Cupid as Jockey in Upwater Ends in Mary Bennett Victory
In Upwater a bequest offers 31000 to the prettiest woman judged by an all‑married men panel. Mary Bennett, initially overlooked by Richard Gordon, wins the contest as the town gathers for a lawn party turning into a public vote. Cupid is jockey as she gleams with joy.
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Sears
Upwater
Richard Gordon
Mary Bennett
College Town
Gordon
Richard
Mary
Bertha Klendenning
Katherine
Dora
Bertha
Cupid
The Editor and the Drunken Figure Sketch
A cartoonist sketches a drunk husband in a shabby home as the editor pushes for more details. The editor rips the sketch saying readers will imagine the added elements, including a bottle and family, and the scene remains a drunken man only.
Twenty Letters in His Name Causes Ledger Stir in Chicago
A Chicago businessman with a 20 letter surname Savaspanagiotopuvolewas or similarly long was entered into the city comptroller records after paying 3.75 to inspect electric light wires at his billiard room. No given name recorded. Officials noted such long names would raise license collection costs.
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Savaspanagiotopuvole
Chicago
Savyaspanagiotopuvois
Costume of the Orient in Indian dress article
The piece notes Bur mah women favor a waist split sheath skirt varying between concealment and exposure. Men keep an unsplit sarong. In Cochin and Travancore reputable native women wear no upper garment, Syrian Christians wear a jacket and a “Cochin tail” like Nippon’s obi on their skirts.
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Cochin
Travancore
India
Nippon
N. Y. Press
Pear-Shaped Balloons Gain Belgian Fashion
Pear-shaped balloons are described as the new fashion in Belgium. The design features a pointed top and a spherical base, claimed to rise faster and more steadily. Proponents say the pointed upper end sheds moisture and snow that can weigh down and sap a balloon’s lift.
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Belgium
Immense Lumber Field Records From Ten Acre Puget Sound Tract
The Seattle Post Intelligencer reports a ten acre tract on Puget Sound yielded 5,100,766 feet from 561 trees averaging 510,076 feet per acre. The record acre produced 685,048 feet versus a normal 25,000 feet per acre, with one fir tree at 22,145 feet, under the average for an acre.
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Puget Sound
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Marriage Quip Sparks Wage Guesswork in Comic Hash
In a light exchange, Mrs Howells asks about her husband’s earnings and Mrs Growells quips that he earns $15 to $25 less than her partner. The joke plays on daily life and wage notions in a Chicago Daily News item.
The Hindu Caste System As Modern Slavery
The author argues caste in India mirrors slavery, hereditary and enforcing social and religious bonds. He warns of a 2000 year stagnation unless a social revolution occurs, detailing caste rules on marriage, food, touch, and status separation between higher castes and outcastes.
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America
India
A Centipede's Troubles in a Riddle
A playful verse tells of a centipede puzzled by a toad's joke asking which leg follows which. The creature becomes distracted and lies in a ditch unable to run.
Resting Willie Recovers After Country Trip
A missive from Willie to his mother describes a rough week at a country retreat. He explains a boating mishap, a near drowning, a head injury from a horse kick, and plans to set a barn aflame for “fun.” He also mentions a desire to bring home a fine dog if possible.
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Willie
Horse-Power Riddle and Jokes Heard in Court
A humorous exchange features a judge quipping about horsepower and a pair of workers named Mike and Pat. They admit to pulling together but in opposite directions, showcasing playful banter amid legal proceedings.
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Mike
Pat
Shure
A Summer Trick Fish in a Water Tank Illusion
A paper life sized gold fish is cut from paper with a circular opening in its center connected to the tail by a narrow canal. When placed in a bathtub with water a large drop of oil on the opening makes the oil spread on the surface, making the fish appear to swim with life.
Canal Reaction Forces Guide Fish Movement
By the effect of the reactive force the fish travels opposite the oil output, meaning the fish moves forward and covers a distance.
Conundrums and Puzzles From A Humorous Exchange
A collection of wordplay jokes and puns presented as short question answer riddles. Topics include Shakespeare as a broker, a thief, a mustache growth, immortality of a hen, keeping promises, long sentences, elephants on Noah’s ark, beef and dressings. The tone is light and dated.
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Shakespeare
Ans
Ark
Murphy's Dilemma on the Country Road
A garbled tale follows Murphy stumbling along a country road. He asks a minister the distance to White Plains. The priest replies four miles but warns of a longer road ahead. Murphy insists the problem is not the length but the width of the road.
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Murphy
White Plains
Fun as a Necessity in Life and Career
Success Magazine argues that fun and humor are essential, not luxuries, shaping physical economy and life impact. It notes many parents rebuke children for seeking amusement, missing the value of joy in sustaining energy and purpose.
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Success Magazine
A Work of Supererogation
Henry dislikes baths and argues with his mother over his four year old anatomy. One night, after a particularly tedious session, he exclaims that his stomach should be skipped since no one ever sees it.
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Henry
An Unwelcome Kiss from a Neighbor Child
Beatrice aged five spent the day with four year old Tommy. She hugged and kissed him against his protests, then told her mother that Tommy should have been brave about it.
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Beatrice
Tommy
Her Sympathy
Little Margaret endures a visit from boisterous western cousins as talk of heaven leads to questions about the afterlife. She expresses heartfelt sympathy with the remark Poor Lord life.
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Margaret
Heaven
Henry
Bob
Lod
Faith and Works
In a Chicago Tribune style dialogue Johnny asks what to do if faced with a shark in deep water. Tommy says he would offer a short prayer and then swim away he would try to escape the danger.
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Johnny
Tommy
Chicago Tribune
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