Scourge of Damascus Meets Lady Alin in Romance Scene
Julian the Scourge of Damascus visits Lady Alin in her palace chamber as Calypso announces him. He speaks softly and reveals his youth and lonely upbringing, seeking trust and a candid talk with Alin about his quest and the danger surrounding her.
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Story of the East by Sylvanus Cobb JR
An orphaned narrator recalls life under the tyrant King of Damascus. Julian, the Scourge of Damascus, frees a captive maiden Alin from Horam's palace. Alin and Julian form a bond as Horam pursues her, while Damascus grows wary. Alin fears an arranged marriage to Horam and wonders about Julian's fate.
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sylvaAnus Cobb, JR
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Eccentric Wills and the Franklin Fund Gift
The Pittsburg Press reports Benjamin Franklin left a small sum in 1790 to fund a Franklin Institute in Franklin Square Baeton, now grown to 375000 with compound interest. Trustees plan to erect the institute. Notes on odd conditions in wills follow, including a young woman's 25000 with a vow not to marry or become a nun and other strict marriage or nationality gates.
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Pittsburg Press
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An Italan
Lucy
United States
Verdi Fortune Claimant Surfaces in Greece
A farmer named Verdi near Athens declares he is the closest living relative of the late composer Verdi. He asserts the YVerdi family originated in the east, with one branch settling near Athens and another moving to Italy.
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Italy
Pictorial Humor Highlights Quick Wits and Bars
A collage of jokes from the Cleveland Plain Dealer and Puck features a judge taunting a repeat offender with legal business, a Kansas hotel landlord quipping about the snake bite racket, and Miss Keys chatting with Mr Chump as a pianist plays classical tunes.
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Kansas Hotel
Puck
Wall Street Ghost Cuts to Reality in Street Talk
A New York Times extract depicts a debate on wealth as a Wall Street ghost taunts a listener about million dollars versus a quarter. The dialogue shifts from romance to pragmatism with a blunt push toward tangible action and a drink with cash in hand.
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New York Times
Thoughtless Woman Scene Cited in Philadelphia Times
A compact exchange features Mr. Krusty-Well scolding Mrs. Krusty for not visiting his office downtown to discuss matters. The brief dialogue hints at missed communication and a sharp rebuke. The text ends with a World Without End theme and a pop culture reference.
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Mr. Krusty
Careless Man Accused in Sausage Kidnapping Tale
Deriver Times recalls Bijingle a notably careless fellow who whistled past a butcher, causing a sausage to leap from its hook and follow him home. Half an hour later he is arrested on a warrant charging him with kidnapping the sausage.
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Kissing Bug Sparks Curious Exchange in Chicago Fest
An elderly man confronts two people in a doorway asking what caused a blush. A woman hesitantly answers it was a kissing bug while a young man tries to act natural. The sharp-eyed elder presses the point, “Does the kissing bug make papa blush?” at Chicago Fest.
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Chicago
In the Field with the Boer Army
An advance agent describes a lecturer as a conservative thinker and notes the subject as In the Field with the Boer Army. Moments later an ambulance is called as the audience perishes in the aftermath.
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Denver Times
Couching Appeal on the Train Beets Request
An amused Denver Times line frames a scene on a train where a conductor shouts at a passenger to "bek off'n tha train" and asks about living in a boarding house before asking to pass the beets. The fragment captures local-color dialogue and humor.
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Denver Times
Water and Moonshine in Quick Quips from Old Papers
A collage of witty exchanges and jokes from the Washington Star era covers moonshine in emergencies, the three R s misread as three H s housing booze, desert sandwiches from Noah s line, smoking manners, and a city contractor s wife asking after her master. The snippets show humor and social scenes in concise dialogue.
When Woodwed asks for hand in marriage joke
Boston Past quotes Mr Woodwed and Miss Willin in a playful exchange about family acceptance. The joker remark by Mr Woodwed references his papa refusing the marriage due to feared mutilation of members.
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Mr. Woodwed
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