Fragile Digressions and Wit in a 19th Century Column
A collection of humor sketches and vignettes portrays backstage talk and social scenes. It includes a baby awaiting birth as a punchline, diction disputes over a Tower Grove car, Drew’s repartee at a New England luncheon, a fortune teller anecdote, misread menu orders, a Toledo mayor’s remark on a magnate, and a scattered mosaic of brief quips and parables emphasizing wit, miscommunication, and social foibles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drew
John Drew
New York
Rialto
New England
Maquin’s
Theill
Mr. Drew
Brand Whitlock
Toledo
Dodgin
Fragmented Dialogue Lapses and Jokes Echo Old Column
Disjointed lines mix jokes and social quips about money health and marriage. Silly exchanges mention breakfast fudge cravings, a county fair heckler, and mistaken phrases. The piece reads as a spoof of early 20th century brevity with humorous asides about suffrage and propriety.
Titanic Sinks After Iceberg Collision in Calm Atlantic
Eyewitness accounts describe the Titanic struck by a spur of iceberg near Newfoundland. Officers and crew acted with discipline as lifeboats launched, many passengers clung to hope before the ship broke in two and sank, with Carpathia rescuing survivors amid extreme cold and clear weather.
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New York
Atlantic
Newfoundland
Eternit Oky
Oicer Murdoch
Smith
Omcer Murdock
Crows Nest
God Mere
Astor
Lee Vieton
Ehip
Cere
Ater
Atick
Howe
Butt
Washington Dodge
Mr. Dodge
Archibald Butt
Dodge
Mere Dickinson Bishop
Detroit
Mold
Tae Ip
Gwedian
Marian Bjornation Stefanson
Sweden
Henry Woolner
London
Steffanson
Leutenant
Gotham
Aleche
Mr Woolner
Mr. Woolner
Woolner
Carpathia
Supreme Court Dismisses Ramwel Markowitz Marriage Case
Brooklyn justice Mareau dismisses sale for annulment petition amid claims the plaintiff seeks an annulment after his wife refused him. The case notes Markowitz, aged eighteen at marriage to Mildred, said to have had four prior spouses. A separate grand jury report recounts a Bible discovery tale involving George W. Siebert and two $50 bills found within the Bible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Mareau
Brooklyn
Ramwel Markowitz
New York
Mildred Markowitz
Markowitz
Grand Jury
George W. Selbert
Mr. Siebert
Belbert Atill
Indianapolis News
Al G Field Sells Show Tale Of A Street Incident
Minstrel man Al G Field recounts a tale from an Iowa town where a show attache sent a boy with handbills for distribution. The boy kept quiet about the bills being for town circulation, received a quarter, then a bowman later reported a man took one of the boy's bills after soda and a wipe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al G. Field
Iowa
Anta
Thanksgiving Psalm: A rhythmical grateful chant
A Terre Haute teacher recalls near exhaustion from teaching and recovery after illness. The narrative credits Grapenute food and cream with improving energy and vitality within months, transforming fatigue into alertness and renewed vigor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
le Grippe
Ma Arta
OORES ABUSE OF WIRELESS Landon April 18
Fragmented and garbled report describes a council meeting discussing wireless communications and a catastrophe. The text references Landen chamber of commerce and a Buck Line, mentioning dissatisfaction with cross ocean lines and U S communications concerns.
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Landon
Mal Plerd
Landen Chamber of Commerer
le Conner Tom
Atleathy
Refferente
Tng Unes
United Siaice
Titanic Warnings Fell Short in Lesser Prudence Claim
A historical remark notes that if common prudence had guided responses to warnings, the Titanic might have steered south and avoided danger. The author argues the United States stands as the sole nation capable of such preventive action in this context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Major Page
12 Bodies Found After Carpathia Life Raft Sighting
New York reports reveal 12 dead on a life raft from the Carpathia with about 24 persons aboard. survivor accounts describe the raft drift and rescue efforts as ships searched for survivors.
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New York
Gimon Senecal
Peesenger
Atver
Genecal
Carpathia
Waco Sen
None Surviving Rescued Persons Buried in Carpethia Sect
A fragment reports that none of the rescued individuals survived the journey aboard the Carpethia and that their burials were conducted for members of the sect, with limited details available.
Widow of Captain Mith Mourns Loss in Military News
The widow of Captain Mith mourns his death amid grief and announced a message posted at the White Bar offices. She speaks of suffering and loss, reflecting on the sorrow of her husband and the fallen.
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Mith
Endlavary
White Bar
Stand Put Upon the Order of Your Galing
A playful exchange defines Shakespearean meaning as “Don’t wait for a house to fall on you” in dialogue between Myrtle and George. The fragment notes a humorous interpretation of a classic line.
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Myrtle
George
Rivals in Culture At Mental Research Society Tonight
Professor Enoch Dubber will read a learned paper to the Mental Research Society this evening. The Gibbit group is expected to attend, and Mrs Gibbit usually joins any high brow event. A Paxtine Antiseptic advert promotes tooth cleansing and whitening for 25 cents a box, from The Paxton Toilet Co., Boston, Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enoch Dubber
Mental Research Society
Paxton Toilet Co
Not Resentful Fashion Exchange Credits Odd Pole Claim
In a fragmentary dialogue from a 19th century fashion section an explorer and another speaker dispute landings at the pole. The man notes growing disagreement prolongs a profitable discussion while a wife adopts a complacent stance about fashion.
Nonsensical Promenade of Health Hints and Advertorial Oddities
A garbled collage of ad copy and quotes mixes anecdotes about foot sizes and antiscorbutic powders with weather musings and moral maxims. It reads as fragmented lifestyle blurbs, brand names, and stray lines from period guidance, lacking coherent narrative or clear event.
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