Boast and the Waterville Boom Ends in Self Interest
Rival towns denounce the Waterville Town Company as sharks and predict the boom will collapse. Fred confronts Boast, who defends Waterville’s riches while urging risky real estate holds and a cynical view of love and morality. The scene ends with Fred rejecting Boast’s liquor aided flippancy as the boom’s fate looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterville Town Company
Waterville
Fred
J. Arthur
Mr. Beast
Earth
Mr. Rockwell
Mr. Boast
Boast
Gold Valley
United States
Hilliard
Beast
New York
Hilliards
Ruth
Cnregard
Knave
Fragmented Cartoon Snippets from 19th Century Publications
A collage of quips and snatches from periodicals includes exchanges about wills at pockets, arrival of a Fortieth Regiment, a polite reply to a penny, a wooden horse before a besieged city, jokes about Troy weight, distrust over a ham, and stagecoach observations reflecting humorous and terse Victorian era wit.
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Paris
Flector
Hector
Harper’s Weekly
Prize Hens Find Voice in Quiet Debate
A humorous exchange from Meggendorfer Blaetter features a countrywoman lamenting prize hens that do not say well, paralleled by a friend noting they do not need to. The caption-style dialogue reflects light, witty mood in an illustrated panel from Munich.
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Meggendorfer
After Death Debts Persist in a Comics Panel
A fragment from Meg gendorfer Blaetter in Munich presents a quip about owing money after a creditor dies. The punchline states that debt survives beyond death, implying ongoing obligation despite the deceased status.
A Brutal Creditor and the Veterinary Trick
A man recounts a brutal creditor using a veterinary surgeon ruse at his home to claim fifty dollars owed, suggesting the scam as a desperate measure and exposing the debtor’s clever yet coercive tactic.
Puzzle of a Blind Beggar and Policeman Quip
A German source quips on a blind beggar moving aside quickly. The remark contrasts perception and danger as a policeman approaches, reflecting street commentary. The exchange shows humor in early 20th century illustrated periodicals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meggendorfer
Gonzales Nursery and Poultry Farm catalog offers stock and plants
The Gonzaleses advertise Buff Orpingtons from prize winners with stock and eggs for sale. They offer recelimated fruit shade and evergreen trees, roses, palms and pot plants of every kind, with a free catalog.
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Gonzales Nursery
Gonzaleses
Tex. S C
Also Mentioned on This Page
London Telegraph
Fortieth
Meggendorfer Blaetter
Philadelphia Ledger
Jugend
Munich
A. M. Fischer
San Antonio
Texas
Fowler
RED Cross
Bachiby
Fliegende Blaetter
Steves & Sons
San Antonio, Texas
DR. Ac Bes Littrell
Electrical Sanitarium
Moore Bldg
Tex
H. L. Scott & Co
Moore
South
Alamo City
Shafer & Downey
DE Laval Separators
Creamery Dairy Company
Houston
F. A. Hervey, Jr
H.C. Rees
Optical
W. Commerce ST
B. F. Kingsley
Sriy
Bol
San
Antonio
Van
Guenther * Milling Co
Sartor & Roempke
New Fall
M. Halff & Bro
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