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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Jul 25, 1885

Page

4

Scream Not Heard In Court Of Breach Of Promise

A country woman sues her ex sweetheart for breach of promise and lawyers probe in a farcical testimony. The witness describes close seating and arm hugging, ending with a dramatic court collapse when the judge is humorously resuscitated.

Curious London absurdities and sly street hoaxes

A compendium of oddities and scams includes dog license cards for tiny pets, a Mother Hubbard dress joke at Coney Island weighing 89 pounds, fox characters avoiding quarrels, a plugged quarter melon trick, and a Wisconsin patent medicine scam using a fake magnetic wife to fleecing onlookers.

Mother Hubbard Coney Island

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