The Lazy Shag and Water Hen in a Flight of Folly
A New Orleans Times Democrat account describes the shag waterfowl and its fish theft behavior with water hens, noting the birds’ apparent dullness and strategic feeding ritual. The piece quotes Henry’s History of Great Britain on medieval robbers, including Robert Chamberlain and a 1275 Houston fire raid, via Gentlemans Magazine.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Henry
Great Britain
Edward III
Hoston
Robert Chamberlain
Warner
Houry
Great Dritaln
Gentiemon'a Magazine
Denton Memoir Fragments on Hart Botte and Bimetallism
Fragmentary notes recount Hart Botte’s stance on the last Senate quarrel and the bi metal issue. References mention Missourian, Appleton Co., and public dispute with Benton, including the label Old Bullion for his support of bimetallism.
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Senate
Leciner
Benton
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Tarantulas and Humorous Snippets From Late 19th Century Columns
Fragmented excerpts on tarantulas described as deadly and solitary, a dentist patient exchange about nerve and extraction, a Sabbath reflection on labor, a boarding house quip about women saying no, and a New York Sun humor piece imagining a self winding watch.
Athletic Feasts and Oddities Across 1910s Life
A collage of light anecdotes features athletes dining with humor in Cambridge and New Haven tales, naval officer tales of a snake charmer trick, clock quirks and a sleeping car etiquette guide. It also notes a 1915 geography claim about California’s wild, inaccessible interior.
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Cambridge
Harvord
New Haven
Boston
Robly D. Evans
Delaware
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Spike
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California
Reforming a wedding vow conflict in a parish tale
A reverend recounts a dispute at a wedding where the bride refuses to say the traditional obey command. The couple argue with parents and crowd before the groom offers to drop it. The scene ends with the bride briefly interceding as the ceremony unfolds.
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Ladies’ Home
D. M. Steele
Vinay 2
Jim
Preste
Imaginary insomnia perplexes Fosdick husband
Mrs. Fosdick tells a physician her husband suffers imaginary insomnia. The doctor asks clarifying questions as he reviews his repair kit. Fosdick asserts he believes he does not sleep, yet Mrs. Fosdick notes he actually sleeps more than she does.
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Dialog on a burglar in a ten room house
A humorous exchange set in a ten room house features a wife fearing a burglar in the cellar and a husband calm that they are upstairs while suggesting the cellar be used to help three people without crowding. Detroit Free
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Detroit Free Press
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