Parson Somers and the Laughing Pews Prank
A humorous Sudbury scene recounts Parson Somers recalling three laughs in fifty years of ministry. The tale centers on two sleeping deacons whose long queues intertwine, a prank by a wicked young man, and a pin that jolts them awake, followed by vivid catch phrases and a wry moral. The piece ends with a feisty, memory-laced anecdote about a boarding-house and a troublemaking boarder named Jones.
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Somers
Sudbury
Monthwe
Tommy
Darrington
Deacon Number One
Tony
Groana
Crica
Detroit
Sle
Rural couple wed in roughhouse hotel room scene
Ilo and Amanda Chicago tale unfolds as a tall rural groom declares marriage at a hotel desk amid a comic scene. A chaotic bridal chamber gag and a swaggering pig conundrum close the fray with rustic humor and farce.
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Ilo
Pevatonica
Amanda
Chicago
Little boy refuses meal after three asks
A neighbor invites a little fellow to dine at noon but he refuses after explaining he cannot stay unless asked three times. The lady persists, inviting him again twice, but he remains firm in his playful rule.
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Johnny
Tender high ideals crushed by harsh daily life
A fragmentary scene shows Alanson Baisley distressed as a hired girl flings a carpet, Bodley collapses, and a heated muffled cry hints at violent intent. The piece laments how daily reality warps noble feelings, likening it to a wet boot behind the stove.
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Alanson Baisley
Summer Street
Mr. Bodley
Atalra
Prof Toe Predicts Severe Winter Inbound
An article reports Prof Toe of St Louis debating Prof Kroeger of Wisconsin over the approaching winter. It forecasts a sequence of cold spells beginning late November, alternating with brief warm periods through January and February, with overall unsettled, brisk weather patterns.
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Thce
Toe
of &J. Louis
Kroeger
Wisconsin
Wedding Anniversary Pageant and Humorous Soiree List
A note from a Chicago Evening journal contributor invites space for a playful list of wedding anniversaries, mixing traditional marks with humorous “fresh” entries such as Sugar wedding and Crystal wedding. The item also relays brief anecdotes from Montgomery Alabama and Detroit about crime, politics, and a church courting incident, including remarks on St. Louis figures and a Wisconsin inquiry.
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Enys
Ai Oultline
Iars Lage Aniversary
Tron
Wooden
Crystal
China
Cotton
Saya
Wooten
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Rhodes
Atlanta Constitution
Aleep
Pete
White Mouse
Montgomery
Ala
St. Louis
Grant
Theross McDonald
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Maguire
St. Louie
Avery
Internal Revenue Office
Molkee
Globe-Democrat
Internal Revenue
Babcock
Regular Army
Columbia
Washington Aqueduct
State and War Department
Joifurnou City
Hardin
St. Louds
Ali
Vost
Hunter & CO
Hinsdale
N. al
Viendt
N. BE
Nromffeld St
Boston
Mass
Manutac
Beat
Husten
Mall of Oxprea
Ormiston & Wo. N. BR
Menton
Mas
Buffalo Nursery
Placcs
Wall
Times
Nur- Avery
A.M. Snultis
Trey
Joseph Holder
Prairie Township
Lincoln County
T. Dolinsen
Albert Sibson
Hamilton
J. I. Owings
Said Township
James H. Stone
Uhion
Reeds
Jacob Broyles
J. M. Reeds
Bartholomew Veerkamp
Nineveh Township
Missouri
Jonathan Folcomb
John A. Crocoket
St. A. Gilliland
J. W
Novidy
Martin Rice
Medford Township
Gideon Wand James Garnes
Allen Howell J. P
W. OM
Cappe
Nineveh
Hendricks
Guta Oden
B. A. Gililland
Troy Herald
Prite
Monthly Statenm*en
Bill Heads
St Louis
Pancy
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