Harris in the Grass and a Night Walk to Henley
In Jerome's tale Harris resurfaces as a head attached to his own body after a prank gone awry. The trio recalls the pie incident and the stew back on the river, then searches four islands near Shiplake and Henley, finally spotting their boat by a strange glow on the opposite bank. The chapter ends with a cliffhanger.
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Harris
Earth
George
Wiery
Hye Wis
Asc
Ote Uhre
Shiplake
Sannings
Senning
Shiplake Islands
Clarris
Montmorency
Norris
Montmoorency
Immorency
Henley
Tit
Older the Better
A humorous exchange between John and Maria Stubb contrasts buying new furniture and renting in a modest area with keeping old pieces while choosing a "swell" neighborhood. The punchline suggests calling scratched furniture colonial to fit the prestigious setting.
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John
The Adventure of a Young Patriarch
A mother laments street-car fare paid for Thusy under fifty and condemns soulless corporations, in a note from the New York Sun.
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Methuselah
New York Sun
Fishes Benefit From Brewery Spill Joke
The Cleveland Plain Dealer recounts a quip about a New York brewery dumping 12,000 barrels of beer into a river to avoid tax, joking that the fishes enjoy the unintended treat. The exchange preserves a local newspaper voice with a sharp, humorous edge.
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New York
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Bee and I Race to a Honeymoon Decision
A timid man recovers his courage on a bicycle trip with Beatrice, racing to a two mile post. Their playful banter and shared ride spark a confession of love as they near the goal, ending with a witty vow that the bicycle will travel as excess baggage on their honeymoon.
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Beatrice
Bee
Road Pike
Untitled old age vignette notes contrarian grandfather
Quote from Chicago Tribune about a grandfather living to old age by defying rules. The dialogue highlights pure contrariness as the key to longevity.
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Chicago Tribune
Fragmentary note references Jean Valjean and a candle
The readable text hints at a literary or theatrical line involving Jean Valjean and a candle. It mentions burning gas, a house, and a bishop, but the overall fragment is unclear and lacks coherent events or dates.
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Jean Valjean
Osen
New York Sun
Entrepising Railroad at Niles Gifts Free Bouquets to Women
The Michigan Central Railroad operates a large Niles floriculture complex that supplies thousands of plants and daily bouquets to female passengers. John Gipner, longtime florist, oversees the floral department and hothouses, featuring 10,000 feet of glass and beds with 4,000 geraniums along with carnations, sweet peas, violets and other varieties.
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Niles
Mich
Michigan Central
John Gipner
New York Commercial
Tobacco Calculations From 19th Century Viewpoints
The piece details massive tobacco production and consumption estimates, noting 7 billion cigars yearly in the United States and 140000 tons of tobacco smoked or chewed annually. It discusses regional habits, labor division, field values around eight million dollars, and overall product value near half a billion dollars, citing the New York Sun.
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United States
New York Sun
False fire scare ends in poker game mishearing
A Washington Times item recounts a police visit to a Latrobe family home where a fire alarm cry drew concern. The father explained the noise was from a quiet game of pit with a boy shouting five in a betting sale, clearing the misunderstanding.
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Latrobe
Guardian of the Peace
Pater
Washington Times
Bechtel Murder Trial Delivers Curious Staircase Answer
In Allentown Pennsylvania the Bechtel murder trial features shocking and ludicrous moments. A witness, asked which way the main stairway runs, replies that the stairs run two ways with one path upstairs and the other downstairs.
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Bechtel
Allentown
Lichtenwainer’s
Bechtel House
Omaha Bee
Antiquity Letter Writing Recalled With Clay Tablets
Mrs Fosdick recalls ancient communication on clay tablets and jokes that early letter writing resembled throwing bricks. Mr Fosdick adds a closing quip about the era’s rough humor in correspondence.
Toilers of the Pace and the working class folks
A brief sketch contrasts Nora An and Bridget Thim and their social roles. It highlights working class identity and the perception of different groups within society.
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Nora
Bridget—Thim
Petrified Giant Head Brought From Abo Pass to Albuquerque
The Albuquerque Democrat reports W. L. Trimble and F. E. Sturges found a petrified giant head and neck embedded in rock at Abo Pass during a Santa Fe cutoff expedition. After three days of excavation they removed the head unbroken and displayed it in Trimble's Second Street livery stable, where ethnologists examined it for authenticity.
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Abo Pass
Albuquerque
W. L. Trimble
Second Street
F. E. Sturges
Santa Fe
Trimble
Sturges
N. M
Democrat
More Useful Than Latin
A private school near City Hall starts Latin at the first hour. A backward pupil, needing a razor, has missed recitations. The father explains he teaches his son to shave without a mirror, a more useful skill than Latin.
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City Hall
Charlie
Philadelphia Press
Millions of Golf Balls Fact Added to U.S. Sports Reach
Ralph D. Paine notes in The World's Work that 1 122 organized clubs span the United States with country clubs. Annual spending on golf balls and clubs reaches about 2 000 000, and 1992 saw 1 800 000 balls used, alongside 20 000 600 invested in courses and facilities as health and vigor for workers trump factory surplus arguments.
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United States
Ralph D. Paine
Excuse tale at Farmers' Club dinner
The tale centers on Mr A J Cassatt at a Farmers' Club dinner. A guest longs to return fifty years after death to see a grand United States. Cassatt replies that the guest would seek any pretext to return, provoking quiet amusement.
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A. J. Cassatt
Farmers’ Club
America
Mr. Cassatt
Jove
United States
Philadelphia Press
Money Flying Wings Joke From The Commoner
The Commoner quotes a joke about aerial navigation where Cumso claims to have solved the problem. The exchange notes a flying machine with wings made from five dollar bills, humorously asserting that money "flies."
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Cumso
Pie
Trying to Smooth Matters New Girl and Mistress Exchange News
A fragment from New York Weekly notes a maid relays a call from Mrs Wayne. The visitor seemed disappointed and curious about the absence, while the maid insists she told the truth and not to be upset.
Nothing for Him Poor Man Contempt of Court In Jail
A man jailed for contempt of court proclaims his punishment as a jail sentence. A Soful Young Thing is repelled by the scene and moves away with flowers to the next cell where a murderer is kept in Chicago Tribune fashion.
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Cussin
Chicago Tribune
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Jerome K. Jerome
Wargrave
Tassie
R. A
Hodgson
Leslie
Georgy
Day
John Wickliffe Gray
Toilers
New Mexico
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