Jericho Circus Pictures Spark Town Debate
Pap Perkins reports on Moses Harper leading Jericho residents in a town meeting about circus pictures on Jonas Teachout barn. Arguments compare vice signals to hard cider and ivy, ending with a WTF resolution to tolerate the annual circus presence.
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Jonas
Deacon Spoormer
Moses
Silas Lapham
Silas
Enos Williams
Enos
Sodam
Jericho
Lish
Deacon Spooner
Tapperlin
Moses Harper
M. Quan
Hired Girl's Progress Moral Tale From Detroit Free Press
A country girl comes to the city seeking work as a hired helper. She secures a position, but gossip spreads as neighbors trade favors for raises and better dresses. Three women profit, until matrimonial hopes and jealousy resolve in a final moral about not bragging.
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Detroit Free Press
Dachshund Button Tragedy in Flat
A dachshund swallowed a collar button after it rolled under a bureau. The heavy furniture trapped the dog as rescuers lifted the piece to free him. Stimler planned to let the dog keep the button for potential future use in case someone collared him.
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Stimler
Gumler
Cleveland Plaim
Bell Ruse Delights London Pedestrian
A Welshman in fashionable London rings a bell on a door after reading Please ring the bell. A footman appears and the exchange reveals a joke about nannygoats on gooseberry bushes and a monkey popping out when the bell is rung.
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London
Taffy
Telegraph
Pittsburg Man Prefers Private Travel Despite Short Notice
A Pittsburg businessman known for exclusiveness must travel east on short notice. He dislikes public trains due to crowding and seeks a private stateroom or a sleeping car section. An employee, unable to secure a stateroom, obtains two berths and nearly costs the man his job when the tickets list unexpected upper berths.
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Pittsburg News
Fighting as a test of manhood in schools
The article contrasts schoolyard fighting in England and America. It notes English fights often arise from a desire to prove physical prowess, not from quarrel, whereas American fights stem from anger between boys. It predicts that disputes over strength among peers can end in a "mills" if friends disagree on who is stronger.
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England
America
The Played Out Claim That Made a Million Dollar Switch
A Colorado tale recalls a miner who believes his claim holds ore but can’t find it. A stranger on a broncho offers 88 for the mine, but the miner insists on a million, and finally the deal closes with cash in hand.
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Colorado
Pardner
New York Tribune
Prescription Price Prompted a Patient Victory
An old anecdote recalls a doctor who charged 2 guineas for a prescription. The patient later met him in the street and claimed to be 100 percent better, revealing he never filled the costly prescription because he could not afford it. The quip highlights medicine costs and patient humor.
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London
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