Humorous Department Notes on Judge Webb and More
A column recalls Judge Nathan Webb's resignation from federal courts due to age, praising his mind and common sense. It adds humorous vignettes from his court and other light anecdotes about Jane, Jim O Brien, Mark Twain, King Edward, and social dinners, preserving a period voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan Webb
United States Circuit and District Courts
Maine
Jm O'Brien
Lafe Pence
Colorado
Leadville
Jim O'Brien
Heaven
O’brien
Washington Daily Times
Dickens
Dombey & Son
Uncle Sol
Walter
Martin Chuzzlewit
Dicken
Tom
John
Mr. Pecksniff
Mr. Peck
Tom Pinch
The
Dragon
Pecksiff's
Mrs. Harris
Lairey
Lalrey Gamp
Salrey Gamp
Jones
Razorback Hogs and Braying Donkeys Stir Virginia Campaigns
In Virginia Representative Swanson recalls a lean razorback hog that runs like a greyhound while a Pennsylvania exhibitor shows Berkshire hogs. A mountain man retorts that hogs must run fast to be useful, then Missouri Congressman Cowherd notes a campaign interruption and a braying contest with a Syrian army anecdote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Swanson
Cowherd
Missouri
York area notes on weddings floods and local life
In York region news, Alva Westerlund and wife return from Clinton, corrections on a wedding location, plus community updates. The Catawba flood wrecks corn, with 200 acres ruined. dam and works shut, pumps active, recovery hoped by Monday. Local clergy plan fasting day, funerals held for Lewis Austin and Cecelia Heyman. Rough farming context includes crop reports and a quick note on a Kings Mountain to Gastonia rail run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Rock Hill
Alva Westerlund
Clinton
Carlisle
Herald
Jacobs
Lida
Dargan Smith
Gillie McCammon
Yorkville
Bessie Sandifer
Oakland
Green Sandifer
Catawba River
Catawba Power Co
J. F. Kaler
W. A. Garrison
J. J. Hoke
George Brown
J. A. Barber
Sam Allen
J. T. Thomasson
W. D. Sullivan
Alex Frazer
F. Diling
King’s Mountain
N. C
Erskine College
Gaston County
R. W. Hunt
Southern
Charleston
Presbyterian Church
Pleasant Grove
Hebron
P. G. McCorkle
Kennedy
Lewis Austin
Morgantown
Hebron Church
Pittman
O. Barber
Butler's Cavalry
Cecelia G. Heyman
J. 5
J. L. Glenn
George W. Gage
W. G. Nichols
L. T. Nichols
J. S. Booth
J. A. Green
A. W. Kluttz
M. H. Gaston
Springstein Mill
Antiquity of Jokes Traced Through Ancient Phrases
Archaeologists and philologists suggest modern jokes and slang have ancient roots. Petrie deciphers a tablet sketching an ancient comic scene and a German scholar links phrases such as cold shoulder and kick the bucket to earlier eras and writers like Dickens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flinders Petrie
Petrie
Assyria
Elizabeth
England
Hawkins
New England
Hepzibah Morton
Pompeii
Shick
Schiller
Wallenstein
Schick
Geschick
Germany
France
Wisdom of the Sheik and the mule tail confession
An American missionary recounts a tale of Arab vigilance and clever justice. A sheik uses a staged mule tail test to expose the thief who stole the missionary’s money, then reveals the culprit by a public, ritualized accusation and confession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Foreign Missionary Society
The Mule and the Thief Mystery
A New York Sun report tells of a theft shrouded in cowardice and superstition. A mule exposes the culprit by scent while the guilty man’s hands lack the herb odor, leaving the motive and discovery as a whispered, enduring mystery for future generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Botanic Blood Balm Promises Cures for Skin Diseases
Advertises Botanic Blood Balm (B B B) as a cure for eruptions, scabs, itching, sores, ulcers, and skin blood impurities. Claims rapid clearing of heat and purification of blood. targets obstinate cases resistant to doctors. Sold by Druggists at 81 cents per bottle with a free trial offer and postage paid—send 6 cents. Based in Atlanta, Ga.
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Blood Balm CO
Atlanta
Marion and surrounding lines connect rail traffic schedule
GAFFNEY BRANCH details connections at Marion Blacksburg Yorkville Rock Hill Catawba Junction Lancaster Camden with Southern railway C. & N.W. L. & C. and A. C. L. routes. Trains No. 36 34 11 70 75 82 16 68 listed with arrival and departure times and destinations. The Enquirer Does Good Job Printing and Solicits Your Work.
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Marion
Southern Railway
Chattanooga
Asheville
Blacksburg
Atlanta
Greenville
Spartanburg
Yorkville
Gastonia
Lenoir
Rock Hill
Chester
Columbia
Catawba Junction
Monroe
Lancaster
Camden
N. W
Charleston
Sumter
Florence
Darlington
Wilmington
8. C
Inter
Southern
Kingsville
L. A
Charlotte
E. H. Shaw
Gen. Pass
The
Enquirer
Local Rail Lines Mentioned in Carolina Notices
Fragmentary OCR lists railroad names and agents in the Carolina area including I yana Ry A L and L Yorkville S C Ga Extension Gastonia Southern Ry Lincolnton S A L Newton and Hickory Southern with G P Agent E F Reid Chester South Carolina as contact point.
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Chester
Yorkville
Gastonia
Lincolnton
Newton
Hickory
Cliffs
Ar.wenoir
Lenoir
I Yana Ry
A. L
L. Yorkville
S. A. L. Newton
Hickory—Southerndy
F. Reid
G. P
South Carolina
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jane
Oranges
New Jersey
Glen Summit
Brooklyn Eagle
Mark Twain
South
George Washington
General Washington
Delaware
Massa
George
New York Tribune
Edward
Chicago Tribune
Gaston
Gastonia Gazette
Liverpool
New York
Tt. M. Ferguson
W. H. Sparrow
Ostell
E. F. Glenn
Philadelphia Times
Wisdom OF the
SHEIK
MacKellar, Smiths & Jordan Foundry
Philadelphia
West East
Eastern
Sale
Sation
Weatville
Kershaw
Heath Eee
Riverside
Aia
Catawba J'c‘n
Firzah
Aie
Idlexory Grove
Blackaburg
P.M
P.M. AM. A.M
Marion, N.C
Dallyly
Seenesee
Patterson’ Spr
Seeanee Ie
Lattimore
Mooresboro
Jo Henrietta
Forest City
Rutherfordton
Thermal City
Glenn
Eeanes Marion
Eureka
Standard Oil. Co
Lynchburg
Danville
Savannah
Richmond
South Cacelina
Mm. Hardwick
Sunt
Die
Yeat, Charcedon
J. G
W.H. Taylor
Gen
J. Co. Beam, Distriet Passe
Mianta, Ga
L. M. Grist & Sons
Yorkville, S. C
Georgia
Gaffney Branch
Feedom
Gafffney
Carolina & North-Western Railway Company
Cleveland Avenue
3. W
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