A Close Shave with a Barber’s Mad Threat
John Rhett visits Henry Casey in Yorkville for a shave. The barber, wielding a razor with dangerous flourishes, threatens to kill Rhett as a supposed scientific experiment. Rhett talks him into stopping the murder plan, then humorously agrees to remove his mustache and hair before leaving, and the barber continues with his work on others.
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John Rthett
John Rhett
Yorkville
Henry Casey
Rhett
Casey
Henry
Tienry
Mr. Rhett
Uncanny Tales And Old Time Invitations Averred
A column quotes playful misreadings from Rutland panel shows and a humorous toast for a christening. It mentions a Georgia candy pull and two weddings with a dance, described in a folksy invitation from Billville district via the Atlanta Constitution.
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Georgla
Billville
Atlanta Constitution
Drumless Confederate drummer and aging fox parables
A torn Civil War anecdote has a colonel scolding a drummer whose drum is full of chickens, then a fox tale shows three sons pressed to claim their father’s estate. Each piece ends with a moral about duty and will.
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Smith
Tara’s Hall fame
Baltimore Sun
Overeating and Diet Advice Cited From Good Housekeeping
The piece discusses the elasticity of overeating terms and cites Good Housekeeping on how anger grief or intense focus around meals can trigger overeating. It notes that concentrated thought or strenuous exertion near meals can lead to lighter meals and adds that undereating can be worse than overeating with examples like ripe blackberries pears peaches apples and grapes as exceptionally sweet.
Receipt for Small Bills Causes Irish Banter
Tim Murphy pays a tiny village shop bill and asks for a receipt. The proprietor refuses, crossing the account out. Pat insists he has not paid yet. The shopkeeper then offers a receipt for the smallest amount, prompting further Irish wit and a sly rejection.
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Tim Murphy
Pat
London
His Answer Was Right At Kent School Class Arithmetic
An inspector tests a Kent schoolchild with a two rabbits and one more question. John answers quickly with two and one make four, and the inspector corrects him. John then says he has an old lop rabbit at home, noted in Spare Moments.
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Kent
John
Making a Willion and the building on tick tale
A compact column contrasts a get rich slowly scheme with urban growth by credit in New York, noting how builders leverage loans from ground bare plots to rise stories then sell for profit. Included is a Baltimore anecdote about a child misnaming Jesus as an Episcopalian after learning Jews are God’s chosen people.
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New York Mail and Express
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Baltimore Sun
Opening a New Book by Gentle Handling
A bookseller advises carefully breaking in a new volume. Start with the back and front, lifting leaves alternately. Repeat two to three times to prevent back damage, and never force the back to avoid creases or pages splitting.
Flour tale and talc use in arts and paper
Tale is described in two forms flour tale and fibrous talc used in wallpapers for gloss and as filler in paper pulp to add strength. A London Times letter warns about overreacting to germ scares and urges calm despite nervous fears.
Unequal Eyes and Handedness in the Family Doctor View
The Family Doctor notes that about one in fifteen people have eyes of equal strength, making them either left or right eyed. About one in ten have a stronger left eye. Generally, people are right handed and right eyed, likely due to greater use of the body's right side.
The Madstone and Its Noted Case of Cattle Country Belief
The madstone, taken from a white deer and roughly walnut sized, is said to stick to rabies bites. Cowboys fear skunk bites on the range and rely on mudstones when far from doctors. A New Mexican tale describes a bite to the arm where a mudstone adhered and a blue streak vanished, with the man recovering after thirty minutes. The value of a mudstone varies by owner, the example saying $500.
Nine Guilty Men Escape Courtroom Barbs
In a St. Joseph Herald report an Arkansas defense attorney argues that nine guilty men should evade punishment to spare one innocent man. Squire Peavy interrupts, stating suspicion of guilt and noting the jury convicted the defendant without examination.
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Arkansas
Gabbleby
Squire Peavy
St. Joseph
Evarts and Davis Race Doubled as Dinner Joke
Harper's Weekly tells how William M. Evarts and Senator David Davis mocked each other at dinner. Davis, weighing over 300 pounds, claimed he could beat Evarts in a 100 foot race with three yards start. They moved to a narrow alley course, Davis walked through it while Evarts failed to pass.
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Harper’s Weekly
David Davis
Mr. Evarts
Mr. Davis
Evarts
Davis
Senator Davis
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Bazaar tale from The Baptist Commonwealth described
An amusing western city bazaar story recounts how charitable donors supplied a refreshment stall to ensure profit. The Lady in charge asked Mr Billings for a gift but received a sirloin and two ox tongues. The butcher confirms supplying meat to Billings and later to the stall with similar generosity.
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Baptist Commonwealth
Mr. Billings
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