Celery Crisis at Shantey’s Dinner with Waldo and Staff
Fire Commissioner Waldo and secretary Winifred Shehan dine at Shantey’s where waiter Hickey exerts constant pressure to serve celery. Waldo refuses, threatening the waiter and calling the scene a farce as Hickey faces dismissal after the volatile exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waldo
Winifred Shehan
Shantey
Itckey
Iickey
Winnie
Vickey
Hickey
Sheehan
Mickey
Kalamazoo
Lickey
Shanley
Fie
Mr. Shanley
Mr. Butler
Mr. Kane
Mike
Larry
Lfe
New York World
Relapse Hidden in Cotton Fire Accident
A Black worker suffered severe facial burns during a mishap at work. A physician wrapped his face in absorbent cotton, which ignited when the man tried to smoke a cigarette. The nurse or doctor treated him, and the patient asked others not to report the incident, saying it was a relapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Arlington
Beltsville
Ajor
RW. Silvester
College Park
Perryville
Savage
Bolivare Buckner
Pierre Gustave
Amfary Stonewall Jackson Lee
Confederacy
Eloquent Silence and a Censor Made Historian
A humorous piece recalls a Chicago friend in a golf match at Inhehurst with a silent partner who urges quiet. It also recalls George Ade’s early wartime reporting when jailed journalists spurred a clever telegram: “Make press censor correspondent.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inehurst
Chicago
Chicago Record
George Ade
Victor 5
Lawson
Ade
Servia
Mr. Lawson
Remark on Air Mattress Claim in Spring Months
A dealer asserts air mattresses are "Siled" in April and May, claiming remarkable resilience. The exchange notes spring months as the key period, with the buyer asking if those months are better than others.
Names and Nonsense in a Gilded Bowery Tale
A nostalgic column piece blends comic vignettes from the 19th century and antebellum anecdotes. It recounts Little Tin Sullivan and Colonel Mike sharing oysters with catchup, a set of humorous child names after battles, and a Mormon moral anecdote about marital offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Tin Sullivan
Bowery
New York
Little Tin
Mike Adden
Sullivan
Little Tim
Mike
Colonel Mike
Tim
Mile
Making Both Ends Meet Tale of a Colonel and a Buck
A southern colonel known for tall tales tells of hunting a buck, his gun flash, and a bullet through the head. His negro servant, present for corroboration, fixes the punch line by noting the end alignment and adds the moral that the ends should be closer together next time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massa
What Puzzled Him Detective Wood In Plain Clothes Mystery
Detective Frank Wood walks Prospect Avenue when a merchant halts him to inspect his attire and a canoe he carries. The merchant jokes Wood is called a plain clothes man, noting the puzzled response and the curious encounter in a late 19th or early 20th century tone.
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Frank Wood
Prospect Avenue
Wood
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Caroline County
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Concord, MD
Jams T. Coovet
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Frgent Fekle's College of Embalming
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Janes J. Oss
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Dover
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Joseph H. Carroll
Hermsdorf
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Tee “Luc
Granite Basin
Cox
Bullock
Carter Block Denton, MD
Western Maryland College
Westminster, Maryland
T. H. Lewis
D. D
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L. Slesinger & Son
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the Savings Department OF
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Annent G. Towers
Jizsry T. Nutt
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Annie W. Fields
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