Jeffersons Bible on public issue in government plan
The Jefferson Bible, penned in four languages and bound in red leather, is set to be printed by the government with 9000 copies for Senate and House. It reproduces Jeffersons notes and pasted moral passages from the Gospels, with an introduction from Cyrus Adler.
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Jefferson
Tex Senate
House of Represent
Hich
Palestine
Mark
Peter
Jesus
Jess
Socrates
Jefferson Nimeelf
Monticello
Philadelphia
Edward Dawid
Benjamin Rush
Jeeux
National Museum
Randolph
Cyrus Adler
Smithsonian Institution
New York Press
Ace
Geta Iene
Sargoulas Thayaxen
Molly
Remarkable Odds and Oddities From Early 1900s Columns
Widespread smoking chatter and cigar talk contrasts with a judge’s sea food craving miscue at a Chicago Republican convention. Notable notes include Stevenson’s library haul via Samoa, Guam, and Manila, plus a record May anthracite shipment topping 5.28 million tons despite a lake-ship deficit.
Thrift and Worries Across a Living Scene
A fragmented newspaper piece shows Mrs Madgely fretting over life insurance timing while a neighbor offers help. Other bits feature Meeker recalling a moment before marriage, a wife anxious over her husband Jack’s clay pigeon shoot and bring home plans, and a brief note about a good rest during vacation.
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Jack
Trouble Over a Name and Quick Snippets of Wit
A comic strip style jumble: a man at the post office insists on his name, a boy nicknamed Tough Kid leads to a broken arm yet is declared sound, and light exchanges about marriages and wise suitors. Miscellany quotes from humorous dialogues and domestic quirks wrap this city page moment.
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J. H
Backiotz
Information Wanted Telegraph Editor Dispatch
Telegraph editors exchange wry notes about a St Petersburgh dispatch as jokes about a car offering miles for hoodooed guidance and a quip about a western woman philosopher rising to prominence. The Chicago Journal vignette closes with a guest introducing Miss Smythe as the host’s acquaintance.
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Telegraph
St. Petersburgh
Berike
Miss Smythe
Brer
Chicago Journal
Fragmentary dialogue hints at post office errand scene
Readable lines show a conversation between Slowboy and Miss Peachly about going to the post office. A missing context suggests a domestic or humorous exchange with an apparent reference to a bill and room, leaving most of the setting unclear.
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Slowboy
Postefee
Peachly
Peach
Diagnosis and Dismissal in a Curio Dialogue
A fragmentary dialogue shows Dr Kandor dismissing Mrs Nervous as a chronic complainer while hints of a political sting surface. The scene mentions a “So Fumble” aspiring to leadership and a recent speech intended to rally supporters, reflecting muddled public chatter and character gossip.
Explaining to Johnny A widower and a new marriage joke
Johnny-Dad uses a punny exchange about what to call a man whose wife dies and what to call him if he remarries. The dialogue features Father and a play on words with a quip about a widower and remarriage led by Allyn Sloper.
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Johnnny
Johnny
Dad
Allyn Sloper
Gone for the Winks in a Witty Parlor Exchange
A fragment from a humorous column recalls a tired business man seeking forty winks and a brisk exchange with a stenographer. The scene spirals into satirical dialogue about Marriage, hair restorers, and a blithe modern view of faith and wit in a London Answers style.
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Prom
Salam
A Precedent Miggies Exchange About Shelter
An old man jokes about hosting Miggies as if a social precedent. The dialogue hints at improvisation and disbelief over how one person managed to break in, reflecting a quirky, informal exchange.
Impatient Young Man and Nellie Romance Dialogue
A fragmentary dialogue depicts Geoffrey and Nellie discussing romance and fate. Mr. Borem remarks on aging shoes while Miss Weary yawns, and a shopkeeper lamentedly notes the average girl is raised without a man’s guidance.
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Nellie
Geoffrey
Mr. Borem
Miss Weary
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Navy
Department of Agriculture
Robert Vis
Breeker
Meeker
Phoxry
Hicks
Chase
Bim
Mila
Emily
J. H. Bohrbear
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Shay
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Tommy
Marie
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