A Bold Stroke for a Husband Continues in Honolulu
Ralph, wounded and amnesiac, is found by Kanaka messengers and taken to Mr. Bullet’s Valley estate. Bullet ailing, plots with Alma to marry him for fortune, while Kulu swears secrecy, and Ralph’s identity remains a mystery in the isolated Hawaiian setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph
Kangke
Mere
Star Blaney
Bullet
Krownon
Mr. Bullet
Kanahuanui
Kanaka
Bullet Estate
Kulu
Kulon
Kaliki Bay
Honolulu
Xea
Alma
Fortuna
Alma Bullet
Keeri
Stur
The Jokers Budget and Humorous Vignettes
A curio of light verse and cartoons from Harper's Young People and other papers offers snippets about family meals misreadings, country trips, and social quips. Jokes cover debts, mispronunciations, and playful captions, painting a collage of turn‑of‑the‑century humor and social foibles.
Morals and Mayhem in Varied Skits and Jokes
A compilation of witty exchanges and humorous vignettes from a late 19th or early 20th century papers. The scenes feature banter about creditors, tempers, cyclone tales, courtlike quips, engagements and marriages, and light ribbing among friends.
The French Peasant Examined Across Provinces
A fragment discusses regional peasant types with traits for Bretons Provencals Normans and Northern folk. Bretons are portrayed as Catholic Royalists and sailors while Provencals exhibit Andalusian Irish influences and wit. Northern people are cautious and uninterested in romance and risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sready
Daudet
Tartarin de Tarascon
North American Review
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Ments
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Florence
Aunsburg
the Jokers
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Jimmieboy
Harper's
Johnny—Nomos
Ole Lady
Bermudas
Chicago
Detroit Free Press
Indianapolis Journal
Jinks
Minks
New York Weekly
Biggs
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Ocean
Wearie
Washington Star
Mr. van Clive
Marie
Expres
Polly
Vogue
Chicago Inter-Ocean
Minnie
Juntas
Mamie
Texas Biltings
Miss Hildeweler
Kate Field
Ingtor
Judge
John
Harry
Rascal
Potato Creek
Nebraska
Mabel
Wisehead
Lunkhead
New York Press
Mary Ann
Peggy
Paula
Harper’s Bazaar
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