Fatty breaks up the fun in Roselle Park
A comic vignette from Roselle Park New Jersey centers on a composer and his wife who hire a new servant girl named Gertie. She sings popular songs, causing unintended heartbreak as she sobs over perceived dissatisfaction, amid a string of literary quotes and a humorous misperception about looks. The piece blends vaudeville style dialogue with mismatched expectations and a playful jab at vanity.
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Roselle Park
N. J
Tes
Gertie
Jesse
Tie
Toastmaster
Familly
Rattled Bridegroom at Niagara Falls
A mature groom, after marriage, visits Niagara Falls and, in a hotel register, writes John Doe and wife then corrects to John Doe and Stride in a flustered moment, revealing his nerves about the honeymoon.
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Niagara Falls
John Doe
Stride
English Visitor Misreads Baseball Terms in New York
In Harper's Weekly a London guest learns baseball vernacular at the Polo Grounds. A Giants three bagger excites the crowd while a foul tip prompts the host to explain foul. The Englishman then quips that it sounds like a fowl term, highlighting language gaps in sports lingo.
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Harper's Weekly
London
New York
Polo Grounds
Giants
Nickel-in-the-slot turnstiles tested in Boston transit
Experiments are under way in Boston with nickel-in-the-slot turnstiles in elevated railroad and subway stations. The aim is to save the pay of ticket sellers.
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Boston
The Pink Whiskers
John Hutchinson recalls a meeting between Governor Hughes and J Ham Lewis in Syracuse during the last campaign. Lewis bowed and praised whiskers in politics, while Hughes credited Lewis for making whiskers a political asset.
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John Hutchinson
Republican State Committee
Hughes
J. Ham Lewis
Chicago
Syracuse
Lewis
A Kind Word Reflects on a Talkative Person
A humorous exchange features Miss Smart noting a talkative person’s habit of contradicting himself and a later remark praising the consistency of his statements.
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Miss Smart
Emotional Thermometers Steal the Show From Science
A humorous look at public obsession with temperature readings. A popular character boasts a 2 below thermometer while others scoff at emotion over accuracy, then a cigar maker and readers debate genuine scientific thermometers and the government standard.
Beastly Intelligence and Curious Almanac Note
A student boarder cites a claim that over 5000 elephants yearly supply piano keys, provoking astonishment from a landlady. The text muses on animals trained for tasks and notes Panama's Parita side tides dwarf Atlantic tides, highlighting a mix of odd facts and speculative science.
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Parita
Isthmus
Panama
Atlantic
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Professor Daubo
Pitchur
Anne
Fatty
Stella
Sir Philip Sidney
Carol
Goldleaf
George
Booter
Fourth Street
Filler
Boozer
Nan
Weather Bureau
Kor
Federal
Jena
France
Celsius
Upsala
Germany
Fahrenheit
Dantzig
Professor Fahrenheit
Galileo
Parthia
Galiiio
Iron Moulders’ Union
Debbel
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