Trifles to Smile At and Humorous Vignettes
A scrambled collection of humorous quips and verses featuring Cockney accents, alcohol songs, and scattered jokes. The items include a back-and-forth about red herrings, a monologue on John Alcohol, a Cockney solicitor and his son exchange, a naval officer encounter, and miscellaneous light verse. The sketches mix dialect humor with social commentary and playful misreadings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joho
John
Salor
Hia
Various Facts and Figures From a Distant Ledger
The item surveys global data on oceans depths and naval power, and cites English vinegar and pickle production laws. It mentions a New Orleans challenge to a ship race, a St Luke's fair purchase of 3 000 head of cattle, and arithmetic rules for compound interest, then closes with a literary aside on first impressions and Hazlitt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Luke's Fair
Newcastle
Herlin
Baltic
Ita
the Morning Chronicle
London
Culloden
Hazlitt
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Saansteine
Red Sea
Wien
Joe
Pont Wey
Saya 'E
Charles the Second
Scott
Charley
Paddy
Scarborough
Willie
Old Janes
Tom
Jane
Charles
Goethe
Boniface
Atlantic
Pacific
Berks Advertser
Grandborough
Winslow
Paris
Frans
England
G. H. Lair
New Orleans
Liverpool
Pasha
Egypt
Mehemet Ali
S. P. Andrews, Esq
New York
Wellington
William Ball
Wolvehampton Chronicle
Galignani
Lyons
Captain Manby
of Board
Ordnanes
Prin Leo
W.j.fox
Freelohl Land Societies
Hereford
Chester
Ditchfield
Kingston Hardows
Dublin
Royal ‘Victoria Tower
HL Hl. Buseen
Tharos
Thame
Uta and
Dien
Parsons
Europe
North America
Mr Taylor
France
Spain
Belgium
United States
Great Britain
America
Prussia
Austria
Thomas Brunton
Es Waurin
Coatham
Yorkshire
Life Guards
Hontowar
Life Garda
Watertoo
Lygon
Aenty Baring
Andre Brack
Eyemonth
Berwick
Lo Profssor HoLllow
Davidson
Dhuggiet
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Andrew Brace
Oliver Smith Jenkins
OL Smith Jenkins
Star of the
Mofuelite
India
Holloway
Eliza
Strand
Platts’s Library
Mibek
Platts
Suction Mart
Samuel Boddington
Troubadour
Thomas Chadwick
Amity Hall
S. Marks
Orleans
Coburgs
Alpacias
Delaine
Floyle
Liddiard
Horrock’s and
Miller's
Croydon
Witney
Saxony
Welsh
Lancashire
Kid
Superior
Genta
M. & S. Marks
Taglioni
Liverpool Mart
Hindley-street
Thomas Scott
Mom
Are
Betwen That
Port Adeleida
Signor Caporelli
Grenfell-Street
Hindley
Lloyds’ Agents
Elder & CO
Lloyd's
Sceth Australis
Adelaide
Oide
Lon Meeks
Hiwon Oki
Oma
Ito
Ado
Ile
Lle
Uadio
Ve Eo
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