Murphy and the Buck Jumping Drum Horse Comedy
In a cavalry post a small Irish trooper named Murphy endears himself to officers with wit and cheer until a buck jumping black horse disrupts dress parade. The bass drummer and colonel’s post become comic chaos as horses bolt through the lines, laundry, and parade ground. Murphy’s prank and the band’s uproar end with Murphy punished and the drummer relieved of glory.
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Schreiber
Murphy
Sorr
Rockaway
Carter
Leutenant
Shepard
Furroo
Jack Francis
Dad
Revinge
Swate
Mary Ann
Making Steel Raila in a Picturesque Rolling Mill Scene
A Century Magazine excerpt describes a steel mill where great iron strands slide between rolls, twist into dangerous tangles, and are cut into 30 foot rails by buzzing saws. It explains how grooves in rolls shape the final forms and notes the global readiness of finished rails.
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Century Magazine
Odds and Ends from Puck and Chicago Papers
A collage of quips and brief gags from Puck and Chicago papers. Pieces touch on hidden worth behind the scenes, a mother asking for flatirons to throw at cats, and a joke about a farmer Wheatley’s son finishing college education.
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Fate
Puck
Reuben
Wheatley’s
Wiram
Open
Hiram
Two lovers framed by observant and cross-eyed boarders
The Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph quotes two observers remarking that the lovers are “two souls with but a single thought” and “two souls without a single thought,” illustrating a playful contrast in a short social note.
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Pittsburgh Chronicle
T Elegraph
Fossil find replaces gossip in Johnstown notice
Mrs. S. H. Allport of Johnstown Pa. reports her child nearly died from croup but recovered after using One Minute Cough Cure. An Egyptology joke contrasts ancient papers with a fossil roach and a petrified towel.
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Ancient
Egypt
Hwost
S. H. Allport
Johnstown
Eli T. Reynolds
Four Meals a Day Gaining in New York Dining
A New York restaurant man reports demand for a fourth meal breakfast lunch dinner and supper as the traditional three meals are no longer fixed for Americans. The note suggests supper may be optional for those who already eat hearty meals and hints at digestion concerns being dismissed.
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United States
Canada
A Floral Inscription Joke From a German Undertaker
A village pastor recalls a German undertaker famed for getting things backward and the laughs he inspired. A customer asked him to telegraph a floral design for "Gates Ajar" and he eventually replied heaven wide open, a line that sparked further jokes about his zeal and miscommunication.
One Minute Cough Cure for Croup
A brief 19th century style remedy claim by Eli T stating One Minute Cough Cure relieves coughs and croup in children. It promises quick, safe, pleasant, and nearly instantaneous relief with no fear, assuring the child will be all right in a little while.
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Eli T. Reynolds
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