Jokes and anecdotes about figures like Rockefeller painted
A long reminiscence recounts humor about Mark Hanna and George Rockefeller, noting how jokes once told travel through generations. It includes stories of Rockefeller entertaining slum children with milk, and a judge’s magazine vignette about a boy attempting to steal bananas, all framed as recollections from a two decade career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceoremma Prey Oee Wisines
Fetie
Palore
Mark Tlanna
John J. Rockefeller
Americanress Humorists’ Association
Cleveland
American Spectator
G&l
Judge’s Magazine
Mark Twain Hiding Key Tale At Summer Home
The Philadelphia Public Ledger recounts Mark Twain in a summer scene where he asked the stable boy to lock the stable and hide the key under a stone. After a late drive Twain found the key missing and the boy revealed a better hiding place for it.
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Mark Twain
Mr. Clemens
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Father Vaughan and Henry VIII in witty exchange
Father Bernard Vaughan attracts attention for his humorous take on the “smart set.” An Onlooker recalls at Trinity College Cambridge he studied Holbein’s Henry VIII and quips what a Jesuit would do if the king appeared. The reply: he would ask the ladies to leave the room.
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Bernard Vaughan
Trinity College
Cambridge
Holbein
Henry VIII
St. James
First Shark and the Soft Crab
A Chicago News humorous exchange about a poker game where two lobsters and a crab are the prey. The first shark notes winning a round and asks how the crab was captured. The second suggests the crab was soft and easy to reel in.
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Chicago News
Racy Exchange in Philadelphia Press Dialog
A Philadelphia Press dialogue reveals Miss Ascum and Miss Crule discussing a suitor. Miss Ascum teases his inexperience while Miss Crule states the man is unlucky in love and that she rejected him last evening.
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Miss Ascum
Mr. Allow
Miss Crule
Philadelphia Press
Just After Yes She Says She Loved Him
The Chicago Tribune quotes a dialogue where a woman expresses disillusion after a kiss and declares she is the only girl loved, while the man questions how she knows it. The exchange centers on affection and doubt between the couple.
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Larry
Chicago Tribune
Marriage demands a ready made family
A widow proposes a husband must have a ready made family. The widower replies he has three boys and a young girl eager to gain a stepmother. The brief exchange reflects social expectations of marrying with dependents in a historical Chicago Record-Herald item.
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Chicago Record- Herald
Guzzler Seeks Fair Treatment Revisited
Guzzler voices a claim of unfair treatment and humorously asserts bias in ongoing scrutiny. The Philadelphia Press notes his frequent mindset, teasing that he believes bias recurs roughly every ten minutes.
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Guzzler
Philadelphia Press
Bachelors Debate Marriage In Wry Exchange
A playful exchange notes that marriage is a flat failure according to some bachelors while Iya counters that married couples can live in cottages, not flats, in a light back‑and‑forth from the Houston Post.
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Jack
Houston Post
Why does a woman skip to the last chapter
A Washington Star quote notes a woman may skip to the final chapter out of politeness to discuss the book with the reader who insisted on reading it. The remark frames social behavior about conversation and literary etiquette.
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Miss Cayenne
Washington Star
Papa and George Dish Out Night Hustle Dilemma
Dialogue excerpt shows a father questioning George about supporting a daughter. The father argues George must hustle at night to provide for her, framing the moral tension in a family scene.
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Papa
George
Boston Transcript
Mysterious Wife Shock Reported in Letter
A terse exchange notes a sudden shock experienced by a wife and confirms the husband’s arrival home just after midnight. The source appears from a New York Life communication framing the personal incident in business terms.
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New York Life
Laugh When He Does Says the Philadelphia Press
A quote from the Philadelphia Press notes that the trick to humor is timing you should laugh whenever he does suggesting the joke teller dictates the audience response.
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Philadelphia Press
What kind of a man is Briggins
Quotable line from the Washington Star describing Briggins as a good fellow who would borrow your last dollar to lend it to someone in greater need.
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Briggins
Washington Star
Young Wife Leaves After First Spat in Detroit Tribune
In a fragment from the Detroit Tribune a young wife storms off to her mother after an early quarrel with her husband. The husband worries about his mother’s reaction as the dispute centers on who was right. The brief item captures a domestic burst with a humorous tone.
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Letroit Tribune
Quotables Ring Through Chicago News Column
Green quotes a proverb about money and misfortune while Brown questions the amount of mining stock purchased, illustrating a back and forth on finance and risk in a Chicago News feature.
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Green
Brown
Chicago News
Monuments, maps, and marvels span a world of curios
A kaleidoscope of notes from readers includes a six foot twenty ton rock to honor William Conway in Camden Maine, a Danish lifeboatman who saved hundreds, a proposed Ovid monument at Sulbon a wintry mix of arts and industry notes, and a smokey quartz crystal from Japan.
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Persia
Brockton Mass
Camden
William Conway
Christian Langer
Harboe
Jutland
Gabriele Dg Annunzio
Ovid
Sulbona
Sulmo
Samnium
New Jersey
New York
Young Men’s Christian Association
American Tract Society
San Francisco
Alsace
Lorraine
Germany
Ridgebury
Conn
Hartford Theological Seminary
Church of England
Frank B. Jevons
Durham University
England
R. S. Bauer
Lynn
Mass
Japan
James Collier
Grimsby
Thomas Power O'Connor
Tay Pay
London
Stuurman
Stuuriman’s Puts
Prieska
United States
Jeremiah Moore
Lakewood
Norris
Moore
Robert G. Ingersoll
Ingersoll Monument Association
Peoria
Ill
Frederick BE. Triebel
Inersoll
Ingersoll
Fall Color Combinations In Silky Gray Fashion
A detailed note on early fall styling pairing a silk skirt with a cloth jacket reversing spring order. Gray silk with black line is paired with a gray cloth jacket, including a gray suede vest and silver trimming. Delicate velvet collars feature playful devices like oval buttons and decorative broadcloth pieces on collars.
Fall Walnut Modes in Lightweight Wool Waists and Plaids
Lightweight woolen waists dominate fall wear with white albatross fabrics hand or machine embellished. Plaid and tartan morning waists gain style with braid and buttons, maintaining popularity in understated detailing.
Schoolgirl Apron Promises Fit And Flattering Look
A fine apron described for the schoolgirl that protects her dress while enhancing her appearance. The article notes its charming design and its generous cut that extends over the shop.
Stripes in Style for Fall Wear Across Garments
Stripes dominate fall fashion with suits and gowns in striped fabrics varying by emphasis. Designers use plain materials alongside stripes to enhance or modify the effect, offering a range from bold to subtle.
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Wianuie
Bagers
Acre
E.B. van Alstine
Mitchell
South Dakota
DRS
REA Bros
Ferris’s Drug Store
RIA Bos
Dr. Koch
Vienna
Austria
Bilroth
Leipzig
Gochet
Paris
France
Hospitals
America
Drs. Rea Bros
IRS
Ferris
Weaver’s
Land & It ¥ AN CO
Senator
Jove
Silane
Cees
Fipey
Hananee
Vaughan
Poker Sharks
Man
Ping
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