The Man in Bed 14 at the Hospital
Dr. Carruthers confesses love for Nurse Elizabeth Mitram who refuses divorce and stays faithful. Johnson, her husband, dies from a posturing heart clot after a police pursuit. tragedy reshapes lives as Mitram leaves the hospital and Carruthers remains.
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Miss Mirram
Carruthers
Miss Mitram
Jack
Johnson
Elizabeth Mirram
Miriam
Lamgon
Die
Old Montague
Mallionaire
Mr. Drake
John
Mitram
Elizabeth
Texas
The Churning Tango Evening at Brunete
A playful exchange suggests Mr Heanbrough sits out many dances while Blondine notes his plan to drink creati for health and fears tangoing it into butter. Judge provides the quip.
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Brunete
Mr. Heanbrough
Blondine
Heartbeat Rates Slip By While Company Debates Patience
A newspaper quip notes a man’s heart can beat 71 times per minute when seated. The line suggests heartbeat varies with companionship and context, reflecting a light editorial mood about tempo and social settings.
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Patrice
Dialogue on Marriage Timing Comes With Wry Wit
A witty exchange between Miss Young and Miss Elder questions ideal marriage timing. Miss Young asks a question about the best age for a girl to marry while Miss Elder responds that it should be when the man is ready. The quip reflects light social humor.
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Miss Young
A Big Man Critiques a Tobacco Forecast
A sharp aside notes a man who “feels important” and believes tobacco stocks should slump when he stops smoking, illustrating a boastful caricature in a humorous exchange.
Hints of a Variety of Quips and Quotes
A collection of quips on skin grafts society tea shops and the cruel world includes lines about Mrs. A Q Price and Mrs Agnes Hovenor Timme. The items touch on weddings mislaid eggs and the ease of borrowing trouble with reflective witticisms.
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A. Q. Price
Morgantown
W. Va
Agnes Hovenor Timme
Milwaukee Baseball Club
Dr. Thomas Fanshawe Middleton First Bishop of Calcutta
One hundred years ago Dr. Thomas Fanshawe Middleton was consecrated first bishop of Calcutta. He founded the bishops' college in 1886 and a constatory court in Calcutta before dying in 1822. Christian presence in India remains about one percent but influential.
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Thomas Fanshawe Middleton
Calcutta
London
India
Bishops’ College
Great Eastern Empire
The Irresponsible Adjective
A satirical exchange features a world-renowned orator who is teased by a chairman who admits to boosting his status to appear important, highlighting local doubts about prominence. The dialogue underscores wit about reputation and public perception in a small community.
Magistrate Hears Accused Deny Charge Amid Testy Exchange
In a tense courtroom exchange the prisoner charges the magistrate with fabricating accusations while the officer defends actions saying the suspect challenged custody and required force to prevent escape. The dialogue highlights friction between the defendant and law enforcement.
Author Claims One Plot Steals from Romeo and Juliet
The famed writer admits he has but one plot and swipes it from Romeo and Juliet. He notes the trick is to alter scenery and dialect.
Benefit of the Best Light Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson
A quotation from Ralph Waldo Emerson urging generous interpretation of others and objects. The line compares giving others the best possible light to presenting a favorable view of a picture.
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Ralph W. Emerson
Mystery of Complexion Snippet Sparks Curiosity
In a playful remark a speaker notes a woman’s fine complexion and jokes that each man who kisses her leaves with a bit of it as a souvenir, highlighting flirtatious social banter of the era.
When a man bets on the wrong bank he loses confidence
A succinct aphorism noting that placing money and trust in an unstable bank leads to a loss of confidence as the defender of the investment faces financial failure and diminished belief in the institution.
No one has ever lived who has been fast enough to catch up
A short aphoristic note mentions time speeding ahead, the value of aging, and the idea that friendship must be created by oneself. It also references progress under woman suffrage in Australia and many legal improvements attributed to that movement.
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Australia
A Clean Bill of Health for Tuberculosis Precautions
Guidance on handling tuberculous sputum and contaminated items stresses strict sanitation. Sputum must be disposed in cups with five percent lysol or carbolic acid or milk of lime if unavailable. paper cups may be burned. Soiled items should be immersed in disinfectant for an hour, boiled, and kept separate for the patient.
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Iime
Bridges Poems Without Comma In Narcissus
The poem Narcissus by Robert Bridges the English poet laureate dispenses with punctuation suggesting adjectives can stand as separate qualities or modify each other. Bridges favors the exclamation mark colon dash and occasionally a question or full stop in twenty eight lines.
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Narcissus
Robert Bridges
Bridges
Literary Talk Sparks Time Ahead Jibe
A witty exchange in a literary talk features a speaker noting a candlestick atop the clock as too forward a touch. William Henry questions the remark, prompting a playful clarification that the candlestick is ahead of time.
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Willam Henry
Seeing Is Believing in the Uplift Debate
Miss Brown asks if Sally Collins believes in the uplift movement while Miss Jones notes Sally's streetcar ride demonstrates her belief in the cause. The exchange suggests public opinion hinges on visible support and demeanor.
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Miss Brown
Sally Collins
Miss Jones
Average man has lime to whitewash a fence says paper
The paper notes lime in the average man is ample enough to whitewash a fence. Egbert comments that the abundance explains why many men are seen on fences.
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Bacon
Egbert
Men Seek Words of Encouragement Wasted Time
A handful of men spend hours searching for uplifting phrases, hoping for motivation that may never come. The quest highlights how easy it is to confuse words with real support and purpose.
Lady Dawn Wear Shoes Dancing Aid Advert
An advertisement promotes Allen's Punt- Rane antiseptic powder to keep shoes tight and new for dancing. It suggests trying the product before subernaive and lists an address in New York for the Rune tei package.
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Ladieg Dawn
Allen
Subernaive
Addrone Alien
Vlansted
Lettvuy
N.Y
Ade
Of Course. Hen Cackle After Laying Egg Explored
The joke contrasts a hen’s egg laying with a human reply. She asks why hens cackle and he answers the egg cannot, suggesting a playful miscommunication about animal behavior.
Castoria Reminder Promotes Safe Remedy for Infants
An informal ad admonishes mothers to ensure every bottle of Castoria bears the Fletcher's Castoria signature. The message asserts Castoria is a safe remedy used for children for many years and that babies cry for it.
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Fletcher
Wheel Talk in Axle Style Sparks Odd Reunion
Wayside Walter and Tired Tommie meet after months away with Walter claiming he has been across the country, then admitting he traveled incog in the axle. The vignette appears in the Youngstown Telegram.
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Walter
Tommie
Youngstown
London Station Adds Penny-in-the-Slot Ticket Machines
A London railroad station now offers penny-in-the-slot machines for selling train tickets to accompany friends to platforms. The remark notes the novelty and suggests people might pay more to see friends leave town.
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London
Patrice
Real Speeding Gag: Ignatz Ponders Motorcycles for Revere O'Shanter Gibbon
Inquisitive Ignatz asks how fast a horse can run. Father says a mile in two minutes four seconds is good speed. Ignatz muses that Paul Revere Tom O'Shanter and Johan Gibbin lacked motorcycles, in a humorous exchange.
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Ignatz
Father
Paul Revere
Tom O’shanter
Johan Gibbin
Dr. Eliot Calls U S School System Behind Abroad
Dr. Eliot warns that English and American education are centuries behind the best thinkers on education. He questions how to reform the wasteful system to develop students according to individual talents and promises a practical plan in a future article.
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Eliot
England
America
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