This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Poets and Pictures and a Punchy Comeback
Ready Wit. London Scraps shares anecdotes about the poet Craig famed on cricket and football grounds. The responsive crowd, quips about money from fools, and a sharp reply to a rude interrupter illustrate his wit. A Philadelphia Times joke follows about a husband showing a counterfeit portrait claiming love from a Map.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craig
London
Craig Beeno
the Oval
Leyton
Canterbury
Atlantic City
Frankford
Jim
Philadelphia Times