Millionaire Nye Parodies Wealth in Circular Letter
The piece reprints a spoof circular to U S millionaires urging removal from a gilded list. It notes The New York Tribune plans a revised volume on fortunes and outlines how readers could have their names and biographies included. The narrator alleges a wish to be removed from the list and recounts social friction with neighbors and friends amid wealth.
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Edgar W. Nye
United States
Ee Prarene
America
New York Tribune
The
Tribune
the Tribune Monthly
British Isles
France
Spain
Germany
Austria
Italy
Russia
the Tribune
Tird
Willie
Dashaway
Money and honesty on a Detroit streetcar vignette
A Detroit Free Press anecdote recalls a young man on a Michigan avenue car who, after receiving a nickel from a frightened woman, declares he won’t beat a woman over it and ends up asleep. The Chicago Tribune joke contrasts with a teacher and Johnny argument about unity and a stepfather.
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Michigan Avenue
Detroit Free Press
Willing to Compromise Bright Boy and Statues
A humorous dialogue from the New York Herald features a boy asking to shorten his legs for a larger bicycle and his father suggesting compromise. Mrs Wicket and Mrs Bilter discuss the boy’s trips to Florence and Rome and his current studies at Narragansett Pier.
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Bright Boy
Wicket
Florence
Rome
Bilter
Appearances Against Them in Narrowed Business
Uncle Wheatstraw scoffs at Mandy about the looks of the clothing store venture. Mandy questions how these fellows could run a big business, noting the doubt from observers in a Chicago Inter Ocean style line.
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Uncle Wheatstraw
Dummy
Mandy
Chicago
Redheaded Man Calms Down Calf Clash Ended in Fight
In the western haymarket a 60 year old man and his 33 year old son battled a red headed man with a calf when the road narrowed. Bill charged and knocked the man down but woke without saying a word, leaving Bill stunned and the pair seeking a doctor for Bill’s injuries. The scene, witnessed by bystanders, ended with the father helping Bill toward medical care.
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William
Bill
Polite Paradox Says Good Shape Offends Formal Taste
A Washington Star note mocks the phrase good shape used by a polite man as bad form in social exchange. A precise young woman complains that his expressions are objectionable and she plans to have no further dealings with him. The companion asks why and learns he arrived home in good shape.
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United States
Elias McCartney
Mrs. McCartney
Mr. McCartney
Frederick Douglass
Washington Star
May and Nellie Update in Parlor Light Remark
A Philadelphia Record item notes a caller asking about Nellie Update and Brother Jack confirms her brightness. May remarks that a light is unnecessary when they are together in the parlor.
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Nellie
Jack
Philadelphia Record
Freddie Takes Largest Pear in Basket
A brief exchange from Chicago Inter prompts Freddie to admit the largest pear was taken. Mamma questions its niceness while Freddie confirms it is the only pear in the basket.
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Freddie
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Witty Wife and Husband Spar Over Spiteful Match
Quippy exchange from Tit-Bits shows a wife declaring she married to spite Fred Grigson and the husband ruefully wishing she had wed Grigson to spite him. The light banter centers on marriage choices and rival suitors with a playful tone.
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Fred Grigson
Not the Truth Bay Willie Seen in Morning Dress Suit
Dialogue fragment shows Truth and Freddie in a late night club scene. Truth explains a lodging mishap as his associate absconded with his clothes, leaving him to seek his tailor after a night at the club.
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Bay
Willie
Freddie
Explaining It The Young Man Gracie
The Young Woman explains that her father objects to her due to his view of her lover. He notices nothing in the young man, which is why the objection stands.
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Gracie
Darling
Leer
Titita
Quarts or Pinte Miss Comingirl Mannish Remark
A quoted remark from an Indianapolis Journal item questions if Miss Comingirl is "a trifle mannish." The exchange cites a blooming outfit with two pistol pockets as evidence, reflecting period humor in a brief social note.
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Ilb
Dianapolis Journal
Fragmentary Detroit Free Press quote on rescue request
A garbled Detroit Free Press fragment shows a state owner rushing to the rescue of property. The quoted exchange includes a puzzled pardon and a remark about preferences, indicating incomplete dialogue and unclear context.
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Tonia
Detroit
Obilling Stranger and the Nickel Slot Surprise
A rough western scene unfolds with Robbery Made Easy on a lonely road as a nickel is dropped into a slot machine. A revolver appears, prompting a tense moment as a sign promises a surprise. The tourist encounters a dangerous, uncertain encounter in a wild place.
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Boene
Contortionist mocks readers over morning paper scene
A contortionist paces the floor in a Detroit Tribune scene and fumes at readers who cling to the morning paper all day. Quotations from a Chicago Record reference a robbery by machinery and a dramatic line about haste and alarm.
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Detroit Tribune
Witness Sparks Tense Exchange in Courtroom
A Detroit Free Press item notes a dramatic courtroom moment as a lady witness responds tartly to an attorney who urges her to confine testimony to facts. Her retort, challenging the attorney's manners, sharpens the scene of the trial.
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Detroit Free Press
Quotable Gags and Quips From Silly Sayings
A collection of light anecdotes and jokes from various papers. Samples include a mother praising George Washington then asking about fun, a man using corks for speaking tubes in a courtship, a fatigued boss and overworked aide, and a quip about money versus brains.
Rich relative questioned in Tit-Bita exchange
A brief Tit-Bita dialogue from the New York World features a rich relative debated for distant relation status. A passenger asks if the seat is engaged while a summer girl notes time spent occupying it.
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New York World
Up to Date Method Chapter V and Society Tales
Excerpts from Chicago Record Detroit Free Press and Detroit Tribune sketch a melodramatic tableau. A rich heiress resists a fortune hunter while Gladys Martyn learns her suitor Harold Simpson undergoes an operation. Pocahontas intervenes to save John Smith from execution.
Leap Frog Banter Sparks Houseguests Visit
A light exchange at the Twickenhams includes Tommy and Mrs. Twickenham joking about a lively game of leap frog. Dimpleton quips about his wife staying in and going out. Miss de Fashion asserts control over her wedding dress choice amid parental matchmaking.
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Tommy
Respectable Folks Invited To Try Fitting In Shop Window
A provincial shoemaker posts a wry sign in his window declaring that any respectable man woman or child can have a fit in this shop. Tit Bits notes the humorous public display and local whimsy.
Insect powder usage guidance sparks clerk reply
A humorous Chicago Tribune quip shows a customer asking how to use insect powder and a new clerk replying on the insects, illustrating a light exchange about household products.
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Chicago Tribune
Sadie Swansdown Unveils New Summer Wrap
Local fashion note highlights Sadie Swansdown presenting a new summer wrap. Maud offers a contrasting view, while Cloak Review weighs in on style and fit.
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Clara
Sadie Swansdown
Maud
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