Ohio judge rules wife must support husband in divorce era
A New York World humor item depicts Mrs. Bickers shocked by an Ohio judge's ruling that an able bodied wife may be required to support her husband. The quarrel escalates as she accuses her husband of calling her a goose and she storms off, vowing to return to her mother.
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Mrs. Bickers
Mr. Bickers
Ohio
New York World
State Department
Chemnitz
Germany
England
Belgium
India
Patron confronts waiter like anger at restaurant clash
The patron lashes out about dressing and etiquette while the proprietor remains calm as both argue about being mistaken for waiters. The exchange centers on insults toward staff and customer behavior inside the dining room.
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Chicago Post
His Recipe
Cab drivers share tales about human nature and judging a man by face or voice. One driver notes that a traveler who offers extra money at the end of a trip reveals true gentility.
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Washington
One of His Worst Attacks
Asbury Peppers notes that becoming a parent reveals itself by undignified actions, then adds a humorous aside about passing the butter. The Cincinnati Enquirer quotation reflects a light editorial thrust on parental behavior.
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Asbury Peppers
Cincinnati Enquirer
Thought That Ought to Settle Them
An old Negro woman declares she will finally handle a cockroach infestation she has battled with lime, insect powder, and hot water, asserting the Standard Oil company as the only remaining obstacle.
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Il Company
Truth
A Difficult Man to Corner at the Masquerade
A humorous exchange at a masquerade unfolds with a wife playfully exposing her husband’s bravery in confessing love to her. The dialogue captures sly banter and comic mood as they tease about fidelity in a social setting.
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Boston Courier
Neighbor Jones Goes to Cemetery in Morning
Stranger asks Johnnie Chaffie about Jones. Johnnie says Jones has gone to the cemetery and will stay there, indicating no return. The exchange captures a terse hometown vignette from Texas Sifter style.
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Johnnie Chaffie
Jones
Johnnie
Texas Sifter
Has That Appearance in Brooklyn Life
Mrs Jaggers questions her husband about his whisky drinking and his reaction as the scene unfolds in Brooklyn Life.
A Compromise Request for Cab Fare
Reggie asks Challie for cab fare home to avoid dirty boots. Challie cautiously offers to lend the price of a shine instead.
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Reggie
Challie
New York World
Election Forecast Debate Sparks Confusion In Roxbury
A scrambled exchange between Bloozin and Jarzig ends with a terse remark about predictions for Roxbury Ga sette election results.
Not Effective With Her
A quip from the Indianapolis Journal questions authority by suggesting a man's word is law while noting his wife might be an anarchist. The brief exchange frames a satire on power and control.
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Indianapolis Journal
Legislation and market views on filled cheese and global trade
A Washington Wetter column discusses pending Fifty fourth Congress reform on filled cheese and notes that New York, Wisconsin, Ohio, Illinois, Vermont, Iowa, Pennsylvania and Michigan dominate production. The piece cites cow milk needs, imports, and consumer protection, then shifts to England Germany Belgium trade, and ends with Nevada senatorial contests and Mrs Hill joining a Cuban filibuster unit in bloomers.
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Congress
New York
Wisconsin
Ohio
Illinois
Vermont
Iowa
Pennsylvania
Michigan
United States
Horace Boies a Leading Free Silver Candidate
Horace Boies a Democratic presidential candidate contender active in the west. Born in New York about 69 years ago he moved west, succeeded in farming and politics, twice served as Iowa governor and was renominated in 1893 before defeat. He switched from Republican to Democrat in 1884 and owns extensive farmland and cattle. He has written on transportation issues affecting farmers and supported tariff reform.
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Horace Boies
West
New York State
Greeley
Iowa
Botes
Court reassigns labels as two disputes end in laughter
John White of Polk street and Harry Black of West Congress street faced assault charges in Justice Richardson’s court. A misunderstanding over who is White and who is Black led to a humorous exchange before the judge released both, noting the moral lesson.
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Senate
Cannon
Utah
Carter
Mantle
Montana
Dubois and
Teller
Nevada
Newlands
Jones
Congress
Stewart
Fair
Sharon
John White
Polk Street
Harry Black
West Congress Street
Justice Richardson
Chicago News
Prohibition Candidate Joshua Levering of Baltimore
Joshua Levering, a Baltimore business leader born about 49 years ago, is the Prohibition party’s presidential nominee. A former Democrat until 1884, he has since been an active Prohibitionist, church organizer, and Sunday school superintendent, with past runs for comptroller and substantial wealth from coffee importing and sugar refining.
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Joshua Levering
Baltimore
Levering
Democratic Party
St. John
Baltimore Young Men’s Christian Association
Baptist Church South
General Conference
Pug Getting Rich in England as Harlem Coffee Cooler
Frank Craig once a Washington bootblack and now the Harlem Coffee Cooler in ring slang is in England and doing well. Reportedly he can draw an $80,000 exchange check.
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Pug
Frank Craig
Washington
Harlem
England
Beer loving police umpire chaotic Gloucester baseball game
Two rival amateur baseball teams played on Sunday in Gloucester with a keg of beer in a wagon. Police chased fans causing a stampede, but the wagon halted when a trace broke. The officers joined the game as umpires and the contest resumed.
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Gloucester
Boston Lady Warned Westward Exposed by Local Postmaster
A Boston woman seeking health and cost living data writes to a small town postmaster who replies with an overblown, sensational postcard about a wild west locale. The letter mentions nightly free dances, sacred concerts, lynching rumors, and a promise to greet her at the depot with a band.
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Boston Exchange
Boston
One Use For a Servant
An elegant old lady and her maid visit a post office to weigh newspapers. Stamps are applied with a tongue moistened by the maid, then the customer leaves. The clerk muses if the act shows laziness or fear of deadly bacilli.
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St. Louis Republic
Unlikely Couple Walks With Dog in Offbeat Scene
A young well dressed man and an elderly woman with diamonds and a bright hat stand on a street corner. The woman calls to her "precious" who is carried in her arms, then the pair walk away with the dog. The Washington Post reports the odd moment.
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Mamma
Precious
Washington Post
Oklahoma town post election orders for hen instead of rooster
A New York Tribune note recalls a Oklahoma town where women carried the election and the supply house was asked: send one small cut of a hen as the women will swing out a hen rather than a rooster. The remark reflects the era’s gender political humor.
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Oklahoma
New York Tribune
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