Tale of Misthress Flynn and the Little People
In a mythical Irish tale a widow named Misthress Flynn battles the Little People who have hidden her treasure. She searches a turf field and finds only ruined luck, as the Little People mock her while she laments lost gold. The end hints at a legal opinion about the matter.
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Ind
Millia Murther
Rds
Chimbleys
Oliver
Flynn
Gould
Kitty
Acushla
Jokes and Oddities in a Haphazard Public Life
Johnny Greene muses on spelling reform and quirky signs. Freddie Smith shares a trap setting mishap and his mixed birthplace origins. Patti declines to sing while jokes about cast iron sinks and a tall elevator operator taunt punctuate the piece with playful urban humor.
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Johnny Greene
Freddie Smith
Patti
San Francisco
Chicago
New York
Doherty's lyrics on courtin and memory of Irish evenings
A Catholic Standard and Times piece echoing Irish balladry about courtship, fathers, and lasting love. The speaker recalls youthful flights, the charm of a lover, and the enduring blessing found in a shared morning love.
Classic Pun Gallery From Public Ledger
A whimsical list of wordplay and riddle jokes features puns on famous figures and common terms. Lively lines pair names like Samson Adam Eve and playful twists on letters, numbers, and everyday objects for light humor.
Color of Animals Shows Food Influences Pigmentation
Experiments reveal diet alters animal color across species. Pepper pigment in food affects red hues in canaries differently by color group, while large and small butterfly forms shift toward similarity under nettle feeding. Thorn moth color varies with larval diet on different trees.
A Queer Bill in a Stable Livery Riddle
A woman in England hired a saddle horse and was presented with a bizarre bill full of garbled letters. After days of attempting to translate, a second stableman deciphered a crude phonetic riddle implying alcohol and a slang robbery, ending with a garbled threat to get home.
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England
Toby the heroic dog in Hadley Park burglary tale
A quiet Hadley Park night turns dramatic when a burglar climbs to a porch roof and enters Helen's home. Toby, Helen's small dog, wakes the family with a furious bark, sending the intruder fleeing before the man can reach the dining room silver.
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Chicago News
Hadley Park
Helen
Riley
Toby
New Pet of the Princess in Royal Palace Tale
The palace laments Princess Francia's thin, pale figure as she seeks a new pet. After a flea from Jumtabulorus is slain, a waif named Aria becomes her foster sister, bringing joy to the court and lifting everyone’s spirits.
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Philadelphia
Francia
Corolla
Rhampholeon
Royal Palace
Jumtabulorus
Jumtahbulorus
Ble Highness
Aria
Rhompholeon
Louie the Dog’s Afterlife and a Zoological Heaven
A boy Harold asks if dogs go to heaven and learns from his uncle about Muslim beliefs. The tale recounts the Seven Sleepers of Ephe sis with their dog Kratim and lists animals Muslims say reach paradise, including Jonah’s whale and Balaam’s ass, ending with Harold hoping Louie is there.
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Philadelphia Record
Harold
Louie
Arold
Kratim
Aphesis
Darius
Ephesis
God
Paradise
Heaven
Jonah
Moses Fox
Abraham
Isaac
Solomon
Mahomet
Balaam
Sheba
Saleh
Arabia
Ethnological Curiosity About Filipinos Stirs Debate
A columnist recalls the idea that Filipinos are a blend of many racial strands and notes rumors of Smithsonian investigations into their ethnology. The piece mocks the notion of a single genetic lineage and reflects period curiosity about race and identity.
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Smithsonian Institution
Blue Jay Eats Apple Blossoms on Lakeside Walk
On a spring day near Lake Minnetonka in Minneapolis two observers watched a blue jay feed on apple blossoms. They initially thought the bird ate the stamens and pistils, but a closer look with a glass showed the petals were consumed, leaving the corolla gone in minutes.
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Mr. R
Lake Minnetonka
Minneapolis
Minn
Brave Fido keeps strangers out with wary watch on steps
A dog named Fido sits on the step guarding the doorway. He roars at kittens and tramps, but retreats and wags when a bigger dog arrives to greet him.
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Big Fido
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Topplin
Ould Barney
Catholic Standard and Times
Barney
Anay
ATS
Public Ledger
Samson
Adam
Eve
United States
Ouri
Lippi
Dog Tobie
Blue Jay
St. "Nicholas
Fido
Pup
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