Bowser Plays Horn Sparks Curious Crowd At Home
In 1907 T C McClure piece about Mrs Bowser upstairs while Mr Bowser hides a bundle or instrument under five minutes to spare. He hints at music and domestic life, suggesting a humorous scene of trying to entertain at home rather than go out. The dialogue shows marital dynamics and a playful ruse to divert evenings.
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T. C. McClure
Dolger
Nour Mt
Mr. Bowser
Bunker Hill
Mra. Bowser
Atala
Uny
Walla
Folka
Atake
Joanie
Mrs. Howser
Mr. Howser
Bowser Buys a King’s Cornet in Quiet Reckoning
Mrs Bowser quarrels with her husband over music as he bids her a harsh goodbye for the night. He then buys a king’s cornet from a pawnshop, imagining himself a maestro while she frets about his plan to join a hall for lessons. The scene ends with a stubborn vow and comic irony.
Boisterous Bowser and Neighbors Night Disturbance
A humorous slice shows Mr Bowser blaring a horn at top volume while Mrs Bowser pleads for peace as neighbors, guards, and a crowd gather. Police intervene, crowd disperses, and Mrs Bowser consoles Bowser who retreats to sleep. A later scene hints at a horse racing wager recap and a brief playful exchange about a father’s opinion.
He Won His Bet by a Country Road Tale
Thomas Nelson Page recounts an exchange with an old enslaved man named Sam on a country road. Sam laughs at a supposed bet and explains how Blacky the horse allegedly avoided a ahead obstacle after a misread note on the path.
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Thomas Nelson Page
Sam
Mr. Page
Marster
Blacky
Narrow Escape From Elevator Stairway Chaos
Reuben Mauban recounts his fearsome city trip to handle farm law business. After locating the right building and climbing many stairs he and a young clerk are saved when a room collapses beneath them, sending them down fifteen stories but leaving them largely uninjured. He hails the clerk’s courage and narrowly escapes serious harm in a Bohemian Magazine tale.
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Ple Mauban
Reu
Barnes
Hull
Reuben
Bohemian Magazine
Cipher Code. Dining room signals and play loud music
In a humorous exchange a rival and proprietor discuss a coded dining room system. Signals like P L mean Play loud and P V L mean Play very loud. The proprietor adds P BLL A B T O meaning Play blamed loud and beat the cymbals. The note ends with a motto about helping others over chasing material gain.
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P. L
Chicago News
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Bashan
France
Yassar
Pimmie
Percy
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John
Greece
Finnydung
Midas
Nise
Tommy
Hixon
Dixon
Audubon Society
Uni
Wall Street Journal
Dilly
Trvasazaseen
Ofer
Stee Prain
Mt Ou
Eli
Joh Ruckelshaus Sons
Market St
Newark
Newark, N. J
Aedion
Coason
Io Kersey
Pesgevresesesaneee
R. D. Bell Tailoring CO
Market Street
Bet
Halsey and Broad
Ostermoor
West & Fletcher
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