Thorne and Edith clash in telegraph office plot
Amid a chaotic Confederate telegraph hub in Richmond, Edith Varney confronts Arrelsford and a secret plot. Captain Thorne arrives under orders as Arrelsford and Foray navigate plans to control dispatches for Plan 3.
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Thorne
Edith
Caroline Mitford
Wilfred
Arrelsford
Secret Service
Jonas
Henry Dumont
Henry
Caroline
War Department
Foray
Miss Mitford
Benton Arrelsford
War ‘Department
Edith Varney
Telegraph
Captain Thorne
Department
Pa’s Dentists and the Parlor Joke
A light exchange explains why dental offices are called dental parlors. The father quips that they are drawing rooms, while the son asks for the reason behind the term. The joke hinges on the pun between drawing teeth and drawing rooms.
Bound to Love Each Other in a Curious Picture Exchange
A crowded picture exhibition yields a comic moment as two women claim the same seat and spar over space until a third woman introduces them and declares they are alike in disposition. An Irish Civil War anecdote follows about a soldier's humorous miscue while transporting a prisoner.
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Mabel
Maud
Amusing Parlor Game Described For Mixed Parties
The article outlines two parlor games. In the circle version each player asks and answers a question in turn until the first is questioned again. In the alternate two row version a lady walks behind a gentleman as he whispers ridiculous answers, with the pair exchanging questions and answers while others watch, and laughter forbidden with fines for breaches.
Riddles From A Muddy Road To A Dictionary
A collection of light wordplay and pun riddles with answers. Questions cover dress, guidance, statues, kings, Neptune, names, happiness, equality, superiority, accounting, business, pawnbrokers, and ships with playful explanations.
Boy counts a fly in church 270 times
An eight year old boy named Donald sits quietly through a long prayer, earning his mother’s praise. He recalls the moment with humor noting the fly walked in and out of his hands exactly 270 times, a memory shared in Harper's Magazine.
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Donald
Harper’s Magazine
Swimming boot aids faster swim by leg blade design
An Ohio inventor introduces a leg fastened blade that assists swimming. The device wraps around the leg with straps under the foot, tightening on forward kick to reduce effort and increase speed, acting like a fish fin to push water.
Game of Identity Pleasing
Two ways to play a party game are described. One player leaves, others pick a famous figure for him to guess through questions. The example given points to Napoleon. The alternate form has the out player act the chosen character for others to identify, sometimes with two groups acting scenes from the figure’s life.
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Paris
Napoleon
Price of Electric Motors Showcases in Toy Department
In a department store display a large board demonstrates electric motors. Each motor has a small lamp in front, showing price on the glass. A transformer powers the lamps and push buttons let salesmen run any motor while its lamp stays lit.
Classroom Sense Lesson Ends With Smell Revelation
A Youngstown Telegram excerpt recounts a teacher trying to instill the five senses in pupils. Johnnie answers that he can see the teacher, then, after a prompt, adds he can also smell, prompting a humorous exchange about senses.
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Youngstown
Johnnie
Seasoned Youth and Inquisitive Child Converse Amid Pasture Tale
A farmer warns a city child to steer clear of an old man in the pasture calling him fierce. The boy retorts that the man is no worse than an urban car and asks about bears or lions nearby, highlighting rural curiosity and wary humor.
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Sonty
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Edgar Bert Smith
Doon, Meno and Company
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Libby
Allison
Mr. Foray
Goodby
Quartermaster General
Secretary of the Treasury
Thal
Thirty-sixth
Indiana
Dallas
Pat
Denmark
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