Mermaid lifestyle and language quirks amuse Detroit readers
The piece playfully describes mermaids living near the sea with water as a privacy and comfort feature, notes their umbrella hats and piano scenes, and pokes fun at language spelling and European topics. It references Leander and a unlikely courtroom twist, ending with a humorous spelling joke exchange.
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Puck
Iady
Mary Ann
Becky Jane
Gailis Hamilton
Leander
Granny
Dot
A Dizzy Patter of Strikes Baseball and Fly Paper
A humorous exchange in a Cincinnati Enquirer page mocks newspaper jargon as Mrs Sanscript and her husband drill through terms of strikes baseball and headlines. The vignette blends quips about sky scrapers fly paper and thunder with misreadings and comic misunderstandings of current events and ads.
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John
Sanscript
Mra. 5
Becaus
Mary Ann
Smtartford
Cummings
Arver
Jones
Mary
Mra
Addy
Manning
Cary
Jemima Christopher
Pike
Lucver
Mrs. Sanscript
Cincinnati Enquirer
I Love to See People at Church Door on Sundays
A quirky reminiscence describes observing a young crowd by a church door showing courage and public behavior. The speaker notes seeing men and women socializing, drinking whisky, and sharing gossip, while highlighting a sense of community, seriousness, and good reputation.
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Loerato
Vimmins
Mans
Vasa
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Detroit Free Press
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Congress Street
Sean
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New Hampshire
Knowles
Sandwich
Christie
Mr. Knowles
Judas
N. Converse & Co
Red
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P. Clare
Wiest National Bank
Mate St
Ravenna
Patte BP
Clark
New Marble Works
A. W. Stocker
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Chestnut & Estreel
Court House
Fareane
Ohio
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Palmyra
Peter Hugles
Centaur
Liniment
Ruggles & Baldwin’s
Josiah Westaks
Marysville
G.3
Kennett
Rock Prairie
the Democratic Press
Job Deartment
Meats & Riddle
Manufac
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Fine Carriages
Stocen RB
Kwarr
B.J. Writs
A. B. Gerviin MF. Kixa, V.m. Somene
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IEN & King
Hard Wood Lumber
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Astoria
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Mass
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New York
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Cleveland
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Musser & Parker
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E. P. Brainerd & Son
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Headquard
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Paints & Oils
Main Street
The
St Quanty
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M. C. Kennedy & CO
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Etna Block
Musser & Parka
Insurance Agency
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Coolman
van Meter 2 Co
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Eavenna
W. B. Wilson
Chestnut Street
Mayonna
Tamsey 18Th
John Baszor
Court of Common Pleas
Phoebe A Baszor
Toga Co
Vincent C. Matves
Kendalville
Noble
Indiana
Soph Nige Vclack R
Rockwell , Norris, Attys
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Cass
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Cassimore
Beatty’s
Cassimore Coats
Beatty's
Ade
Cassimoore
Beatty
WM. Ruffle
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Tonsuuyan
Ravenna, Ohio
Parson's
Poe Bros
Kina
Novick
Kellogg
Bien & Kina
A.G. Mason
Howe
Singer
Weed
American
Florence
Domestic
Wheeler & Wilson
Wilcox & Gibbs
Wilson
DAVIS
Akveciiliv
Manis Ress
Max. Dewongse
A. G. Mason
Atlantic Mills
Fie Con
Bandrad
King Bros
Hendrickson's Gun Shop
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Ravessa,Onro
James
France
Brock
Best
Rockwell & Nokes
Kent
C. W. Rhodes
New Silford
Portage Vo
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Old Stand
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