The Life Clock and a Man’s Ad Newfound in a Journal
A fragmented reminiscence blends a mystic life clock metaphor with a tale of an old bachelor who posts an audacious advertisement seeking a wife. The narrative jumps to anecdotes about mistaken meetings, a tea with a coastal family, and reflections on timing and chance in courtship and life.
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Shail P.P
Mahomet
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United States
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Quirky Tales and Local Color From a Historic Paper
A collage of humorous vignettes and odd anecdotes from a late 19th or early 20th century issue. It includes a tense tense confrontation over a newspaper subscription, a pastor and deacon tale at a revival, a Maine temperance kiss test, a long riff on interest, a roast of a churchgoer, maritime dinner farce aboard the New World, bank note protests, and quick jabs at editors and politicians. Strong characters include a Cincinnati deacon, a Maine lay, a New Haven reference, and various names and places, with mock observations on debt, temperance, and social manners.
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George C. Ginty
Hart
AML
John J. McClellan
Arronsey and Couxixtion At Law
Wisconsin
Notany Pustic
Hart's Building
J. F. Loy
Arronsny Asp Coussssion At Law
Gryeon Bay
Wis
Oconto, Brown, Qutagamte
Winnebago Counties
Eo Culver & Caverno
Milwaukee
Albany Building
Main and
Mich
Sts
Cubven
B. Evertl
Aso Sunawon
Oconto Limbering Co
Whitney
Joan A. Killien
Boor
Suor Maxeracruen
Green Bay
U. S. Hotel
Deu VV. M. Salter
Albany Medigal College
Anatomical Dissecting Society
Tjustich OF the Peace
Dom General Agency
Ney
Ateam
Links & Bnll
Patrick
Loftus Egs
McClalland
J. S. Domerty
Tabor
Osonto
Link
J. B. Jacobs
Segars
L Rucine
Cherry Stroat
Harris’ Jovalry
Ee . W. Harvey
Jabor
Hove
Toby
A. Istter
Beene
Gottin
Cathedral of
Pisa
Anhien
Venice
Galileo
Pitts
Lockport Journal
Rochester
New York
Lockport
J. Bird
Cartman
High Street
Mary
Seattle
Cincinnati
Fox
Maine
Jerusalem
Aftea
New-Haven
New - World
Cleveland
Canada
Corsar
Chile
Washington
Darkoy
Post
Sexton
Post Offis
Fall
Mississippi
Henry A. Rhule
Wayne County
West
AnAdvin Montreal
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