Tramps Dream of Hidden Gold Ends in Family Fights
A tramp named Truthful Willie, claiming a dream of a chest of twenty dollar gold pieces, stirs a farmer George Bingham and his wife Amelia. After days of digging, quarrels erupt among kin and neighbors. the hoax collapses when Willie reveals the treasure was misheard and the real finder was on a neighboring farm, named Jones.
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T. C. McClure
Bingham
George
Amelia
Gimcracks
Willie
Jones
M. Quad
Like Clockwork. Judge's Self Appeal to Supreme Court
A comic tale in which a justice of the peace tries to sue a citizen by using a writ he drafted himself. The case ends with the judge deciding to judge against himself and appeal, only for the supreme court to unanimously reaffirm the judgment.
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Supreme Court
Wot's yer sister crying for
Quotations from a New York World column describe a beauty piece that makes eyes soft and tearful.
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New York World
The Dog's Tail Trial Tale
A prominent citizen faces a trial for harboring a vicious dog. The defense asks about the dog’s tail position during the attack, aiming to cast doubt. The witness says the dog’s tail was behind him, while the attorney insists on a straight answer and dismisses levity in court.
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Auery
Chicago News
The king's cock crower and Lent timekeeping
A historical note on the king's cock crower an English court official who crowed hours during Lent to remind the royal party of religious duty. The practice began Ash Wednesday and persisted until 1822 illustrating pre vernacular gospel access in London.
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London
The Greatest Widower and a Welsh School Essay
A juvenile Welsh board school essay cites Henry VIII as the greatest widower born in 1066 with 510 wives and children. It praises Lord Sir Garret Wolsey as the Boy Bachelor and notesHenry VII's succession by Mary Queen of Scots, called the Lady of the Lake.
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Henry VIII
Auno Domini
Tals
Garret Wolsey
Sip
Teury VII
Mary,ueen
the Lake
Debate Topic Voted On By Club Members
Washington Star reports a member struggles to recall the debate topic discussed in the fermiaiue society while noting a vote on the positive or negative side. The scene centers on memory lapse and the act of voting.
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Fermiaiue Society
Washington Star
Witty Exchange on Handling a Pocket-Stealing Spouse
The Newed asks how to stop a wife from taking money while he sleeps. The Oldwed jokes he spends all his money before going home, a humorous bit from Chicago News.
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Newed
Beezlumbots and Dialect in Southern Magazines
The Galveston News lampoons northern contributors who insert negro dialect in Southern magazines. It criticizes the trend as clumsy and intrusive, calling the practice Beezlumbots and reflecting regional resentment toward dialect experiments in print.
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Galveston News
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