Poor Richard Jr Almanack modern wit in book form
A Philadelphia publisher releases Poor Richard Jr Almanack compiling the wit from The Saturday Evening Post caption Poor Richard Jr’s Philosophy. The book serves as a storehouse of pithy maxims and humorous advice for readers seeking wisdom with humor. A Fitchburg ad features a dog in a red suit, stove pipe hat, and cob pipe promoting a tobacco brand.
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Benjamin Franklin
Richard
Richard, Jr
Henry Artemus Company
Philadelphia
Saturday Evening Post
Richard Jr
Fitchburg
Real Wealth Is in the Heart
A concise reflection about happiness, arguing outward wealth cannot buy fulfillment. The piece emphasizes that true riches reside in the heart and cautions against chasing materialism or external status.
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Earth
The Cheerful Man Guides Through a Hot Day
A humorous anecdote extols the cheerful man who stays upbeat amid heat and grumbling. He lifts others with optimism, brushes aside petty troubles, and turns a fishing trip into a shared good time as bluefish are enjoyed. The piece uses a breezy, period voice to celebrate resilient cheer.
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Mr. Knozzleton
Miracle Lettuce Grows Fast at Florist Stand
A florist claims to grow lettuce in minutes by planting soaked seeds in loam and watering. In ten minutes leaves burst, in 29 minutes two leaves appear, and within a half hour they reach substantial size. Patrons can pluck and eat freshly grown lettuce, even at dinner parties with a centerpiece bed.
Autographs and Holographs Lesson on Value
An antiquary explains that autographs are worthless compared to holographs which are signed letters worth potentially over a thousand dollars. A tale of a man burning grandfather letters by cutting out signatures shows the vast difference in value between signatures and complete letters, costing him about $24,000.
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Franklin
Washington
Aaron Burr
Hamilton
Andre
Jefferson
His Daring Bluff
A humorous dialogue on Jupiter Pluvius and a Roman emperor named Pluvius. A wife asks about rain lore while the husband explains the name Pluvius as a family note, mentioning an emperor who supposedly called himself Jupiter. The exchange pivots on misheard facts and playful etymology.
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Jupiter Pluvius
Jupiter
Phiyius
Pluvius
J. Pluvius
Plavius
Prisoner Dies or Survives as Public Ignores Fate
A warden recalls a prisoner believed dying, but the inmate’s indifference to public concern altered the outcome. The visitor notes the husky figure and the warden confirms the prisoner’s fading state and lack of public interest.
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Pla
What the Women Wore and Other Oddities
A silent tour through Ocean City fashions features men sans coats and women in shirts and trousers, with a string of quips and vignettes. The column catalogs humorous tales from a seaside resort, a medical alert about X ray deaths, and a series of arched, homely anecdotes from farm life to courtly mischief.
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Maryland
Ocean City
Weigel
Rochester
Chistian
Thomas Edison
Boston
San Francisco
Fleischman
Rochester Academy of Medicine
American Orthopaedic Society
Bad Dreams From Coffee Poisoning Cited in Testimony
A former coffee addict describes relief after switching to Postum noting insomnia, headaches, stomach issues, and tremulous sleep loss. He claims ten days with Postum restored health, steadier nerves, and readable handwriting, praising the product and its slogan There’s a Reason Road to Wellville.
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Postum
Wellville
Thirst Was First Thought at Hotel Union Meet
John C. Risley of Detroit spoke at the New York convention of the International Society of Hotel and Restaurant Employes noting the public’s ignorance about tipping. He recalled a dull political meeting where a loudly excited man shouted for beer amid procedural confusion.
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John C. Risley
Detroit
New York
International Society of Hotel and Restaurant
A Fragment from Old Times on Eczema and Castro Tales
A jumble of vintage clippings shows a testimonial on eczema cures with Cuticura and a cavalier note on Castro. It includes a Chicago address and date, a courtroom anecdote, a wagging panel about a theorized police case, street scene humor, and New York growth figures.
Child’s Chickens Die After Storm In Mischievous Confession
A suburban mother returns to find her eight year old son confessing six of her eight chickens died. He explains they died “happy” after a thunderstorm. The tale continues with a fatherly parable about footprints versus tracks from a 90 horsepower racer.
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Cleveland
Bertie
Harper’s Weekly
Sacred Deer of Japan and odd health cures quoted
A fragmentary, quirky text describes sacred Japanese deer in places like Maru and Miyajima, noting their tameness and smaller size than American deer. It drifts into assorted ad-like claims and aphorisms, mentioning Allen's Foot-Eye and various dubious slogans about cures and impulses.
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Japan
Maru
Miyajima
Gleitore
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