Infernal Regions thrills as boy nearly dies at museum
A boy named Joe, during a tour of a museum display titled Infern0 Regions, is shocked by an electric incident when he toys with a hanging medal. He survives after prompt aid from his foster parents and a physician, but memories surface of his unknown past and family.
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Lucifer
Gust
Joel
Joe
Mr. Gust
Ross
My Mathers
Joe Pol Tely
Jeffi
Sam
Gray Sulphur Hotel
Sam Blake
Amusing Yokohama Anecdote of a Chinese Merchant’s Escape
A traveler recalls a government notice in Japanese papers ordering Chinese to leave by a deadline or stay until the war ends. Ah Sing, a wealthy clothing dealer, had his people rush to the dock and board a steamer, but he secretly stayed behind, returned to city life, and prospered while rivals fled.
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Dewees
Young Ladies’ Academy
Sixth Street
Main
Walnut
Cincinnati
Charley Molier
Vivette
Miami
Molier
Madison
Ohio
Fey
Yokohama
Ah Sing
Water Street
Argonaut
His One Failing
A humorous exchange about marriage reveals a friend noting one flaw. The young wife explains her husband’s only failing is the “mother habit” of caring for his mother’s coffee and pies, a gentle stereotype of family devotion.
In His Eye Mendicant and Madam
A brief stage dialogue shows a mendicant seeking charity from a charitable woman who suspects the man’s blindness is fake. The exchange plays on perception and deception with a sharp retort from the woman.
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Vudge
Stood on the Bridge at Midnight Poem Fragment
A fragmentary verse recalls a man on a bridge at midnight as the clock strikes the hour. He searches pockets for money, noting the moon over the city and a coat forgotten at the store. The piece reflects themes of irony and urban coincidence.
Bee sting unlocks hearing in deaf man
A humorous collection of children and adults joke about hearing and other quirks. A deaf man in the west reportedly gains hearing after a bee sting, while other bits poke fun at school life and weather. The Washington Star item mixes punning dialogue and light social commentary.
Modern Commerce. Clerk-Lady Caught Stealing Goods
A Dubuque Times item jokes about a clerk caught stealing in a modern shop scene. The head of the firm asks how she is dressed, answers furs and diamonds, and quips about billing her at her house. A mother berates a misbehaving boy with a moral suasion dig.
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Dubuque
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Little Joe
Old Charley Molier
Marie
Mamma
Paris
Tom
Mercy
Clara
Roe
Corravewr
Pao Mme Co
Dot—Mamma
Roy
Johnny
Ethel
Tommy Toogood
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