Phrasebook of anecdotes from postal stamps and Paris salon
A collage of humor and history pieces includes a joke about Pan American stamps in Lonelyville, a railway injury anecdote, and a Thiers era meeting at Versailles. Jules Simon and Comte de Paris gently exchange wry lines on republic versus monarchy as they enter the palace.
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Mac
Manhattan
Isolate
Lonelyville
Puck
Myeer
Bilkins
Geyer
Monsieur Thiers
Versailles
National Assembly
France
Comte de Paris
M. Jules Simon
Monsieur Simon
de Comte de Faris
M. Simon
Monsieur
Tit Bits Society Report Snubs Editor Gown Terms
A witty exchange reveals a society writer chiding a manager for word choices. In a humorous note, a gas company collector declines to return a photograph, offering instead to send his entire autograph collection of over 600 pieces and requesting the recipient keep only her own photo at his expense.
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Kappy Tit
Skynflint trials cab fare on way home
Old Skynflynt complains about cab fare as he asks to be taken home. The cabby offers twenty five cents, which sparks the protest that such a paltry sum forces him to consider walking.
The Trodden Worm and Tim Pat Arrah Railways Admired
Dundee News reports a humorous exchange about railways as a great invention. Pat boasts of winning £200 damages after a railway accident, joking that his head could have been worth more if involved.
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Tim Pat
Arrah
Pat
Dundee
Scotland
Your majesty and a remiss page in jest
A literary note depicts the prime minister addressing the king about a page seen as remiss in duty. The king jokes about bringing him to work, the page laughs at the jest, and the king’s heart softens as he admires the young page’s sharp wit.
Women and landlady spark sharp exchange in London tale
In a curt exchange, Slopay dismisses curiosity as a woman’s trait and questions a landlady about where he intends to settle. Arthur Bell, a London millionaire, adds a blunt remark that a man with a million can tell anyone to go to the devil.
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Slopay
Sopay
Arthur Bell
London
Mental Arithmetic and Courtroom Quips Across Papers
A collage of humorous clippings shows a child’s math question about weeks in a month and a year, yielding playful answers about forty eight and fifty two. Other snippets include social satire on courtship and a gag about a thermometer causing a courtroom misunderstanding.
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Johnnie
Paw
Father
Pather
Ohio State Journal
Scourge of Damascus Ulin Marries King Horam Privately
In Damascus Horam, aging king without a clear heir, contemplates marrying Ulin daughter of his minister. A looming threat comes as Ju Han the Scourge of Damascus nears, prompting Horam to prepare a rapid defense and secure Ulin’s safety in Lycanius Valley while the danger looms.
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Horam
Damascus
Ita
East
Helen
Ulin
Abowl
Cassem
Albia
Alin
Lycanius
Thither
Albis
Julian the Scouga
Ehoram
Sadak
Ju- Nan
Loram
Tadmoor
Bassara
Ming
Sires
Julian
Ju- Han
Denon
Sweet One
The Scourge of Damascus Threatens a Damascene Valley
Alia and her companions anxiously await the approach of the feared Scourge of Damascus. The robber, backed by fierce followers, seeks the valley and a princess, prompting Aswad to report heavy forces at the gate. The danger sparks plans for concealment as guards surrender and the fate of the palace hangs in the balance.
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Alia
Damascus
Daymascus
Albina
Alicia
Horam
Albia
Ulin
Alin
Albcia
Aswad
Damiasgens
Julian
Mercy
Agwad
Aibia
Elin
Alln
Hal
Tlan
Aswat
Albin
Q. Albia
Aswail
Rf Alicia
Deeas In the Senate Dress Through the Ages
A wry mood piece mocks U S Senate fashion from old-time beaver hats and frocks to modern sack suits. The piece contrasts dignified prewar attire worn by figures like Morgan Teller Cockrell Berry Proctor and Daniel with fashion drift into contemporary cuts and streetwear.
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Deeas
Senate
United States Senate
Morgan
Teller
Cockrell
Berry
Proctor
Daniel
New York Press
Military School at Chapultepec Praised by Foreign Officers
National Geographic Magazine notes that General Diay prioritized a robust military school in Chapultepec. The academy is praised for its comprehensive instruction and strict discipline, attracting foreign officers who consider it among the best. Not all are blind to the progress achieved.
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Mexico
Diay
Military School
Chapultepec
National Geographic Magazine
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Ictorial
Duimor
Hewitt
Jewett
Fly
Mr. Grasshopper
Mr. Fly
Phew
Detroit Free Press
Soner
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