John Alcohol My Joe and the Road to Teetotal Love
A fragmented ballad in Scots lyric style recounts a troubled romance with alcohol as a foe. The speaker pleads for restraint, vows to join the teetotal ranks, and laments the ruin of love and friendship caused by drink in a rural town setting.
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Joe
John
Teqint Wollin Messing
Job
Clayid
John Alcohol
Ny Joe
My Joe
Pia
Wil von
Teanorance
Joun
Valentin Bruce and Col Mordaunt's delicate courtship
In a sunlit terrace scene Valentin Bruce distracts Col. Mordaunt with her charm while rival Frank Aldrich pokes fun. A tense moment, a mistaken fear, and Valentin confesses love after a dramatic fainting spell. Katy Mordaunt teases the pair as wedding plans unfold amid a greenhouse setting.
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Valentin Bruce
Col. Mordaunt
Valentin
Frank Aldrich
Jack
Aldrich
Mordaunt
Katy
Miss Bruce
Frank
Crank
Mr. Aldrich
Kale
Kate
Spottsylvania
Miss Valenttin
Aldrich W
Amie
Kate Mordaunt
Valentia
Valenia
Valentin Lruce
Katy Mordaunt
Practical Science for Infants Care and Clothing Advice
A historical lecture extols proper infant care emphasizing food cold cow milk diluted with water if necessary, fresh every eight hours, and avoided sugar. It warns against wet nurses, prescribes warm clothing with gradual seasonal adjustments, and condemns the swathing habit and multi piece dress for infants.
Irreverent Drunk Man Inspects Passengers on Rail Car
A stout inebriate aboard an elevated railroad car bullies a timid passenger, asking about coins and inspecting feet. He boasts of four coins and two bunions, declares a preference for more of both, and radiates contempt as the scene unfolds.
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Imen
New York Tribune
Making Their Toilets
A brief discussion describes a method to dress infants quickly, reducing crying and distress. It asserts that dressing, once a dreaded routine, can be completed in two minutes and done with ease, followed by a similarly swift process for applying coats.
Old Custom of Bundling Infants Denounced as Lazy Practice
An 18th century critique argues against bundling infants in tight clothes to suppress elimination. It suggests natural instinct and maternal guidance can keep babies clean from birth. Proper care, signs of need, and early freedom of movement prevent drawbacks of this method, seen as lazy and offensive.
Diabolical napkins in New York school days
A reader recalls district teachers forcing napkins on four year olds for evacuations, worn all day and unchanged by mothers at home. The note laments the practice as unnecessary, comparing it to a gag during teething and highlighting the impact on early schooling.
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New York State
End of the World Calculated by French Statistician
A French statistician tracing human height over three centuries argues humanity declines from 5 ft 3 in in modern times to 16 ft at 1610 and 9 ft in early eras, predicting by 4000 A D the average height will be 15 inches and humans will disappear from Earth.
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Philadelphia Vimes
Europe
Goliath
No Hurry Thave A Few Peaches To Eat
A condemned man asks for a last favor a few peaches to eat and waits since peaches won’t ripen for months. The item flows into a light anecdote about grisly fate and a philosophical aside on Nature and conceit in a humorous voice. It contrasts a jailer and a doomed man with a quirky request.
Flashes of Fun and Humorous Wordplay Bits
A collage of jokes and witty exchanges features playful wordplay about finance, whiskey, and wit. Scenes include a dead broke banana seller, a teetering debate on spelling, autographs, and a Napoleon of Lo-Morrow, plus exchanges between couples on marriage and household chores. The humor lands on misunderstandings, social stereotypes, and light-hearted pranks.
They Were All Wrong A French artist’s studio guess
A French artist in his studio asks friends to identify a new feature on his easel. They offer varied subjects from a sunset to Vesuvius erupting, a lobster salad struck by lightning, and a political meeting, until he reveals it simply represents a country ding.
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Vessuvius
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Harper's Bazar
Boston Herald
United States
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J. F, Elsom
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Siberia
Jersey
Siberian
Miss Gippings
Giddings
Prince Victor
Lo-Morrow
Vulcan
Sue
Sodoi
Wire
Kansas
Mr. Sissy
Sissy
Miss Sharpe
Nixy
Perlice
Harvard Lampoon
New York
Harry
Hannah
Charlie
Franklin Murphy
Leather Manufacturers' Association
Newark Journal
Jones
Tts
Sayirs
Sol
Pardise
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