Commoner comment unwarranted conclusion on Clarke Clarke and Bryan in Ohio politics
A long tract argues Bryan should back a Kansas City platform Democrat like Clarke for the presidency, despite Cleveland Democrats opposing the platform. It cites Clarke’s alignment with most planks, Bryan’s view of Clarke’s sympathy with the people, and potential GOP harm versus benefits such as home rule and lower fares if a Clarke ticket prevails.
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Bryan
Clarke
Senate
Kasas City
Cleveland
Cleveland Democrats
White House
Columbus
Kansas City
Ohio
Clarke Legislative
Prospectus
New York Evening Post
Post
W. J. Bryan
Saimei
New York
Swellcrest encounter and backyard fish tale chat
In a shoreline exchange at His Headquarters Mr Boozaway and Miss Pert discuss a recent visit to the Swellcrest house. The conversation touches on a barroom detour and a fatherly reprimand for lying about a fish seen in the mill pond, with Angle disputing the tale and Rangla noting the boy’s claim.
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Boozaway
Shore
Miss Pert
Swellcrest House
Rangla
Great Training Congressmen in a Satirical Exchange
A clipped satirical dialogue questions how Spiker gained his diplomacy through training. Citizens mock politicians Grabber and Lobbicum noting domestic details and years of experience with spouses and in law.
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Lobbieum
Spiker
Congressman Grabber
Congressman Lobbicum
Real Life Married Bliss Sparks Stark Exchange
A sharp exchange unfolds as a young man realizes he has encountered a tough partner. He calls marriage “real,” while she counters that it is not ideal, prompting a tense moment about expectations in a domestic life.
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Benedict
Realistic Fiction Sparks Mock Romantic Dialogue
Miss Romanz and Mr. Crabbe discuss a new love story noting highly realistic plot but find the lovers' dialogue silly. They compare impressions, weighing plausibility against stage romance and comedic tone.
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Miss Romanz
Mr. Crabbe
Weather Signs Prompt Cold Winter Debate
A short exchange questions whether weather signs predict a cold long season. One character counters that survival tasks like stocking coal and potatoes fall first, leaving appearance secondary. The dialogue hints at concern over upcoming winter severity.
Drilling into Skull Hoff Fun Way to Water
In a tongue in cheek exchange a Jersey skeeter asks about the drill team and artesian well. The mosquito operations superintendent reports the team has been drilling into that dude's skull for half an hour and nearly struck water.
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Skeeter
O. K
Mosquito Operations
Bonnet Dream Triggers Scrappy Domestic Joke
In a playful exchange a wife recounts a dream of a store full of beautiful bonnets and a husband hastily admits the dream was real because he bought her one, sparking a lighthearted domestic moment.
A Reminder and a Candid Salary Confession
Ethel Summergirl asks to be remembered after returning to New York. Cholly Penshover responds that he has drawn his salary two months in advance and cannot forget where it went, addressing the judge.
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Ethel Summergirl
New York
Cholly Penshover
The Green Cousin Question on Sleeping in Cars
A humorous exchange features a puzzled rural relative asking how urban cousins sleep in cars. The city cousin replies we sleep in sections, prompting a joking misinterpretation about being cut up, showcasing comical rural urban contrast.
Fifty Years Hence Billionaire Banter Over Airship Merger
A dialogue between two billionaires ponders the airship merger and a cited fifty million dollar figure. The exchange humorously notes that even small sums count in grand ventures as they reflect on wealth and investment.
Up Against It Laughs at Musical Wife Jest
In a playful exchange a fool remarks on a wife who is a musician. The ex bachelor replies with a pun about her continuous performance on his eardrums. The light banter captures a comic moment centered on courtship and wit.
Money Talks Renewal Or Change In Pastoral Calls
A church discussion reveals the Reverend is hearing of a potential call to another church. The exchange touches on reception of the call, its tone, and questions of salary compared to current compensation.
Explaining His Act. A detective falls into quarry in murder tale
A dialogue quotes a detective who drops into a quarry while pursuing a murder mystery. The exchange ponders motive as the lead detective vacates the scene, joking that he did not want to leave a stone unturned.
Line of Action Insanity Defense in Bigamy Case Joke
A humorous exchange: a young lawyer says his client is guilty of bigamy and asks how to defend him. The old lawyer replies with a strategy to use insanity as the defense and to empanel henpecked husbands on the jury.
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The
Commoner
Kentucky
Uncle Abe
McKingie
Byron
Puck
Made a Sale to Mr Lancaster in a Book Agent Exchange
A terse scene shows a book agent attempting a pitch to Mr Lancaster who interrupts with quick resolve and then agrees to subscribe. The dialogue reveals Lancaster’s blunt practicality and a moment of unexpected willingness, highlighting character dynamics in a brief encounter.
A Bad Case Across the Street
A cynical man watches through a window as a chesty man strides down the street. His companion asks if chesty knows anything and the cynical man says he does not suspect anything.
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Chesty
Medium Seance Quips About Keezicks Return
Reported at a spiritualistic seance a medium asks if Mr Keezicks is present while his deceased wife seeks communication. Keezicks, agitated, answers that he would rather not and quips that he has remarried.
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Mr. Keezicks
Dialog about Hicks and Wicks on dead-beats and lively men
The exchange shows Hicks dismissing a person as a dead-beat while Wicks notes they are more tired by lively, active individuals. Hicks contrasts disgust with laziness to weariness with constantly engaged people.
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Hicks
Wicks
Stray Flories on Compensations and Gossip
A brief, fragmentary exchange mocks married life. A first married man calls women frightful gossipers while a second notes that gossip would be missed about neighbors, highlighting the social banter and stray witticisms of a neighborhood.
A Higher Tribute. Sam-DNat Miss Snowflake, she am peach
A playful quip framed as a tribute noting Miss Snowflake with affection. The fragment hints at a lively nickname laden scene featuring Sam DNat and Puck, portraying a celebratory local tone.
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Sam
Snowflake
Peach
Pete
G'long
Puck
Test of Strength in a Thrifty Kind of Way
A humorous exchange contrasts legendary Samson with modern finance as Johnny asks if the strongman could lift a mortgage. The father replies he never heard of Samson attempting such a debt, highlighting a playful view of strength versus money.
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Littie Johnny Bumpernickle
Samson
In Good Old Summer Time Lights Up Rural Patch
A fragment from a humorous page recalls Ida and Ernie sharing a kiss beneath a lamplike bug. A playful mistrust about a lightning bug as the policeman's lantern adds rural charm and whimsy to the scene.
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Ida
Ernie
Wall Street Operation Relieved a Very Sick Man
Usual Result notes Gyer-Lumbley as very ill with an operation last week. Myer claims it relieved him, while Gyer notes the procedure was a Wall Street operation.
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Gyer—Lumbley
Myer
Gyer
Wall Street
Not Quite Plain Magistrate Questioning A Female Witness
The magistrate questions a female witness asking her age. Miss Elderleigh responds that she was born in June 1877, clarifying her birth date during the proceeding.
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