The McMahan Remedy and the Poor House on Our Ranch
A couple living in a store district sublet, poverty driven, discover a dying friend Nancy McMahan’s will and a medical recipe. They pawn belongings to manufacture a cleansing medicine, attract investors, and amass wealth, funding a ranch home for orphan children as the project grows in fame.
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Jay
Nora Brandon
Nancy McMahan
Nancy
Nancy M'Mahan
America
McMahan
United States
California
Smoking in Churches Through the Ages Across Regions
The article notes smoke in churches from the Netherlands to South America and Britain. It cites Dutch habit, historic use in Seville Cathedral leading to a papal bull in 1642, 19th century Wales church scenes, and a Scotland Presbytery adjournment where members smoked in the church yard before resuming debate.
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South America
Seville
Urban VIII
Wales
Archbishop of
York
St. Mary's
Nottingham
Scotland
Color of the Eyes in Infants and Adults
The article explains that infants are born with blue eyes and permanent color typically forms by weeks six to eight. It notes that eye color can vary within a person, even within a single eye, and debunks the belief that dark eyes are inherently stronger, attributing observed differences to light exposure.
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Turkey
Our Budget of Fun and Witty Sayings Collage
A humorous clipping presents light quips and cartoons from The Tide of Humor. Dialogues feature Fenwood and Stubb with temptations and brandy jokes. Mr. and Mrs. Peckham clash over ignorance versus happiness in a brief humorous exchange.
Harold Returns to Weeping Reunion
A fragmented Detroit Journal excerpt shows a dramatic reunion as a woman misses Harold and weeps, previously throwing teacups at his head. He is found, and their tension resolves with her embrace signaling reconciliation.
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Harold
Detroit Journal
Hit the Nail and the Poor Man's Reply
A tourist asks what the poor man said when accused of cattle theft. Amber Pete quips that he said the right thing to say was to be hanged. The New York World quotes the punchline as a dark joke.
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Amber Pete
New York World
Grabbenheimer Inquiry After Railroad Wreck
A wounded man asks a surgeon if he will recover and learns relief when the doctor confirms recovery. The exchange ends with the patient in relief and a final question about costs.
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Grabbenheimer
Toctor
Bronze gift price mark sparks wedding present joke
A shopkeeper teases about a heavy bronze gift for Miss Oldone's wedding. He notes the piece is sturdy and jokes that the price mark would burden the bride, sparking a lighthearted exchange about cost and practicality.
Home Cooking. Cake Needs Training Down
Mrs. Benham asks about her cake and Benham says it is overweight. The San Francisco Chronicle records a light kitchen exchange with humorous banter.
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Benham
San Francisco Chronicle
The Scriptural Injunction exchange in class
A teacher asks Johnny how to handle being struck on the right cheek. Johnny replies to turn the left cheek, then when the aggressor advances, strike him with a uppercut that will put him to sleep. Indianapolis Journal.
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Johnny
Duffer
Indianapolis Journal
Conversation Drafts Between Mr and Mrs Bruggs
A fragment from Chicago News features a domestic quarrel with Mr and Mrs Bruggs trading barbs. The couple argues about faults and cheating subjects, illustrating a sharp exchange on personal shortcomings.
Of One Mind Mother to Willie Soup Refusal
Humorous exchange from Fliegende Blaetter in which a mother chides Willie for refusing soup with a proverb about wishing for even half. Willie replies that he would also be glad to have only half the meal.
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Willie
Fliegende Blaetter
Tobacco humor strips quote exchange in Chicago News
A Chicago News quip shows Myer asking Gyer why he smokes since tobacco shortens life. Gyer replies he once tried to quit and found days felt unusually long, highlighting a humorous take on smoking and quitting.
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Myer
Gyer
Chicago News
Simple and Satisfactory Humorous Exchange
A brief quip about typing etiquette features Miss Jimms explaining that she adds a comma whenever she catches her breath and ends each page with a period. The exchange highlights strict punctuation habit in a playful tone.
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Miss Jimms
Of Two Evils Mrs Youngpop
A quip from the Philadelphia Times about burglars and alarms. Mrs Youngpop urges installing an alarm to deter break ins while Mr Youngpop fears waking the baby. The exchange highlights domestic humor on security.
Feminine Logic and the Bonnet Demand
A line from Feminine Logic portrays a speaker warning John that without obtaining the bonnet she will cry and worsen her health, risking nervous prostration and a doctor’s steep bill. The exchange highlights gendered bargaining and escalating emotional appeals.
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John
Diamond Cut Diamond Downtown
Reporter quips about a lively scene as Jackson arrives with a new baby and breezy talk, while Uptown introduces a neighbor with a new setter dog and lets fate unfold between them.
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Jackson
Two More Replies to The Man With the Hoe
The Chicago Tribune notes two additional replies to The Man With the Hoe appearing in print. The weary world sentiment echoes in the exchange as authors and editors discuss the work's impact.
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Chicago Tribune
Comedy of Names at the Stables in Chicago
In a playful exchange, Mr Gal loper-no and Mr Pacer The Young Man mix up names with Miss DeMuir and Miss DeMuir remarks on horses, delivering a humorous quip from a Chicago Tribune page.
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St. Miss
Her Second Century Quote Sparks Reflective Banter
A brief exchange from Le Monde Illustra plays with aging in witty terms as the speaker contemplates turning another century and a companion teases that appearances can mislead. The fragment captures humorous social banter.
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le Monde Illustra
The Roundabout War in a Quiet Courtroom Tone
A dialog reveals a man asks a woman to marry him as a joke about adding a fourth brother. She declines kindly, affirming she will be his wife instead. The exchange underscores social humor and personal commitment within a domestic setting.
In the Firing Line a Promised Path Misses Hope
A Chicago Tribune joke quote frames a laid off worker who retorts that he was not in line for promotion but in the firing line, delivering a darkly humorous take on job loss.
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Chicago Tribune
Not His Fautt in a Street Exchange
A humorous exchange unfolds as a tramp tells a pedestrian he has seen better days. The pedestrian replies that the tramp can’t blame him for the weather, implying weather as the cause of hardship. The brief dialogue captures streetwise street theater.
Not Worth Solving
A fragment shows a confrontational exchange where two speakers label each other as a conundrum and discuss separation or giving up. The terse dialogue hints at a strained relationship and a decision to part ways.
What He Likes Grumbles Across Weather
A short quip notes Jones grumbles at both cold and hot weather. The joke reveals his preference is simply to grumble regardless of the temperature.
If You Are So Positive Harry Loves You
A brief comic exchange, Sufficient Reason, features Fannie and Jane arguing over marriage. Jane questions why Harry does not propose while Fannie insists he loves her, highlighting social dynamics and romantic hesitation.
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Fannie
Harry
Jane
Detroit Free Press
Beet crop to feed hogs in cold central Indiana
A contributor argues beet crops are best for winter hog feed in Indiana. He details soil, drainage, deep plowing, early spring planting, thick seeding, thinning, and storage, noting yields of 20–60 tons per acre and costs of 50 cents to $1 per ton.
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Indiana
National Stockman and Farmer
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Stubb
Penn
Fenwood
Chicago Daily News
Mr. Peckham
Mrs. Bruggs
C. M. Sherman
Dairyman
Knapp
Wis
U. S
Babcock
Ohlson
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