Chinese Theatre Farce Shows The Property Man’s Power
Homer Croy in Leslie's recalls a Chinese theater as a noisy farce operetta and curtain-raiser. The property man dominates, sustaining a two day show with constant prop changes while actors wear borrowed clothes and boys play female roles.
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Homer Croy
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Floral Aristocrats Orchids Not Parasites and Difficult to Raise
Orchids are not parasites but epiphytes or terrestrial plants. The article explains why orchids cost so much, noting rare specimens require jungle trips and eight to ten years to grow from seed, a detail only orchid growers grasp while enthusiasts can learn to distinguish types.
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Flower Kingdom
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Why isn’t a nautical mile the same as an ordinary mile
Roston Tran script asks why a nautical mile differs from an ordinary mile. The punchline notes a pun: it is knot. The brief quip plays on the homophone knot versus not.
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The More One Judges The Less One Loves
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Throckmorton and Gilder Clash Over Money Power
A terse Detroit Free Press item records a tense exchange where Gilder insists money speaks, while Throckmorton counters that money is not presently on good terms with him. The quotation highlights a dispute over influence and leverage.
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Throckmorton
Detroit Free Press
Poet I seek two word phrase of life joy
A terse echo of living joy. A playful exchange ends with a sharp legal sting.
Time waits for no man he’s goin’ right along
A fragment from the Atlanta Constitution quotes a folksy line about time and motion, noting that he would not wait for women or for song and will press on toward gloom or glory without delay. The excerpt captures a brisk, rhythmic frontier speech style.
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Atlanta Constitution
Witty Q and A Quip From Early Papers
A jokey exchange contrasts a high note with marriage insights. A Boston Transcript quip questions Miss Howler reaching high C, answered by Maud who recalls a dentist visit. Another remark notes that even a confident man can revise his views after marriage from the Philadelphia Record.
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