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Newspaper
Armidale Chronicle
Location
Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 05, 1895
Page
1
A French visitor sends a plum pudding recipe to friends in England. On return, the family serves the pudding in soup, calling it plum soup as the guest unknowingly eats his own recipe. The prank hinges on the host forgetting to instruct the cook.
A Kentucky judge recalls a boyish stunt riding in a wagon with front wheels swapped and rear wheels raised, claiming a night ride to Louisville with the line uphill all the way. His wife asks where he went, and he explains with uncertain tones that the trip began well but went ten miles uphill the whole way.
A string of fragmented anecdotes recounts meetings with notable figures like Cardinal Masning and John Bright, a dean questioning undergraduates, and a boastful kitchen incident. The text mixes misread names, garbled phrases, and marginal humorous sketches, offering glimpses of social scenes and odd encounters.
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