain a novel tea format as an English company compresses tea into brick like blocks resembling plug tobacco. The compact tea bricks promise portability and convenience for on the go consumption, tapping into familiar forms to attract curious buyers.
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Judge
York County
Agricultural Department
Concord
N. H
Amsterdam
Pennsylvania
Cuba
South American
DeWitt Clinton Blair
Woman's Medical College of
Philadelphia
Great Britain
Germany
United States
Chamber of Deputies
Jefferson Medical College
James Keith
Ephrata
William Cramp Shipbuilding Company
Walnut Grove
Vera Snyder
Kansas National Guard
Washington
State Department
Bernhard Dernburg
Honolulu
Federal Commission of Industrial Relations
Lisbon
Camarara
Liverpool
Earl Hacker
New du Pont Powder Company
City Point
Joseph C. Taylor
Hacker
Taylor
Madison Square Garden
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