Stagecoach of Hat in Court Goes Wild
A tall tale from New York Weekly recounts Col Bangs wearing a varnished hat during jury duty. He applied shoe varnish instead of hair vigor, the hat glued to his scalp, defying removal as judges and clerks command him. Humorous chaos ends with fines and admonitions in a court scene.
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Cel. Bangs
Bat. Mex Adeler
New York Weekly
Col. Bangs
Ataie
Mre. Bangs
Bangs
Ilo
Judge
Dange
Drowned Husband Prank Ends With Peanut Jest
A stranger in a depot hat parried a widow’s panic by asking if her husband swam, weighed about 180 pounds, wore a gray salt, and had a silver watch chain. He pointed to a peanut stand across the street, saying peanuts aren’t healthy. the woman, relieved yet amused, stood chewing her parasol.
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Central Depot
Fim
Thomas
Bere
Buying a Bride in a County Rivalry Tale
Two suitors from Freeborn and Steele counties race to win a bride in a comic county contest. The Freeborn man raises bids to 160 dollars, the Steele man withdrawn, and the marriage occurs with the note later disputed for lack of value received.
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Albert Loa
Bresle
Freeborn County
Steele County
Freeborn
Jacob Rifle Pioneer Leader Dies in Ray County Remembrance
Jacob Rifle a veteran pioneer of Ray County died suddenly Sunday at his longtime home. He and his father in law Capt Isaac Tin moved to Missouri from Kentucky in 1818 and were among the first white settlers in the county. He served in the Mormon War as a captain and left fifteen children, with five sons and ex daughters surviving. Community records praise his integrity and note he left no enemies.
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Jacob Rifle
Ray County
File
Isaac Tin
Missouri
Or County
Alill
Conservatoresys
Absent-minded professor and a cow on campus
An absent minded professor exits the college gateway and collides with a cow causing a minor scene. In the ensuing confusion he exclaims to a passerby and later, recalling a past mishap, asks a confrontational question to a woman he meets, addressing her rudely as a brute.
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Rae
Humorous Excerpts From a Whimsical Pageant of Minds
A collage of playful quips and old-fashioned wit includes lines about vanished pets, a graduating schoolgirl, and social quips from Miss Anthony. It features satirical vignettes from aMontana justice of the peace and a Boston editor, with light commentary on manners and gender roles.
Untitled Local Anecdotes on Household Life
A Baltimore man endures twenty three attempts on his front steps to please his wife and chooses the Mret color as best. A Lowell man sustains his wood pile by betting his wit can saw and split two cards in twelve hours. The woman remains vain for her husband’s pratea and refuses to see the speculation in it.
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Baltimore
Lowell
Turkeys Dinner Delicate Talk Sparks Family Dinner
Bob's uncle asks about light or dark meat while carving the turkey at dinner. A misread reply shows a playful exchange as a family plans portions. The dialogue hints at a warm, casual meal scene during holiday mood.
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Bob
Beth
When a child falls, first instinct to rise and yell
A boy skins his nose and musters a quick reaction by getting up and shouting. A girl tumbles, injures her dress, then rises to inspect the garment, showing instinctive, uncomplicated responses to minor mishaps.
Farmer Claims Nighttime Hen House Theft Linked to Ladder Company
A farmer charges a local hook and ladder company with organization in his neighborhood. He asserts the ladder is used after dark to climb into his hen-house, followed by the hooking act.
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Ile
California octogenarian buried after fatal kerosene tragedy
An elderly California man, twice widowed with wives by the same surname, Green Grass Grozo, died after an incident involving kerosene. Neighbors recall a blaze that ended with the grave and a rural hillside scene where green grass grows.
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California
Samen
Ile
Mark Twain Por table Mosquito Net Vision
Mark Twain muses on a future where people sleep under portable nets in church while the discontented join together to remove it from the military context, portraying a satirical scene of societal change and humor.
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Mark Twain
Parson Bride Turns Broker for Wealthy Woman
A wealthy woman kept awaiting a parson as husband until a poor but devout parson finally arrived. She warned him then, at the peak of happiness, he left the pulpit and became a broker with her money.
One Good Wife Folly Across the Country Tale
A fragmentary squib notes that in the country one good wife exists and every man believes he has her. Old Brown, bald with a wife who has red hair and a wicked eye, mutters in reflection and repeats a puzzled phrase about his situation.
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Araph
Old Brown
Fragmentary ad copy from Lincoln area page shows domestic dispute tone
The text hints at an ad style item about a wife buying items she does not need and a husband in Brooklyn using a weapon metaphor in a marital context. It mentions a husband providing a wardrobe and threatening to visit a doctor, presenting a domestic scene with anxious tone.
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Eden
Sre
Lincoln Wes
Ad. Deane
Brooklyn
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Solty
National
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