WIT AND LADIES CLUB QUOTATIONS AND DOCTOR TALE
A humorous column excerpt features a Snobsonly Ladies Club meeting where members struggle to find Frank Stockton quotes and dismiss poetry. A skit shows a patient in distress with a doctor attempting to treat a chafed breath while another joke centers on a deaf and dumb man employed as a complaint clerk for a street railway.
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Ladies’ Club
Frank Stockton
Mia
Myer
Gyer
Street Railway Company
Rest at Palm Beach Plans Delighted by Mrs Nagger
Mrs Nagger praises convincing her husband to take a rest at Palm Beach. Dr Shrude approves and notes they may go when he returns, calling it a double rest for him.
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Nagger
Palm Beach
Dr. Shrude
It May Be Done to Support a Family on Ten a Week
A woman questions if a family can live on ten dollars weekly. A business friend replies the experiment could be made recuperative if one has the knack for writing magazine articles about it.
Breath of Suspicion Weilerly
A dramatic exchange reveals a wife’s constant alertness at home and a husband’s confession of health concerns. The dialogue centers on affectionate behavior versus anxiety sparked by his footie speculations and looming personal decline.
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Weilerly
Singleton
Weierly
Ki Singleton
George
Few Clothes in Evidence In Paper Politics of Actresses
Mrs Karnatop reacts with surprise over a newspaper claim that most actresses spend most earnings on clothes Palmer Karatop, who saw the ballet in town, counters that the Jest shows they do not make much money The excerpt presents a brief, humorous exchange about actresses earnings and spending.
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Paris
Suspicious Sounding Doctor Steed Sparks Jigger Debate
Fragmentary notes show a patient referring to a doctor as Steed and questioning credentials. The exchange hints at concern over a professional identity and possible misrepresentation in medical care.
The Professor Questions Money Envy in Odd Group Exchange
In a curious dialogue a professor asks why money should be envied. He claims in this town it is used to clean the pee have Trifune. A companion notes a compliment and odd movements. Bertia Shi spots him the day before near Mrs. Quesper's ducks. speculation arises about who influenced his mood.
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Thig Town
Bertia Shi
Bragse and Breezes Spark Quiet Town Debate
In Town Topics a witty exchange reveals Bragse’s claimed ties to a yacht club and Breezes’s political interest. Hilow notes Breezes could speak this spring while Cimso asks why. The dialogue hints at social maneuvering and local intrigue over ownership and influence.
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Hilow
Breezes
Cimso
Incoherent Dialogue Highlights Domestic Friction
Fragmentary exchange shows a couple debating manners of credit and music. He questions personal restraint while she challenges his concern as they consider leaving. The rough, obsolete phrasing suggests a stage or literary dialogue from a bygone era.
Stray Stories Seemingly Silly Exchange In Search Of Truth
A humorous fragment shows Polly teasing Tom about dancing with another girl and quibbling over perception. A hotel guest jokes about coffee and fountain pen use while a couple argues with clenched fists. Ruby and Pearl discuss an engagement announced publicly via megaphone.
Spectacles price dispute quoted by old Chicago column
A brief Chicago News gag features an old gentleman asking about a pair of spectacles priced at $12 and an optician replying that the gentleman cannot see why he cannot read the price, ending with a playful exchange.
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Air
Chicago News
Tom You Don’t Say How’s That Love Tangle
A fragment notes a tense moment where one person expresses love, while the other cannot be explained to satisfaction. The dialogue hints at rivalry among girls and a heated emotional dispute.
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Tom
Becauwe
Melbourne bishop's house to be replaced by new structure
The Bishopscourt residence in Melbourne is set for demolition to make way for a modern building. The report recalls the 16th century gum tree nearby noted by Sir Ferdinand von Mueller as Australia's oldest. A historic anecdote features Dr. Moorehouse, later Bishop of Manchester, who defended smoking as a mental relief while writing letters.
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Melbourne
Bishopscourt
Australia
Ferdinand von Mueller
Moorehouse
Manchester
Window dresser’s mishap sparks chase in Columbus shop window
A Columbus window dresser misplaced two dummies while dressing a window. While he fetched more apparel, helpers removed the figures and a pretty customer’s arrival led to a chase as the dresser grabbed a visitor in a bid to reach the window. The incident prompted humorous reactions and local commentary.
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Columbus
Columbus Dispatch
Bound to Be Right in Solon Weather Claim
A Lewiston Journal excerpt recalls a cautious Solon resident famed for cautious phrases. Each morning he peered outside and predicted the weather with a wry, philosophical quip about rain.
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Solon
Lewiston Journal
Peruna touted as cure for catarrh by Dr Hartman
The article promotes Peruna as a permanent cure for catarrh, recounting letters of praise from users including J W Fuller of Los Angeles. It describes Dr Hartman and The Hartman Sanitarium offering free pamphlets and urging readers to write for personal medical advice.
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Hartman
The
Peruna Medicine Co
B. Stabenvoll
Pella
Wis
Los Angeles
J. W. Fuller
Jewelers Association of
Cal
Peruna
Perana
Yar Case
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
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Steed
Dr. Steed
Thingumbob
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Lis
Polly
Jenkins
Qian
Pearl
Ruby
Her
RoLey
Bishop
Schnorrer
Marcus Samuel
M. Samuel
Fuller
Mr. J. We Fuller
Omar Va
DRS. Thornton & Minor
Ardiene
Estern Canada
Dlairlor
Prading
Granda Tor
Grove
Chaselies
Bowe
aGre
Drogrtatnor Tata
Jon
Vaxton
Boston
Mass
Dension Waetanee
Batt Ucespetuly
Were
Iran
Sallion & Sian
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