Lease Divorce and Rise of a Kansas Politician
Mary E Lease seeks divorce in Wichita on grounds of non support as her husband fails to contest. The former grocer turned reformer built a life from poverty to leadership in labor and populist causes while supporting five children and achieving financial independence in New York.
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Wichita
Kan
Chicago Tribune
Mary E. Lease
Lease
Kansas
Sunflower State
Topeka
Charles
Louise
Ben Hur
Mary
New York
Story of Fish Captures Biggest Catch in Canada
A river tale unfolds about a man who swore a fish story from the summer of 89. He describes cold upper Canada waters, a lengthy struggle, and landing a very large fish that he insists was the biggest he ever caught.
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Washington Star
Upper Canada
Quips and Quirks in a Patchwork of Jokes
A collage of comic snippets from various papers. A straw hat man questions a storyteller about weight while a shingle nosed man exits for air. Jests cover charity, love, divorce, bartenders, eastern schooling, feather shipments, and a sly jab about cocktails.
Reputation and Credit Stop Man From Running
A Chicago Times-Herald note claims a man refused to run in debt, saying creditors would not extend credit. The public reason cited is that no one would lend to him. The item reflects local opinion on political or personal finances.
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New York
Detroit
Free Press
New York City
John Gilpin
Chicago Times-Herald
Teacher Requests Absence Excuse From Father
A lighthearted fragment notes a teacher asking for an absence excuse from a pupil's father. The child complains of a father who cannot craft excuses, while the mother catches him in the act. The line is sourced from the Washington Star.
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Bronco Bob
Washington Star
Willie
Two of a Kind at the Barber Shop
A Philadelphia Press item notes a joke about lookalikes with Mr Newliwedded quipping that only bald heads resemble each other, as a humorous aside about a barber comparison.
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Mr. Newliwedded
Philadelphia Press
Quip on fares and social mores from old papers
A compact collage of 19th century snippets cites a cab fare dispute and social quirks. Dialogues feature a frustrated passenger rebuffing cab rates, a mother daughter exchange about names, a child requesting change, and a joke about readers of books versus papers. The snippets mirror period humor in concise exchanges.
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Mary E.lease
Dorn
Washington Democrat
Star
Porter Ashe
San Francisco
Ashe
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Chicago Daily News
N. Y
Willoughby
Jenny
Mamma
N. Y. World
Cobwigger—Howell
Merritt
Morrow
Jon Morrow & Co
Chemists
Spaincfield
OulCo
E. H. Waldo
Big Four
Anderson
Ind
All Drug
Q. J. Noblitt’s
An By Cures , Co
CURES
Pala
Humphreys
E. Joonens
Mt Humphreys’ Medicine Co
Cor. W. John Sts
M. Monae
Phreys’ Red CO
Cor
William & John Srs
Indian
Gragelsts
Pice
Prop's
CLEYD
Q. J. Noblitt
T. E. Otto
Our
U. S. Supreme Court
Supreme Courts
U. S. Government Printing Office
G. & C. Merriam CO
Springfield
Mass
Southern Railway
Florida
Georgia
Alabama
Carolinas
Louisville
Cincinnati
Chattanooga
Birmingham
Washington
Cubs
Porto Rico
J. C. Beam, Jr
N. W
Dearborn Street
Chicago
Ill
A. Baird
Trav
Neave
For
Holiday Presents
Otto
David Stobo
SEC, Citizens’ B. & L. Assn. —Dealer In— Real Estate
Third Street
Colupbas, Ine
Everroad
BROWN
Orvion
Tevis
Seria
Brater
North Wesnom
ST. Louie
H. J. Berkshire
North Vernon
O. P. McCarty
G P. A
Cini
Jacksonville
Ern Railway
Lexington
Atlanta
Queen and Crescent
South Florida
Havama
Nassau
Via
Fourth Ave
Louis
W. A. Tur
Gen. Pass
Washington, D.C
Peoria
Indianapolis
BIC
Union
Cleveland
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Boston
Union Depot
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