Fairies of Today Huckleberry Sam a Winner
A whimsical tale unfolds with Lulu the fairy transforming the life of a poor old woman and a poor man from Huckleberry Corners at an aviation grounds scene. The fairy grants fortune and romance, orchestrating a swap of fates between the rich and the needy, ending with societal shifts and a political reward for kindness.
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Aviation Grounds
Deacon Pegram
Lyle
Huckleberry Corners
Oyster Bay
Lulu
Sam Smith
Buckleberri
Lata
Aker
Berer
Sam
White House
Poor Brown and the Doctor in a Grim Opera of Insurance
A distressed workingman pleads poverty to a doctor who insists on surgery for a life threatening condition. The patient protests no money yet the doctor offers reassurance that insurance will cover after death. Wry dialogue underscores class and healthcare anxieties.
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Brown
In Nutshell Reflection on Socialism and Class Fear
A brief excerpt contrasts poor men hoping socialism raises them to wealth with rich men fearing losing status to the poor. The dialogue hints at power, inequality, and political argument, noting tensions between levein and Leader.
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Levein
New Bureau Helps College Women Seek Nonteaching Careers
In New York City a new Intermediate Bureau of Occupations connects educated women with higher grade, non teaching positions. Initiated by Smith and Vassar alumnae, it trains and places capable women, with advisory boards from eight colleges and cooperation with related unions and bureaus.
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New York City
Intercelleviate Bureau of
Jureau
New York
Smith College
Smith
Womens College
Vassar
Gureau
New York Siamanse
Barnard
Bevo Mawrform
Antoinette Paulman-Cramer
New York Slum Bee Organization
Ban Sal
Woroen Giany
Burean
Women's Educational and Industrial Union
Rostov
Philadelphia
Frances Cummings
Febt P'We
Cnowmings
Vollece
Cietteat
Gense
Chue
College Women Eligible for Bureau Work Training
The passage praises a candidate for executive experience and cultural training, noting her fit for a current role. It explains the bureau targets educated women with culture and experience, or those with special training suitable for their intended work.
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Afix
Aterace
Telegraph Explained by Cannibal King Tale
A Scotsman explains telegraphs to a cannibal king using a humorous map of a terrier stretched from Oban to Tobermory. He likens telegraph signals to the dog’s twitching movements across towns, illustrating the concept with a playful chain of actions and places.
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Sandy
Oban
Tobermory
Obermory
Easily Downed by Alcohol In Cleveland Bee
A fragment from the Cleveland Plain Deater reports a chaotic spelling bee scene with quips about drunkenness and a performer named Splodgers. The brief notes a tie that couldn't stand up and a mocking line about spelling prowess.
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Tie
Cleveland Plain Deater
Elisha Famed for Speeding Old Man Sparks Lively Debate
In a Harper's Weekly scene a constable and bystanders discuss a distant chariot speeding away. A bystander identifies the driver as old man Elisha, prompting the constable to wonder at the country’s movement toward the speed laws and public behavior.
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Wiisiia
Elisha
Waal
Harper’s Weekly
Teco Much Dr. Banter Sparks Laughing Prescription
A comical exchange between a patient and a physician unfolds with playful quips about enduring pain. The man urges the doctor to ignore pain and jokes about bearing it.
Different Places for the Same Sermon
A humorous quip suggests preachers seldom repeat sermons verbatim, though a child notes the cadence changes. The anecdote, cited from Lippincott's, reflects on sermon repetition and delivery.
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Lippincott
Building Giants: New Suspension Bridges Cut Time to Construct
The piece notes the Brooklyn Bridge required sixteen years to complete, while modern suspension bridges can be built in four to five years, signaling a drastic change in large-scale construction timelines.
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Brooklyn Bridge
Girls in Vienna Learn Housekeeping at Fifteen
The girls of Vienna are kept at their studies until they are fifteen years of age. Then for two years they are taught housekeeping and the intricacies of the kitchen under an experienced housekeeper.
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Vienna
The Largest Tenement Freihaus in Vienna Suburb
The largest tenement house in the world is the Freihaus near Vienna with about 1500 rooms. It is divided into more than 400 separate apartments, occupying a vast urban complex.
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Freihaus
Vienna
Mars
Humor and Philosophy by Uncan A Smite and Partners
A humorous verse piece contrasts two men, Wille and John, through playful satire. It notes Wille’s propriety and Johnny’s mischief, then shifts to a satirical exchange on authorship and style. The collection blends jokes, aphorisms, and caricature of daily life.
Pert Paragraps Moralizing Nonsense
A garbled reflective piece mocks thrift pride and social caution while offering vague counsel. It blends maxims about money talk, neighborliness, and happiness with inconsistent imagery and stray phrases.
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Fairies OF
Huckleberry Sam
M. Quad
Associated Literary Press
the Waldorf
Europe
PAIBY
Rewitt—Cornet
Jewett
New York Press
Bunsact
Teco
Spokane Spokesman-Review
Uncan A. Smite
Quillie Jones
Johnny Brown
Willie
Johnny
Jack
Sissy Boy
Wille
John
Farner
Manu
Peres
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