A Great Joker and a Rival Jest in Arkansas
Hack Knober, editor of the Weekly Ker Slash, plots a prank to gain fame as a humorist. He stalks a traveling drummer, slips into his room, and hides under a bed to provoke a ridiculous confrontation. The drummer suspects a plan to kill him. Hack flees as the scene ends with notice that the Weekly Aer Slash has suspended and Hack remains at the steamboat landing.
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Arkansas
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Hack Knober
America
John Phenix
Artemus Ward
Hack
Huck
Xo2
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Arkansaw Traveler
Nothing New Under the Sun Robbery Tale From Portsmouth
A Portsmouth burglary tale recounts miller Milligan storing sovereigns in a secret drawer and a builder pilfering the stash over years. The story ends with the builder in police hands, while the claimed treasure remains a cautionary legend from ancient Egypt to modern times.
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Rameses
Egypt
Herodotus
Treasury
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St Janus
Tutt
Murray St
New York
Dr Johnson Dies Quietly in London Home
London World notes the death of Dr Samuel Johnson at his Bolt Court residence on December 14, in his seventy sixth year. Executors named include Sir Joshua Reynolds and Sir John Hawkins. burial planned for Westminster Abbey. Johnson’s last days marked by resignation and religious reflection. Mayor at Providence, RL.
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Westminister Abbey
Joshua Reynolds
John Hawkins
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the Commons
Johnson
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