Virginian Captain and Countess in Washington Gossip
A Washington observer recalls a Charlottesville Captain Rives and Amelia Rives, now Countess Strubetskoi, living at Castle Hill. The relative is described as short and stout, with imaginations shaping their views while discussing family ties and a forthcoming book.
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Rives
Amelia Rives
Charlottesville
Virginia
Washington
Castle Hill
Amelia
Countess Strubetskoi
Sayr
Washington Capital
Smoke Sledge Cigarettes Offer and Conversational Quote
An advertisement touts Smoke Sledge Cigarettes at a rate of 20 for 5 cents. A whimsical dialogue fragment follows with a man reflecting on his wife's requests and femininity in a light, humorous tone.
No-To-Haee Ad Promises Cure for Fifty Cents
An old advertisement touts No-To-Haee as a guaranteed tobacco habit cure priced at fifty cents. The claim targets weak men becoming strong with pure blood. A Denver woman seeking a secretary and a cook received 122 applications but only two applicants would cook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Searitas Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
Denver
Gaiety Girl and Political Banter in Washington
A collage of vaudeville verse praising the gaiety girl and a Washington Star quip by Senator Sorghum on Hawaii annexation. The pieces mix light theatrical praise with a political joke about expansion and future mileage for the republic.
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Sorghum
Hawaii
Washington Star
He Got the Girl in a Society Marriage Snub
In a Cleveland Leader item, Francis Wallingford asks Mrs. Trelawney to entrust her daughter Gladys to him. She demands proof of lifelong love and suitability, remarking that Gladys resembles her mother before accepting the pledge.
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Mrs. Trelawney
Francis Wallingford
Cleveland
Not In Philadelphia Diggs Report Real Criminal Caught
In police circles yesterday a surprising event occurred. A detective left a crew in the morning and arrested a man at noon. The man was the real criminal, not one of several usual arrests. Chicago News reports this unusual development.
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Philadelphia
Diggs
Biggs
Chicago News
Were the Carr Shocks Visible
A dialogue about a map of Kansas reveals that the marks look like fly specks but are explained as representations of farmers marketing their crops, illustrating a humorous exchange about cartography and advertising.
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Kansas
The Wretched Middle Class Dialogue
A satirical exchange portrays a doctor urging a child to the country for fresh air and a mother balancing finances between summers in the country and a fresh-air fund. The dialogue skewers social class by contrasting wealth and poverty in a humorous, critical tone.
A Klondike Croesus and the First Klondiker
A dialogue contrasts two Klondike men describing a rich prospector. The first extols his wealth as fairy tale like, while the second notes he has plenty of gold and even eats buttered bread three times daily.
Gave Her Away
A bride elect quizzes her father as he nervously admits he has already "given her away" by telling Herbert of her mother's disposition, in a Tid Bits style vignette about an imminent ceremony.
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Caroline
Herbert
Repaid with a Quid In Quick Witty Banter
Charlie asks for a loan from Jack who agrees but insists repayment is the key. The exchange turns on a friendly tease about repaying the kindness with the exact quid given. The humor rests on mutual familiarity and lighthearted bargaining.
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Ayer
Opius
CT &K
Chicaho, Ill
Bickford
Washington, D.C
BR. Ltd
N. Ht Stat Dh Corps
Clamants Po
Soas Athaan Pension
O'Parrell
New York Avenue
James J. H. Cregory
Marblehead
Mass
Druggtets
Scarling
America
le Crece
Mr. Goodman
Willams Co
Mil
Salzer
John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
W.n.g
Wall Street
Chaniel Hootes
New York City
Sciatica, Lumbaco
Gaiety Girl
Klondike Croesus
Charlie
Jack
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