Jericho's Fourth Ends in Citizen Fracas Over Orator Fight
Jericho's Fourth of July celebration collapsed after a public meeting to appoint an orator devolved into a three-way dispute among Squire Joslyn Deacon Spooner and Darius Stebbins. Each man claimed the honor and fought, ending with all three knocked out and the town left without a program for years.
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B. Lew's
Terigho
Squire Joslyn
Deacon Spooner
Darius Stebbins
Wrere
Lexington
Bunker Hill
Liberty
Jerlebo
Bing
Luke Joslyn
Uberty
Youlor Purioty
Verdin
Lesington
Bunker 1
Sandy
Jericho
Dobbs Ferry
Sona of Liberty
Willi
The
Free Iiay
Joslyn
Amories
Squire
Darius Green
Darius
Squar Joslyn
Bat
Ian Orator
Abe
Hberty
Washington
Delaware
Lee
Columbue
Vailey Iorge
Landy’s Lane
Boston
Torleg
How He Apologised Elevator Gaffe Sparks Painful Exchange
A Philadelphia Telegraph excerpt depicts an elevator operator lightly stepping on a passenger’s inflamed corn. The passenger reacts with a torrent of profanity. the operator, a religious man, offers mild rebuke and sympathy, claiming knowledge of the pain. The exchange blends humor with a jerky moral tone.
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Privator
Philadelphia Telegraph
Whisky in Ice Cream Scoffed by Community
A vivid exchange from a Chicago Record-Herald excerpt shows a woman and a colonel reacting in horror to a proprietor who adulterated ice cream with whisky. The Kentuckian calls the offender a wretch and demands severe punishment for spoiling a whisky by molding it into drinks.
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Chicago
Disapprove Tittle Sadle After Whipping
A New York Journal reader voice laments the choice of a single tutor or figure named Tittle Sadle after two lashes, expressing concern that only one man could be found and labeling the situation dreadful for the speaker’s father.
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Papa
New York Journal
Pana the Pie Joke Ends With One Objection
A brief exchange features Pana the Pie and a judge during a humorous court moment. The dialogue centers on pies and a hemmer, with the judge noting the pies are "not big enough" as the sole objection.
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Pana
The Melons Admit Theft in Court
A judge questions The Melons about stealing melons. They confess yes, admitting the theft and claiming desperation from hunger after being caught by a white man. The exchange reflects a harsh, period courtroom scene reported by the Atlanta Constitution.
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Sald
Atlanta Constitution
Gave Himself Away in Milwaukee Burglary Incident
Police describe a burglary where a witness identified the suspect as the thief even though the culprit had his head covered with bedclothes. The exchange reveals shock and identification under disguise, as reported by the Milwaukee Daily News.
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Blela
Milwaukee Daily News
Love In Semmer. wT Le When you are far wey
Fragmentary poetry note from Chinago Record-Herald describes distance tolling and gray skies when loved one is far away, with lines about toiling here and pride in the partner. Mixed typos and OCR issues obscure full meaning but themes of longing persist.
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Wey
Chinago Record-Herald
The Sage and the Pedder Voice Lost to Roar
Uncle Eli presents a fable in which a dejected street peddler named Roar grows mute and fears losing his strawberry trade. The Sage advises shifting to beans, noting misfortune can be repaired. Moral: nothing is so bad that it cannot be mended.
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C. B. Lewis
Tom
John
Roarer
Roaroy
Quad
Notation Tale of Milton and the Toy Dispute
A vignette from a family scene shows Milton refusing to share toys with the baby, promising to stay the smallest, then attempting to collect all toys while keeping the baby away. Edith and Maude discuss Frank’s lack of letters and possible changes in his love.
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Mamma
Milton
Atiston
Little Chronicle
Another Outrage in Potato Trade War S
A Baltimore News quip notes Small Spuds, the grecn, being driven from business by meat trust. The joke hinges on his focus on meat prices and industrial combinations rather than selling potatoes and starch, implying a clash of markets and power.
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Meat Trust
Baltimore News
The Fly In the Ointment and a Silly Parade
A Cleveland Plain Dealer cartoon caption notes a circus procession ending with a man holding two babies and lamenting lack of a bay wagon pond. Town Tops humor hints at a doomed marriage as Broadway quips reveal a double life to spare a divorce.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Manhattan
Broadway
End For Harmony A Cartoon Dialogue Jazzing Concerts
Dialog snippet contrasts Mr Simpson and Miss Jenkins in a humorous exchange about directing and arranging concert seating. The caption appears in a Detroit Free Press humor column. A related line features Dolly promising mother she would not become an actress, with Harold noting she kept her word in the Boston Herald.
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Mr. Simpson
Miss Jenkins
Detroit Free Press
Dolly
Harold
Boston Herald
Quote reveals affection in playful wedding banter
A Chicago American fragment shows a speaker praising George as the dower of her heart while noting his wild flower fondness, reflecting personal sentiment in a casual exchange.
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George
Chicago American
Ten Thousand For a Dog And Indian Creation Legend
A conversation about a ten thousand dollar dog price unfolds beside a note on India’s Rig Veda. Maria and James debate the sum’s plausibility while a barber’s chair yields a humorous exchange about a clerical customer dozing during a church visit.
They Hawking the Olden Time Picture In London Gallery
An elderly couple views a print exhibition in London where the painting “Hawking In the Olden Times” is displayed. The man jokes the catalogue suggests the works are being hawked, while the woman asks why. The exchange reveals playful misreads of the title and a humorous remark about selling birds.
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Laskin
London
Notale
Farger
John
The Fridal Wreath Customs Across Nations
The bridal wreath varies by country with myrtle in Germany orange blossoms in France and the United States white roses in Italy and the Swiss cantons, red roses and pinks in Spain, vine leaves in Greece, rosemary in Bohemia, and artificial dowers replacing the wreath in German Switzerland.
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Germany
France
United States
Italy
French
Switzerland
Spain
Greece
Bohemia
German
When the Curtain Falls
An excerpt discusses mortality and personal meaning, reflecting on death's isolation and the world’s ongoing rhythm. It contrasts Alexander Smith and Shelley’s approaches to religion, noting Shelley’s atheism and his deep reading of the Bible for imagery.
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Alexander Smith
Shelley
Rome's Aqueducts and the water supply of ancient Rome
Eight aqueducts brought 40 million gallons of water daily into Rome. The Romans did not foresee that water tends to level itself, or these grand arches seventy feet high would never have been erected.
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Rome
The Curious Pair and Curious Exchanges
A clipped Philadelphia Press cartoon caption shows Mrs Rubba wondering why another woman watches her, while Mr Rubba speculates she seeks the reason for his stare. The Boston Evening paper notes a boy’s reluctance to work for small wages and references a Chinese map phrase in a playful, mixed-language style.
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Curiourz
Mrs. Rubba
Mr. Rubba
Philadelphia Press
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Harper's Magazine
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Archaos
Milwaukee, Wis
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Kliner, Lang & Scharmann
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Chichester
Mato
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