Bowser’s tautog misadventure on rocky Rhod Island
A Boston man lures Mr Bowser into a tautog fishing party that leads to chaos on the rocks. A faulty cast injures a crowd, Bowser drowns a sinker near his face, and a near plunge ends with a rescue by nearby fishermen. Bowser returns to face Mrs Bowser promising to quit but vows revenge on the sea until an omen of forgiveness arrives.
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Boston
Mr. Bowser
Bowsers
Tautog
Bowser
Tor-Tor-Tau
Supreme Court
Washington
Fall River
Sinker
Satan
Mrs. Bowser
Christian
Rhode Island
Arrow Ode ‘Lawyert
Absent minded man’s Boston hotel bill caper ends well
A man recounts leaving a Boston hotel without paying. A hotel detective pretends to be a stranger, then reveals the ruse and asks to borrow nine dollars to cover the bill. The guest returns, pays, and thanks the staff for the gentle ruse that saved his dignity.
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Boston
Mr. Johnson
The Lean Woman Won Duel on Train Platform
On a crowded crossing two women clash over seating and style. The lean woman and the fat woman trade barbs as an old man defends the lean woman, declaring she will never wear bloomers or ride a bike, ending the spat with a look of defeated triumph.
Arnica Salve Promises Quick Relief for Skin Eruptions
An old-time ad touts Butkien's Arnica Salve as a universal cure for eruptions and skin troubles including fevers, corns, warts, chilblains, and cracked hands. It claims to soothe timing and fever, drives out pains, and guarantees cure or money back, priced at 25 cents for two boxes.
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Bowser
Mr. Bow
Butkien
Aldo
Créter
Prof Q Hope Jones and the Heroes of America
Public reading recounts Q Hope Jones childhood acts and rising career from boy orator to legislator with a political rise and a later touring moral exhibit. It notes his pledge to integrity, battles with corruption, and the planned Paris Exposition showcase with proceeds for Alaska gospel work.
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Q. Hope Jones
Hope
Wope
Jones
Lake Erie
Ohio
Buckeys
Negro janitor and a would-be brother in law clash
A southern town morning scene unfolds as a colored janitor argues with a teenage boy over ten cents and a pretend relation, while the boy presses a claim of future in law and a federal representative’s status. The exchange escalates with the janitor's sharp counter.
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Evangeline
United States
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M. Quad
Tiverton
Little Compton
Boston Hotel
TK Hentovel
Prof
Caesar
Rome
Napoleon
Alps
Delaware
Hope Jones
Q. Hope
Coulot
Young Hope
Hof
Henry Clay
Moon
Mary
America
Fifth Ward
Alderman Brown
Jay Street
Brewer
Cnd
Porto Rico
Alaska
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