Driving out deceit and taking away the world’s sin
Reverend Frank G. Smith urges Christians to center church life on removing sin from society. He highlights cleansing deceit, reforming cities, resolving industrial injustices, converting heathen nations, and defeating indifference, arguing the right method is inspiring action over harsh preaching.
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Frank G. Smith
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Face Value Barbed Banter at the Salon
A playful exchange in Stray Stories depicts a barber chair confidant who taunts a suitor with a joke about reading men by their looks. A suffragette and a heckler provide contrast as a seaside romance is referenced and the knight of the whisker knife delivers a witty line about control and credit.
Disgraceful Attitudes and Fashion Says It All
A series of overheard exchanges reveal mockery of class and wealth. A sharp critique of ready made clothes and cash raises tensions between Percy and Rich Uncle. A schoolboy aims to sound dramatic for Shakespeare while a guest recalls Washington era hospitality.
Slow and Sure Foster Earns Long College Path
In the Somerville Journal a note questions Binx’s young foster child receiving a good education. It remarks Jinx likely will, citing it took eleven years to complete college.
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Binx
Somerville Journal
Laughing at a Speech: A Quick Fix from Cleveland Leader
A witty Cleveland Leader quip suggests handling stage fright by delivering humor. The line plays on the speaker’s attempt to address laughter with a direct joke. It reflects a light editorial tone about public speaking.
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Cleveland
Whist and River News Sparks Family Chats
Appears as a collection of quick rural quips and exchanges. A caller asks for a mistress who is busy at whist. A finder mentions a child falling into the river, while a Springfield resident jokes about fish washing. A child asks if a parent was good, and a grandmother’s memory is teased.
A Weekend Witty Exchange in Town
In a playful street scene Bobby and Bessie note a broken down taxicab while wondering if a black smith or taxidermist is needed. Stella hints at a romance with Jack, while Mabel jokes about leap year and a proposal, and a bantering exchange follows about a man's income.
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Recruit Confesses Missed Shots In Humorous Exchange
A tense training moment turns comic as an officer questions a recruit about his aim. The recruit responds with a distraught but witty line about where his shots vanished, provoking a punchline moment.
Folklore Snippets and Witty Gossip in Comic Skits
A collage of quips and dialogue snippets features an heiress, a forceful count, and a wary father. jokes on apples, no fishing, horse riding, and book agents mix with puns about college faculties and hypnotism. Comic exchanges appear from multiple newspapers.
Good Neighbors and a Rumor in the City
A humorous vignette contrasts friendly neighbors with a baseless tale about a minister at a daughter’s wedding. Mrs Oldcastle dismisses the rumor, noting the minister arrived in a limousine while the hostess shows off pearls and a rocking chair.
One Man's Way The Lowly One
A concise reminiscence frames ambition and self creation as one man asserts greatness through personal effort rather than birthright, contrasting humble origins with a self fashioned ascent. The voice questions inherited status and defends a self determined rise.
Not Suitable She Try This Delightful Cough
A fragmented dialogue describes a person rejecting an offered remedy while noting a lack of benefit from a “delightful cough” and expressing doubt about its usefulness. The text mixes phrases about coughing and personal assessment without clear context.
Utterly Tactless Dinner Roast Incident
A manager recalls a critic inviting a actor to dine and serve a cruelly suggestive menu. The critic joked about a “good roast” as the centerpiece, leaving the actor shocked by the tasteless metaphor.
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Baltimore American
Mad as a Hatter and Air Sampling on a Chicago Streetcar
A Chicago streetcar ride prompts Mrs. Dexter to ask a passing officer about a health officer sampling the air. The officer says he is battling the atmosphere, while a reader notes the saying mad as a hatter derives from adder venom. The column ends with a wry epigram about wealth and lawsuits.
Gray linen suit with pleated skirt and hat
A natty gray linen suit features a ground clearing box pleated skirt. The coat is finished with self covered buttons in groups of three and a matching hat in rough black straw with two gray feathers held by a black rosette.
Woman of the House Dismisses Visitor at Door
A Chicago Tribune fragment shows a woman denying charity to a visitor, Ruffen Wratz, who recognizes her scowl and departs. The dialogue captures a tense moment as the door opens and closes.
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Ruffen Wratz
Chicago Tribune
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad and Endorsements
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for an incurable catarrh case with Hall's Catarrh Cure. It includes endorsements from Walding Kinnan Marvin and wholesale druggists in Toledo Ohio. The copy touts internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, price 75 cents per bottle, and mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Where They Don't Muzzle Em in Suburbanite humor
A witty Chicago Tribune exchange jokes about lateness and dogs hampering a mail carrier. The ad copy promotes Hamlin’s Wizard Oil claiming immediate relief for joint and muscle stiffness.
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Chicago Tribune
England Bets Two Warships For Every Neighboring Purchase
A Kansas City Journal note contrasts national defense spending with domestic fads. It cites a domestic eye remedy advertisement promising safety under the Pure Food and Drugs Laws. The piece pokes fun at marketing and fashion alongside wartime finance.
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England
Kansas City Journal
Be a fraud and tales of child life in Rum alley
An address in Balla recounts a dialogue between two young girls in Rum alley with remarks on kissing and hospital visits. The piece includes an advertisement for Mother Gray's Austin Man-Leaf as a regulator for women's ailments with 50 cent price and free sample.
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Rum Alley
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Hennyman Hospital
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Sea fleas aid deep sea naturalists in skeleton prep
The deep sea naturalist uses sea fleas to clean bones after skinning small birds and fishes. Netted specimens hang just above the bottom where countless crustaceans swarm to strip flesh, leaving a clean skeleton ready for mounting. timing is crucial to avoid bone loss.
Red Cross Ball Blue Advertises 5 Cent Packs
A grocer circular promotes Red Cross Ball Blue laundry aid at 5 cents per pack to keep clothes white as snow. The ad emphasizes bargain pricing and household usefulness for white fabrics.
Seek to Improve on Nature in Rose Varieties
The great rose family has grown by 450 new members in three years though blue roses remain elusive. Some varieties approach near black and experts note the blue rose is a future transition. Also advertised is Mrs Winslow's Teething Syrup claiming gum softening and pain relief for infants.
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la Nature
Paris
Lane's Family Medicine Promises Quick Digestive Relief
The Atchison Globe reports readers can buy Lane's Family Medicine at druggists for 25 cents to relieve indigestion sour stomach and headaches. The note adds a satirical line about loiterers at stores and office retaliation.
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Lane
Atchison Globe
Reflection on nature ends in a distorted mirror gag
A theatrical stage mirror distorts reality causing the line Great Scott to erupt from the audience. The quote notes the mirror’s grotesque distortion and the humor it creates as nature reacts to its own image.
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