Christ Suffered for Man's Sake and Endured Persecution
A sermon on the crucifixion emphasizes It behooved Christ to suffer to reveal sin’s depth and God’s love. It notes his endurance of persecution, bereavement, and the fallen heart, urging believers to endure with faith as they await the Lord. Also recounts a Boston court tale explaining why hats are removed in English courts.
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Talmage
Hien
Fas
Ang Tara
Christ
Andi
Jerusalem
Son of God
UN- Joose
Hell
Sin
God
Jeremiah
Jesus
Golgotha
Pisa
Boston
Arnold
Sir Edward Coke
A Considerate Mother and Other Comic Snippets
A collection of short humorous pieces touching on convent choices marriages and engagements. The passages include a mother encouraging her daughter toward nunhood a joke about shipwrecked sailors and a dated quip on marriage proposals reflecting light social satire.
A Winter Song by John Kendrick Bangs
A light verse about Daphne and skating with affectionate imagery. The speaker voices joy in Daphne's smile and shared skating miles, imagining a life forever spent in her company and grace.
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Daphne
John Kendrick Bangs
Harper's Weekly
The Spectre Wedding Tale of Justice Dupont Marrying Shades
In Marlburg, justice of the peace Martin Dupont faces a spectral visitation. Ghosts order him to unite two heartbroken shades in marriage, revealing his daughter Margaret and her fiancé Charles Foster in the wedding ceremony. The otherworldly nuptials bind him to a laughter-filled deception in the Amherst Literary Monthly tale.
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Martin Dupont
Marlburg
Dupont
Henry
Mr. Dupont
Margaret
Charles Foster
Charles
Havana
Mr Dupont
Land of the
Atlus Aller
Llupont
Shade
Amherst Literary Monthly
Juggler’s Sword Cut Tested Napier’s Hand in Camp
An English general Napier witnessed a famed juggler in his camp after Napier’s battles with the Hindoo. The performer split a lime placed on an assistant’s hand with a swift sword stroke, prompting Napier to question collusion before choosing to participate with his own hand. The left hand was chosen to avoid risk to the thumb. The juggler warned, then cut the lime, leaving Napier shocked by the delicate swordwork.
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Napier
Scott
Volisman
Parisian Host Raises Tourist Bill in Comedy Dialogue
A humorous exchange appears in the Indianapolis Journal featuring a tourist in Paris asking for the bill. The host tallies one hundred francs, then raises to one hundred twenty for a shower, finally asking for one hundred forty francs with a polite request.
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Riness
Monsieur
Indianapolis Journal
Wit and Humor Snippet From a Dated Humorous Column
A fragment from a 19th or early 20th century humor piece features a dialogue between a minister and a child. The exchange centers on the child claiming he is suited to be a minister due to recurring sore throats and being sent away for health, with the adult probing the reason. The tone is playful and reflective of period newspaper humor.
Quite a Difference Inquirers Laugh Through Sea Banter
A string of cartoonish exchanges portrays seaside humor. A boy flees home to avoid a dentist visit and a hotel waiter is said to be fired for asking a tip. Street chatter covers fashion, city folk, and vanity reflections, with jokes about teeth and garters in light, humorous fashion.
Money Making Job In Park and Rain Prayer Debate
A country traveler observes a minister and deacon arguing over prayers for rain. The minister admits tiredness from praying to please the deacon, who is a street contractor in the leasing department. The dialogue shifts to other city chatter about a mortgage, a landlord, and rent collection as a humorous, fragmentary snapshot.
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Deacon de Goede
Vile
Odd Exchange on Horse Sale and A Curious Rail Talk
A disjointed dialogue unfolds with questions about selling a horse for its purchase price and remarks on an elevated road. A hurried man and a nervous lady discuss possible misdeeds and the notion of staying on rails. A farmer jokes about seasonal boarders and sport to conclude.
First Man Accuses Big Wagon of Hitting Officer
A fragmentary report shows a man exclaiming that a large wagon ran over a policeman while another man disputes, saying the figure is not an officer but a man in a blue suit.
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Hullup
Father scolds boy over excessive swimming habit
Fragmentary dialogue shows a mother pleading, a son’s teeth broken by prolonged swimming. The exchange implies concern over health effects from ongoing aquatic activity and a youthful unsettled stance. The tone resembles a domestic excerpt from a period local page.
Ller Hands Are Tree A Useful Device for Managing the Train
A brief note describes Ller Hands as a practical tool aiding train operations. The piece highlights its simplicity and expected efficiency in routine management tasks aboard rail systems.
Lard Portrait Sculptor Ford Gains Noted Fame
Washington's peculiar artist LB C Ford carves bas reliefs in lard and busts from battering. He began by accident piling fat on a counter and chanced upon a likeness that drew attention. His subjects include Walt Whitman Sitting Bull and a famed lard bust called Mary Queen of Scotts before a losing fate.
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Greece
Washington
Washington Post
Lb. C. Ford
Canter Market
Canter Market. the Way Mr. Ford
Senator Manderson
Walter Raleigh
Ford
Additon
Walt Whitman
Mrs. Morrell
Sitting Bull
Corcoran
Mr. Ford
Mary Queen of
Scotts
Sad Caravan Travel Misadventure in Dingshoosho Lands
A rambling travel excerpt recalls a caravan's near panic and comic phrases as they depart Kinwhoopde doodle and flee a distant sizzling sound. The narrator and guide exchange hearty quips, one requesting giggling hoots while others grip their zumpoots. They end up camping after a three tiproon trek into an open dasrow shingho.
Irene and Ranminso Visit Draw Curious Attention
A Chicago Tribune snippet shows Miss Irene questioned by her father about why Johnny visits her home. The dialogue hints at nighttime meetings and admiring remarks about Irene’s slender legs, illustrating a nosy household mood and public gossip.
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Irene
Ranminso
Lack of Experience Quips on Tartar Wives
In a humorous exchange, Slowit the Morning Jokelet paragraher is teased for jokes about wives and mothers in law. The speaker notes that if Slowit were married he would not dare such quips, implying his rumored single status.
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O. Bach
Slowit
Bostor Fost
The Scissors Grinder and Inventions Chronology
A quirky guide explains a table trick with a plate and knife, then lists a series of invention dates from 1509 to 1855, noting progress in tools and devices. It ends with a sales pitch for Autcock's Porous Plasters and a note that the Ladoga leader is taking wood on subscription.
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Ladoga
Vigorous Growths in Plants Spark Domestic Warfare Among Species
A discussion of fierce competition in plant life shows how trees and parasitic figs smother rivals, with examples from Nature on Heracleum seedlings and Brazil nut seeds. Observations compare plant behavior to human lifeways, noting remorseless natural selection and the saying gods love die young. A light aside about street car conductors and a Philippine island snakes note closes.
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Tropics
Little Girl Healed by King's New Discovery at Lighthouse
A Michigan family stationed at Sand Beach with a four year old daughter faced a severe bout of measles and a deadly cough. After two and a half bottles of King's New Discovery she recovered fully, with ads promoting the remedy and other products from local druggists. The piece also notes Bucklen's Arnica Salve and mentions varying estimates of Confederate army size, around 600000.
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Es Loren
Government Light
Sand Beach
Mich
Abell
Detroit
Dr. King
Dreier& Bro’s
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