A Watter of Necessity and a Parade of Jests
A collage of humorous snippets and inquest chatter from old papers. mixed anecdotes include a penwiper salary remark, a coroner inquiry about a stranger, a breach of promise verdict, a burglar in the coal cellar and a towel joke at a hotel. multiple quips and light exchanges populate the page.
Leaving Life Behind in Uncertain Times
A brief exchange reveals Mrs H expressing sorrow at a departure and Mr H acknowledging the necessity of leaving behind current life as they discuss a future corner to Heaven and the uncertainty of luck.
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Mr. H
Mra. H.—Luckil
Humorous Exchanges Across The Paper World
A collage of jokes and quips from various papers, including witty exchanges about bore versus boor and a minister who stuttered naming Bronson. The piece weaves brief humor bits and cartoonish captions reflecting early 20th century newspaper style and light gossip tone.
The Army of Drowned Haunts the Tides
The piece muses that the sea ebbs and flows due to an army of drowned at the ocean floor. It describes their daily march to sea, their tramping creating sea moans, and waves as battlegrounds driving foam and spray, leaving footprints in retreat after the undertow pulls back.
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True & CO
Augusta
Rede Mark
Queen Chemical CO
Race Street
Cincinnati
Queen
Agenta
Gingerbread Hospitality in Cambridge Appearances
In Cambridge, a Harvard professor's wife cooked and hosted two visitors including a famed American poet. She invited them into her kitchen, shared tales of unstaffed life, and the trio bonded over apples and gingerbread in a cheerful, homelike visit.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Chicago Sandard
A Hasty Conclusion From a Domestic Misunderstanding
A husband and wife trade quips about news from town and a misheard tale of Baxter and his son. The wife teases, the husband warns, and a mistaken bed claim reveals a cat under the bed, not a boy, in a humorous exchange from the New York Sunday Mercury.
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Jick Baxter
Baxter
New York Sunday Mercury
Thunderstorm Faith and a Quick Child
A Buffalo Express tale recalls a curio child who believes storms are gods voice. She rushes indoors amid a thunderclap and says dad need not holler so loud for her to hurry. Gargoyle and Glanders exchange quips about resemblance and punishment.
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Joseph Haworth
Buffalo Express
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