Unwelcome Maria Name Tastings in a Victorian Household
A Mr Jamesworthy resists a Marie Dusenberry visit and rejects modern female naming trends. He rails against foreign spellings of Elizabeth, Isabella, and other classic names, praising traditional names and his mother Isabella as a revered relic.
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Marie Dusenberry
Mrs. Jamesworthy
Jamesworthy
Marie
Mary
Elizabeths
Dorcases
Matildas
Elizabeth
Kathryn
Mae
Isabella
Isabels
Isbels
Ysabels
Parrot Sales Lead to Quitting Talking Birds
A dealer quits handling talking parrots after failing to make a sale. The buyer cannot get the birds to speak, underscoring the mismatch between talk and purchase.
Spatt recalls vow amid marriage to deceased man
In a Buffalo Express comic line Mrs. Spatt calmly notes she did marry a dead man, countering a claim about breaking a vow. The quip reflects social humor on marriage and fidelity with a macabre twist.
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Spatt
Notice of tax rebate shocks in London Punch humor
A brisk London Punch quip reports a husband named Charlie being summoned home by his wife who has presented him with another income tax rebate. The joke plays on domestic concerns and tax relief in a satirical tone.
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Charlie
London Punch
Charles H. Pearce
Nuna J. Ridgeway
Sullivan County
Indiana
Sullivan Circuit Court
the &Aid
RAT-SNAP Pest Poison Promises Quick Rat Death
One 65c package can kill 50 rats with no smell cremates after killing. Rats will pass up meat grain cheese to feast on RAT-SNAP. Comes in three sizes 35c 65c and $1.25 sold and guaranteed by Turman & Riggs and H V Bennett.
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Turman
Specialists and experts in old time humor
A quirky exchange features Ethel praising specialists for different body parts and Lady Gimbusta endorsing routine care. The dialogue turns humorous as she recalls taking her nephew Jimmie to a regular tonsorial artist for tonsils removal.
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Ethel
Gimbusta
Jimmie
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