The Debate Over Wit and Spelling in American Humor
A long critique traces how spelling errors and orthography affect humor from early American satirists to 19th century writers. It argues true wit does not require misspelled prose to be effective and cautions against flamboyant spellings that mask genuine craft.
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Ba Smith
Jess and Sue
DR Locke
Petroleum
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Cranes BF
Brown
Aruna Wart
Henry W. Sandosh Bilings
Californiy
Fecott
Liese Humorista
Prodivous Amagnitude
George H Derby
Mortimer H. ‘Thompson
Cousvicks
Syle
Isaae
Exhibition on artificial teeth bewildering visitors in city show
A damaged foreign newspaper page describes an exhibit comparing English and American artificial teeth. It details tooth production from ore, enamel baking, and claylike mixtures, with quotes from a Delaware origin manufacturer and observers noting color variations and craft methods amid a guarded press interview.
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Fuis Bo
Delaware
Wien
Renee Tipo
Ita Charialinih
Mintohing
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No Show for the Creditor in a Strange Tale
A garbled reminiscence recounts a creditor’s misfortune as one brother absconds with stock and the other with cash, fleeing west after a failed business split. The fragment hints at a theatre or town event and notes confusion over who owes whom and what was stolen.
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