Restaurant Hogging Shows Dining Etiquette at Chicago Eatery
A Chicago Journal observer recounts a dinner beside a suave patron whose methodical soup, bone-chewing fish, hash thoroughness, and bread-pusher technique create a comic study of dining manners. The tale ends with the author's party leaving for the theater without supper.
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Anson
Chicago Journal
Lady Remembered at Pumpkin Hollow Literary Club
In a Detroit area town eight members of the Pumpkin Hollow Ladies' Literary Club hold a discussion on Robert Elsmere. They fail to read the work but rely on fragmentary reviews with Mrs. Almons and Mr. Billings nameing authors like Margaret Deland and Mrs. Humphrey Ward.
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Pumpkin Hollow
Detroit
Robert Elsmere
Miss Wise
Mr. Billings
Mrs. Almons
Detroit Free Press
Marriage Not a Failure and Odd Antecedents
A snippet collection notes quirky opinions on marriage and daily toil in rural life. It cites an Oregon farmer praising marriage as a success and features brief jokes about chores, experiences from Willows to Orland, and a Newton girl gum tale, plus a Washington duel anecdote that fizzled into a rest.
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Oregon
Willows
Cal
Orland
Detroit Free Press
Newton
Washington
Laura
Laure
Delente
Ellen
The Newspaper Liar and a Humorous Widow Charity Tale
A Peck's Sun humor item falsely claiming Sam Peck won $10,000 in the election prompts a rebuttal. The writer denounces the anonymous author as a liar and exposes how gullible elderly widows send letters and money, imagining relief that never comes.
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Hie Kapense
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Sam
Antietam
Tam
Vady Dave
Lic
Mike
China Concern
Ccatch
Mr Rambo's Mistake and the Blackfoot Hills Skeletons
A misrouted meeting at Mr. Rambo's office leads to a comic misunderstanding as a woman enters. Separately, McDonald and his prospecting party discover two skeletal remains among quarts high in the Blackfoot Hills, hinting at historic pioneer deaths at the hands of hostile tribes.
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Chicago
McDonald
Black Foul
Blackfoot Hills
Tabby
First Rothschilds Rise From Persecution to Wealth
A tale from Harper's Young People details Meyer Anselm Rothschild's harsh, persecuted youth in Frankfort and ascent as a trustworthy banker in Hanover. It cites the family’s later global reach in London Paris Vienna and New York, noting their influence in Europe and wealth linked to equity and fair dealing.
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Rothschild
Wilhelm, Landgrave of Hesse
Anselm
Frankfort-on-the-Main
Hanover
Rothschilds
Europe
London
Paris
Vienna
Frankfort
New York
Harper's
Systematic Housework Improves Service and Morale
A discussion on the value of methodical household routines cites the benefits of organized tasks, steady hours, and clear expectations for servants. It notes fewer complaints, longer tenure, and a calmer kitchen when a strict schedule guides daily duties.
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N. VK. Thorne
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