No-Complaint Husband and Waiting Wife Joke
A young wife recalls her husband calmly reading by the fire while she searched for gloves and dressed late for a prayer meeting. In another line a surgeon tends to a cheek wound after a man says his wife threw a stone at him while she was aiming at the neighbors’ hens.
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Health note from Mike and Pat
A brief exchange notes health status with Pat and Mike. The line mentions Pat being sick and Mike caring for health.
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Quotable Snippet from Lively Society and Witty Exchanges
A collage of humorous exchanges and parody lines from various papers. Rasher’s Welsh rarebit habit sparks a chafing dish reveal, while Featherstone warns of eavesdropping. Other jests cover Miss Angelica Popinjay, Mr Compton’s bill visit, and a quip on money and marriage in a light, period voice.
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Jumping at Conclusions in Harper's Young People
A humorous dialogue notes a grand mother recalling George Washington and asks how she could claim his goodness without meeting him, teasing the idea of witnessing great deeds through stories. The exchange highlights curiosity about history and credibility through a playful question.
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Theatre audience pelting marked Boonville show
A Chicago Record note recounts rotten eggs thrown at a Boonville performance. The cast, including Humphal, faced hostility while commentators remark on the mixed reception and a few favorable impressions.
Ungallant But Complimentary Warbler Seeks Seal Coat
A fragment notes Mrs Shaw seeks a seal skin coat with playful banter. Her facetious husband jokes she might whistle for it amid a warm discussion. The item appears as a light social quip from a Truth column.
Early Beginnings in Domestic Training Remarks
A courtroom exchange opens with Mrs Fangle boasting of training her husband and Mrs Cumso confirming she began to sit on him after engagement, prompting the judge to intervene.
Judicial chat in court yields plain talk on proceedings
In a terse courtroom exchange, Smith asks about the case and Jones replies that nothing major occurred. The judge and parties share a calm, dignified moment, underscoring a simple, routine discussion rather than a dramatic trial.
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The Difference. May’s big doll joke spurs a reply
In May and the father daughter dialogue May insists the doll is large, while the father admonishes. The exchange appears in Harper's Young People. An item notes a Rhode Islander's claim of abundant chestnuts and a sudden surge in gray squirrels, suggesting erratic migration.
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Growth in American Newspapers Over a Quarter Century
The number of American papers rose from 8 319 to 20 006 in twenty five years, while many others lie dormant in journalistic cemeteries across the country.
Snake collection used to kill pests on farm
A Pottstown farmer is said to keep a large number of snakes on his premises to use them for killing pests.
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