Promising Young Man at University Gate
A university student Vansittart believes he is promising as the provost mocks his boast during a farewell bell, a garden gate moment, and a vow to return before a long vacation tests his pride and a romance with Daisy fades as memory unsettles him.
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Vaansittart
Vansittart
Daisy
Papa
Franklin
Ford
Provost
Mr. Vansittart
Sle
Anthony Hope
Weather Conundrum Sparks Gentle Quip Exchange
A humorous exchange between Rivers Pil and Brooks ends with Swaddleford’s remark on the weather. Pil bets Brooks a dollar he can remark about the weather without a long lecture, but Swaddleford reframes the weather as hibernal and reflects on language, noting how phrases often convey opposite ideas.
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Rivers
Swaddleford
Hit
Brooks
Mr. Swaddleford
In Air and Ink in Congress Reporters Note Taking
Reporters in the House stand to take notes during debates moving around the chamber. A left hand holds a book while a stenographer writes. Cylinders and phonographs feed a team of typists who render the remarks for printing, often delivered to members at their hotel before bedtime.
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House of Representatives
House
Senate
Corps of Typewriters
Phonograph
Pittsburg
Traditions and Habits of the Young Women of Mexico
A study of Mexican social norms describes the senorita as a marriageable young woman of mixed Spanish and native heritage. It notes windows as social perches for observation, dating etiquette, and the custom of private courtship, with women withdrawn from public streets to avoid impropriety and emphasize family honor in Modern Mexico.
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Mexico
United States
England
Spain
Juvenile Views of Marriage in a Telegraph Tale
A humorous Philadelphia Telegraph piece portrays a curly headed boy and a saucy little girl debating marriage. The girl explains the steps from rings to a watch, while the boy jokes he might not marry, highlighting childish views on love and matrimony.
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Mamima
Hiladelphia Telegraph
A Two Sided Story From Lowell Me
Two men in Lowell Maine boast and bet five dollars they ride on opposite river sides. They ask a pedestrian to confirm the river is on their side and the other side, each asserting the view. The surprised bystander agrees, and the forfeit is paid. Humor from Lewiston Journal.
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Florabo
Certlei
Lowell
Lewiston Journal, Ou
Crocodile Paint Mix Up At The Paint Counter
A boy asks for crocodile paint and the dealer mishears as Nile green. The boy, unswayed, confirms Nile green and requests a quart, while the dealer puzzles over the forgotten name in a humorous exchange from the Chicago Tribune.
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Chicago Tribune
Elevators and Ads Spark Gentleoffice Exchange
A Cleveland Plain Dealer vignette shows three women glaring at a man and his papery note while he directs them to a seat. The moment shifts to a Chicago Tribune joke about an elevator rider and a missing tooth, with the elevator man quipping about fifth floor travel.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Chicago Tribune
A Solinary Zuartet at a Mansion Party
Mr Moneybag laments a party mishap where four singers arrived to perform a single solitary quartet he had ordered. The tale, seen in the papers, mocks the financier’s effort to entertain guests while he ends up paying for all four performers.
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Moneybag
Tim
Too Much For Cabby
Mr Ashton recounts a London taxi dispute where a cabman taunted him and drove off after a stern exchange. Ashton notes he never claimed to be a gentleman and quips he won the moment, describing the incident as a lesson in manners.
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Algernon Ashton
Mr. Ashton
Lawcticee
London News
Best For the Woman Heralds Crusty Bachelor’s Protest
A satirical scene shows a young man at his lady love’s feet provoking a crusty bachelor. He declares he would rather bind a rope about his neck than kneel to a woman. The girl calmly answers that kneeling would be best for the woman.
Licey Play Draws Mixed Reaction At Matinee
A Detroit Free Press recounts a matinee of Licey where a friend notes liking the play but complains the ending. Viewers in the row ahead struggle to see, due to elbows and hats blocking the stage.
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Stewart's
Baltimore
Licey
Detroit Free Prees
Mistaken Umbrella Mix Up At Cincinnati Times Star
A humorous miscommunication leads to a quarrel over an umbrella. The injured party claims the umbrella stabbed his eye while the cheerful offender insists no harm occurred and that the umbrella was borrowed from a friend.
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Ucincinnati Times
Star
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