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Newspaper
The Democratic Press
Location
Eaton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1894
Page
4
A collage of jokes, quips, and humorous exchanges from daily life. The items feature witty banter about love, courtship, work, and social missteps, with created dialogues between men and women, a zoolike cast of characters, and light satirical touches from various newspapers and magazines.
A Sacramento man recalls A M Shipman telling how Bret Harte wrote The Luck of Roaring Camp to salvage Overland Monthly. The anecdote centers on a rude, immoral proposed story that the proofreader warned against, yet Harte published to boost the magazine’s profile and sales. Syracuse Post.
In Nemaha county Nebraska Representative Mercer recalls Rufus Leach who bought a patent hog cholera cure from a smooth talking peddler. Weeks later a well dressed stranger returns asking how it worked. Leach admits the hogs died a little easier, but only due to the treatment’s failure.
A Chicago Times item recounts a crowded L train episode where a slim man urged a heavy, mean-spirited cross-seat hog to share space. The hog refused until a second man joined, squeezing him to the window and provoking amused reactions from other riders. The tale ends with the observer grinning at the hog's stubbornness.
A Chicago Times item recounts a cafe scene where a waiter frets over serving lobster with milk to a patron named Yue, fearing danger in the unusual pairing as the man calmly declares familiarity with the dish. The tale ends with a curious anecdote about a former waiter who vanished after a lobster feast and milk.
Marion Crawford describes the Bay of Naples and Sorrento with vivid scenes of bands, beggars, guides, and tourist life. He contrasts lively street life with the timeless sea and gardens, noting the enduring beauty and the mingling of day and night in the waters and skies.
A fragment from a dialogue cites a wry view of the millennium through a quip about a man who accepts another’s explanation of a black eye, attributed to Puck. The line reflects playful skepticism about grand epochs and personal accountability.
A Lewiston narrator recounts a wild frontier tale set in the Indian Territory. A New Brunswick girl and a pair of striped stockings trigger a comic chase through a crowd. The stockings are plundered, used as a sacred relic, and ultimately sold to Indians for five ponies and a rifle.
A lighthearted anecdote recounts Dr Everett of Massachusetts reacting to cigars in a state headquarters. A secretary attempted to extinguish them, misunderstanding the doctor’s wish. The tale shifts to a banker’s odd encounter over a plank check and ends with an Imperial Institute lecture on the rabbi plague in Australia.
An early critic notes that some youths imitate presidents from books but are unable and unlikely to achieve such heights. The writer argues that Abe Lincoln did not seek the presidency and suggests aspirants who do so are nuisances.
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