Humorous Bits From a Busy Page of Jokes
A collage of quick quips and captions from various humor columns. A cab horse and door gag poke at stubborn mules and Irish riders. Scottish courtship tips advise a small wife for economy. A banker’s quip on a captain of industry and the bane of overpromising. A light, civic note on wages and modest salaries.
Montenegro’s Stones and the Napoleonic Road Issue
A London Chronicle note discusses Montenegro’s terrain and fortifications, referencing Witthita Mitlevs remarks about its stones and the Napoleonic idea of building a railway. It recalls Napoleon’s 19th century offer to fund a road project, which was rejected, with threats of force instead.
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Montenegro
Witthita Mitlev
Nicholas
Napoleon
Monte Rosso
London Carauicle
Sightseeing and Thoughts Across States and Cities
A Wyoming visitor explores New York with guide Washington Square seeking the Bronx zoo and Yellowstone park. The dialogue shifts to thoughts and life as taught by Marcus Aurelius and religious scripture. Narration blends travel musings with self-help reflections from Frank Crave in Woman's World.
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Wyoming
New York
Washington Square
Bronx Zoo
Mr. Square
Yellowstone Park
Newark News
Marcus Aurelius
London’s First Steam Bus and Other Anecdotes
The reminiscence recalls London’s first steam bus of 1838 built by Walter Hancock named the Kira which carried fourteen passengers from Paddington to the bank for six pence. The episode notes the bus’s popularity yet its withdrawal due to the 1840 turnpike acts.
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London
Dorothy Nevill
Walter Hancock
Paddington
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