Over and Under in a Household Debate on Markets
A husband and wife discuss over production in a satirical chat. They distinguish excess in dry goods from under production in tobacco and wine, debating who bears responsibility and how to balance the economy. Joe Kerr presents the humorous moral: shift over-production to the husband to stabilize affairs.
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George
Joe Kerr
Out of It in Campaign Talk
A quoted man rejects political involvement saying no more contributions and no campaigning duties. He notes higher costs from philanthropists and questions what citizens gain from elections, declaring plans to go huckleberrying next Presidential election day.
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Joe Kerr
The Father Saw
A chauffeur asks a millionaire for his daughter Maude and faces disbelief. He vows to win her by car chase metaphors, threatening mayhem if refused. The magnate capitulates after the daring proposal and the couple wed.
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Maude
The Day's Fable of the Ass and the Strike
A fable describes the Ass debating labor with the Horse and master. The Ass contemplates not working for pay, declares a strike, and finds the master and Horse also strike. The tale ends with lessons on nothing from nothing and uncertainty, featuring a pun about mathematics and thistles.
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Joe Kerr
Disreputable Politics and a Dream of Sleep
In St Woodson It Bronson remarks politics are disreputable yet a lone fellow longs for relief. Shorty jokes a single wish could change life and comfort him enough to eat in his sleep, a humorous aside framed in local chatter.
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Bronson
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Confidence Restores Calm in Village Trade Panic
In a Long Island village, Uncle Ram recounts how a brief financial scare ended within a week. He used a ten dollar note to settle small debts with Biggs the dry goods man and Jimmerson the grocer, convincing Sam Hill to settle his dog-trade debt, proving confidence could steady the economy.
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Biggs
Uncle Ram
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