Wifely Pride and Childish Sayings Entertain Readers
A humorous London Times anecdote recalls wives judging husbands by shirts on Saturdays and Sundays. Frederic R. Coudert loved collecting children’s definitions, noting playful phrases such as Doast for toast and Iee for water. The Boston Herald reflects on sympathy as social capital, often hollow rather than heartfelt.
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John
London Times
Frederic R. Coudert
Mr. Coudert
Boston Herald
Costs of the London Lord Mayor Office Revealed
A London paper estimates the lord mayor's office costs the city about 90000 dollars annually. The post carries a 50000 dollar salary, 1000 dollar robe, 500 dollar furniture per incumbent, and Mansion House charges of 10000 dollars per year plus other incidentals.
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London
Naggsby Borum Logical Mind Noted by Chicago News
Waggsby describes Naggsby and Borum as having a monological debate, with Naggsby’s logical mind highlighted. The exchange notes an entire evening spent attempting to speak, while Borum remains largely silent.
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Naggsby
Borum
Waggsby
Chicago News
The Historian's Size and Windsor Humor
Macaulay lacked many physical skills yet faced them with light humor. At Windsor as a cabinet minister he was told a horse awaited him, and he quipped that if the queen wished to see him ride she would need to order an elephant.
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Macaulay
Windsor
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