Masquerade Mixup Ends In Humorous Homecoming
In New Harmony Indiana a masquerade evening turns chaotic when Mr. Bashford in Indian chief disguise captures a Turkish lady at a ball while his wife, unknowingly masked, dances with him. The ruse unravels prompting a comic midnight reveal and a lesson on trust.
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Dio
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Imma Burch
Emma Burch
Mrs. Bashford
Miss Burch
Ma. Bashford
Emma
Brimma
Mr. Basaford
Ile
Alwaya
Dream of Wesley at Heaven and Hell Gates
The tale portrays John Wesley’s dream of wandering toward hell and then heaven. He asks which denominations are inside and learns that only Christians reside there, with Methodists among the questioned groups. The exchange highlights denominational identities in a moral frame.
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John Wesley
Hell
Wesley
Heaven
Hold On to Virtue and Good Name in Cautionary Advice
A moral exhortation urges youths to restrain swearing lying and rough acts and to guard temper and character. It quotes a remark from the St. Tooms Times Journal praising Ohio men's modesty and noting no applicants for a Memphis postmastership, then includes a simile about a flea and a wasp.
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Ohio
St. Tooms Times-Journal
Memphis
Women and fashion in politics spark a gender debate
A satirical critique describes a tall man in extravagant attire as a contrast to women’s emancipation. The piece questions brains in women, notes fashion as a display of power, and ponders whether progress relies on attire or agency. It closes with a child’s quip about creation and gender roles.
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Africa
John Brown
Brazil
Deaf and Dumb Pie Supper Prank Shocks Pawtucket
A dime supper hosted by neighborhood ladies in Pawtucket features men restricted by fines for speaking while a secret guest remains silent. The plot uses tricks to trap talkers, but one stranger keeps quiet, eating and finally revealing on a slate that he is deaf and dumb.
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Pawtucket
Ifo
Pity He Drinks and The Value of Self Control
The piece critiques the habit of pitying drinkers among a certain class of people. It argues many fools gain reputations as geniuses through drunkenness, while true intellect shows itself in self discipline and restraint. A strong brain governs passions rather than yielding to appetite.
Down on the Soldier and Canaries in a Closed World
A fragment from the Boston Transcript critiques military discipline with a jack of a character named Jack and marines on guard. It also jokes about gender testing canaries by observing which sex eats bait, comparing a male bird’s and a female bird’s behavior.
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Jack
Boston Transcript
Two Lovers Debate Night Watch in One Chair Room
A butcher quotes a riddle about two lovers who must sit up all night with a single chair. He says the task is impossible unless one person sits on the floor. The remark highlights a practical view of a poetic situation.
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Dashford
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Ilo
Louise
Abrick
Teave
Dio
Adam
Massachusets
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Eve
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