Humorous Word Play and Character Snippets
A fragment from a likely old theater or humor column presents quick squibs and stage banter. Jests involve a shipwrecked mariner, Bragge-T, a keeper and a zebra, clerical quips, a critic, and a painter touting a new picture with a boastful exchange about breaking glass.
Favorite Left at Post in Cheerful Horse Race Banter
Dialog among Stobbs Blobbs and Mamma reveals playful betting talk and a last place joke about yesterday’s performance. Little Dot comments on being good yesterday and feeling off today.
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Blobbs
Sunday School Gags and Tales of Everyday Wits
A collage of cartoonish dialogue sketches and quick wits from daily life. Jests span neighborhood neighbors students lovers and pets with quips about smiting beauty lawsuits cameras and stubborn courage. The piece blends snippets of humor about mischief romance and practical jokes.
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Erests
Pat
Sture
Bedad
Bragge
Smith
Palmer
van Dabbie
Hannah
the Bear
Hardappe
Borrowell
Ethel
Jack
Willie
Kitty
Tommy
John
Fred
Fredericka
George
Clara
Got- Tex
Bob Stayer
Wil
Weezy
Tomer
Tom
Mrs. Slimdich
Mr. de Boarder
Miss Katharine
Old Tom
AS O'Toole
O'Toole
Tansey
de Calsium
Rome
Mortimer