Wit and humor in old time column jokes and portraits
A long collage of quotations and snippets from humorous writings and social observations. It catalogs wry quips on honesty, repartee, and everyday life, with examples ranging from Bostonian and Harper’s Bazar to the New York Herald and other papers, concluding with a travelogue remark on Brazilian society and manners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bostonian
Edmira Gasette
Alphonse
Gertrude
Boston Courier
Beeee Jinna
Teras
Harper's Bacar
Mary
Jennie
Jonah
Atchison Globe
Crafrom
Sonerville Journal
Buffalo Express
McKinley i
Washington Star
New York Sur
Fio
Tanta Constitution
Wibble
Wabble
Indianapolis Journal
Henrietta Robinson
Porter
Harper's Bazar
Miegends
Gushington
Dr. Drake
Achilles
George
Boston
New York Herald
G. M
Washington Post
Teyer
Anaes
Norristown Herald
Hire
Cook
Lok
Boston Transcript
Reilly
Post Office
New Fork Sur
Weill
Philadelpia
Scott
Jett
Zoston
Brazil
Saya
Detroit Free Press
Childood
Lis Senora
Salon sociability and social climbers in Washington society
A Harper's Basar excerpt critiques how social access in Washington hinges on money and catering, noting salons as refuges for public figures. It cites a Georgia woman of extraordinary size as a sensational aside, then a New York gambler who brands bad luck with cigars and links bananas to luck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bright
Capitol
Smith
Dia Society
New York
Helf
Harry
Saratoga
Wong
How sausage is made from meat scraps and casings
An examination of sausage production explains the use of fifth quarter parts, brains, lungs, and other by products. It describes grinding, hashing, cold seasoning, mixing with mace and marjoram, and stuffing into animal intestine casings for market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoe
Washington Star
The Luck of the Ugly Man and The Real Cowboy
A fragmented column notes a fake splendor ethos with The Luck of the Ugly Man and mock praise of Mrs. Henry M. Stanley and Miss Dorothy Tennant. It contrasts English beauty ideals with robust, athletic virtue while discussing the real cowboy and a dispute over Rubinstein’s birth date and education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry M. Stanley
Tennach
Bee
Mrs. Stanley
Murray Hill Society
Minch
Stanley
Murry Hill
Everett House
Vant
London
Dorothy Tennant
Tennant
Presa
Various World Wedding Superstitions Across Cultures
A compilation of ancient beliefs from Rome Greece France and other regions. omens tied to animals during weddings. customs in China Scotland Brittany and Russia. strange rituals include ring straws and special meals. notes on fate and marriage luck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
Tome
France
China
Scotland
Brittany
Russia
Ifa
Red necktie episode in Arizona and a train conductor
The Rev. F. W. Gunsaulus travels with his son to Arizona wearing a striking red necktie. A one eyed Santa Fe conductor demands payment for a free pass, sparking a dispute until the Santa Fe mayor intervenes and the preacher retains the pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gunsaulus
F. W. Guosaulus
Arigona
London
Goosaulus
Gunsautus
Arizona
Bret Harte
Guesaulus
Chicago
Gansaulus
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Gunsaulis
F. W. Gunsaulus
Dr. Guasantos
Dominic
Yasin
Papa
Dominy
Gansailes
Gansaules
Bondura Kil Do
Buck
Chicago News
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