Jelly beans and delivery amid Millionaire's Special tales
A Boston to New York ride on the Millionaire's Special brings a tiny salesman into a club car full of boastful financiers. He overhears large sums and market shifts before revealing his own business as jelly beans. A second tale follows two brothers, a pitcher and a minister, debating success and payoff, ending with a punch about delivery.
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New York
Wall Street
Aner
Midas
Farmer’s Humble Farm Visit Ends With Quip About Chairs
In Atlanta a man hosted four friends at his farm. The visitors entered the tenant farmer’s house and felt awkward upon finding only two chairs. The owner commented he had plenty of chairs just too much company, delivering a humorous line.
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Atlanta
Cow herd mishearing sparks quick joke exchange
In a brief exchange, Jones and Smith dispute terminology about a group of cows. Jones insists it is a herd while correcting Smith who uses the term bunch. The light back-and-forth ends with a playful misunderstanding about cow terminology.
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Jones
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Fragmentary OCR text shows fragmented phrases about fashion and a father with face powder and dresses. No coherent event or persons are identifiable. The readable portions provide no clear action, date, or location to summarize as a newspaper item.
For the Record Amid Odd Thanksgiving Banter
A fragmented scene shows a newly married trucker in a casual gathering. The text describes a grayish concoction, a spoon, a playful exchange about a nickname, and light humor around a puddle and a date. The excerpt focuses on character interactions and mood rather than a clear event.
No Healthy Ham Brings Laughs in Short Comic Exchange
A young bride visits a butcher and jokes about ham being home cured. The butcher touts a fine ham, and the bride asks if there is one that hasn't been ill, playing on the idea of healthy vs home cured. The exchange delivers a light, punny moment.
Bridget the Guest Caller at Mrs Smith Brown’s Reception
At a grand reception Mrs Smith Brown asks Bridget to stand at the drawing room door and call guests by name as they arrive. Bridget eagerly agrees, remarking she has waited years to greet some of the guests.
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Bridget
Early Morning Garbage Run Sparks Lively Welcome
Mrs Smith wakes with a start as a garbageman shouts Yoo hoo from the curb. She races to the door in robe and curlers, hoping to catch the pickup, and the collector calls out that she is not too late.
Cheaper That Way Magician Jokes About Act
A comedian magician boasts to producer Mr Geckle that he can perform a spectacular act by pulling two hundred fifty lighted cigars from air and swallowing them. The punchline reveals he buys the cigars wholesale to keep costs down.
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Geckle
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