The Spirits Fail Me in a Debt Scare Farce
A man deeply in debt turns to spiritualism for help and conjures a tale of fruit laden riches. After spending freely on dinners and clothes, a lost 500 note prompts a police raid revealing a mockry of spirits. He is jailed for years as an old offender over stolen fruit and a missing note.
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Taro
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California
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Old Mexico
Gresh
New York
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Frock coats give way to blue gray in season dress
London Daily News reports fresh trend changes in men s wear with blue gray and gray mixtures for frock coats, rough surface materials, fuller skirts, and occasional hip padding. Waistcoats remain double breasted with black silk buttons. white drill pieces appear later. Evening wear features a red double breasted white waistcoat while laundress quirks provoke jestful chatter. Morning coats follow rough surfaces and grey blue colors, with similar skirt fullness. Also notes Hood s Sarsaparilla claims superior cure and local ads for remedies and wallpapers.
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London Daily News
Spring boil and domestic fray in MoSwat household
A squabble unfolds between Billiger and Lobelia McSwat as he endures a spring boil and gloom. He fixates on money troubles and rain, while she seeks comfort with breakfast and sympathy. The scene reveals marital strain amid domestic chores and pecuniary stress.
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Billiger
Mr. MoaSwat
Lobelia
Mercy
Mrs. McSwat
Lobsla
Michigan
Billizer
Billger
Billigar McSwat
Chicago Tribune
PURELY PERSONAL. A portrait gallery of notable figures
A collage of satirical notes on public figures and notables. Rider Haggard resembles the young German emperor, the empress of Japan is described as homely, Belknap riches and luxuries, Pasteur’s ailments and work, and rabbit disease schemes in Australia. Proposes social critique of public men and their “better halves” shaping perceptions.
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Rider Haggard
Germany
Japan
Belknap
Haliven
Washington
Henry Scarlett
Upson County
Georgia
Pasteur
Australia
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