Wigglesworth Tries Economy Furnaces and Fire Parade
In a comic tale, Mrs. Wigglesworth complains about a furnace man’s bill while her husband, determined to save, overworks the furnace. He blasts drafts, battles a blazing house, and ends up nursing a firebound home while berating his wife for politics and economy. The scene ends with the man blaming her for the ordeal and reflecting on finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Wigglesworth
Emma
Wigglesworth
Arnica
Mia Wigglesworth
W. C. Puller, Jr
Rockland ‘Tribune
Kansas
Prairies
Manitoba
Fatally addition and wage demand in old world humor
A fragmented comic exchange shows a penwiper seeking higher wages after an addition to his fatally wounded status, with the head of a firm denying a raise but promising night shifts. A commercial traveler bids farewell to Mr Gibbs as the employer emphasizes order as the first law, in a Tit-Bite style vignette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Burned Money Expert Mrs Brown of Treasury Reconstructs Bills
A Treasury Department figure, Mrs Brown, is praised for reconstructing charred currency. The piece notes her skill in piecing shredded notes to reimburse losses, recounts a Rockford death, and mentions other odd tales of money salvaged from flames, animals, and accidents.
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Browns
Treasury Department
Treasury
Mrs Brown
Sam
Groth
Rockford
Lizzie
Redemption Division
Washington
Sarah McGregor
Jamaica
McGregor
Switzerland
Children Talk About Boys Girls and School Studies
A column of lively anecdotes recalls children ages from four to seventeen discussing sports, studies, and family talk. Boys brag about sports while girls repeat parental and teacher phrases, then older girls focus on studies, revealing surprising gendered listening patterns. A few rural quips and a Saratoga note close the piece with lighter items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamma
A Clown's Assistant Saves Acrobat in France Tale
A young Pierrot, a clown’s assistant, becomes central to a daring rescue after a trapeze artist clings to life. The acrobat praises the boy, claiming his quick grip saved her from a fatal fall, preventing an accident and the stigma of public tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierrot
Mlle
Pilar-Morin
Aime Bachaume
Vance Thompson
France
Shea
Hippodrome
The Kentucky Preacher and Eskimo Count
A shuffled page from The Kentucky Preacher features Rev Lemuel Penrod recounting a revival method that drew a large crowd, including a note on a deadly week with forty converts. It also outlines how Eskimos count using fingers toes and a whole man, and includes quick vignettes on burglar fear, a royal joke about laundry, a debt collector, and a Swiss law on employee indemnity.
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Penrod
Trace Park
Lemuel Penrod
Hit
Mysef
Walt
Nansen
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