Boles and Cassidy at the Iron Foundry
In a smoky iron foundry, John Boles and John Cassidy loom large as lifelong helpers. A tale of tireless toil, sharp wit, and rough camaraderie unfolds through a day spent chasing lathe turnings and a waking birthday prank. Cassidy’s sleepy prank and Boles’ stern humor frame their stubborn, irreplaceable partnership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Boles
Cassiday
John
Boles
Cassidy
Bae
Sand
John Cassidy
Jobo Cassidy
Crear
Lex
Nemesis
Johan Boles
Ashrili
John Hales
Edward Everett
Mike
Quotations Mix with Minor Notices From Various Papers
A collage of dangling phrases and satirical lines from several periodicals. It riffs on manners, legal woes, and curious observations from Topeka Journal Oil City Blizzard Boston Courier Kansas City Star Pittsburg Chronicle Cincinnati Enquirer and Puck with humorous asides on divorce prejudice and posthumous notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
Topeka Journal
Oil City
Boston Courier
Hamlet
Mexico
Kansas City Star
Pittsburg Chronicle
Ichigon
Cisteinnati Enquirer
Ethelred
Puck
Oddities of Life and Scribal Wit in 19th Century Notes
A London judge ejects a Quaker over hat removal, while a Vermont school’s birch rod is said to hang over a desk. The piece surveys social clubs, English dolly grown in New Jersey swamps, Florida tourism, and aristocratic fantasies, with anecdotes about a New Haven church disruptor, Bradlee’s Pelham hotel move, a piano tuning tip involving growing plants, and various literary and humorous vignettes from across America and Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Vermont
New Jersey
Florida
Italy
St. Stephen's Review
America
Paris
New York
Rapid City
Dakota
New Haven
Salvation Army
N. J. Bradlee
Pelham Hotel
Boston
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Boles and Cassidy
Brownie
Tennysen
The
St. Joseph Herald
New York Star
Hase
Sporting News
Star
Ti Ia
Terre Haute Express
Western College
Benjamin
Grover
Smoke Yacht Club
Dashler
Bates House
New York Hut Co
Cor. Wash
Penn.Its
Merhers
New ‘York Hat Co
Penn,sis
New York Hat Co
Sun
Travelers’ Register
Bloominater
Peoria
Missouri River
Danvile
Chicago
Springfield
Columbus
Ohio
Urbana
Bellefontaine
Kenton
Tiffin
Sandusky
Indianapolis Union Depot
Epkty
George Butler
Jackson Place
Union Station
Cincinnat, Hamilton & Dayton Rar
Dayton
Toledo
Indianapolis
Detroit
Fas Hl
Pennsylvania Lines
Indels
Panhandle
York
Richmond
N. Y
Pitts
Richm’d
Mail and Express
N.Y
Eee
Divilian
Chgo
Northwest
Illam
LR. R
Joe
Louisville
South
South West
Cairo
Vincennes
Louis
West
St. Louis
Greencastle
Terre Haute
H. K. Dearing
Nta
W. Jordan
L. W. Jorpan
Wessenger
E. Washington Street
Sidergares
Hat
Gadly
Knights OF the Pick
Octopus
Indianapolis Natural Teas
East Market Street
Grand Opera House
Frederic Bryton
Helen Barry
English’s Opera House
Murray
Murphy
the New
American
Onera Company
Gustav
Counsdl’s Vansteet Ebuated Opers
Vincent Marit Taal
Wallice
Bulle
Thenian Griph
Wee
Trovatore
Verdi
US and Ballet
Atlanta
Teen
Ara
Hte
Cactonus
Brown
A. Kiefer & CO
Indianapolis, Ind
Antique
Nottingham
WM. HH. Roll
Illinois Street
Toutewiler
Cyclorama Place
West Makes Street
Suthves
Chinca Confactionery
Washington Strest
A Ida A
Raschi
East Washington Street
Victor Safas
Pricas
Sizasy
Yies
Ash— Tipton
Shadley
HOLT@N & CO
East
Vance
KIDNE
Decuta Mfg. Co
Hely
Chas. W Meikel
Pennsylvania
Helelo
ADAMS
Eden and CO
Norih Bhlaw
Lilly & Stalnaker
East Washington
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