Old Lady Jokes and Classroom Quips From Stray Stories
A fragment from Stray Stories Magazine presents quick wit in a comic exchange. A maid notes her master’s hat swinging as a clue to late hours while a classroom mocks punishments as corporal and capital. A joke about a motorist ends with a punchline.
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Stray Stories Magazine
Clove Advice Echoes in Grim Conversation
Fragmentary dialogue hints at a grim medical or criminal scene with a character warning that every breath ends a life and another suggesting cloves as a possible remedy or cover. The text is incomplete.
Lights of New York by L L Stevenson
A first person reflection on subway etiquette during New York rush hour. The narrator notes seats are doled out with little regard for age or illness, except for mothers with infants, and recalls a rule: stand for the old or tired. He recounts a jealous husband scheme and a foreign traveler ejecting him, plus the Times Square shuttle crowds.
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Middle West
Grand Central
Town Boasts Politest Children in Nation
Mashpee Massachusetts residents claim their town has some of the politest children in the country. A bequest from the late Samuel G. Davis provides twenty five Mashpee grammar school pupils each year with ten dollar and five dollar awards plus gold medals for the year’s most consistent kindness and good manners.
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Mashpee
Mass
United States
Samuel G. Davis
Mashpee Grammar School
Wary Gumshoe Foils Em With Safety Pin
Peoria Illinois detective William Kunst, renowned for spotting pickpockets, wears a safety pin on his wallet pocket as a guard against theft. He has gained national and international attention and has been loaned to other cities for expos and celebrations to watch for pickpockets. He once worked with a Canadian city during an exposition.
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Peoria
Ill
William Kunst
Kunst
A Stitched Sampler In Floss That’s Gay
Want color interest for your room embroider this cheery sampler. It is cross stitch with flowers in simple stitches. Pattern 6128 includes transfer pattern panel 1134 by 15 inches color chart key materials illustrations. Send 15 cents in stamps or coins to The Sewing Circle 259 W 14th St New York City with your name address and pattern number.
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W. 14Th St
New York City
Safe Hits No Score in a Baseball Inning
The article explains a baseball scenario where six hits occur in one inning without any runs. It details misplays and a hit that forces a fielder to retire a runner, leaving the inning scoreless despite six hits.
Marcus Aurelius Admonition on Careful Deeds and Speech
A concise precept urges careful conduct in actions and words, urging focus and restraint. The quotation from Marcus Aurelius emphasizes discipline of thought, speech, and behavior as guiding virtues.
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Marcus Aurelius
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