Not Quite Up to His Wife's Ideal in Washington Society
In a restrained domestic feud, Mrs. Cross-Rhodes admonishes Mr. Cross-Rhodes for not fitting Washington society. He jokes about old dogs and new tricks, while she insists on proper name use and distancing from political slang. The exchange reveals class and environment tensions in a capital setting.
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Wut
Cross-Rhodes
Mr. Cross-Rhodes
Mrs. Cross- Rhodes
Society of
Washington
Settingsonville
Maria
Mr. Cross- Rhodes
Marie
Mari
Marree
Joel
Joel Cross-Rhodes
Mariel
Rachel
Ratal
Washington Star
Tramps Take Egg Lunch, Turnips At Michigan Avenue Farm
A Michigan avenue grocer recalls letting six tramps stay on his porch after a wagonload of hay. The group ate a lunch of eggs and turnips, while the grocer jokes about mail access and a post office segment in his shop. The tale ends with wary advice on asking for mail and letters.
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Michigan’ Avenue
Waal
B ‘Waal
Sean
Petishans
Threats report at Chene Street station
In an excited encounter a colored woman describes threats by her husband Kin Shev to a sergeant at the Chene Street station. She says he has made the worst threats she ever heard from moral lips.
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Chene Street
Crossing manners in Settingsonville society clash
A comic district sketch centers on Marree and Joel Cross Rhodes as they navigate social climbers in Settingsonville. Joel boasts frontier tact while Marree resents casual manners clashing with refined circles, revealing stubborn attitudes and farcical diplomacy. A local sergeant and a postmaster Dan Scott add color with quirky dialogue and small town tensions.
A Gentlemen On The West Shore Ferryboat Incident
A man bumped me aboard a West Shore ferry, then another stranger asked for a light. A tough passenger declared they were gentlemen and demanded vengeance, striking the bumped man, getting arrested, and shouting he would need bail and a lawyer.
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Jay
Cully
Juneberry
Jersey
Patriot in Detroit and a buggy scam at night
A Detroit resident declares he will not join a Windsor attack while claiming deep patriotism and readiness to fight if provoked. Nearby, a Macomb county farmer recounts fending off two con artists offering to pay far more for his farm, with a failed scam exposed by a vigilant officer.
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Woodward Avenue W
Woodbridge Street
Detroit
Windsor
Wade
England
Macomb
Hoss
M. Quad
Detroit Free Press
Rural Anecdotes and a Baby Bounce Quip
A Detroit Free Press reader recalls a dogged buggy pursuit and a hayseed remark from farmers, noting a runaway horse and a fallen buggy before a farmer’s barn yard. The second quip jokes about a bouncing baby as a reporter story ender.
Humorous Tales From Old Time Lawyers and Merchants
A collection of short anecdotes from the era features Populist Alabama representative M. W. Howard’s young wonder at starting law, a humorous Georgian letter written by a man named Sam, a celebrated novelist delighting a timid reader, a Main Street store dispute between two brothers, and a quip about a merchant valuing life insurance for a client.
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M. W. Howard
Alabama
Darky
Sam
Pertikler Bigness
Baoss
Dar
Main Street
Buffalo Express
Fragmented Irish Dialogue on Marriage Abroad
A terse excerpt presents a speaker asking why girls go abroad for husbands when there is a crowd of young men available nearby. The tone is humorous and colloquial, reflecting rural Irish speech and social commentary of courtship.
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Julia
Sophy
Ronn
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Peart
Justice of the Peace
Dan
Dan Scott
Freddie
Congressman Howard
Howard
Washington Post
Ap Oasis
Philadelphia Inquirer
Hobson's Choice
Chicago Post
Bright
Standard Medical and Surgical Institute
N. R. Wenger
Calhoun Street
Fort Wayne
Ind
Clepes Kaiser, Bohemian
Telephone
Centlivre
South Side Wall Paper Store
Bong Co
Dortmunder, Doppel Az
Salvator
Albert E. Bulson, Jr
Indiana
Tele Monmiy
Frank Leslie
Sopular &R Monthly
America
Pleasant House
Beat
Sia
M. E. Burns
East Berry Street
Evenine Post
Frank
Leslie
Publisht House
N.Y
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