Whig Grave and a Bishop in Tune Jokes
A collector of anecdotes recalls Mr Tom Corwin declaring he is a grave of the old Whig party after being told it is dead. A London church scene mocks a bishop’s off key hymn and a workingman urges him to quit. An Oakland Rev Mills quips about shorter sermons provoking a sustained audience cheer.
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Tom Corwin
Whig Party
Horace Greely
Mr. Corwin
Kechiange
Dr. Temple
London East End
Iere
Oakland
B. F. Mills
Benjamin Fay Mills
Unitarian Church
Aberdeen and Rockfish Time Table Effective Now
Aberdeen to Rockfish schedule lists No 8 line 1100 daily with multiple subroutes. Timetabled stops include Juniper Montrose Britten Endon Branch and Bethesda Hill. trains 28 and 8 wait at Junction for connection. Approved by Blue President and General Superintendent.
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Aim
Aberdeen Leavy
Bethesda Hill
Convenience and Service at the Local Drug Store
A reader notes how convenience often equals four needs in a drug store visit. They seek whether the same careful, satisfactory service available at home can be found locally.
All Over Him
A dialogue snippet features a sympathetic remark about a cold followed by a correction that the speaker has expanded, illustrating a quaint exchange from the Washington Star.
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Washington Star
Surmounting the Difficulty: A Story Teller’s Conundrum
A Yonkers Statesman tale presents a party faced with a river obstacle that is too deep for horses to wade, too wide to jump, and too swift to swim. The punchline has a party member suggesting they would sit down and think it over, highlighting practical or humorous approaches to problems.
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Yonkers Statesman
Saying the Agreeable Thing. Cobwigger and Crawford chat
Mrs Cobwigger praises a splendid cure for a cold while Mrs Crawford agrees though sarcastic Tam wishes to try it but cannot. The judge remarks on the exchange in a light domestic vignette.
Advantage of Position piano recital line from Chicago Tribune
A brief witty exchange notes the speaker attended a music hall piano recital and reveals he was the pianist, turning a tiresome evening into a punchline. The item captures a light moment and reputational edge from a Chicago Tribune quotation.
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Music
Chicago Tribune
Department Store Ad Details Broad Stock Layout
A dense advertisement outlines a department store’s offerings across many lines. It lists Drugs and Proprietary Medicines, Dry Goods and Notions, Gents Furnishings, Boots Shoes Rubber Goods, Groceries, Fresh Meats in Cold Storage, Hardware Stoves Tinware, Electric Supplies, Mumbing Supplies Grain Hay Feed Paints Oils Varnishes, Silverware Souvenirs Toys, and a Meat and Fish Market. The copy notes stock from New England grocers and claims complete Dry Goods and Shoes departments with market-based quality standards.
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Snd
Needed it in His Business
A slim man proclaims water God’s greatest gift to man. A bystander asks if he is a Prohibitionist, and the man replies with disdain that he sells milk. Ohio State Journal reports the exchange as a humorous anecdote.
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Kali Works
Nassau St
N.Y
Jefferson
Richmond, VA
Aberdeen
Rockfish
Leavitts
Montrose
Timberland
Raeford
Dunidarrach
Avalia
Rockfleh
Endon
Juniper
C. N. Buur
Johnson’s Pharmacy
Southern Pines, N. C
Pine Grove House
Pinehurst, N.C
New England
I. A. Flint
Stone House Farm
North
Reading
Mass
Pinehurst, N. C
Crockery and Glassware
Meat and Fish Market
Stationery
Henry S. Davis
Ohio State Journal
Pinehurst
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