Mrs Stafford's Christmas Star Fable of a Faulty Gift
Alpert Stafford a New York lawyer vows to save money by buying a string of iron banks. He steals from them, loses the cash, and a chain of misunderstandings ensues when a paste diamond star is swapped, stolen, recovered, and finally replaced with a genuine gem at the jeweler.
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Alpert Stafford
Stafford
New York
Lfe
Lowenstein
Gie
Lewenstein
Mr. Loewenstein
Bimeett
John M. Deering
Lowenstein’s
Mr. Deering
Brafford
Ferliv Alea Ptalor
Trefi
Moorings
Mnstave Pole
Joice
Iikely
Gentral
Ursen
Jankora
Deer
Stackpole
Deering
Higginson Walworth
Do you know death and the dead stay busy
A girl at a supper table in the Washington Post muses on death and living, joking that the dead may work to stay dead and fear returning to life if they fail, leaving the speaker pondering the fate of the afterlife.
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Strnuvele
Washington Post
Artistic Methods Hang Pictures Artistically
A Chicago Record quip notes a proper hanging method for pictures, joking that the speaker avoids hanging them upside down and implies tasteful display practices.
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Chicago
A Difference In Tastes
A humorous Chicago Tribune item recounts a scene in a parlor where an angry father confronts two young men, Mr. Young and Mr. Yates, after overhearing kissing his daughter. The daughters calmly identify their suitors before the father abruptly dismisses them with a command.
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Mr. Young
Mr. Yates
Y’s
Chicago Tribune
Well That Ends Well Boojum Lights Comic Tragedy
A Philadelphia North American note reflects on A3I's Well That Ends Well and Boojum play rights, quoting lines about the mix of tragic and comic scenes and the question of how it resolves in the end.
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Philadelphia
Pupish Question Sparks Local Page Portrait
A New York Journal item quotes a passerby asking to sit with a dog while a passerby mentions plans to ash and euthanize it, capturing a snapshot of street chatter and urban life.
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New York Journal
A Satirical Dialect Poem From Washington Star
A Washington Star piece mocks racial and class tension with black workers in kitchens and white employers. The speaker jeers at white wealth and superiority while addressing racial stereotypes through humorous dialect. The poem depicts social friction and humor in a historical urban setting.
Two For One Home and Farm Offer
Special arrangement offers Home and Farm combined with our paper for $1. New or renewing subscribers paying in advance receive Home and Farm one year free. The journal has long been a leading agricultural publication for farmers, with departments for home Aunt Jane, children, and dairy providing brighter content.
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Farm
Home and Farm
South
Southwest
Jane
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McCall's
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West Nth St
Shiner Gazette
McCall’s Magazine
India
Doland Art Co
Texas
4Oo Kian
Hcewson
Lecal Blanks
Gazerrre
Agent
Shiner
Nana
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