Variety of Jokes and Anecdotes From a 19th Century Issue
A string of humorous quips and brief vignettes. Jests target clergymen, travelers, spinsters, doctors, Irish characters, a landlord and a trove of puns. The piece reads as a collage of light satire and domestic humor without a central narrative.
Prairie dog city visit ends in mass rattle snake kill
On the 3d, John B. Putnam and companions hunted a prairie dog city three miles from Hutchinson Kansas to capture dogs for Fort Wayne Indiana. Warm sun observed as hundreds of snakes sheltered near holes. They killed about two hundred dogs, including one hundred seventy five rattlesnakes. Putnam returned to town exultant with rattles collected from the victims.
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John B. Putnam
Fort Wayne
Indiana
North Indianapolis addition offers rapid growth and strong returns
In Massachusetts industrial circles improved. Southbridge mills restart full time with good prospects. Grosvenor Dale Webster mills resume with 20 percent wage cuts. Perryville Jos1th Perry mill runs without stopping. Buffum's mill Ord. sees steady operation. North Indianapolis real estate shows rapid demand, with ground elevations, canal water supply, streetcar access, and railroad switch. Agents predict two thousand residents within a year, mainly artisans, with favorable exchange terms and strong investment potential. George W. Rader promotes sales from Surgical Institute Buildings, Indianapolis.
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Connubial Couples in New York Letters Revealed
A New York letter to the Chicago Tribune mocks newlyweds as absurd and foolish. It notes their bright new clothes and fresh manners expose their inexperience in marriage and suggests couples pretend to be old for a spell to avoid ridicule.
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