Chickens in the Back Yard Debate Sparks Family Fuss
Mrs Tibbetts dreams of fencing a corner for six hens to provide fresh eggs all summer and fall while Mr Jibbetts scoffs at the plan. The couple argues about space neighbors and practicality, ending with a humorous standoff over keeping chickens in the yard.
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Mrs. Tibbetts
Jibbetta
Johnny
Jibbetts
Mrs. Jibbetts
Mre. Jibbetts
Mr. Jibbetta
Chicago Daily’ News
Cleon
Cleon Howland and the Old Bachelor’s Faults
A jumble of verse and prose critiques centered on Cleon Howland, his wealth, marriage woes, and social views. The text portrays personal dishonor, elopement rumors, and marital tensions, interwoven with reflections on male behavior, women, and information desires, ending with a discussion on ex-spouse encounters and child upbringing.
The Brighter Side and Other Short Snippets
A stitched collection of humorous micro stories and quips from The Brighter Side and related items. Skits touch on propriety, forgery, confidence, and social banter with character sketches and light moral tones.
Last Supper tale linked to Pietro Bardinelli
An anecdote from Strand Magazine recounts Leonardo da Vinci’s search for faces for the Last Supper. Choir-boy Pietro Bardinelli inspired the Christ face, while years later the painter discovered Bardinelli had become Judas, revealing a fall from grace after studies in Rome and associations with bad company.
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Milan
Leonardo da Vinci
Christ
Strand
Pietro Bardinelli
Judas
Pietro
Romie
Goatskin Water Bottles From Hebron Go East
Travelers in the Orient prize goatskin water bottles filled from time to time. Most skins arrive from Arabia and Lebanon via camel caravans to Hebron Palestine where tanners spend a week curing each skin before selling. Bottles then travel to the East, Egypt, and the Sudan.
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Orient
Hebron
Palestine
Arabia
Lebanons
Egypt
Sudan
Pancake Diet Praised as Complete Nourishment
The Lancet lauds pancakes as a complete diet from a physiological view, rich in proteins carbohydrates fats and minerals in an assimilable form. It notes lecithin’s nutrition role and compares pancake nutrition favorably to other foods. A separate item recalls a commuter fined for transporting a dog without a ticket, paying 10 cents fare and 6 cents for carrying the dog.
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Reading Germantown
Philadelphia Inquirer
Vile Chicago star helps two women at New York beach
In a humid July day scene a notorious Chicago star entices two young women to the surf at a New York beach. A bridge car struggle ends with the star easing the crowd and wiping sweat as he quips about life being bearable only for its pleasures.
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New York
Chicago
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Ouictie
Henry Howland
Gkonand
Leon
Ohath
Simoualies
Tdj
Charley Springton
Hinself
Billinger
Japan
Mary Jane
Stet Ree Reese
White
Pennis
Brown’s Boot Shop
Phila
Indiana, Pa
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