Peculiar Parlor Pranks Prompted by Young Man Visit
A lighthearted scene unfolds as two capricious ladies plan playful mimicry of a young man visiting their parlor. They imitate his yawns nose blowing hair stroking collar adjusting and dimpled smiles. He responds with a firm pose and a decided gesture turning up his trousers. Gift My wife has developed a great passion for singing. Gaft Yes, put us nothing to the passion your wife's singing arouses in the neighborhood.
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J. Brows
Brown Iss
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The Manly Man and Odd Anecdotes in Fragmented Tale
A collage of bygone vignettes includes a domestic joke about husbands doing housework, a barber on a train admiring a merchant named Mr. Smith in Albany, and a Sen Beveridge remark urging politeness. The snippets contrast everyday life with social attitudes and humor.
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Modest, witty snippets from a cafe gathering
After dinner at the cafe the bachelor invites the crowd to his apartment for music. They joke about a kitchenette and a Boozeretta, a boy named Jinks bravely saying No to drinks, Minna prays, and a child asks about a felt with worms. A judge asks a prisoner about twenty years in prison in a free country.
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