It Was Revised in The Scrap Book Incident
The Scrap Book recounts a curious family scene where Mr Slew asks Miss Meld about a revised edition of the New Testament hidden in the library. Bob by overhears and jokes about his family Bible being revised, as his father reportedly altered his birth date. A late night discussion leads to a sleepless night for Robby.
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Perpetual Youth Poem Reflects on Time and Growth
Reading a fragmentary verse by Oliver Wendell Holmes contemplates life stages from youth to old age. The text muses on aging as a continual renewal, urging perseverance and purpose at each milestone.
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Drummer Refuses Board Meeting After Church Service
A drummer visiting a church for a reunion declines to join the board meeting after the sermon. The pastor invites him in, but the drummer stays, joking that none of the board members are worse than he is, claiming a dollar bet on it.
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Lost Vote Confusion Ends in Voter Slips
In a university voting scene professor Simith served as teller while a deranged donor bungled his Tory choices. He first shouted for Glaet then corrected to Bathecote and Ardy, prompting Smith to claim eight votes for Gladstone before the vice chancellor halted the incomplete ballot.
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Craater Scoundrel at Trinity Cambridge
A famous Trinity College master at Cambridge confronts Jenny Gordon a London politician in a tale of shifting loyalties. Gordon later asks for a shilling and a half crown offer challenges the master as staff and butler scramble to relay confusing messages amid the odd encounter.
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A Quaker Bridegroom Utters a Striking Wedding Salute
In a forty year retrospect, Budler recalls a wedding remark by a Quaker merchant who, after surveying the bride, gently praises her judgment before noting insight into the groom. The toast reflects period humor and social manners observed at the ceremony.
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Nye family mystery at Wisconsin farm breakfast
A humorous exchange during a hotel breakfast recounts Representative Nye testing a possible Nye family link with Frank Nye from Maine. The two men discuss origins and siblings, revealing only distant, unlikely kinship and leaving Nye surprised at the notion.
Stubborn Politics Ties Judge Brentano Case to Evans
Chicago Tribune recounts Judge Brentano recalling Jim Evans, a famed newspaper writer, who testified in a case years earlier. Evans described leaving jobs after clashes over national policy, notably prohibition, as the attorney failed to shake his testimony and Evans’s evasive career moves were explained.
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Mayor's French Gaffe Inspires Emperor's Irish Confusion
A Cork mayor led a deputation to the French emperor and began an oration in a supposed French tongue. The emperor interrupted with a courteous remark, saying he knows English fairly well but has never studied the Irish language. The anecdote highlights cross language misunderstandings.
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English Actor Snowbound in Sierra Eats Hungry
A company bound from California to the east is snowbound in the Sierras. An English actor led the table demand at a small station, ordering lavish fare while recounting the ordeal. Other vignettes include Senator Thurman’s housekeeper wife and a teacher’s quip about a new baby in summer.
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Munsey Confronts Ink Stain Demand At Plant
Frank A Munsey, famed publisher, scolded a desk ink stain and ordered immediate cleaning. He then realized he would have to tell the janitor himself after a calm remark from a young worker. The incident occurred as he left the office where she was working.
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