Maybe I Run When Mama Spanks the Baby
Poem by J. M. Lewis from the Houston Post narrates a husband’s instinct to flee during a spanking scene. He describes rushing out, hearing the baby plead, and the tension of parental duties. The speaker weighs courage and flight, concluding even brave men may run from the paddle.
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Houston Post
Little Marie learns about catacissin in Sunday school
A four year old narrator recalls returning from Sunday school and learning nothing new. Her mother asks what lesson to study, and Marie replies with scorn that she already knows about the catakissin. The passage presents a playful child’s misunderstanding of a religious term.
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Marie
Lippiscott
An Advantage In Travel Avoids Lectures In History
A European notes Britain lacks historic sites while Mr. Comrox praises America as a land where a traveler can roam for hours without being forced to hear a lecture. The Washington Star quotes the exchange as a light remark on cultural contrasts.
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Comrox
Washington Star
Gunner's Fire Pranks-Chicago News Laughs Downtown
A humorous Chicago News blurb describes a morning incident where a car floor caught fire on the streetcar. The speaker notes it was the first time the conductor didn’t need to tell passengers to step lively, provoking unexpected laughter.
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Gunner
Guyer
Chicago News
She Holds the Center on Stage Three Hours
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quote notes a performer demanding a play with a sustained center stage. She reportedly holds the center for three hours, with a screen brought in to wrap around her during costume changes.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
A Question of Relative Merit
An eight year old writes from school away from home about a spelling match. He states he "spelled all the boys down and won the meddle" in a letter to his sister, illustrating childish spelling and mispronunciation. The remark appears in Delineator.
Puck Accuses Town Figure of Odious Grandstanding
The text records a hostile exchange in dialect in which Puck calls a town figure the most malodorous colored person in the town while greeting Colonel White and Busenbark. The dialogue conveys scornful racial insult from the era’s vernacular.
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Colonel White
Busenbark
Brother Busenbark
Yassah
Puck
Motor Car Speed Guaranty Triggers Lax Translation
In a terse exchange quoted from Houston Poat, Mr. Chuggins asserts the motor car cannot reach promised speed, while a listener challenges the claim by noting Pye has run it a week without arrest, highlighting a debate over performance assurances.
Conversation on reading fiction from Dumas
A brief quip contrasts modern fiction with a remark that all works were read long ago in Dumas, noting a Boston Traveler style exchange. The exchange highlights nostalgia for classical authors and distant reading habits.
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Dumas
Boston Traveler
Sandusky Portland Cement Plant Adjusts Output
Sandusky Portland Cement reports adjustments to production amid market shifts. Officials say the change aims to stabilize shipments and meet demand, with no change to staff levels announced.
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