Quay's Note Pranks Beaver in Harrisburg Interview
The Brookyn Eagle recounts Senator Matthew E Quay's humorous ruse to influence General Beaver before a Pennsylvania gubernatorial interview. A Philadelphia reporter carried a note from Quay asking Beaver to skip the interview, assuming the note would not be read. Beaver read it, smiled, and canceled the interview, while Quay enjoyed the ruse afterward.
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Matthew E Quay
Pennsylvania
Brooklyn Eagle
Quay
General Beaver
Philaelphia
Harrisburg
Ife
Veteran’s Office
Reprter
Beaver
The Lament of a Brief Letter Writer
A humorous exchange notes a man’s talent for business letters but failure in personal notes. Relatives complain of his brevity at home while his betrothed chimes in. She jokes he writes only I love you at the top and fills the rest with ditto marks, prompting laughter.
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Ins
St. Louis Globe Democrat
From Morehead to Scitico on the Scan tic
A southern woman and a New Englander exchange towns in a humorous exchange. The southerner says she hails from Morehead while the New Englander quips her origin as Scitico-on-the-Scan tic, provoking merriment. The vignette appears in Harper's Weekly.
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Newgland
New
Rehydration Resurrects Creatures After Many Years
Cats are said to have nine lives but other beings share that plucky trait Infusoria dried then revived after twenty seven years and rotifers revived eleven times from the same batch Frogs and many fishes survive freezing solid and in rare cases warm blooded animals have returned to life after apparent death from freezing
Earning a Spanking In a Luncheon Visit
Mrs Hendricks visited Mrs De Hobson with Bobby and agreed to stay for luncheon after much urging. Bobby complimented the shop windows and recalled they must hurry or miss lunch. The exchange shows a playful domestic scene during a social call.
Sunset Reversal Sparks Laughs About Red Uncle
An artist complains the portrait makes Harold look too ruddy. His friend corrects him, revealing the subject is actually a sunset. The cartoonish exchange highlights misperception of color in art.
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Harold
Hotel Sleepers Highlight Morning Awakening Differences
A hotel owner notes women rise easily to morning calls while men resist and demand harsher wakeup methods. The piece quotes a Globe-Democrat observation about breakfast rooms and bell hops, contrasting patience with a sharp, noisy wakeup.
Boston Man Watches Western Society Clash at Planters House
After the war a Boston man stays at Leavenworth Planters House and remarks on Western society. A shootout erupts as Anthony and Jennison exchange fire, sending them through the dining area into the outbuildings, drawing the landlord into the danger. The exchange references Doc Jennison and Anthony pursuing one another.
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Boston
Planters’ House
Leavenworth
Anthony
Jennison
Anthony-Jennison
Doc Jennison
Boston Herald
Inn at uptown parsonage hosts surprise wedding visit
A seven year old opens the door as a bashful couple seeks marriage at the pastor's home. The boy escorts them to the parlor and says he will tell his parents, noting the bride's mother expects the “marriage money” to buy a new hat. The scene undercuts formality with childlike candor.
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Harold
Iarold
Papa
New York Press
Pelican Bill Haunts Grocer and Dad in Chicago Joke
A comic exchange from the Chicago Record-Herald has a child bringing a pound of coffee to a grocer. The grocer corrects the mix up naming, clarifying his own name as Mr. Crane while the father jokes the bill birdbrain calls him Pelican, due to the bill.
Tough Eggs May 1920s Comedic Exchange
Mrs Newliwed complains eggs were tough not fresh enough for omelet. Farmer defends freshness, saying eggs were perfectly fresh. Philadelphia Press style humor reflects domestic grilling over food quality and customer service.
Time Tale In Effect At Queen Anne's R R Co
In effect October 17 1904 timetable details appear with fare and class notes for Queen Annes Railway and remote lines. The cryptic data references schedules stations and numeric codes indicating prices and cotations.
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Alcfiornr
Queen Anne's R. R. CO
Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery Ad Promotes Health
An old advertorial piece touts Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a treatment for consumption and indigestion. It claims disease germs spread by touch and asserts the tonic strengthens nutrition and liver function. The notice promotes the Common Sense Medical Adviser and pellets for biliousness with address in Buffalo, New York.
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N Hirsch
Chicio
Yas
Pierce
Puterce
United States
K. V. Pierce
Buffalo, N. Y
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