Jew Scored on Aristocrat at Cairo Jewelry Shop
An Exchange item recounts an old Jew in Cairo outwitting the young Duke of Westminster and his companion Lord Ricksavage. In a jewelry shop the duke boasted the fool did not speak English, then the old man asked about languages and declared you five times fool after a short pause.
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Westminster
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Bacar
Astonished Husband Joke Highlights Theatre Romance
De Wolfe Hopper recalls a tale of a wealthy but plain wife and her inattentive husband. A fellow actor courts the wife openly while the husband confronts the most dramatic moment with comic restraint, uttering a surprised line at the end.
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de Wolfe Hopper
Hue Band
The Undertaker Fills In For President In Exam
A humorous line from a twelve year old in civics shows the answer to who would officiate if the president vice president and cabinet died. The student writes The undertaker, eliciting laughter and a lesson on succession in government.
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Clever Youth Reveals Revenge Motive in Conversation
A young man declares that every look at the woman stirs thoughts of revenge and explains that revenge is swent. The woman then plans to visit her father the next day to confront him about the situation.
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Papa
Jones's Airship Invention Attracts Skeptics And Hopes
A quip notes Jones claims an airship invention, with humor about past schemes that failed. The exchange suggests cautious optimism that this new project may succeed despite prior misses.
Calif wife credits Postum with ending coffee woes
A California wife describes her struggle with coffee and how switching to Postum relieved her nerves and weight gain. She recalls a friend who stopped coffee after headaches disappeared and notes she and her husband now avoid coffee except for visitors, attributing their recovery to Postum from Battle Creek.
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Postum
Rescue and Return in a Parisian Affair of Cartouche
The narrator, wounded and unconscious after a perilous escape through a moonlit wood, awakes in the Hotel Dieu tended by Blister Angelica. D Anconia and Levan brief him on the Regent Richelieu danger, Cartouche’s loyalty, and the search for allies as the scene shifts from pursuit to recovery.
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Page
Conspiracy unfolds as Cartouche plot exposed in Paris
In this scene from a serialized tale, the regent pieces together a royal conspiracy. Care touche’s rogues are captured, revealing that Cartouche planned an assault on the regent with accomplices, while Madame du Maine and Cellamare face punishment as Verona-like intrigue deepens.
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Renal- Wincenis
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Outdoor daylight moving pictures promise from German inventor
The New York World reports on a German inventor’s daylight moving picture system with day and night screens and moisture‑proof canvas. Tests near Dover, England show daylight pictures as clear as darkroom displays, promising huge electric savings.
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New York World
Dover
England
No Objections From Tony in Sunday Train Ride
A Sunday evening journey saw packed trains with a young boy standing in a compartment. Mrs Jones comforted him on her knee during a tunnel passage and Tony spoke softly, revealing he is twenty five and a weighty jockey in the scene.
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Ma‘an
Tony Spure
Anawera
Man recalls near marriage during school days
A witty exchange has a friend recounting a close call with marriage. He jokes about asking a girl who refused, saying she would rather be excused, making the group laugh at the awkward moment.
No Wonder She Blushed
Two Pennsylvania track runners escorted a young woman through the Gardens as she commented on being without stockings in the cold. A professor paused from study of the fourth dimension to ask why she left them off, eliciting a dainty shiver.
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University of Pennsylvania
Lippincott's
Marine Eye Remedy ad from Chicago promotes relief for eye irritation
A Chicago based Marine Eye Remedy Co advertisement touts relief for weak watery eyes and granulated eyelids with a claimed no smarting feel and easy use. The copy emphasizes physician recommended use and successful results.
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Acta Rulekiy
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
The Reason For It And Satirical Notes
A collection of quoted phrases and advertisements from a period paper. The text contrasts political impressions with humorous statements about professions and education. It advertises Paxtine Useptic for pelvic catarrh and iurfield Tea as a natural regulator, noting drugstore availability.
Charity Event Raises Nearly Seven Hundred Dollars
The exchange ends with a cheerful remark about almost seven hundred dollars raised for charity and approving questions about the fundraiser.
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