Fragmented dialogue from a bygone piece of humor
The passage contains garbled exchanges about angels, a wrecked Perkins, a legal admission, and newlywed chatter. It reads as clipped, unscripted snippets with stray names and domestic jokes, lacking clear narrative or event.
The Man Who Nominated Himself at a 1890 Convention
A compact history of pivotal nomination speeches from Chicago in 1890 to 1896. Garfield and Sherman vie for the nomination with Garfield's famed anti-climax oration shifting momentum, followed by Marcus Hanna's behind the scenes steam roller for McKinley.
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Chicago
James A. Garfield
John Sherman
Sherman
Garfield
Hayes
General Grant
James G. Blaine
Grant
Roscoe Conkling
Blaine
Conkling
George F. Edmunds
Elihu B. Washburne
William Windom
Thea Garfield
Hanne
Ohio
McKinley
Roe
Times
Thomas B. Reed
Maine
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Wontaro Newspaper Union
Jungle spirits and a Bengal tale from a faded page
Fragmentary text references a Jungle tale with a Bengal, a green sprig placed at a center stake, and a ritual response to a tree fall. The passage appears to describe propitiation or offerings tied to a spill or disturbance, with unclear names and events.
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Angie
Bengal
Ban on Entry Based on Inferiority Complex Act Remark
The 1917 federal act, cited by Literary Digest, bars foreigners from entering the United States if immigration authorities deem they possess an inferiority complex. The term is ill defined, covering varied real and imagined dispositions and behaviors.
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United States
Literary Digest
Week's Postum Free Offer Promises Health Benefit
The Postum Company offers a full week's supply of health giving Postum free to anyone who writes for it Ady. The reader is invited to request the complimentary trial by mail, with details provided in the advertisement.
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Postum Company
Ady
Grass Overhead Quote Reflects on Fame and Death
A terse reflection notes the futility of fame, asserting that one content with past deeds has little chance of future renown. The speaker lies down to die as grass already grows over him, a stark line attributed to Boves.
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