Jokes and Anecdotes from a Bygone Page
A collection of short, humorous anecdotes from a 19th century column. Vignettes include a London alderman’s charitable quip about alms, a painter’s view of a judge, a rooster weather vane joke, a magistrate’s question about legal settlement, and a Dutch milkman miscommunication.
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Naval
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Brattleboro
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Brooklyn
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N.Y
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