An Angel In Disguise
Kennard, bored in New York, accepts a Sunday invitation from Dan Archer and travels to a suburban estate. There he reunites with Gwendolen Moore, the woman he once loved, now Archer’s companion. The comic disguise melts into a heartfelt reunion as Kennard realizes Archer’s role in bringing him to happiness.
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Twenty-third Street
Kennard
Broadway
Fifth Avenue
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Mississippi
London
Dan Archer
Mrs. Archer
Archer's
Jersey City
Dan
Siennard
England
Gwendolen
Bob
Denard
Gwendolen Moore
Mr. Kennard
Miss Moore
Keeping Him a Lover in a Dyer of Quarrels
A cheeky dialogue reveals a wife boasting ten years of marriage without quarrel. A curious husband is called out, while the wife defends herself with playful rhetoric. The banter hints at domestic humor and social mores of the era.
Blame Your Wife in Humorous Louisville Courier-Journal
A compact verse rail against misfortune and blame shifting, joking that a wife bears fault for weather, wealth, and woes. The Louisville Courier-Journal style parody repeats caustic lines about a patient wife, rain, leaks, and misfortune as a household scapegoat.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Training and rearing of boys sparking comic interruption
A lecturer begins a talk on training boys but is challenged by a small man who jokes about the speaker having no children. The exchange leads to the lecturer abruptly shifting to a different topic, leaving the crowd amused and attentive.
Fines Built the Mansion House London Story
A London Standard report recounts how the Mansion House was funded by fines on dissenters who refused to take the sacrament for public office. Under Charles II acts, sheriffs who declined service paid £400, with 45 dissenters taxed until one refused and was not compelled to serve. The £18,000 already secured was committed to the Mansion House building fund.
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Mansion House
London
London Standard
Beggars Outwitted In Florence Bridge Scheme
A grand duke in Florence instituted a beggar reform by promising free new clothes to all beggars who gathered in the grand plaza. Beggars stripped to their old attire, new suits were given, and the old garments yielded funds to build a bridge over the Arno. The ploy ended beggar supplication for a time.
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Florence
Grand Plaza
Arno
Housekeeper crafts window screen to force flies out
A clever housekeeper devised a two half screen with an inch gap. Flies landing on the screen travel upward to exit outdoors and cannot walk back inside. The setup relies on a fly’s aversion to moving downward, preventing reentry.
Callouses on the Feet Remedy Shown
A simple home cure advises soaking feet in a tub with dry mustard dissolved first in cold water then hot water until bearable. Soak until cool and pare away loosened callous gradually, repeating baths to remove all. If the callus returns, resume foot soaks to aid disappearance.
To Toughen Glass Before Use New Tumblers and Glassware
Instructions describe toughening glassware before use. Place tumblers wineglasses and decanters in a large pan and pack them with material, then heat or treat as specified to strengthen the items.
Joe Peters Bravely Rescues Colonel’s Wife in Killer Snow
In Colville five miles from Fort Yuma, gambler Joe Peters defies a blizzard to rescue the colonel’s wife trapped amid a brutal storm. He rides through drifted wasteland to reach the stalled coach, shares brandy and blankets, and brings her back alive while rumors say the colonel vows revenge. The deed earns admiration and a grim warning for Peters as winter tightens its grip.
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McClure, Phillips & Co
Joe Peters
Colville
Fort Yuma
McClentoc
Peters
Joe
Nmp
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