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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Dec 03, 1892

Page

4

Quack warns of chronic choleralike nerves in old lady

A comic exchange from Texas Siftings features a nervous elderly woman and a quack who mislabels her ailment as a scrotomary complaint. The quack claims nerves have fallen, describing murkier symptoms, prompting the amused reply from the patient.

Texas Austin Avenue Cnrale Lewis Friendship Street Providence R. 1 Schmond Street Weybosset Street

Pessimists and proposals in witty newspaper quips

A collection of brief humorous exchanges from 19th and early 20th century papers. Selections include a Chicago Mail quip on love and dogs, a Pessimist dialogue from the Indianapolis Journal, a hotel rate joke in the Boston Globe, a Washington Evening Star moment of romance, and a Boston Globe line about Rokitanski’s sons with the punchline two howl and two heal.

Treé. Rokitanski Vienna Weenie Loston Globe

Fragmented Humorous Quips Across Period Gossip

A collage of witticisms and social notes from late 19th century papers. Snippets quote debutantes, railway stations, and everyday manners with playful exchanges among characters like Ned and Miss Sharpgirl. The tidbits reflect daily life and light satire in period society.

Ambitious Maiden and Editor Clash Over Story

In a New York Weekly snippet, a fashionable tale meets editor scrutiny with the author lamenting a rejected manuscript. The column weaves playful banter between a punishing editor and an aspiring writer, set against the paper’s usual miscellany.

New York Weekly

Payrhea Profession Heiress Matchmakers

A New York Weekly quip features Mr. Million asking to marry his daughter and Mr. Quickpes replying that reporters can marry heiresses, noting several reporters who have grown rich through such matches.

Quickpes New York Weekly

Eleanor Kirk Idea Promotes Hygienic Living and Dress

An advertisement touts Eleanor Kirk's Idea as the best periodical of its kind. It promises high tone, practical and artistic content, hygienic advice, and expert columns on dress and wardrobe. Subscriptions available at 50 cents per year from Eleanor Kirk's Lies, Greene Avenue, Brooklyn, NY.

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