Two Sisters In London Find a Hidden Fortune Restored
Katie and Miriam Mayne travel to London to claim a legacy of two hundred pounds but a night terror and burglary scare threaten their gain. A somnambulist sister hides the sum in a flower pot on the roof, and the mystery resolves when the packet is recovered, returning trust to their widowed aunt and future marriage plans.
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Katie Mayne
Miriam
Katie
London
Kensington
Crystal Palace
Mffion
Waxscam
Kate
Bean
Norah
Fatie
The Fragrant Limberger Cheese Prank
A man slips a strong smelling Limberger cheese wedge into his friend's pocket before a Wednesday prayer meeting. The odor erupts in the church pews and causes a hasty ending as the culprit discovers the source at home and removes it.
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Egypt
Mariar
Iowa State Register
Jacob Kissed Rachel and Wept in Press Opinons
A compilation of English newspaper opinions on the biblical scene of Jacob kissing Rachel. An array of humorous and varied takes note why Jacob cried, ranging from romantic, comic, or moral angles, with many papers guessing motives and reactions.
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Jacob
Rachel
Daily Telegraph
Ladies’ Treasury
Hardwick
Sunday Gazette
Clerkenwell News
Jewish Chronicle
Lealand
The
Ladies Chronicle
Fine Art Gazette
Church Journal
Methodist News
Sporting Chronicle
Express
Fragments of a Brightly Witty Page from a Western Paper
A playful miscellany of parlor humor and aphorisms. The text weaves jokes about doctors and women in medicine, clever quips on marriage, etiquette, and daily virtues, and brief anecdotes about servants, farewells, and social manners. It blends satire with moral maxims on punctuality, home life, and study, ending with a curious note on plant sap tides and timber durability.
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Neith
First Kiss Sparks Joyful Realization in Hornet Note
A fragment from Baptist Guide recalls Jacob kissing a fair maiden for the first time. He experiences intense rapture and weeps with joy at the moment, while a quoted sentiment questions the value of lending five shillings and the nature of affection under a starry sky.
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Jacob
Lorsey Hornet
Jet fashion mania inflates costs for jet and beaded trims
Jenny Jung in New York warns the trend inflates prices on jet and beaded trims. Beaded jackets cost 50 to 123 dollars, collars and belts rise to 25 dollars, and fringe and borders run 10 to 15 dollars a shard. She notes the trend devalues dress and alarms many shoppers though a few avoid it.
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Jenny June
New York
St. Louis Globe
Patr Yons
Willing to Oblige Book Agent at Springfield Real Estate Office
A graceful book agent canvasses a Springfield broker and orients him to a popular volume. The broker reads for hours, then declines a sale but offers to return after lunch to continue feeding on the book. The scene unfolds with polite humor as time passes from morning to noon.
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Springfield
Mass
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William Winter
Vane
Don Pratt
Marriges
Swain
Academy
Carlington
Hawkeye
James Robinson
Ruth
Thomas Hood
England
Law
Medicine
Cambridge
Litchfield
Jenny Jung
Jet
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