Lost Mines of the Desert Lure Prospectors
Tales of Death Valley treasure captivate explorers names like Greyfogle Gun-sight and Peg-leg Smith surface from old desert wanderings. The Lost Breyfogle Mine and the Lost Gun-sight spurred years of searching while Bennett’s Hole and other treasuries fueled legends of gold ledges and silver ore across the Panamints and Funeral mountains.
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Great American Desert
Death Valley
Breyfogle
Alvord
Greyfogle
Desert Mountains
James Greyfogle
Funeral Mountains
Valley of
Mir. Bresfogle
Funeral Range
Bennett
California
Dennett
Desert
Peg-leg Smith
Rosebery and the phrase relapsing into barbarism
The London Chronicle notes Lord Rosebery did not coin the line about Europe relapsing into barbarism. Reports misquote him as saying rattling into barbarism, while the official account records relapsing into militarism, and the misquote persists in public press usage.
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Lord Rosebery
The
Empire
White City
Europe
London Chronicle
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A humorous line contrasts public affection for romance with a private twenty minute telephone conversation with a turtle dove, highlighting a clash between love and interruption. The quip plays on social expectations of romance versus everyday distraction.
Promiscuous Kissing of Babies Questioned in Campaign Talk
A quoted exchange questions the value of baby kissing in campaigns. The remark implies political advantage if the act is tied to running for office, hinting at ethics without naming individuals or a specific race.
Hatpins and a heated crowd in a curious stitching of prose
In a crowded aisle a tall man and a dark stranger debate hatpins with a crusade by New York club women. A comic, clipped aside of a family quarrel ends with a moral remark about sass and punishment as reported by Harper’s Weekly.
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New York
Chaos Prompts City Salesman Office Quest
An employer tells a new city salesman to seek an orderly assignment from Mr. Chaos. After an hour the man reports he cannot find Mr. Chaos in the card index or telephone directory, humorously failing to locate the address needed to solicit an order. The tale ends with the judge’s remark.
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Chaos
Kimphler
New Opera Idea Sparks Sing Along Stage Experiment
Swellington-So Dobbins proposes a novel stage concept where the house audience sings while the cast performs. Wellington counters that the notion risks chaos as the stage remains idle for participation.
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Swellington
Dobbins
Wellington
No Change Prefers Home Theaters Bore Poet Lines
The Cornell Widow quips about changing social habits as a couple discusses theater outings. A rainy evening leads to staying in, and one laments theaters being an awful bore. The dialogue centers on Rufus, romance, and domestic preference in a light humorous tone.
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Rufus
Cornell
Lecture Platform Quip Sparks Scrub Bid
Snatches of dialogue reveal a playful exchange about using a broom on a lecture platform and a character’s long name, Gertrude Lizbeth Agnes May Gladys Penelope Dorothy Simpson, as a mock dispute over skating pond preservation.
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Miss Simpson
Mistah Johnson
Gertrude Lizbeth
Agnes May
Gladys Penelope
Dorothy Simpson
Mr. Johnson
Puck
The Other Fellow Deflects Economics Grammar Joke
A statesman questions a colleague about the phrase we must economize. The reply jokes that grammar errors demand using they must economize instead. The quip plays on collective language in political debate.
Birthday Banter Between Miss Caustique And Miss Antique
The exchange marks celebratory mood as Miss Caustique notes she turns twenty two tomorrow while Miss Antique joins in celebrating for the first time. The playful dialogue centers on milestone ages.
That Man's Worthwhile On Moving Day
A brief verse fragment explores a man who appears content and confident as he faces the act of moving. The lines hint at pride and resilience in the act of changing homes.
Boy Finds Brand New Colonels at the Links
A golfer reads stop-press news in his grandfather’s armchair when his son, Davie, proudly shows a brand new colonel found at the links. The father asks if it was a lost ball. Davie insists the ball was lost, and he saw the man searching for it.
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Links
Davie
David
Robbery Threat Prompts Victim to Surrender
A holdup man brandishes a weapon and orders the victim to clasp hands behind the head. The frightened victim complies and notes the request is less tiresome than holding up both hands. The incident underscores the danger of armed crime in progress.
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Nan
Eggs hatch in jars? Breakfast comedy from the morning
A humorous incident reported as eggs placed in a fireless cooker hatched into young chickens. The caller describes Bill and Jill reacting to the unlikely event in their home with amused disbelief.
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Jill
Not a Forcible Illustration in Prohibition Debate
A dialogue between an abstainer and a skeptic questions national spending on alcohol. The abstainer notes yearly drink costs could fund a stone tower forty feet in diameter and a mile high, while the skeptic mocks the concept as silly.
The Right Kind Quote Exchange From London Telegraph
The dialogue features three women discussing what draws them to men past present or future with witty banter about interest values and the appeal of a current gift. The exchange reflects witty social commentary on romance and material perception.
Tramps Report Theft of Wagon After Cold Night
The speaker complains of a cold and recalls sleeping under a wagon overnight. A wagon was moved during the night, with no clear perpetrator named. The remark mixes humor with a puzzling incident.
Vaudeville Star Prospect Noted In Silent Film Era Phrase
A line suggests a girl who shoots and shoots to kill could become a star in vaudeville. The remark frames a bold public persona in early entertainment.
Man Rescued From Drowning Stares at Sea Again
A seacoast resort survivor recovered from near drowning returned to the shore and stared at the ocean. The remark prompts curiosity about what he hoped to find as he had swallowed so much of it he wondered if any was left.
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Breyfogle
Death Valley
Bennett
Panamint Mountains
Precocious Kindergartner Falls. Mother Rescues Child
A young child in a public kindergarten slipped from a ladder and was saved by her mother who exclaimed in terror. The child calmly answered that she fell vertically, delivering a dry, satirical moment about gravity and danger.
Trust evil remedy debate quoted by Catholic Standard and Times
Gabble and Wise discuss reforming the trust evil. Gabble claims he could frame a remedy, while Wise cautions that solving the issue may be harder than it appears. The Catholic Standard and Times records the exchange as a pointed debate on antitrust measures.
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Gabble
Taft
Wise
Catholic Standard and Times
Not Enough Fanfare for Bluffers Charity Plan
A report notes millionaire philanthropist Mr Bluffers was expected to donate a large sum on the first of the month but the act was not properly staged. No final donation is confirmed.
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Bluffers
Calumet Baking Powder Promoted as Pure and Reliable
This feature promotes Calumet Baking Powder as chemically pure with consistent strength. It claims sealed air tight cans preserve quality, assures uniform bread and pastries, warns against cheap powders, and notes physician and chemist endorsement with a money back guarantee if unsatisfied.
Bathos in a Dinner Table Tale At Vancouver Bar
General Marion Maus criticized a popular dull novel during dinner at Vancouver Bar racks. He compared its pathos to bathos and told a joke about a private’s widow resisting selling household goods and memories tied to knives.
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Marion Maus
Vancouver Barracks
Maus
George
Marine Eye Remedy Promises Quick Relief for Irritated Eyes
The Marine Eye Remedy promotes relief for red weak watery eyes and granulated eyelids. It claims oculists compounded formula not patent medicine and has long use in physicians practice. Sold in aseptic tubes priced 25 and 60 cents per bottle in Chicago.
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Marine
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Fur Coat Purchase Prompts Cold Weather Talk
A wife shows off a fur coat purchased today claiming it forecasts very cold weather. The husband questions the source, and she points to the furrier as the weather predictor.
Allen's Foot Ease Advertises Small Shoe Size Trick
An advert promotes using Allen's Foot Ease antiseptic powder to wear a size smaller by shaking it into shoes. It targets dancing parties and breaking in new shoes with a free sample offer. The copy ends with two quotations about the pen and the typewriter.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy, N. Y
Paxton Toilet Co Offers Free Trial Box of Paxtine Antiseptic
The Paxton Toilet Co of Boston Massachusetts will mail a large trial box of Paxtine Antiseptic a cleansing and germicidal toilet preparation free to any woman upon request.
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Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Mass
Knew His Weakness with a Bath Joke
A lighthearted exchange between Benham and Mrs. Benham centers on lingering over a bath. The humor hinges on an imagined internal bath pun and domestic wit.
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Benham
Garfield Tea Promises Cure for Dyspepsia War Talk
Dr J H Rindlaub of Fargo ND promotes Garfield Tea as a remedy for dyspepsia noting that war and indigestion share a lack of heaven. He asserts the world is outgrowing the first and charity begins at home but questions its standard.
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Rst
Nervous Despondent Women in Pinkham Remedies Case
A Platea Pennsylvania reader reports relief from nervousness and backache after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. A Walcott North Dakota case describes rapid improvement from chronic back and side pain after continued use. The company invites confidential letters for personalized advice from women.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Platea
Walcott
N. Dakota
Ametia Dan
Walcott, N. Dakota
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Fargo, N. D
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Picts Telisa
H. Green
Yalima Wash
Bays
Dean
Fianer
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Carter
Alberta
Chas. Pilling
Clifford Block
Grand Forks, W. Oak
Warner-Godfrey CO
Worth ST
W.Y. City
Lee
le Ol Clerc
Havers Oce RD
Hampstead
London
Eng
Shotwell Floral Co
Panaral Gesigne
Vargo, M.D
Stomer Bae Ee
N. U
Fargo
Chesebrough Manufacturing Company
State Street
Consolidated
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