Three Modern Fables The Julep and the Woman The Wedding Trip
Abby’s errand ends with a southern toast and a laundry list of excuses as he returns home with melons and a tale. A honeymoon duo pretends to be seasoned travelers to dodge curious onlookers. A Raspberry Festival at a church ends in a small net loss but big moral laughs.
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Abby
Hubby
Memphis
South
Tootek
Mabel
Dixie
Southland
Barkeep
Mason and Dixon
Tennessee
States
Franee Hubby
John
Emma
J2mran
Niagara
Widgy
Joseph
Frisbie
Montana
Highwood Mountains
Ben Mandeville
Highwoods
Mr. Knapp
John Vetge
Red Lodge
Verge
Crotalus
Vetge
Kentucky
Mr. Dooley
Anny
Hogan
Cubia
Congress
Martin Dooley
Sandiago
Manila
Admiral Schley
United States
Sampson
Tillygraft
Emanuel
Disgeese
Schley
Navy
Vikthry
Odd Stories From Montana About Mosquitoes and Rattlers
A Montana piece blends tall tales and rural humor. It recounts a sportsman misadventure with bootleg liquor, booming mosquito swarms blamed on harvests, rattlers challenging ranchers like George Knapp and John Verge, and a horse Prince that nightly herds cattle with a buffalo robe as dummy rider.
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George McPherson
Montana
Mr. McPherson
Prince
Mr Dooley on the Truth About Schley
Mr Dooley skewers military pride and public talk in a comic monologue about Schley and Manila and Santiago. He contrasts Schley and Cervera with Sampson and Dewey, lampooning critics while praising courage and humor in a Brooklyn store setting.
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Mr. Dooley
Schley
Cerveera
Hinnissy
Vithran Maclay
Emanuel
Sampson
Bob Ivans
D’ Cerveera
United States Navy
Wit and humor items from 19th century humor sections
A collage of light verse and anecdotal quips from periodical pages. Jests about mothers and daughters, poets and publishers, social schemes and holiday gifts appear as brief items, reflecting a playful, urbane tone and era specific references.
Sermon on Trees and Adversity at Rounder Picnic
Jerry Rounder led the Rounder congregation on a Short Line train trip to the Big Hole for a fishing and picnic outing. Rev Rounder preached on nature, temperance, harmony, and how adversity forms character, urging fellowship and hope as the group returned by train.
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Mr. Rounder
City Fe
Star of Hope
Tropics
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F. P. Dunness
Robert Howard Russell
Dewey
Ray Mimber Gomez
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