Marble Hill Missouri and the oddities of 1894
The piece reflects on Daniel Webster's reputation and a pant stretcher joke, notes Count Schovaloff’s appointment as mayor of War saw, and mentions James Wharrows Riley’s cigars. It cites Kentucky penitentiary revenue of 67,836.06 in a dull year. Milwaukee debates streetcar fares while standing for women. It warns about spine curvature from daily howling and piano training shaping girls’ futures.
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Tur
Kentucky State Penitentiary
Friction Between Lexow Committee and Dr Parkhurst
It is regrettable that friction arose between the Lexow committee and its assistant Dr Parkhurst though fortunate that the dispute did not hinder progress. A vast mass of evidence has been collected, making investigator differences of little use to the accused.
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Lexow Committee
Parkhurst
Englishmen Weigh Scrutiny of Brutal American Football
Englishmen debate the propriety of investigating American football brutality. If the trend continues, there may be calls to examine the writers who craft and publish jokes circulating in Great Britain.
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Great Britain
Pilgrim Mothers Society Holds Annual Dinner in New York
The Society of the Pilgrim Mothers in New York City is now established and holds its annual dinners regularly. It notes thirty two women landed on Plymouth Rock, indispensable to sixty nine men and children. A toast read The Gentlemen God Bless Them, with no comment given on its patronizing tone.
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Society of the Pilgrim Mothers
New York City
Plymouth Rock
England and Mexico Guatemalan tensions raise foreign fleet worries
A 19th century Washington press digest notes laxities in Boston style justice and a costly Tichborne case while reporting idle English warships in Acapulco amid Mexico Guatemala friction. It questions English motive and Monroe doctrine implications as observers ponder potential conflict and policy.
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Mexico
Guatemala
Acapulco
England
United States
Pacific
The Portent Chapter My Boyhood
George MacDonald recounts a Scottish boyhood on a hill country estate in Argyll. The narrator recalls a rocky cave retreat, a looming mountain, and a foreboding night sound as he visits his foster mother who hints at a future commission and a family fate influenced by distant kin.
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Wiiespread
Argyll
Burt
Tran
Wanderees
A Dark Family Tale Of Vengeance And Ghostly Consequences
A narrator recalls a centuries old legend from his clan about two brothers, one driven by jealous rage. The younger dies in a duel of passion, while the elder pursues a doomed love across a mountain ravine. The tale ends with a curse and the specter of a broken shoe and a phantom bride.
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Lord Hilton
Medlant
Titer
Tie
Seotceh University
nArriage
Adin- Diegu
London
Margaret
Peral
Hell
Knowhalze
Duncan
Tam
Chaance
Elsie
Wayside Walks Pie Plate Scene Satirizes Potatoes
In a Chicago Record quip titled 4 Menace to His Health a housewife offers a plate of broiled potatoes to a hungry man. The reply jokes that experts at a pure food exhibition condemn the potato as lacking wholesome sustenance, reflecting humorous social commentary.
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Itag
Chicago
Hard to Hear It Missionary Talk Causes Tension
A fragmentary dialogue depicts a missionary wife and daughter debating conversion and romance. The chief's favorite wife contemplates conversion as a path to ease, while the wife urges fashion plates and novels. A bookstore scene suggests a shift toward old fashioned storytelling to avoid modern earnestness.
Window fashion and a big glass mirror
Md Crufty claims women prefer shop windows with the largest looking glass. The Detroit Sun notes this opinion on display aesthetics and visual appeal in storefront windows.
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MD Crufty
Detroit Sun
Needless Anxiety in Visit Sparks Family Talk
Johnny recounts his mother fretting over cake at a visit. He says Mammas warns him not to be a pig with the cake, though he insists that the cake isn’t good. Hostess questions the fuss and Johnny defends his restraint.
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Johnny
Willie Winkum
Miss Hysee and the Joke Parade on Stage
A playful collection of snippets and quips from a vaudeville style show with Miss Hysee and Mr Gilgal. Bits include jokes about music lessons installments and a preacher’s quip. Various humorous exchanges feature children and teachers reacting to everyday life and theater repartees.
Know the Hogs
Two girls debate classroom rules about reprimands for dropped plates. One argues a teacher should not dock marks for accidents while the other suggests strict rules deter mischief if not enforced.
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Marble Hill
Missouri
Daniel Webster
New York
Schovaloff
Oinonak
Warsaw
James Wharcows Rlley
Milwaukee
Doctous
Massachusetts
Tris
New South Wales
George MacDonald
Tuto
Miss Hysee
Mr. Gilgal
Thumper
Phe Parson
Dot
Little Dick
Mens
Ethel
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