The Ismay Journal Shares Quirks of 1913 Life
A collage of witty notes on urban absurdities from 1913 New York and beyond. Topics include crowded housing, parcel post shipments of animals, strange fashions, and cautions on health and safety. The column lampoons modern life with playful observations and odd anecdotes.
Health, fashion, and progress spark witty Boston note
A columnist muses on health, dress, and social norms from Boston to Lynn and Brockton. The piece jokes about corsets, hobble skirts, ancient Egypt, and a doctor’s claim on anaesthetics from orange blossoms. It also lampoons inventions, clean products, spelling reform, and free speech in a playful, satirical tone.
The Kid Billy the Kid and the Lincoln County War
A dramatic chronicle of William H Bonney alias Billy the Kid from his teen years in Silver City New Mexico through his rise as a feared outlaw. The piece details his killings and raids in the Pecos Valley, his capture by Pat Garrett in November 1880, the ensuing pursuit, and his death when Garrett shot him at Maxwell's house.
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Silver City
New Mexico
William H. Bonney
Mimbres
Deming
Pecos
Southwest
Billy the Kid
Bonney
the Kid
Cow Country
Oregon Mountains
Texas
Rangers
West
Billy
Lincoln County
Pat Garrett
Texas Rangers
Plains
Garrett
Kid
Sumner
Pat
Pecos Valley
Lincoln
Bell
Seguro
Miguel
Mike
Maxwell
Canada
Nitoba
Saankatchewan
Alberta
O&inaod
W.E
Clivford Block
Grand Forks
Ottawa
Bank official loans Bulger $50,000 for business
A bank official reports loaning Bulger $50,000 to his enterprise and questions its viability. A second source quips that Bulger employed over fourteen hundred children, reflecting sensational claims rather than verified facts.
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Bulger
Just to Prove it Pa
A terse dialogue defines undying love as the type that drives a man to shoot himself after rejection, revealing a dark quip about devotion and tragedy.
Feathered Girl Admired for Real Feathers
A brief item notes a girl described as plain yet wearing her own natural feathers, implying she cannot afford artificial ones. The remark is quoted from Harper's Bazar.
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Harper’s Bazar
Use Allen's Foot-Ease for tired aching feet ad
Antiseptic powder shaken into shoes relieves sting of coins and bunions and makes walking delightful. Sold everywhere. Refuse substitutes. Free trial package with address A. Olmsted Le Roy New York Adv.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Adv
Evidently Was Are You Fond of a Joke Is This a Proposal
A fragmentary exchange questions humor and intent, with a brief pushback on a suggested proposal. The wording hints at a playful or exploratory discourse without clear context or outcomes.
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