Hemlock Girl and Forester Shelter During Mountain Storm
John Allen, a forester, rescues and shelters his friend and teacher Alice Gray during a December blizzard on a mountain trail. He builds a shelter from pine and hemlock boughs, shares warmth and food, and the pair grow closer as a search party closes in.
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Ohn Allen
Joe
John Allen
John
Miss Gray
Alice
Doctor Smith
Leavin John Allen
Mr. Allen
Epitaph Wit From Old Graveyards Haunts Kansas City Star
A Kansas City Star note collects humorous and withering grave markers. Epitaphs include Henry Lone’s stone inscribed I still live and James Maguire’s tomb with I own up to It. Other witty lines reference Walker, Fuller, Maginnis, Bill Nye style quips, Arabella Young and Jonathan Oakes.
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Henry Lone
Massachusetts
Henry Long
James Maguire
Doctor Walker
Walker
Doctor Fuller
Lfe
Arabella Young
Jonathan Oakes
Zion
Kansas City Star
Irish Lawyer Joins Militia Amid Troubles in Ireland
An Irish attorney in a time of trouble volunteers for military preparation. He plans to join the lawyers corps and follow the camp, only to be teased by John Philpot Curran who notes the moment he marches he would halt.
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Ireland
Corj
John Philpot Curran
Curran
Curious Trout Passengers On Northern Railways
North country stations display baby trout in large tanks as York shire and Lincolnshire angling clubs import them to restock waters. Ranging from ten weeks to two years old and four to ten inches long, the hand-reared fish arrive tame enough to feed from the hand, then become wild after a month in their new homesSeeking to boost fishing sport, hatcheries in Cumberland and Northumberland supply the stock.
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Yorkshire
Lincolnshire
Cumberland
Northumberland
London
Calcium the most abundant crust element yet costly metal
Calcium is the Earth's most plentiful element in the crust, forming forty percent of limestone, yet it is rarely used due to difficult isolation from ores and rapid reaction with moisture. The article notes calcium’s isolation challenges and that its price runs about twenty times that of gold.
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London
Saving Window Shade
A simple method to double the life of a window shade is to hem the top after removing the shade from the roller. Reuse the stick by inserting it into the new bottom hem, cut off the old bottom hem, and attach the edge to the roller. The shade’s dirty portion becomes the top, yielding a clean look when drawn down half its length.
Modern Midas remark sparks hotel lobby gossip
Representative Mudd of Maryland commented on a politician noted for a dubious reputation. Two senators in a hotel lobby quipped that everything he touches turns to gold, with one joke about a ten-spot touched this morning.
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Representative Mudd
Maryland
Minneapolis Tribune
Leading man praised after amateur theatrical
After the show the leading man received congratulations from a friend. The friend asked how he enjoyed it and replied it was simply great. He noted his Hamlet performance showed why Ophelia went mad and drowned herself.
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Hamlet
Ophelia
Santa Barbara
Proposal Recalled and Accepted After Three Year Gap
A woman recalls rejecting Tom Massib three years ago with his claim it would be the death of him, then accepts a proposal from him last night, joking that he may have meant a living death.
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Massib
Tom
Kittle
Rastus Claims Three Shirts From One Yard
A humorous quip recounts One Yard Rastus boasting about converting a single yard of fabric into three shirts. The joke highlights a clever, exaggerated tale from Everybody's noting his bargain sewing feat.
Quite True Passamaquoddy Dead Letter Quip
A fragmentary quip features a mock debate on a dead letter term with characters Oons and Trimalchio, in a Brown Jug style exchange. The brief dialogue sample showcases humor through puzzle like language and older literary slang.
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Mall
When She Listens
A lighthearted exchange between a couple about sleep talking. Wifey claims she listens to every word while husband complains he is ignored, and the joke centers on the irony of listening in sleep.
Better When It's in You Mister Witt Quote
A humorous line features Mister Witt declaring he likes soup but dislikes being in it. The quip plays on a paradoxical preference and wordplay about containment and taste.
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Mister Witt
Old Days Blinks and Jinks in Quiet Pastimes
In bygone times people found amusement in comic pictures and family albums. The exchange recalls evenings spent with a partner sharing cartoons and photos long before cinema became dominant.
That Is Quite Natural: Car Cushions Stir a Silent Sales Pitch
A London Tit-Bits style vignette features a salesman and a lady negotiating with luxury cushions in a new car. The debate centers on visibility versus comfort as the narrator notes the tension between opulence and practicality.
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London
Between Girls Ann you should have seen his proposal
Maud recoils at the scene as she recalls the terribly foolish moment when he proposed, and Ann comments on his embarrassing act.
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Ann
Maud
Bread and cake request in a family dialogue
A humorous exchange where Billy asks for bread and butter and Mother asks for Billy's reply. Billy answers that he would rather have cake to finish up with.
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Billy
Unclear Woodpecker Pole Mention Sparks Comment
A fragmented note questions the type of pole referenced as iron wood, speculating it might be a woodpecker related cue.
Turned to Butter Dairy Rhyme Sparks Surreal Image
A dairymaid pensively milks a goat and mutters a wish for the beast to turn to milk, then the animal unexpectedly becomes butter in a whimsical rural vignette.
Follies Girl at Home Sees Breach of Promise Suit Drag On
A home scene shows a Follies performer asking about funds and noting this year’s breach of promise suit is dragging horribly. The exchange hints at ongoing legal trouble and financial concerns surrounding the figure Midge.
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Midge
Reciprocity Howell I am Willing to Spend Money
Powell notes a strategy of patience and reciprocity, stating that one should wait for the other party to speak while prepared to fund what the other person agrees to fund.
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Howell
Powell
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