Yes Yes You Love Me After All
A rural romance climaxes with Norman Ryder returning home and an accidental bobsled crash. Elizabeth Gray, who teased his Buffum county dialect, confesses love as Norman recovers, and they reconcile in a moonlit small town moment. The tale centers on forgiveness, love, and the couple’s tender reunion.
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Norman
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Norman Ryder
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Mrs. Gray
Sir Forman
Buffum County
Elizabeth Gray
Elmwood
Dimwood
Iittle Bess
New York
Enniswood
Return to Elmwood Sparks Tension in Love and Language
Elizabeth Gray comes home to Elmwood after a year with her uncle and faces pressure from her parents and suitor Norman Ryder about marriage. Her disdain for his rustic twang clashes with her fear of losing family ties as he presses for his advances amid a tense, affectionate family scene.
Clever Dwarfs and a Royal Wedding in Seventeenth Century
Richard Gibson and his wife, celebrated as clever painters of miniatures, flourished in the seventeenth century. Gibson served as drawing master to the daughters of James II. Their wedding was staged by Henrietta Maria, with Charles I. giving the bride away, and Edmund Waller composing a poem in her honor. Gibson died at seventy four. his widow lived to eighty nine.
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Richard Gibson
Gibson
James II
Henrietta Maria
Charles I
Edmund Waller
Pineapple Juice Aids Digestion and Health
The New York World notes pineapple acts as a material aid to digestion. Fresh pineapple or its juice, when placed in contact with eggs or gelatine or milk, digests albuminous substances and yields a bitter taste, indicating digestion. It is also praised for throat catarrh relief and malarial afflictions.
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New York World
Senator Sorghum Reflects On Confidence and Criticism
Washington Star quotes Senator Sorghum noting fickle popularity among constituents. He likens public esteem to a man who agrees to umpire a ball game, accepting praise then blame as part of service and duty.
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Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Master of Fiction Dobbleigh’s Veracity Questioned
In Harper's Weekly a exchange pits Hickenlooper against Bildad over Dobbleigh’s truthfulness. Bildad: if Dobbleigh could write as he talks, he’d have Sir Walter Scott and Alexander Dumas shackled to the mast.
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Bildad
Hickenlooper
Sir Walter Scott
Alexander Dumas
Tlarper
No Duty on Anecdotes Version from Washington Herald
A brief note cites a Washington Herald line about anecdotes tied to a sword from Waterloo and a fisherman’s remark about buying the same anecdote with an old musket, illustrating a playful exchange on lore and relics.
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Waterloo
Washington Herald
God Bless Our Wives Banquet Tale From Cleveland
A Cleveland lawyer, famed in town, spoke at a fraternity banquet on the toast Our Wives. He recalled a personal restaurant incident where his wife challenged a waiter who misidentified him. She defended him and invoked the line God bless our wives, per the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Cleveland
Alpha
Omega
Mr. Dashblank
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Two Ways Hath Life by Alfred de Musset
A two part meditation on life contrasts a quiet measured path with a wild unbound torrent. It presents patience and ambition as constant tasks, framed by Musset's reflective verse on destiny and restraint.
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Alfred de Musset
Jagsed His Memory In London Sock Purchase
An American shopper in Bond Street, after an expensive measurement for his right foot, returns to buy another pair of socks. He jokes with the obsequious clerk, challenging the idea his foot has grown since the prior fitting, prompting a remembered reaction.
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London
Bond Street
New York Sun
Bungled It After All In Irwin Style
Tierbert Corey recalls Will Irwin’s story about two women who plan a gentle warning for a stranger. A humorous misstep unfolds as one woman informs the unaware subject that her shoes are worn at the heel, prompting a quiet, drawling punchline.
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Will Irwin
Mr. Irwin
Tierbert Corey
Cincinnati Times-Star
The Missing Bed Exquisite Queen Elizabeth Legend
A fifteenth century house opens to visitors at a fee where Queen Elizabeth is said to have slept. A guide recalls the sacred bedchamber while noting modern furniture and a few embroidery touches. The questioner asks about the bed. the guide replies it is being made.
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Queen Elizabeth
Buttons
Q Ten
Elizabeth
Joke Turns on Chinese Army Chicer’s Night Alarm
An English military officer in the Chinese army staged a late night alarm to test discipline. Troops rushed to positions, then laughed when the alarm proved a joke. He repeated the stunt with guests, but no soldier appeared and laughter roared at the failed prank.
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Deing
Chow
The Solar Plexus in Scriptural Compassion
The New York Tribune notes the phrase bowels of compassion aligns with science. It explains the solar plexus as a nerve mass in the abdomen that sends messages to the brain, linking innards to emotions though it itself cannot feel.
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New York Tribune
Her Great Love
In London Mail fiction a tender dialogue unfolds as a lover pleads for affection while he recalls sacrificing other coats to buy a new dress for her. Her soft reply rests in his protective embrace, highlighting devotion and cost.
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London Mail
Different From Wall Street Wise Guy Speculating Stock Tricks
A clipped Chicago News line contrasts the gambler’s luck with shorn lamb skepticism, noting that speculation in stocks yields little reward and can lead to failed ventures. The piece implies cautious, prudent behavior over flashy, uncertain bets.
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Wall Street
Eherman
Chicago News
Hair Cut Prank on J M Langford Shocks London Club
A decades old practical joke on J M Langford known as Jace unfolds at the Garrick club in London. Albert Smith leads a campaign of public taunts, posters, and songs questioning who cut Langford's hair causing his eventual confession after a long barrage of elaborate stunts. The prank includes Times ads, racecourse posters, and alpine ski chase unveilings culminating in Langford’s humble letter admitting a barber in St Martin's Court cut his hair.
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Her Opportunity Folly in a French joke book tale
A joke recounts a Rome episode where a confessor orders flogging as penance for a woman. Her husband volunteers to take the punishment, and she prompts the flogger to “flog harder” as she proclaims herself a great sinner, observing the scene with husband in support.
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Rome
Not a Scot on Scottish Express Collision
An unexplained engine breakdown on a Scottish express leads a passenger to shout for help. The guard claims no records could be broken on that journey while recounting the cause as a driver using all the boiler water to mix grog. A quick reply says the chief is not Scottish, implying misidentification and humorous confusion about nationalities.
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Scottie
Bishop Defies Blizzard to Reach Lumber Region Meeting
A New England bishop, en route to an episcopal appointment in Maine's lumber country, faced a fierce blizzard. Six lumberjacks on northern Maine horses joined the stalled stage, wagering on his arrival and funding a new schoolhouse once he reached the meeting.
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Marne
Maine
What Did He Mean at a London Supper Party
At a supper party before Henry Arthur Jones new production The Princess Nose at the Duke of Yorks Theatre in London Sir William Gilbert and others teased the title. Gilbert muttered he did not know what it was and hoped it would win public favor.
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Sweat Child at Party Skirted by Mistrustful Talk
A fragment from a Chicago record story features Elsie and her mother discussing party visits at a friend's home. The mother expresses cautious approval while noting concern about events that could harm the child.
Her Undeveloped Sense of Humor Cartoon Quote
A Chicago Record-Herald quip frames the discord in a marriage with a sharp line. The husband jokes about women lacking humor and the wife admits she cannot see the joke. The exchange humorously exposes marital dynamics and gender stereotypes of the era.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Foolishness Prompt Sparks Fines and Suggestive Remarks
In a Washington Ferald excerpt a judge remarks on a fine for foolishness after a defendant claims only sassing a policeman. The exchange highlights a court’s judgment on behavior and the phrasing suggests stricter penalties for minor misdeeds.
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Washington
Making Joye and Fortune Through Better Odds
A blog note argues making Joye is easier than making a fortune but requires accepting greater chances. It reflects on risk, effort, and reward in pursuing wealth or happiness. The piece contrasts deliberate practice with luck, suggesting perseverance matters more than rapid gains.
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