Blueberry the Cat Recounts Long Life and Meals
A talking cat narrator named Blueberry describes his long life and habits. He explains his fur color, age of sixteen, and his skill at begging for meals. He is owned by Maude George of Hillsboro Lower Village, New Hampshire.
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Maude George
Hillsboro
Lower Village
N. H
Oldbuck
Jokes and sayings from a 19th century miscellany
A collection of short anecdotes and quips includes a naughty boy named Bobby who laughs at school, a fox's spring bark, and a couple debating certainty. Memories of Pompeii bake shop loaves, and marital banter reveal male stubbornness and sly wit.
A Lad o' Sixty-one Poem by Winifred V Jordan
Poem narrates a carefree sixty one year old speaker who travels widely from Hollywood to Dover. The speaker lives lazily with a bright heart, enjoys simple pleasures, and is nicknamed Harmless Ike while greeted with cheerful salutations by others.
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Winifred Virginia Jordan
Talk Is a Precious, Expensive Commodity
The piece argues talk wastes time and achieves little. It urges limiting speech to when there is something to say and emphasizes action over chatter. It criticizes idle talk as a hindrance to productivity and cautions against claiming genius without deeds.
Central Africa Drum Signals Highlight News Flow
A remark about a tiresome self-important man shows the vanity of wealthy society figures. A jokey exchange exposes a crude flirtation. The text notes drum signals distribute news among Central African natives. A closing thought urges attention to contradictions rather than anger.
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Central Africa
Roving Fables and Odd Observations From A Boardwalk Cart
A string of vignettes and quips touch on tailoring bills, chisel tradeoffs, ballroom intrigue and a motherly rebuke to a rude question. Also notes on seals migrations around Alaska and a wordplay joke about NOW spelled as I WON.
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Alaska
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