Familiar Quotations of Pope and Burns in Modern Times
A curt, excerpted piece noting Pope and Burns as the source of familiar phrases, with examples such as “Shoot folly as the files” and “Hope springs eternal in the human breast.” It includes garbled lines and a lengthy anecdote about Lord Howth and a rat, plus stray proverbs and misquotes from other writers. The text blends quotations, misprints, and a brief Detroit press note on a mother and child exchange.
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Pope
Burns
Shakespeare
Reaven
Tle
Terry Luman
Aogels
Ywo Chea ale Crazeny or the horse show
Fragmentary text mentions vast expenditures and ongoing intrigues around a horse show with two crazes influencing society and politics. Names and clearer details are not readable.
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Cerulaw
Tie York Pr
Fragmented 19th Century Puns and Stereotypes in City Sketches
A garbled collection of old newspaper quips and didactic dialogue from Philadylphic Cross and Baltimore American pieces. It features distressed beggars, xeno stereotypes, a barber’s boast about a shaved face, and a mock dialogue about Indian wives and babies, all in a dated urban vignette tone.
Hoxton Purists Demand Tooth Patch, Lunatic Dentist
A jagged quote from the Boston Transcript ridicules a dentist seeking a tooth patch. The piece contrasts a lunatic remark about extraction with a stray homesickness note from the Globe, illustrating a sharp, fragmented editorial tone in the era.
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Boston Transcript
Charm of Circus Life and Oddities Feature
A veteran showman recalls circus life as alluring yet harsh with constant travel and meager pay beyond a few salaries. The piece contrasts working conditions, notes a winter stake of about $200 weekly for a skilled man who quits for road shows, and surveys crowding hopefuls. It also covers tips on courteous conduct at customs, insect cognition in French studies, and a Siberian method of platinum extraction called plowing the water.
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Cheng Ufe
Halioath
Athme
Philadelphia
Two Pictures at Gusect Ainscape Painter Dusy
A famous landscape painter Dusy rapidly painted two pictures at once using four colors from a limited palette. An observer noted the painter’s quick method and laughed at the idea of producing two works in tandem.
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London
Sundtie Artist Uaydon Ends Life in Despair
The noted historian and writer Uaydon, famed for his sundtie works, faced mounting debt and disappointment before choosing to end his life with a pistol. He laid down his brush after a final creation, sending a grim message to Alfred and the jury about his exhausted efforts.
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Uaydon
Alfred
First Serious Trouble In The Farmyard Parlor
A quirky Chicago Tribune excerpt depicts a domestic quarrel between Mother So yor and Uastrr over baptism issues. Hortense and the young wife provide nervous interjections as the farmer in the side show looks around in alarm at rattlesnakes while a lecturer calms the crowd about a living skeleton sick with the ague.
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Hortense
Chicago Tribune
Fond Recollection Teases in Abridged Cartoon Dialogue
A witty exchange recalls early courtship with humor about gifts and appearance. The couple jokes about candy from marriage days versus engagement treats. A quip on Miss Millionaire’s forte shifts to her figure, highlighting playful banter about beauty and wealth.
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