Prove an Alleby Sammy in Law and Alibis
Excerpt discusses the legal concept of an alibi as a defense. It explains an alibi as committing a crime in one place while being in another, and notes a stronger alibi if you can be in two other places. The quote attributes commentary to Puck and a dialogue about a candidate for the Bar.
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Alleby
Sammy
Puck
Lambeth Guardians For Relief
Lambeth
Duchy of Cornwall
Ernest R. Ackerman
New Jersey
Plainfield
Howard and Burton Assayer and Chemist Price List
Leadville Colorado assay firm offers specimen prices for gold silver lead at 1 dollar per unit. Zinc or copper prices listed as 1 dollar. Mail orders and tail price list available on application.
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Howard &. Burton
Leadville
Colorado
Contronitro
Visiting Day Confusion Over Jesus Calling Joke
A mother is surprised by her 4 year old daughter who says everybody but Jesus was at Sunday school. The child explains the idea came from singing a song about Jesus calling, not from anyone telling her directly.
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Mrs. A
Jesus
Mrs.a
England
Japan
Oberammergau
Russia
Korn
Munich
Berlin
Paris
London
Copenhagen
Stockholm
Chicago
Board of Education
Kila Flags Young
Revival Talk Turns On Borax Smith Attendance
The Parson and Brother Tump clash as the congregation gathers at Ebenezer chapel. Tump claims he could not recruit Borax Smith to the revival, while Bagster insists he did his best to forecast participation, noting Smith’s reluctance and sharp wit.
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Brudder
Parson Bagster
Ebenezer Chapel
Urrin
Borax Smith
Pahson
Brother Tump
Brudder Borax
Puck
Nothing Miraculous Train Wreck Cure Quips
A comic anecdote contrasts a claimed instant cure for rheumatism with a joke about a train wreck leaving the speaker with a cork leg. The quip emphasizes humor over medical miracle through a faux serious question and a pun on injury.
It Might Be Worse Restless Roger
A satirical quip notes the earth is two thirds water and imagines land replaced by soap as a wry reflection on nature.
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Roger
Pal
Sloper
World Facts and Anecdotes From Various Lands
A collage of global notes on Brazil coffee and maple sugar production, pig iron shares, Ecuador cocoa growth, coal deposits near Melbourne, Lord Kitchener statue talks, battleship plans, and distance photography. Also stories of Russian prison populations, German academics, and an English Lambeth relief anecdote. Includes a pigeon couple and wartime oil fuel notes.
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Germany
Great Britaan
United States
Canada
Guatemala
Brazil
Ecuador
Melbourne
Australia
Calcutta
Lord Kitchener
India
Conversation Between Mistress and Maid Echoes From Yonkers
A Yonkers Statesman excerpt captures a tense exchange where a mistress orders a maid to listen more and the maid retorts that her vantage point was unseen, hinting at deeper intrigue and unspoken power dynamics. The dialogue emphasizes control, perception, and the unspoken boundaries of authority.
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Katia
Yonkers
Dialogue Friction Over European Byways
Mrs Highmore explains a Europe trip to Mrs Upsome with a joke about byways referring to the hotels. The exchanged quip reveals light domestic humor amid travel talk.
Merely Postponed Mrs Hewligus Dialogue Moment
A dialogue excerpt shows Mrs Hewligus and Mr Hewligus at dinner with unresolved quarrel looming. Mrs Hewligus asserts her calm mind while Mr Hewligus samples more meat and promises a later talk. The scene hints at marital tension and upcoming confrontation.
Disinfected Kiss Sparks Romance in Chicago Tribune
In a witty vignette from the Chicago Tribune a young man named Herbert is halted by Amelia who reveals a small silver instrument of silk gauze before a first disinfected kiss. The scene blends science whimsy with romance as they proceed.
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Herbert
Amelia
Chicarn Tribune
By Night Hard Featured Woman Dreamed First Thousand
The fragment shows a speaker Tufford Knott addressing a woman, asking how she earned her first thousand dollars. He indicates a dream as the source, with a quizzical exchange implying a bygone era dialogue.
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Tufford Knott
Remembering the Lesson Versus Modern Quick Learning
A father and son exchange in a dialogue about study habits. The son claims shortcuts via reading five feet of books while the father asserts there is no substitute for genuine learning and hard work.
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International Conservatory OF Music
Masonic Temple
Portland
Oregon
Mayer
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
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Shloka
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