The Rector Judges a Parishioner’s Dilemma
Miss Marion Manning seeks the rector’s advice after admitting she fraudulently seeks a Washington pension office post. The rector weighs ethical lines while offering a home at the rectory, finally declaring a life imprisonment for the “crime” as he embraces her.
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Joba
Miss Mann
Marion Manning
Courtney
Ince
St. John's
Marion
Washington
Columbia
Rose Lawrence
Jenney’s Bold Crossing at Shiloh Faces Grant’s Wit
The account narrates William Le Baron Jenney improvising fuel and steam to move Grant’s troops across the Mississippi river bend at Shiloh. He sacrificed commissary rations and fuel to power battered steamers, earning a cheeky deduction charged to his own salary by Grant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William le Baron Jenney
Grant
Shiloh
Jenney
Jenner
Chicago Tribune
Conversational Exchange About a Man Named Short
A short dialogue reveals that friends refer to a man as Short, while one speaker clarifies the nickname is not a joke but his actual name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonkiey
Mrs Roofer Ponders Men In Quiet Exchange
A dialogue excerpt shows Mrs Roofer reflecting meditatively on men while Mr Roofer questions the topic, in a quiet domestic exchange. Maria is mentioned as a listener or participant in the discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Roofer
Mr. Roofer
Maria
Puck
Extinct Saber-Toothed Tigers in Early North America
The article describes saber toothed cats as a dominant fossil group in early North America, dating from the Eocene to the late Pleistocene. It notes Man's parallel presence, a large Cope-described species from Indian Territory, and mammoth contemporaneity with humans. It highlights elongated canine teeth, long tails, short legs, and jaw protections, with regional variation in South America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North America
Aarge
Indian Territory
Cope
Europe
South America
A Famous Road Across India The Girland Trunk Road
The piece praises a 1200 mile Indian highway from Lahore to Calcutta as smooth and dust free. It notes the road is level with no need to dismount and is built of hard kunker material. A double row of majestic trees lines much of the route as the author travels with friends at about fifteen miles per hour in April and May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Lahore
Calcutta
England
Chambers’ Journal
Coleridge Teases Tailor Tale on Turnpike Ride
The passage recalls Samuel Taylor Coleridge riding along a Durham turnpike when a wag mocked his clumsy horsemanship. Coleridge replied with a wry pun about meeting a tailor and a goose, and resumed his ride as the wag spurred away.
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Coleridge
Durham
Past Salaries of Actors in Early Nineteenth Century
Edmund Kean received varied offers reflecting the era’s pay scale. An early acting manager post in Wych Street began at £3 a week, rising to £25 a month. In 1826 a move to America offered $12,000 per seat, while Edinburgh paid £200 weekly at the peak and Dublin Cork engagements reached £50 per night per the Theater Royal diary.
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Edmund Kean
Ellison
Kean
Wych Street
America
Edinburgh
Bunn
Theater Royal
Influences Begin At Home As Civic Duty
Dean Stanley urges individuals to improve their small circle to benefit the wider community. He argues personal actions can radiate outward to uplift society and civilization.
What Becomes of the Maid After Appendicitis
A fashionable woman recalls buying a maid who underwent an appendicitis operation and then believed she was one of them. The witty exchange highlights social pretensions and class in a humorous tone.
Right On Wisejay It Joke About Acrobat
Wisejay says it would be a pleasure to tell a joke to an acrobat. Soft boy asks why. Wisejay replies because he tumbles so easily.
It Is True The Basis Of True National Prosperity
The Wall Street Journal quotes that true national prosperity rests on getting rich slowly. It warns that rapid wealth leads to inflation, demoralising extravagance, and unrest, envy, hysteria, and collapse in the economy.
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Wall Street Journal
Worm Exterminator Advertised Amid Odd Dialogues
An old time ad and quip collection describe Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as beneficial for children. A playful line mocks a suitor sowing wild oats and a couple bickers about marriage, interwoven with comic exchanges from Augusta Herald and London Opinion.
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Silas Corntessle
Silas
Hiram
Corntessle
Augusta Herald
Agony to health via Williams Pink Pills tale
Charles S. Keddey of Kingston N B now Port Maitland credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with curing months of rheumatism and weakness. He recounts suffering, medical failures, and rapid recovery after using the pills. A note links rheumatism to blood disease and claims the pills make new blood. A separate Chicago Tribune jab mocks a statue of Bob Fitzsimmons as a white fake with freckles.
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Hope
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville, Ont
Bob Fitzsimmons
Bob
Chicago Tribune
Souvenir Fever Strikes London Institutions
A travel party trespasses at St Pauls and other landmarks as souvenir hunting spreads through London. Tourists steal spoons from liners, a Topommy case strip, a coat button, a twig, opera glasses, and even hotel cutlery. Theatres and churches report rising losses.
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Firitish
Tower
London
Peens Peculiar Action At Glenahiry Lodge Explosion
A report on the Glenahiry Lodge blast links Lord Ashtown and his servants to the incident. Police traced dynamite to a Glenahiry estate house used for lime storage and props as barrow handles. No forced entry found. Lord Ashtown seeks 1000 damages from local taxpayers under the Malicious Injuries Act. They oppose payment and demand sworn inquiry. The motive alleged is to discredit the Nationalist cause by faking terrorism.
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Lord Ashtown
Glenahiry Lodge
County Waterford
Ireland
Glenahiry
Born Without a Brain Inquest Reports Infant Case
Southampton inquest on a newborn found to have no cerebrum though the cerebellum existed. A medical adviser said such cases show evolutionary throwback with a rudimentary brain, and that the cerebrum may be nearly absent yet life persists briefly. The coroner noted this as unprecedented in his long experience.
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Southampton
Tribune
Carlyle
Dr. Chase
Dr Chase
Plenty of Chances in Love and Business
A young man asks to marry a millionaire's daughter. The father questions prospects for promotion. The suitor asserts there is a good chance, noting the company employs 200 men and his own rank is near the bottom of the scale.
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Cotehliahy
Dr Chase’s Kidney Liver Pills Promise Bowels and Kidneys Cleared
An 19th century style advertisement claims Dr Chase’s Kidney Liver Pills cleanse the bowels liver and kidneys to remove poison from the system. It cites testimonials from R B Dixon and James J Jenson praising relief from back pain eczema and general kidney derangements. It notes a price of 25 cents a box and availability through Edmanson Bates Co Toronto.
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R. B. Dixon
McGillivary
Dr. Chase
Crow's Nest Pass
C P.R
Chase
Edmanson, Bates & Co
Toronto
Joke on average meaning found in Carroll papers
The Rochester Herald notes a Lewis Carroll quip not published by him. A schoolboy asks the meaning of average and Carroll supposedly replies that average means the things hens lay eggs on. A biographer quotes the anecdote from Carroll's papers.
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Lewis Carroll
Rochester Herald
Minards Liniment Relieves Neuralgia Joke
A classroom exchange ends with a gag about Minard's Liniment easing neuralgia. Willie quips he cannot comb his hair because he has no comb and would need his mother to buy one to keep it neat.
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Willie
Climate to be Desired in Okanagan as Canadian California
Winnipeg business leaders purchase ten acre blocks in the Whelan estate area and urge prospective buyers to contact Mr Bulman on Mission Road Owna BC before purchasing. Bulman holds large near Kelowna interests and seeks settlers for the valley.
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Okanagan
California
Canada
Winnipeg
Mpaivision
Whelan
Okanagan Valley
Bulman
Mission Road
Owna
Bulfhan
Kelowna
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Kidrey
Peen
W. WN. U. No
Minard
Diamond Hall
Ryrtz Bros
Yonée St
Northwest
Stanfield
Anfield’s
Bole Drug CO
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Kendall
Rusty, Pal
Dee
Hicbert P. McMeilis
J. Kendall CO
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