Mrs Pedrie and the Rosewood Box Mystery
In a quiet midnight moment Phineas Pedrie discovers a rosewood box with no key, suspects a secret from wife Phoebe, and dissects the box only to find Ladies tatting and love letters inside. His curiosity meets its match as the box reveals a harmless, intimate stash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pedrie
Phoebe
Mrs. Pedrie
Phineas Pedrie
Lila
Phineas Pedric
Mr. Pedric
Phineas
Phin
Mr. Pedrle
Phnens
New York
Hla Yest
Mr. Pedrie
Phoebe Pedric
A Storm on Galilee and Other Fragments
A travel magazine excerpt describes a calm Sea of Galilee morning turning suddenly rough as boatmen abort a Capernaum trip, then notes a swift wind and calm return. A late 1800s anecdote tells of Dean Buckland receiving a brown splinter from the coronation chair, testing conscience. A Kansas City Journal quip recalls the duke’s betrothal hindered by creditors.
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Sea of Galilee
Tiberlag
Capernnaum
Sea of Gallet
Be Strong Stand Up For The Fight Within You
A tipped quote filled excerpt shows a Yale student rising from near the bend to head of class, with a father’s dry reaction, followed by a second verse urging hard work, courage, and faith to face life’s struggles despite doubt. The unnamed bardic lines end with a call for resilience and tomorrow’s reward.
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Washington
Yale
Yate University
Lippincott's
Dublin Bargemen Plot to Rescue for Reward
Two Dublin bargemen plotted to stage a drowning rescue on the Liffey with a £5 reward for saving a drowning man and 30s if a body was recovered. They planned the scam, but when one jumped in the water neither could swim. The deceiving partner froze on the bank as the other shrieked for help.
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Dublin
Liffey
Mike
Pat
Mikel
Hiven
Pleasant For the King and the Hifty Second George II Act
The piece notes a comic provision in the eighteenth century act “the hifty second of George II, chapter 140,” which split penalties between the king and the parish poor. It explains the act initially set a 500 fine, then moved to fourteen years transportation, yet retained the division clause granting half the penalty to the sovereign and half to the parish’s destitute.
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George II
Back Row Seat Debate At Town Hall Joke
Mike Flynn presses mayor for permission to remove the back row seats in the town hall claiming they provoke discomfort and extra cleaning. A second note recalls a Chicago traveler charged 25 cents for a long distance call, sparking laughter about city limits.
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Mike Flynn
Mike
Johm Lattimer
Seelbach Hotel
Chicago
Indiana
Hell
Loulsville
The Polar Bear Brutish Power Described
A polar bear described as a formidable brute weighs about 1000 pounds and spans nearly thirteen feet from nose to tail. Reports say one was seen feeding on a fifteen foot long white whale of at least three tons, dragged from the water onto the ice by the bear.
Degenerate Days Tink and Cloth Yardstick Dialogue
A playful cartoon caption from the Chicago Tribune features a yardstick named Tink accusing a bolt of cloth of not being all wool. The bolt retorts that it is not a yard long either, delivering a light humor exchange. The panel captures witty banter over measurement and material.
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Chicago Tribune
A Jolt to Romance in a Pittsburgh Post Snippet
A brief, playful exchange hints at flirtation and style as a Pittsburg Post snippet shows tubby and a friend trading witty lines about hair and matching puffed looks during a downtown outing. The fragment captures casual social banter with a hint of urban charm.
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Pittsburg Post
One of Them Figg As a Talker
Brown's wife is described as a wonder in a humorous exchange. Fogg affirms Wonders never cease in a Boston Transcript style line.
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Figg
Brown
Fogg
Boston Transcript
Australia tramp world traveler Tom Brown visits New York
Australian magnate Tom Brown, 62, famed miner and traveler, arrived in town after a South American mining visit where heat reached 100 degrees. He claims Australia can fry eggs on a sun heated shovel and recalls his Maoris capture. He plans to cable his manager about opening another mine.
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New York
Australia
Tom Brown
Sydney
Fom Brown
Tom
Anid
Brown
Torbert Corey
Cincinnati Times-Star
Turned the Tables at Theater Box Office
A drunken man seeking a theater ticket is refused by the box office keeper who bluntly asks what is matter with him. The man replies he is drunk and jokes about attending sober. A Boston official uses a coded telegram to signal oil strikes, with the driller decoding pine trees grow tall as confirmation.
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Boston
Mand
A Great Comfort and Other Disjointed Snippets
In rural New England districts the telephone replaces tea as gossip hub with party lines. A hostess quotes overheard rumors about a breakup, then reveals the phone’s comfort. The Indian fruit cuckoo uses strategy to hijack crow nests, while a cock distracts crows to slip in an egg. Ceremonial maces trace back to primitive clubs, with examples from Britain and Ireland noted.
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New England
Walter Prichard Eaton
American Magazine
Will
Bessie
Jim
Asa Parker
Sarah Bowers
Mrs. Bowers
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Denton Journal
Howard Melvin
Benj. IL
Johnson Melvin & Johnson, Publishers
You
King's
Merylind
Piranage
Pristie Parks
Maryland
King's Aml
Kings Auction Kings
High St
F. Fayette St
C&p
St. Paul
Courtland
Murderkill River
Philadelphia
Prederica
Nathan H. Maxsom
Frederica
Webb's
Gowers
Ten Ictric
Jam. Sam
Chester
Keystone Mall
Philadelps
Iphia
Ocor
WFBU
Swam
Pan
Wan
Inday
Mers
Farotec
Tri- Frederica
PI Orrier
Nadel
Kladelphia Naviga
Frederica. del
WER
Qan
Lelphia
Holt Construction Co
Stone Road
SHULL
Greensboro
WM. A. Smith
Denton
J. M. Haymaker
Mail
Ridgely, Maryland
Junker
E. Fayette ST
Charles
Baltimore, MD
Eastern Shore
J. Leland Hanna
Equitable Bldg
Haltimers
Adelaide Schmials
Nifem
Saratoga St
Baltimore
P. O. Sparks
Fourth Street
Newspaperh Abhiy
National Bank
THE
Denton National Bank
Harvey L. Cooper
T.C. West
T. W. Smith CO
L. F. Smith
Opt
Tew.smith CO
Denton, MD
C. C. Deen’s
C. C. Deen
Fowling Creek, Md
Western Maryland College
Westminster
T. H. Lewis
D. D
Box
Hughes Lumber and Coal Co
WM. Denny
Sec
Treas
James J. Ross
Kent County Mutuae Insurancee
Dover
Delaware
Uas
Irving Jones
Alex. Noble
Preston Md
T. Carter, Jr
Bobbitt Chemical Co
Duffey’s Pharmacy
Hillsboro
Diamond Telephone
J. W. Wright & CO
Hobbs, Md
Thomas & Messer Co
Baltimore St
Caroline County
Renton Bridge
Choptank
William H. Anderson
Frantz Bros
M. K. Frantz
Produce Commission Merchants
Reading Terminal
Maryland School For the Deaf
Chas, W. Ely
Frederick, Mb
Mrs. Pedrie’s Secret
American Press Association
Galilee
Dean Buckland
Westwinster
Pest
Nage
Lall Mail Gazette
Kansas City Journal
Scotland
Judy
London Standard
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