Lohengrin the Sleepy Horse Rides Through a Winter Tale
A comic sleigh ride unfolds with Lohengrin the horse refusing to move when faced with an automobile. The horse sAGS to sleep amid gasoline fumes while a chaotic cast including friend wife, Uncle Peter, and a brassy liveryman recount the misadventure. The narrator imagines rescue or a dramatic end, but the ride ends with warm by the fire and a humorous reflection on Lohengrin’s temperament.
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Peaches and I
Peter
Martha
New York
Henlopen Laffenwell
Henlopen
Marie Antoinette
Uncle Peter
Lohengrin
Peaches
General Villa
Mexico
de Luxe
Ostler Joe
Droshky
Do Not Dodge Duty Confront Life With Courage
Milwaukee Journal cautions that dodging difficulties and duties leads to cringing behavior and weaker character. Emphasizes facing life with courage to gain dignity, endure hardships, and emerge with fewer scars.
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Milwaukee Journal
Nature’s Sky Pictures Seen By A Rustic Mentor
A painter describes sunsets with red and blue strokes while the old rustic observer, keeping distance, speaks of dawns and fiery lakes before noting he has not seen such skies since signing a pledge. The exchange underscores a contrast between artful nature and cautious restraint.
The Sea of Matrimony
A quip exchanges about a book title The Sea of Matrimony. The dialogue toys with marriage metaphors and a pun on submarines as the bride’s mother.
Hints for Home Nurse Improve Patient Care At Home
Practical guidance for home nursing covers room setup with ventilation and light, bed position, dust control, and safe medicine handling. Includes simple recipes and dessert ideas such as Horseradish Sandwiches Bread Pudding Roxbury Sauce and Cherry Pudding with notes on light, air, and avoiding fatigue.
Parental Fatalism and Social Shallow Quips
The fragment cites a Child care quip about colic from Nerece Merweet and a dialogue on parental certainty. It references a Philadelphia Public Ledger remark and a judge’s retort on social shallow ness, signaling satirical tone.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Poor street sweeper dies after motorcycle crash
Frederick Birkmer a New Rochelle street sweeper said he was too poor to be hurt and was knocked unconscious on Pelham road by Frank Purdy of Port Chester. He regained consciousness, insisted on leaving, and died after skull fracture and ambulance transfer.
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Frederick Birkmer
New Rochelle
N. Y
Pelham Road
Frank Purdy
Port Chester
Birkmer
Purdy
Moone's Emerald Oil Promises Relief For Veins
An advertisement urges readers to obtain a full strength bottle of Moone's Emerald Oil and apply it twice daily to swollen veins. It claims veins will shrink toward normal size with continued use and offers a sample on 10 cents, sent from Moone Chemical Co. in Rochester NY.
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Moone
Moone Chemical Co
Dept. W. Rochester
N. Y
Adv
The Floor Did. Jimmy Falls From Gym Rings
Five year old Jimmy tried swinging on rings at the Boys' club gym following his older brother. His grip slipped and he fell to the floor. His brother gave first aid as the boy cried that the floor hurt more than the rings.
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Jimmy
Look Your Best Soap and Ointment Ad Sample Offer
Fragrant soap to cleanse and purify skin and a soothing ointment to heal irritation and disfigurement. Free sample by mail with book. Address postcard to Cuticura Dept XY Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
Rescuer Jiggers Helps Fares Home in Atlantic City
A local figure known as Jiggers is praised for aiding stranded travelers in Atlantic City. Though skeptics doubt his swimming, he reportedly rings a pawnshop for funds to pay fares, helping people get home.
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Jiggers
Lfe
Atlantic City
A Plain Defense and Humorous Quip Amid Legal Snippet
A humorous defense quote claims a client merely weighed scales in a theft case. An ad promotes Marine Eye Hemedy for eye comfort with a Chicago origin. A stray line notes Minnesota corn yields averaging 35 bushels per acre.
Frog in Baby's Stomach Ends in Tragic Death
A Chicago mother loses her eighteen month old child after hydrant water in Syracuse led to a frog tadpole developing in the stomach. Doctors removed a frog weighing over a half pound. the infant later died from pneumonia after a promising recovery.
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Harry Wolf
Chicago
Goshen
Indianapolis Star
Syracuse
Kosciusko County
Taking No Chances In A Marriage Quick Union
A terse exchange reveals a bride to be Mary plans a rapid marriage after three weeks of acquaintance. Her mother questions the brevity, but Mary quips past doubts noting past suitors changed their minds once they knew her better.
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Mary
The One Exception at the Summer Resort
A brief dialogue arrives from a summer resort where a new guest notes guests come for health and a hotel proprietor remains absent. The quip reflects social tension between newcomer and proprietor during a leisure visit.
On Her Part It Was
A wry quip notes Alice married the wealthy Mr. Gilder for money not love. A speaker asks if it was a love match and answers that Alice loves money, while a grave joke about burial costs closes the line.
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Alice
Mr. Gilder
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Kansas City
Cutiura
Marine Eye Hemedy
Book of the Eye
Marine Eye Hemedy Co
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