Oddities and anecdotes from diverse sources across papers
A collage of quips and curiosities includes a contractor recalling strange quips about car drivers, a note on Crab Creek and a fire with three machines destroyed, and a Youngstown Telegram anecdote about a souvenir mystery. Additional items describe Navajo bread, a London embassy tale, a graveyard joke, and a Camden couple’s domestic brinkmanship.
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John L. Joyce
Crab Creek
Bearnest Salon
Albert Street
Youngstown
The Sixth Sense Riddle From a Primary Exam
A pupil humorously defines the five senses as sneezing sobbing crying yawning and coughing. The joke adds a sixth sense an extra one for some people which is snoring, as recounted in a Woman's Home Companion item.
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Womian
Sly banter at home sparks future promise from youth
A playful exchange between Myrtilla’s beau and Elsie features teasing about a courtship with Jimmy Jenkins. The wise girl deflects, predicting he may propose when they are grown, hinting at early affection and family humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtilla
Myrtila
Jimmy Jenkins
Elsie
Doctor Patient Exchange On Finger Injuries
A humorous exchange shows a patient with a cut finger and a joke from the doctor about specializing in the middle finger. The fragment reflects conversational humor rather than medical details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fliegende Blaetter
Amelia Folsom Young Dead in Salt Lake City
Amelia Folsom Young widow of Brigham Young dies at her Salt Lake City home after a three year decline from paralysis following a prior stroke. Born Buffalo New York August 3 1838 she married Brigham Young January 24 186? and helped shape Utah society through her influence and the Amelia palace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Amelia Folsom Young
Brigham Youn
United States
Buffalo
N. Y
Brigham Yesunr
President Young
Utah
Brigham Young
Amelia Palace
South Pirst West
Banker's Body Found After Three Week Search
Bert E. Corbin Boise banker missing since November 19 is found dead by two ranchmen near Big Springs Idaho. Remains badly mutilated by wild animals and the horse lies nearby. The discovery ends a long search by a hunting party and posse members.
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Boise
Ida
Bert E. Corbin
Corbin
Big Springs
Vorbin
Harry Lamberton
Reas Pass
Lamberton
Peary Rear Admiral Bill Faces Opposition On House Floor
Washington Representative Macon of Arkansas warns of trouble if a measure to make Peary rear admiral advances. As naval affairs committee considers the bill, Macon questions Peary's discovery claims, promising a fight to the end if reported. Madrid suffers a second cyclone with floods. Seville submerged. rail lines wrecked and villages endangered. In California, automobile crash kills Ledal Morton Gray, Cosmos Steamship president, near Gonzales.
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Washington
Macon
Arkansas
R. B. Peary
Te House
Naval Affairs Committee
Peary
Dr. Cook
Salinas
Cal
Ledal Morton Gray
Cosmos Steamship Company
Gonzales
J Rogers Maxwell Dies at 64 in Brooklyn Home
J Rogers Maxwell former president of the Central Railroad of New Jersey and noted yachtsman died suddenly of cerebral apoplexy at his Brooklyn home Sunday night at age 64.
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New York
J. Rogers Maxwell
The
Central Railroad of New Jersey
Brooklyn
How December 25 Was Chosen
An explainer on why Christmas is celebrated on December 25, tracing early church debates over birthday celebrations, Cyril of Alexandria findings in 386, and the eventual universal adoption. It notes prior contenders like January 6 and March dates, plus 17th century English Puritan bans and Plymouth Colony fines for Christmas observance.
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London
Harper'’s Magazine
Julius
Rome
St. Cyril
England
Bradford
Plymouth
General Court of
Massachusetts
Christmas Jibes and Seasonable Thoughts in Humorous Snippets
A playful dialogue captures Christmas spending, gifts, and Santa lore on a city train. A mother explains Santa buys presents while a child jokes about a tin watch. A dining party guest reflects on turkeys from a table purchase and a tramp for a shilling tale.
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Santa
Bobby
Santa Claus
Mamma
Werry
Tommy
Mat
Christmas Proverbs and the gadding vine quote
A prudent quotation warns against excess on the Christmas bill of fare. The piece notes that the gadding vine of Christmas fills the world, a splendid tendril creeping through the earth.
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Keeley Jettute
South Temple Street
Galt Lake
Galt Lake City
New Mexico
Christian Science Monitor
Pat
Camden
Papa
Wifey
Philadelphia Telegraph
Amelia Folsom
Gridiron Club
Taft
Sherman
Congress
Spain
Madrid
Seville
Alcala
Caceres
Aranjuez
Castillo
Sastileja
Vilasca
Malaga
J. BR. Maxwell
Samuel Ytcrer
Romphin
Aronky
Centaur Company
Bears
Castoria
Inttro Club
UMC
Union Metallic Cartridge Company Smokeless Powder Agency
Broadway
New York City
Continental Oil Company (Incorporated
Ford
Ae Ali
Cts
Spohn Medical
Belmale
Court Place
Denver
Pis
COLDS
CoLes
Goshen, Inds
Us 8
Standard Oil Company (Inc
Continental Oil Co. (Incorporated
Los Angeles
New Hotel Broadway
North Broadway
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