The Truant Pair Learn a Hard Lesson in the Woods
Roland Havens and Mamie Gray skip school and wander into Hatfield's woods seeking blue violets. They lose the bouquet muffler and get turned around in wet, dark woods. After a long search by family and neighbors, they are found asleep by a big tree at nine pm. Roland vows to mend his ways.
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Roland Havens
Mamie Gray
Mamie
Roland
Sister Sue
Hatfield's
Columbus Dispatch
Persian legation in Washington to get new envoy after Ghooli Khan fuss
The Persian government plans to send a new diplomatic representative to Washington. Ghooli Khan fled in 1888 after public mockery and a parade by his dragon and escort, provoking police guards and rowdy crowds. The legation has been vacant since.
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Urechins
Ghooli Chan
Department of State
Washington
Hadij Hossein Ghooli Khan
Mirza Mahmoud
Ghooli Khan
Prince Ghooli
Khan
Prince
Legation
Harvard President Eliot Turns 66 Amid Reflections
Harvard University President Charles W. Eliot, aged 66, reflects on aging with humor. He recalls earlier decades when students called him Old Eliot, contrasting a modern anecdote where a group of students wonders where Charlie has been late.
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Harvard
Eliot
Harvard University
Cambridge
Charlie
Emperor’s Drive Dictates City Becomes Straight
The Chinese emperor cannot turn a corner while driving. If a drive occurs, streets must be straightened, interfering houses removed, and even rivers bridged at great expense to maintain a flawless route.
Lottery Misadventures In A Crippled Town
A Cripple Creek miner courts a minister for marriage but forgets his money, bartering a delayed gamble for payment. The amused parson notes fees vary from $2 to $5, then proposes a yearlong bet: if the union works, $10. if not, nothing.
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Cripple Creek
San Francisco
Eminent handwriting expert tests bunco claim in court
On the witness stand an eminent handwriting expert opines the writer of a note is a bunco steerer by instinct. The attorney asks how the conclusion is reached and the expert explains that the author makes a dash after every J, indicating pattern and motive.
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Bunco
Baltimore American
Is This a Fire Insurance Office
The scene shows a man asking if a fire insurance office insures against unemployment benefits with a witty reply from a clerk. The exchange plays on the idea of fire insurance covering loss of employment and highlights a newspaper quotation from the Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
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Pittsburg
Alarm Clock Dream Sparks Frequent Waking Plan
Plodding Pete asks about the new alarm clock and Meandering Mike explains he bought it after dreaming he was working. He plans to set it every two or three hours to avoid taking chances, hoping to stay alert throughout shifts.
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Pete
Mike
Washington Star
John Hangs Back in Ambiguous Sunday School Prompt
From New York Weekly a fragment shows a Christian farewell scene with dialogue about Sunday school. The wording references a man named John Wah Lee and an implied clash with hoodlums, presenting a sensational, unrevealed incident. The text is fragmentary and lacks clear outcomes.
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John
Christian Lady
Wah Lee
Cristian
New York Weekly
Money Fetches Ambition in Squire Story
In Ally Sloper humor, Squire laments a dog named Jorkins who is praised as a good retriever. He quips that the dog should fetch the money he paid, highlighting comic frustration with a run of diary-like dialogue.
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Jorkins
Ally Sloper
Bulldog Pup Purchase Ends in Financial Disaster
A New York Sun item recounts a comical deal where Dick pays $10 for a bulldog pup and a boy to drown it, noting the transaction yields a loss exceeding 100 percent. The exchange plays on arithmetic humor about overstatement of losses.
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Jack
New York Sun
Stagecrowd brag turns to Texas tally in tale of crowds
A boastful exchange recounts a crowd on a stage with 200 in one place and 500 in Texas with a claim of potentially 1000 if rioters hadn’t disrupted the scene. The Chicago News frames it as a vivid oral anecdote of large gatherings and exaggeration.
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Rowland Ranit
Roxey
Texas
Chicago
Mistaken Identity Exchange in Indianapolis Sun Item
A grocery asks a new delivery driver about a morning order as a hired helper answers from the door. The helper repeats a misaddressed line spoken by a woman: Mrs Brown, here is 4 tramp. This brief item reflects a case of mistaken identity in a Minneapolis? Indianapolis Sun note.
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Indianapolis Sun
Mere Social Grace
A brief Chicago News excerpt contrasts opinions on warmth in letters. Dobbs favors genuine warmth in correspondence, while Robbs worries warmth belongs in personal notes not business letters.
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Dobbs
Chicago News
It Must Have Been Opn Toward Him Jingo Accident
A humorous item from the Syracuse Herald notes a cartoonish incident as Jingo is said to have been run over while stooping to pick up a horseshoe. The quip plays on misdirection and wordplay surrounding the event.
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Syracuse Herald
The Reason Why Monocle Mystery Puzzles Sap Hedde
The Philadelphia Press quotes a character asking why Sap Hedde wears a monocle. The reply suggests it keeps him from seeing more than he can comprehend.
Ameliorated Athletics Club Dialogue Mystery
Amateur club chatter shows a fragmented exchange with oblique references to participation and team dynamics. The humorous musings imply internal tensions over inclusion and leadership without clear events or names. The piece reads as a playful, clipped conversation snippet from a city newspaper page.
Playwright notes wife sneaks to lamp in third act
Chicago News quotes manager suggesting a revision where the wife creeps over to the husband’s vest and searches his pockets as the play’s third act unfolds regarding a late arrival and a sleeping husband.
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Chicago News
Proud of His Dad
A clergyman tells of his son visiting at the rectory where a hen lays an egg daily. The child replies with a joke about his father laying a foundation stone weekly. The exchange highlights a lighthearted churchyard humor moment.
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Bishop
What’s in a Name Mr Adams
A Philadelphia Press item notes Mr Adams and his wife glad to receive a letter from their son announcing he leads his class. A college professor quips that boys march into class in alphabetical order, reflecting light humor about names and order.
Caution Necessary Mrs Bingo Dialogue
A brief Life item captures a quip between Mrs Bingo and Fingo about caution in speech to a cook. The exchange hints at domestic humor and social timing.
Advance in South Africa Noted by Mr Gasweil
The Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph reports Mr Gasweil observes the season in South Africa is far advanced and notes Bloemfontein has had an early start as his family awaits his explanation in encouraging silence.
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South Africa
Crying New Defined in Rhetoric Class Exchange
A teacher asks for a definition of a crying new in class. The solemn student with a wicked eye answers a handkerchief.
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Chicago Tribune
That Blinkersdorf Girl Prompts Detroit Chat
An Early Start notes a remark about a quick witted Blinkersdorf girl praised for promptness. The quip links her behavior to her father a car starter. Detroit Free Press framing suggests a light, anecdotal item about family trades shaping character.
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Blinkersdorf
Detroit Free Press
Johnny Pa Yes Is an Indian Reservation Place
The fragment presents a child asking about an Indian reservation as a place where Indians may live until white men want it. It reflects a conversation likely about forced or contested living arrangements and perceptions of Native lands.
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Johnny
Tuck
Noted Senator Platts Contrast in Public Speakership
The article contrasts two Platts in the U S Senate Thomas C. Platt of New York and Orville H Platt of Connecticut. It notes the New Yorker as a sharp political leader while the Connecticut Platt is reserved, deliberate, and not an orator, preferring truth and studied positions over public showmanship. It highlights Gen Joe Hawley as a gifted public speaker.
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Senate
Platts
United States Senate
Thomas C. Platt
New York
Orville H. Platt
Connecticut
Joe” Hawley
Platt
Hawley
Joe Hawley
Mysteries of a Toilet and a Leprosy Cold
A Boston board of health case deals with a supposed leprosy in a dense district. Investigation finds the afflicted person merely had a severe cold. The column argues men disparage facial cosmetics yet are drawn to made complexions.
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Boston
Board of Health
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