Trunk Tale Tests Confidence Man at Montreal Hotel
In Cleveland a young married woman and her companion were approached by a smooth stranger in Montreal who offered to deliver their trunk for a fee. The trunk never arrived, officials balked at identification, and a key prompted a humorous clash revealing the trunk’s contents as the wife’s hat. Laughter broke the tension as locals pondered the mix up.
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Cleveland Post-Dispatch
Cleveland
Bubby
Montreal
Senator Sorghum Seeks Change to Band Program
Senator Sorghum asks the band leader to swap the program whenever he appears on stage. He says he is not a musical critic but a political founder and requests the orchestra not to play a song about money shortages. Washington Star notes the quip.
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New York
Yeu
Washington Star
Colerdenne
Senator Sorghum
Not a Wits Beater in Cribbage and Desique
A witty exchange shows Mr Meekton boasting of cribbage and desique wins, while Henrietta counters, noting social talk and the peril of a wife beater reputation. The Philadelphia Star cites the humor and social implications in this lighthearted quip.
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Mr. Meekton
Desique
Henrietta
Philadelphia Star
Towne District Seeks Neighbor Brown Amid Incongruent Talk
In the Uncongested District a speaker muses about calling on Brown, a next door neighbor, noting the plan to ring him up and confirm if he is at home as the scene shifts with a megaphone.
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Brown
Puck
Evening quarrel at home over drinking elicits blame
A domestic dispute emerges as Mrs Soak accuses her husband of coming home drunk every night this week except Tuesday. He deflects with slurred apologies and misstatements, turning the quarrel into a tense exchange.
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Mrs. Soak
Mr. Soak
Hlo—Alek Tuonday
Tennyson Dinner Remark Sparks Witty Retort
A London paper quotes John Addington Symonds recounting a dinner with Tennyson. An enamored listener praises Maud with birdsong imagery, prompting Tennyson to bluntly dismiss the scene as nonsense and call the nightingales rooks-rookat.
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Tennyson
John Addington Symonds
London
Maud
Wedding Oration Echoes Triumph In Philadelphia Note
A fragment praises wedding music with a note of triumph. The organist is described as inspired, aligning with the bride’s sentiments. The text hints at alimony issues resolved, reflecting sensational tabloids.
Kastus Interrupts Marriage Ceremony in Read of Vows
A minister interrupts during a marriage ritual and asks Kastus to read the section on love honor and obey, noting concern the bride may disremember the portion. The moment unfolds amid the ceremony drawing attention to tradition and decorum at hand.
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Kastus
Pahson
Last Laugh Turns on Turnips in Practical Joke
A Washington Star reader recalls a joke where a man planted misseeded turnips as a prank on a friend who wanted grass seed. The plan backfired as the friend’s 'beautiful grass plot' turned to turnips, leaving the joker buying his own turnips twice weekly.
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Washington Star
Hutener
Agricultural Department
Philippines
Alan
Joker Wax
Ancient Egyptian quarrel shocks Detroit Journal excerpt
In a Detroit Journal snippet a beset Egyptian wife challenges her husband’s unanswerable arguments. She cries you have me dead then he commands dry up in a harsh rebuke. The line reflects the era’s notion of natural order.
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Detroit Journal
Urban boy challenges keep off the grass sign in suburbia
A fragment from a Philadelphia Press piece shows Mrs Towne inviting Willie to explore their newly moved suburban home while Willie defies the idea of restricted lawn space, quipping about missing keep off the grass signs. The quotation captures a city boy’s casual defiance of suburban rules.
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Willie
Anaptotous and Hunter-Why Suspicious of Count von Squint
In a witty exchange Mrs. Leo Hunter-Why questions Count von Squint’s trustworthiness citing his cross eyed look while Mr. Hunter-I know, he seems crooked. A dated reference to Abraham’s purchase of land, four hundred shekels of silver, B.C. Lato, 20 uu.
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Anaptotous
Leo Hunter
Count von Squint
Mr. Hunter
Abraham
B.C. Lato
Welsh Rabbit Debate and Rice Cooking Tips
The article rails against the term rarebit for Welsh rarebit and notes its dominance on New York menus. It also offers a method to cook rice by steaming then finishing in butter, browning portions gradually, and seasoning with paprika and salt for serving.
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New York
Jerles
New York Herald
Worcester and
Webster
Velvet Cream Custard Recipe Follows Old Procedural Style
A vintage dessert method describes dissolving gelatin in milk, heating until nearly boiling, then tempering with egg yolks. It instructs adding sugar, vanilla, and cooling while whipping egg whites to soft peaks before folding into the custard.
Tots Dancing Frock in Russian Ball Dress Fashion
Describes a white linen dancing frock with embroidered rib bon trim and rosette at the left, contrasting Russian ballroom dancing with American society balls. Praises mazurka as a favorite, noting space, grace, and the vivid movements that evoke antique heroism and medieval chivalry.
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Rosie
America
Glinka
Taohal
Europe
A Fool and His Fall in a London Style Dating Scam
Two men in a seaside club plot a social ruse to marry a daughter to an apparent English lord. One man, Estey, pretends nobility with Beach’s collusion to block a foreign Count. The gambit backfires as Estey reveals true identity, and Beach faces the humorous consequence of his own folly.
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Daily Story Pub
Accidental Club
Wanderers
Eana
Mr. Estey
Mr. Beach
Harnwich
Katey
Estey
Vincent
St. Clair
Vincent Estey
Harnwich by-the-Sea
Lord Bodleigh
Viola Beach
Beach
Tomely Brown
Count D'Artalle
Bodleigh & Weck
Mr. Matey
Tost
Mr. Hueley
Mr. Hatey
Mr. Batey
Bis Alverity
Mr. Bench
Lord Hadleigh
Viola
Miss Beach
Washington
New York
Umbrellas in Early History and Mythology
The piece discusses umbrellas as symbols of status in ancient Ninevah and Egypt with rulers inprocessions, notes on their ceremonial use, and traces claims that earliest ideas traced to mushrooms. It cites a New York Commercial Advertiser reference to champignons shelters in Paris.
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Ana
Ninevah
Egypt
Atate
Bois de Boulogne
Champignans
New York
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