A Century of Letters on Etiquette and Love
Readers respond to questions on wages, napkin etiquette, church offerings, and moral trials. Daisy Bell seeks marriage guidance with a fiancé, Valerian asks about cheese table manners, while Kathleen Mavourneen details a broken engagement over a dog incident and a domineering suitor. An editorial tone weighs social norms and personal conduct.
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Grace Cassavoir Faire
Daisy Self
Valerian
Kathleen Mavourneen
Daisy Bell
Whatcom
Tan
Bret
Amy
Daisy
Walter
St. Augustine
Fin
Star Prairie
Wis
Sylvester
Ime
Tige
oToa
Mary Goulds
Katydid Engagements In Toon Tale Reel
In a playful Detroit Free Press excerpt a white duck and fluffy characters discuss engagements. The katydid engagement joke centers on a brief courtship before frost ends the season, with mischievous dialogue about love and timing between whimsical animals.
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Canad
Simmled Fini
White Duck
Detroit Pree Press
Wyoming Stage Tales and Amateurs’ Theatre Oddities
Bruno Kysockie and Eulalia Musharmeeck seek plays for amateurs while sharing quirky anecdotes from Wyoming theatre life. The narrator recalls a chaotic Passion Play, bald heads on stage, unruly actors, and a bloodhound tied to editorial whimsy, ending with reflections on the evolving Rocky Mountain drama scene.
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Lcopyright
Ilm
Edgar‘w. Nye
Bruno Kysockie
East’ Haddain
Mass
Eulalia G. Musharmeeck
Insurance Agent Embroils Victim In Bold Policy Scam
A Camden agent used flattery to persuade a man into signing for a 425000 life policy. The agent coaxed and charmed the victim into writing his name, prompting the stunned reply that the man had no wife or children. The scene ends with a narrow escape from a fraudulent act.
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Camden
Philadelphia
No Danger Twickenham Dinner Invite Scene
An odd exchange on the street features Twickenham and Mrs. Twickenham recalling an old friend. Henry denies inviting him to dinner while the other jokes about his offense and decision to dine at a restaurant.
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Twickenham
Strawley Queting Singerly In A Saloon Lounge
In a smoky saloon Strawley eyes Singerly and chats up a wary arrival. Singerly wonders how Strawley knew they were inside as Strawley claims to have been told at her office she was out getting lunch. The exchange hints at intrigue.
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Bronco Sam
Judas
Pilate
Tean
Wyoming
Broucho Sam
Mandel
Mile
Hugo Rohn
Office Bay
Deep Sea
Toran
Tom
Rocky Mountains
Eva
Denver
Bowery
Strawley
Singerly
Shore Journey Recalled By Doddles And Cayemic
A Washington Star clipping recalls an exciting adventure told by Dicky Doddles and Miss Cayemic. The exchange highlights bemused remarks about the shore journey and the speaker’s wits.
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Dicky Doddles
Miss Cayemic
Washington Star
Going Back to Town A Quarreling Exchange on the Shore
A fragmented verse scene shows a couple in contention near the shore. One admits returning to town to secure cash for the next week while the other accuses betrayal and cruelty, interwoven with scornful lines and a brittle emotional exchange.
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Tym Masson
New York
Seaside Hotel Breeze Complaint Broadcast
A Perspiring Guest at the Seaside Hotel complains to the landlord about the advertised cool breezes that have not appeared. The Obliging Landlord replies to arrange a single breeze sent to the guest's room, coordinating by telephone with the beach.
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John
Atlanta Constitution
How is business, Mr. Architect wretched quote
A fragmentary quotation remarks on costly building materials and long selling times for houses. It contrasts fleeting summer resort idleness with Cupid’s woes, noting a life-sapping experience and a humorous exchange sourced from a 19th or early 20th century newspaper page.
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Fliegende Blatter
Rise in de worl all yoh kin Uncle Eben warns man
A Washington Star excerpt presents Uncle Eben advising a young man to safeguard his reputation for future use, likening it to a parachute and reminding that character carries through life. The language reflects dialect and social commentary of the period.
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Eben
Washington Star
Very Little Left
A Kensington woman afflicted with kleptomania says she has taken about everything for it.
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Kensington
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Bill ME
Pullman
Eddcar
Philharmonic
Fresno
Cal
Pollman
George Pullo
Courar
Orr
Sleeping Car Company
Fie
Sir George
Mr. P
Pullinan
Pullanan
Leleve
Pullman Bias
Jess
Kathleen
Heelson
Ashiops
Lever
Chamois
Alps
Sati
Nye
Mr. Legree
Thornburgh House
M. Booth
Red Buttes
Tie Siding
Owl Creek
Independence Mountain
Marks
Benumb
Mary
Blombeands
Uncle Tom
Laramie
Coast
Soctable Titus
Mr. Sinclair
Sol
J. P
Laramie City
Eliza
Othello
Vox Populi
Big Steve
Rocky Mountain Country
Saratoga
John Morrissey
Amos
Capitol
Senate
Washington
Harry
Chicago Tribune
Venus
Cupid
Chicago
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