Graveyard Bet Ends With Silent Sleepover
In a moonlit dare, a man bets he can sleep alone in a nearby graveyard for $600. The group guides him there, misleads him with a false path, and he settles on a stone-strewn spot, while the others wait inside the house, only to pass hours without the sleeper's return.
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Courney
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The Kicker Editor Apologizes and Reboots Publication
A long garbled column from The Kicker announces annual apologies and a fresh start. It recounts past libel notes about Major Dean, Joseph Hennesny, and others, then shifts to humorous anecdotes, editorial back-patting, and satirical quips about editors, judges, and readers.
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History humor in a blurred schoolroom sketch
A fragmented humor piece presents a quirky exchange about Henry II and Johannes Fiskuff, blending misheard names and slang. The jumbled dialogue hints at a teacher and a student debating history while teasing a historical novel, in a playful newspaper aside.
Kansas Talk Illusions and Fair Dates in 1902
A garbled Philadelphia and Washington chatter piece mentions wit and idle scuffles, then lists Western state fairs for 1902 with dates across Des Moines Lincoln Topeka and other cities. It references fair secretaries and assorted county agricultural societies with scattered names and places.
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Towa
Des Moines
Hamline
Lincoln
Kansas
Topeka
Illinois
Texas
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Lona Fale
Alen Sara
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Secretai Notographer
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Marshall Canty Eat Gregg
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Marynville
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Rova
Nemiba County
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Seavca
Aededitur
Berton
Shimeat
Soave
Butehine
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