Crow's Nest scheme prompts wary buyer to flee
Mr Bowser and his wife read a newspaper ad seeking a country homelike retreat at Crow's Nest offering airy rooms, good water, and children friendly scenery for two dollars per week. On visiting the place they encounter a ramshackle two story farmhouse, broken glass, a redhidated host and a hostile accusation of fraud. The couple depart amid harsh words about the advertised luxury and value.
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Mra. Bowser
Crow's Neat
Crow's Nest
Bourder
Mr. Kowser
Inez
United States
Jake
Bowser Trip Ends With Bonfire of Plans and Injuries
Mr Bowser travels two hours to inspect Crow's Nest but returns bruised after a public quarrel over the trip. Mrs Bowser pressed packing while he sought confirmation of paradise, only for a destructive outburst to disrupt the voyage plans and leave him silent at the gate.
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Mrs. Bowser
Why It Was All Fight at Cheveland Plain Dealer
A fragment from Cheveland Plain Dealer portrays urging calm in a family dispute. A character reassures George that speaking to his father will be fine, noting the father asked about his business and inferred the retirement from coal dealing meaning the issue may be settled.
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Papa
George
Cheveland Plain Dealer
Courtleuss
Belt CO
Home Happenings in Givendam Gulch Riot and Rivalries
The Arizona Kicker recounts chaotic local incidents in Givendam Gulch including a $200 fire damage to a raf on and poker room. It describes a tense encounter with Sing Lee, firing incidents by Colonel Joe Taylor at a Chinaman, and the paper’s own bold stance with controversial remarks about lawyer A M Tyler.
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Coprrigat
G. Lewis
Givendam Gulch
Iron and worm speak in fishing tale twist
In a playful Philadelphia Press fragment the worm argues iron may harm some, the angler hooks it, and the fish that later takes the lure is hailed as yielding odd results. The old-time quip captures a humorous fishing point of view.
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Philadelphia Press
Speculatise Maggie and Katie in a comic exchange
In a dialogue from Puck, Maggie jokes he plans to buy an automobile, Katie questions the money path, Megcie suggests he will risk being run over by suing for damages. The tone is comic and satirical.
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Maggie
Katie
Puck
Humorous Cleveland Dealer Quips Over Handshake
A Cleveland gossip column mocks a social handshake, claiming microbes may be exchanged by the grip. The quip notes Mrs Hottair’s handshake as notably vigorous, framing the exchange as a lighthearted urban joke.
A Sad Little Story From Chicago News
A fragmented cheerful tale unfolds with stray phrases and garbled names. A dog in a kennel hears a prowler while a girl longs for something lost and a barber jokes about fire and hair.
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