Dilapidated Gentleman Bluffing His Way Through a Card Club
A comic tale follows a self-styled dignified tramp, dubbed the Dilapidated Gentleman, as he partners with a swaggering club patron to swindle money via a boxing night. The narrator, posing as a professor with frail lungs, endures mock bouts while plotting to bluff his way to easy cash. The scene captures urban graft, roguish banter, and opportunistic schemes in a gritty Philadelphia setting.
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Joel
Sam
Young Entosh
D. G
United States
M. Quad
A Graceful Withdrawal from Lippincott’s Dialog
A humorous excerpt from Lippincott’s features a conversation where Mrs Blunderer questions a hostess about an older gentleman. The lady replies flatly that the man is her gon and much older, prompting Mrs Blunderer to gasp in confusion.
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Mrs. Blunderer
Lippincott
Perhaps A Freeze Out Railroded In Refrigerator Combo
A Baltimore American line mocks the idea of a cold deal and lazy scheming as railrodds feign panning a refrigerator combination. The excerpt implies a humorous or clipped exchange about a chilly bargain and reluctance to work.
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Baltimore American
Bad For the Plate Photographer Not Quite Such a Smile
A quirky note from Tatler about photography and mood on set. The piece hints at lighting trouble and a wary subject in a glossy era magazine context.
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Plata
Tatler
Bliss and Wealth in the Afterlife Reflections
In a New York FESS piece by hebasteuren Wilson, a speaker muses on money after death. They question if earthly riches matter in glory and joke about finding a quarter in heaven while denying material joy in the hereafter.
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Hebasteuren Wilson
New York
Comrades in Arms and Songs for Peace and Erin
A compact mosaic of verse fragments honoring comradeship in marching, peace, and exile. It weaves a Civil War era camaraderie ode with The People’s Song of Peace and Thomas Campbell’s Erin go Bragh reflections, highlighting shared bonds across battles, homeland longing, and enduring loyalty.
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Erin
Erin Majournsen
Erin Go
Thomas Campbell
Harvest Home and The Dance of the Seasons
A poetry page presents Harvest Home with rustic imagery of corn, trees, fruit, and birds, contrasted with Autumn harvests and a note on time passing. It includes The Dance of the Seasons reflecting on winter and autumn, and a brief verse of restlessness. The section ends with a short couplet from DISCONTENT about longing and perception.
Improvements on AIS Dad and Georgia Court Tales
An excerpted mix of local Georgia anecdotes and a lawyer's dinner tale features a young man in a post office seeking ten cents, reflecting on his prison past for chicken theft and a pie theft. The piece shifts to Jerome K. Jerome humor about a child client seeking a divorce from her parents, framed as a human interest vignette.
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Rome Bignt
Advancement Biscovs Érad
Georgia
Kurnél Totsson
Jerome
Rye
Language lesson quips spark odd sentence humor
The piece samples a series of humorous lines from periodicals to showcase language quirks and social touches. A perky exchange on responsibility and a wry note about a thrifty family illustrate the era's wit and commentary through brief quotes and asides.
Odd Quotations and Short Snatches from The News
A collage of wry exchanges and headlines from various papers. snippets include a judge and his wife quipping in court, remarks on aging and life length, a Iowa farmer buying cement posts for ten miles of fencing, and light mishearings about personal friendship and mopeds.
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Iowa
Ocean Salt Purifies Land and Clears Health
A fragment discusses the ocean’s salt as a purifier created to save land from rot. It claims winds carry pests to sea where waters absorb them, and the tide exchanges foulness for health. The piece adds a Marine Journal quote and advertises DeWitt’s Little Risers and DeWitt’s Carbonized Witch Hazel Salve sold by Schultz & Co at Nix’s old stand.
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Boards of Health
Marine Journal
DeWitt
H.C. Schultz & Co
Nix
Schultz& Co
Schultz & Co. Nix
Kennedy
B.C Schita&Co
H. C. Schultz & Go. Nix
Reeves
H.c.schultz & Co
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Wieets
Homer Sprague
Thia
Samosas
Sean
Nero
Philadelphia
Pullle
Cully
Mcvuinn
Pinny
Fon
Charles G. Salpine
Theseus
Joaquin Miller
Erin Robragh
Helth M. Thomas
E. & Phelps
de Kurnel
Jai
St. Louis West Dispatch
Jeston
Harper's Weekly
Walker
Higgins
Philadelphia Press
Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Old Bones
Starper's Weekly
Louisville Courier: Journal
Jewett
Uttle
Washington
Houston Post
Ieee
Castoria
Tors
TY Murray Stacey
Kew Yona City
Geraldine
Gerald
Benna
Hollister
Hutophreys
Illinm
John Agrootu
San
Humphreys
William
John Stas
DaWnt
H.N. Schults
Infante
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