Converting Mrs. Pike in Motormania
A domestic humor piece shows Mrs. Pike resisting cars while the Googan sisters push a motor lifestyle on husband George Pike. The pair stage a staged consultation, billing Mrs. Pike into a wardrobe of automotive outfits and a lavender car, with Pike paying.
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Mr. Pike
George
Mrs. Pike
Maria
Pike
Mia. Pike
Hira
Electric Victoria
Sersytinesieaceqesaauean
Mia
Tilly
An Unmentioned Ancestor Boasts at Dinner
A dinner guest silences Mr B- who extols ancient lineage by joking that climbing higher up the family tree would reveal the monkey, a quip noted in Lippincott's.
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Lippincott
Grapes Cheap in South Brazil Bring Higher Rio Prices
Grapes selling for a penny a pound in one southern Brazilian province fetch 20 to 25 cents in Rio de Janeiro due to poor transport facilities. The article notes transportation deficiencies drive the price gap across regions.
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Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Controversy Over Beauty Standards in Modern Society
A provocative London discussion questions why men are viewed as more handsome than women. The piece argues the issue unsettles modern women who rely on surrogate measures of beauty while men increasingly outpace them in personal allure.
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London
Why Robins Are Loved Across the Quiet Wood
The article notes a belief that a robin covers a dead body’s face with moss and recalls the Robin Redbreast tale of soothing a child in the woods, suggesting enduring protection for all robins. It blends folklore with sentiment toward the bird species.
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Robin Redbreast
Mitt
Baber
Deafness Remedies and Advice Revealed in Private Notes
A garbled post discusses remedies for hearing loss and mentions possible medical approaches. It references seeking help, offering a reward, and naming a location or person linked to the advice. The text remains unclear but centers on remedies and inquiries about treatment.
Real “Hoss” Race From The Country Fair
A rustic horse race scene describes a stubborn gray pony with a tangled rig and a wary driver at a country fair. A farmer remarks the misfit animal is overloaded and the setup resembles a dangerous, ill fitting gear, as narrated in The Country Fair by David Lansing.
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John Martin
John
David Lansing
Qualities of Wit and Humor in Everyday Life
A discussion from The Atlantic outlines wit as an intellectual quality and humor as emotional, both relying on perception of resemblance and contrast. It notes incongruity between ideal and fact, theory and practice, and promise and performance, with a moral undertone and a pleasing, surprising clash. A farmer’s anecdote about a horse illustrates wit and humor in human behavior and a woman's view of a man who stops wondering what she will do next.
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Mr. Pike
Tilly
Lilly
Tilly Googan
Marla
Maria
Miss Lena Nagel
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lena Nagel
Morgan St
Buffalo
N. Y
Lydia E
Atlantic
Eingliand
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Googan Girls
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Landor
Emerson
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Wagner
Vernon Lee
Red Cross
Lewis’ Factory
Peorin
Til
Poaldippus
Western
Canada
Row
Baskachewee
Alberts
United States
Cartain
Sor
Seauien
Slater
Ba Reat
Eee
Rae
Mala
Gro Co. Churely Schaote
Gealn-growids
Crawford
Ninth Street
Ganeas City
Misconel
Collier's
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