Seedtime Pleasures From a Seedman's Catalogue
A speaker in a New York Sun verse laments winter frost and eagerly anticipates planting a garden. The catalogue promises many varieties of radishes peas lettuce corn cucumbers beets greens tomatoes onions asparagus turnips potatoes and more as the narrator plans a twelve by twenty foot plot.
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A&a
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Help Along His Memory Teases a Forgetful Husband
In a light scene from the San Francisco Argonaut, Mr Moree is a quiet, absentminded man sent for Chicago. His wife Mrs Morse teases him to remember duties like visiting Cousin William, packing, and keeping in touch, while he promises a memorandum.
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Janes
Chicago
William
Sarah
Tve
Mr. Morse
Explaining His Antipathy Over College Education
A brief exchange notes Bixby condemning college education while his son attends college with the son funding his own education. The speaker asks how Bixby can make such claims when his son earns the money for college and Bixby failed to dissuade him.
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Wieveland Plain Dealer
Shortened Harvard Speech Quip Recalled by Dr. William Anderson
Dr William Anderson of New York ends a brief address with a Harvard anecdote about students warning speakers not to overlong their talk. The quip likens a speech to tires and jokes that the longer it is the more tires it has as a play on words from Wootman's Home Companion.
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Harvard
William. Anderson
New York
Wootman
Why We Avoid Inviting Mrs Spiggins to Binge Whist
A dialogue quoted from the Washington Star mentions Mrs Spiggins as a remarkable whist player. The speakers imply she is too skilled to invite, suggesting a social irony about competition and etiquette.
A Great Relief Exchanges Between John and Mrs Spenders
Mrs Spenders tells John she has many topics to discuss while he retorts that she often brings up things she lacks. The exchange captures a domestic humor tone from a Philadelphia Press snippet.
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Inn Host Returns Guests With Late Night Question
An innkeeper informs a guest in a bedroom that two more travelers have arrived and asks if the occupant has slept enough, reflecting a quiet nocturnal scene and social routine.
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Vilave Inn
Admirer notes rival tenor's high note and salary
A Washington Star line jokes about a rival tenor's praise for a singer's top note, quipping that the admiration may be eclipsed by the rival's high salary. The quip reflects light theater gossip and performance stakes.
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Washington Star
Off on Honeymoon Entree and Humorous Annoyance
A Chicago News item describes a couple leaving amid celebrations and a parlor car farewell as Hymen conducts a rainbow tour. In another vignette a devout family reports a boarder who sits bolt upright at meals and declares his boil rather than atheism, provoking the hostess. A quick wit jests about ill tempered colleagues and jewelry gifts provoking envy and irritation.
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George
Hymen
Chicago News
Real Distinction in Mr Seadds as a Man of Science
Miss Cayenne confirms Mr Seadds is a man of scientific distinction noting he holds many college degrees. His card would confuse readers whether it bears his name or an algebra problem.
Friends of Our Friends Observed With Suspicion
A London Ladies' Field saying notes that people often distrust friends of friends, puzzling over what draws them together and why their appeal seems mysterious.
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London
Honeymoon Quip Sparks Gentle Banter Between Bride and Groom
In a light exchange, he praises the bee for its clever sting on their honeymoon, while Judy remarks that if everyone could hear what others say about each other, no friend would remain. Pascal wittily adds gravity to the social rift.
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Judy
Pascal
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