Va Wyck Bent on Protection and Rapid Speech
Senator Van Wyck of Nebraska spoke with rapid, spluttering delivery while pacing the chamber. Observers recalled an umbrella joke from Ingalls and Spooner as an amused panel watched his impassioned plea. The piece also discusses misused term terne plate origins and a London tale of a fire god’s revenge on two women who mocked it.
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Senator van Wyck
Nebraska
Mr. Ingalls
Mr. Spooner
Punch
Henator van Wyck
Ingalls
Entira
Seng
Spoorer
van Wyck
Drerrei
Washington Post
London
Zun
London Chronicle
Saphir Ordered Out Of Munich For Criticising Verse
Transportation journalist Moritz Gottlieb Saphir, famed for sharp criticism, is expelled from Munich within twenty four hours after he mocked Ludwig’s poetry. The court chamberlain delivered the command and asked if he could depart in time. Saphir replied he could, but quipped his own verses would not leave fast enough.
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Moritz Gottlieb Saphir
Iice
Germany
Ixing Ludwig
Munich
Consi Erately
Saphir
Japancee Stable design noted for safe horse housing
A remark describes Japan horse stabling with horses secured in stalls behind doors, grain and hay nearby, allowing feeding without kicking or mess. The piece shifts to a humorous exchange about health as Miss Prettiface notes color change after a rest in the bedroom.
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Japan
Justice and Mercy in Quips Across Papers
In a satirical collage reading, dialogue from Mrs Navwiiche-Now and Mrs Cuttinge echoes on justice mercy and social propriety. A husband and wife debate a suitor's intentions amid references to finance and romance. A Chicago Record-Herald line hints at legal action and a bustling modern social scene.
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Navwiiche
Olls
Cuttinge
Brooklyn
Chicago Record-Herald
Exercise. Primrose Teases Cog About Exercise
A humorous exchange shows Primrose telling someone not to give their cog exercise while Nias Hollyhock fondles a pug dog and jokes about feeding it chocolates every few minutes to make it wag its tail.
Jumpin the broomstick wedding tale in mountain lore
Zeb White recalls a moonshiner style wedding on Cumberland mountains where a broomstick rite doubles as marriage, a feisty strength contest with Babbit, and Sue chosen as bride after a two hour rough-and-tumble duel ends with Zeb carrying his bride home. The tale blends old country humor with frontier grit.
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Babbit
Cumberland
Zeb
Coon Cove
Tennessee
Dhar
Critter
Tombstone Bet on a Hog Race Tale
A Kentucky farmer chats on a highway about buying an unlettered tombstone at auction to save time he foresees. He predicts a hog race near his house between Joe Davin and Jim Scott, expects spectators and a bidding war, and jokes about keeping the stone for a camp meeting if no one is harmed.
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Porsuah
Joe Davin
Jim Scott
Hosa
Joe
Jim
Conscientious Wit in a Divorce Tale from Chicago Record-Herald
A witty exchange notes Mrs. Waddington's half mourning for her husband and references a South Dakota divorcee still living. The quip reveals social snubs and remarriage hints in a period-voice aside from a midwestern newspaper’s tone.
We Were Handling Coal in a Dirty, Grimy Lump
A fragment from the New York Times references a coal lump described as dirty and sooty. The lines evoke contemplation on a subject considered profound, contrasting a white appearance with black and grimy reality in a poetic archaic tone.
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New York Times
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Walter Mason
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Strongs Ave
Stevens Point
Wis
United States
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Demite Block
Apncegarner
Cedar Street
Debe Apiaage
Isaan A
Jos F.cole
First National Bank
Marshilla
Wisconsin
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CG 2
Fteal Estaw
Williams
Larnle Bloor
Dentists
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Istpyt
Weator
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Wuccensor Lo
Powell
Adier Block
Opurt House
Marshiell
Rosé Hill
Northwestern Railroad
John Hyland
Renin, Elf, Mechler & Specialty
Marshfield Times
Northwest
Jesus
Gae Company
Chicago News
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O. B. Warner
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Max
Zeb White
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Turbin
Berlin
Marshfield
Blodgett Hotel
DR. Turbin
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Randolph St. Chicago
Upham Mfg. Company
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Smith Premier Typewriter
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Broadway
Milwaukee
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NT Beaure
Mission
Ueparen
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Scheike’s
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