Mrs Wiggins Paints Her House In Fractious Times
In Bent's Corner life, Mirandy Wiggins recounts a comic chaos while painting with her daughter Margaret Ann. A barrel mishap traps Mirandy, the Squire, and Reuben, a glue spill ensues, Nero escapes, and Arabella De Jones visits with Gabriel Van Robinson as the scene collapses into a chaotic tableau.
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Margaret Ann
Bent's Corner
Canada
Arabella de Jones
Bent
Reuben
Squire Power
Adam
Hisself
Wiggins
Squire
Washington
Faust
Reuben Wiggins
Nero
Mary Ann Simons
Maragret Ann
Gabriel van Robinson
P. S
Jenkins
Peterson
First class job work done at the Journal Office
A brief notice credits high quality printing and office work at the Journal Office. The item highlights skilled labor and dependable services for readers and advertisers.
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Journal
The Mystery of Good Breeding and a Dress Suit Tale
A long essay extols good breeding as a subtle social force and condemns ill breeding. A Chicago Herald anecdote follows where Colonel Babcock borrows a dress suit from Dr. Osgood for a dinner, then a prank letter reveals the suit belongs to the servant. A Wyoming speaker blames Eastern detectives for holding back progress.
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Canton
Ill
Senator Farwell
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Osgood
Green River City
Wyo
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National Bank
Pinkerton
First Baptist Church
Savin’s Bank
Rough on the Chaplain The mail delay gag
General Banks recalls a wartime chaplain who handled regimental mail delays by posting a sign declaring he did not know when the mail would arrive. A prankster added a final line saying the chaplain did not care. The chaplain then banned further notices.
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