His Sweet Revenge and a Fortune Inheritance
A tale of a will gifting nephew Hiram Jonason $100,000 triggers shock and a wild street chase as the heir revels in sudden wealth. The scene shifts to a Wisconsin squire and a joke about a judge’s verdict, with a string of humorous quips about sports and daily life interwoven through the clipped anecdotes.
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Agen
Johnsen
Hiram Bmson
Hiram Jonason
Fram
Wisconsin
Newark Sun
Unreasonable Hubby Cartoon Exchange
Panel joke shows a wife asking if her husband hides things behind her back. The wife replies he only buttons her blouse, implying intimate mischief. Published in a legible comic snippet from a historical newspaper page.
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Irs
Madrigal origins and practice described in Circle Magazine
A discussion explains madrigals as multi part unaccompanied vocal works from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, likely Dutch in origin, with early references as morning songs. The piece notes the form is English in nature but may derive from the Netherlands.
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Netherlands
Circle Magazine
All That Saved Him and Lively Snake Country Tale
A humorous tale compares a man’s luck in venturing into snake country with a gallon of corn for protection. The quip contrasts success with wobbly outcomes as snakes miss his strikes. The piece also includes a brief note on cheerful living and a testimonial for Herbine medicine, claiming effectiveness for chills, fever, and la grippe with broad household suitability.
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Iowa
Georgia
Atlanta Constitution
V. C. Simpkine
Alba
Tex
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F. E. Jones CO
School House Hill
S. K. Bowes
Patterson & Locke Co
South G St
Montesano
W. T. Walton
A.S. Dotson
E. Wheeler
Eldridge Wheeler
Montesano, Wash
Aberdeen
Monster Street
First Street
Broadway Hill
E. Wishkah
Herald Office
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Ellis Marten
South F St
W. Wishkah St
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Grays Harbor Hospital
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Studebaker
Portland
Seattle
Griggs Hardware Co
E. Heron St
Aberdeen, Washington
Grays Harbor Business College
Gregg
Pitman
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Superior
H. L. Cook & Co
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