Anecdotes and jests from a busy street scene
Fragments of humor and vignettes from a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper. A soldier writes to Julia, a cigar buyer escapes a bad coin, a church sociable tableau joke lands, a quip about women and doctors, a Punt jay quip on conceit, Irish seafaring gulls joke, a Seventh Street car quip on husbands, and a Davenport cistern scam ending in a blockade and standoff.
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LE Ems & CO
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Conn
Pearl
New Haven
Franklin
Lyken’s
Julio W. H.spooner
Lyken’s Valley
Lackawa
NA Coal
Wutood
Seth Paull
Franklin Coal
Anietf W. H. Spooner
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Lowell
Mags
Judt
Winchester
Arists
Chester & CO
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Baltimore
Otis Munro
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Teas Island Salt
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Xotpom
Formosa
Japan
John Lake
EALER
Corner State
Thames
B. Spooner
Ward CO
Warran
Tone Ware OF
Sinds
S's Co. Munro's
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Bristol Phenix
Julia
Suntie
Mr. Dnulman
Mrs. Dulman
Philadelphia
Young Popinjay
Washington Republic
Davenport
Julius Caesar
Brooklyn Times
Curry
Illinois Central Railroad
Shar
Margaret
Pate
Reece
J. H. Young & Co
Minnie
Gus Hall
Troy
Tfe
Buceien
AgNrca
J. H. Young & Ca
E. L. Thomas
Framingham
Mass
Ayer
W. P. Hannah
Gormley P. O
York Co
Ont
C. D. Moore
Elgin
Inl
Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co
Lowell, Mess
Druszists
Dr. Lewis
DR. C.J. Lewis
Lewis
Friendship Street
Providence
R. I
Richmond Street
Broad Street
C. J. Lewis
OTR Aledts Bitzers
A. 2. Crower & CO
Boston
Drees Parsons
Jofin
Ted
Boyd
Bar- Springfield Mfg, CO
Springfield
Ohio
George W. Simmons
Practical Undertaker
Bristol, R
Abe
Sir Walter Scott
Scott
Iain
Mome
Hugh Conway
Contal
Came Franklin News Co
Philad
Florence Warden
the Marale
Mildred Trovanion
Jasper Dane
Mr. Braddon
Aurora Floyd
Aline
Mary Cecil Hay
Brenda Yorke
Gabriel
Wilkie Collins
David Hunt
Mrs. Ann
Stephens
Dudley Garlon
Misa M.E Braddon
Essien
Etta W. Pierce
Dora Thorne
Valerio
Mrs. Alexander
Bister Rose
Anne
Mra
Henry Wood
East Lynne
Miss Mulock
John Halifax
Amon Barten
George Eliet
Adam Bede
Co. H. Thompson
Hope Street
C. Ae
High Street
E. P. Brownell
John R. Montross
Lovell Glove Co
Lovell
Baon & Co
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R. N. Stearns & Co
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Bon Marche
Arcade
Gerson
Ape F. A. Geisler
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BH. D. Farnum
ST. Michael's Church
Farnum
St. Michael’s
A.P. Baxter
State Street
Hotige
B. R. Wilson
Bunco
C. Munro
Munro
Otis TyRe
Bristol
Wood and
Valley Streets
Hodgkinson
Prop
City Wall Square
City Hall
Post Office
New York City
Brooklyn Bridge
R. R
Jately
Court of Probate
de Bonis
Edward Church
William O. Gladding
Rhode Island
Providence Plantations
Supreme Court
W Teeers
Mabel Maud Wood
House of
William B. Woodhouse, Jr
Charles A. Waldron
Cleerk
Reas
Wilhelmina Christiane Arnold
Frederick Edward Arnold
Spring
Sumner
Ss. C. Spooner
F.H. Richmond & Co
Providence, R. I
Fountain Street
F. H. Richmond
Wheelwright
Gi. J. Wheeler
Weybosset Street
United States
Barrington
W. S. Dixon
LADIE
Gentlemen
State St. Old Bank Building
C. D. Spooner
Ral
Feotr
Court Street
Witgone &c
Josiah F. Peckham
William F. Bowler
R. J
Josephus Gooding
Hias
Bradford Street
George Richmond
Horne
Ww. Smith
Rest Street
Branch
R. R. Mass
T. Horne
Waldron & Brownell
Page
Wm. H. Horton & Co
Snow St
H. Horton
Frank Minnen
Insurance
Mutual Fire Insurance CO
A. D
Mutual Fire Insurance
New England
H. R. Barker
H.C. Waters
William R. Taylor
R.I
Dorchester Mutual Fire Lus. Co
Dward S. Babbit
Equitable
Union Mutual Fire Insurance Company
A.C. Burstow
Thomas J. Hill
Henry A. Molden
Christopher Lippit Isaac Li Southwic
Edward P .Dart
Royal C. Taft
Francis W. Carper
Charles I. Smith
Edwin Barrow
Josep
Natuaniel My
Tors
Edwin Barrowe
Stephen Barrin
Henry Lippit
Rowland Hazard
William Binney
John W. Danielson
James II
Chace
John W. Slater
Fred B. Evans
A Edbday
Greene
Pawtucket Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Thref! Clazies
Stephen P. Fisk
Thomas Moses
George L. Walker
A.A. Mann
J. E. Dispeau
Robert Lhas
P. Moses
Stors
George A. Mumford
L. B. Darling
John P
Gregory
Edmund 8
Mason
George W. Newell
Sherman
C Shove
P. Shiner, Jr
Dwelling House Insurance
FPR
Amerlin Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Wood's Building
South Main
Corner College
St. Providence, R. I
Lewis Dexter
Amos M. Bowen
Charles F. Mason
Matthew W. Ingraham
R. H. J. Goddard
Chan_ J. van
Benj. B. Adama
Edward A. Greene
George C. Nightingal
Resolved Waterman
Thomas Brown
Francis M. Smith
Sata E Terre Sant Scott W. Mowry
Eugene W. Mason
AMS
M. Bowen
John ER
Wheaton
Fe. P. Skinner, JR
Fire Insurance Agency
Aetna Insurance Company
Hartford
ODD Fellow’s
High ST
Baylis
Mises
Byfield Market
Jarorquart
Fred
FISIT
R. H. Eddy
Stateat
Hilley
Great Britaan
France
Washington
Tregard
Eddy
Charles Mason
Edmund Burke
Patents
George Draper
GEO. P. Rowell & Co
Aper Advertising Bureau
Jas R. Arnold Gladding
America
Capitol
Stinson & Co
Portland
Maine
U. & Patent Office
C. A. Snow & Co
Patent Office
Washington,d.c
H. Spooner
Thames Street
Longman & Martinez
W. H. Spooner
W. H Pooner
Ion
W. Ayer
Arlington
E. C. Munro
Axel
Corne, C. Munro
Nio
Aimeo
Aple E
John H. Collins
Wood Street
Wardwell Lumber CO
E. J
Preston E. Day
Hoouurs
National Mixed Paint Co
American Mixed Paint Co
F. C. Pierce & Co
S Paints
Sherwin & Williams
Union, Jewett’s and
Bradley
Kirby’s
Tarr & Wonson
Bay State
Aes Otis Munro
John L
Travelers
Guide, &c
Providence, Warren & Bristol Railroad
Wilbur
Warren, Bristol
Fall River
A. M
Warren
Newport
Way
Market Square
India Point
Providence R. R
Newport Express
Exchange Place
Provdence
Waterman Stone
Providence Steamboat CO
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Richard Borden
Wieking
D.C. Lawton
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