Rubber Rubber Humor From Uncle Sam And John Bull
A long fragmentary letter exchange satirizes rubber prices driven up by capital in rubber plantations. It references Uncle Sam and John Bull, digresses through nations, tariffs, and Prohibition while critiquing British, American, and colonial dynamics and the rubber trade. The piece includes mock replies and humorous asides about politics, fashion, and cinema.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
John Bull
Americy Ia
Pan
Ghoutian Bbe
Dent
Aim
Austin
Fragmentary Note on Marital Strife and Domestic Threats in Sydney
Fragmentary excerpt describes a New Zealand woman fleeing divorce connected to Sydney, with mentions of a Masonic banquet, alleged threats, a knife, pajamas, and fear among witnesses. The text references Sydney and New Zealand, with characters including Francie Lovelay and a husband facing a petition that was dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francie Lovelay
New Zealand
Syah
Sydney Dure
Ireland
Sydney
Yraneis
Seuney
Squine
Clerry Wittens
Weinseidle
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