Evolution of Caricature From Ancient Grotesques to Nast
A historical survey traces grotesque art from ancient Egypt and Rome through the Middle Ages to the eighteenth century cartoon boom. It cites Franco British masters and notes how caricature exposed public folly, expanding from Gillray to Nast and shaping modern political satire.
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France
Holland
England
Cory
Horrer
St. Geater
Lucientes
Rembrandt
Watteau
Rawas
Leech
Hebard Doyle
Fenn
George Duc Maurier
Great Britain
America
Owever
London
Gillray
Vea
Alercon
Thomas Nast
New York News
Sacred Chinese waste paper tale with furnace myth
A Philadelphia Record piece recounts Chinese beliefs about sacred printed characters and burning waste paper in a furnace run by the Chinese Merchants' Company. It describes ships carrying ashes to sea, a Chinatown waste-collection routine, and contrasts with white papers used as street wrappings. The mix includes a humorous aside about a marriage proposal and a brief note on snakebite remedies and a famous Sir Walter Scott anecdote.
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Race Street
Enous
Chinese Merchants’ Company
Chinatown
Philadelphia
Nationalities and Tongues on the Block Debate
A fragmented exchange cites nationalism and language among residents. A wife’s tongue is claimed as a mark of origin while a man asks what birth has to do with pride. The quote hints at shifting loyalties and past friendships becoming strained.
One reason he never asked to be her tie
A Chicago recordHerald excerpt describes a romance moment where a man confesses he never asked to be tied by love because he feared rejection. The woman presses to know if his suspicion was warranted, hinting at curiosity and mutual romantic tension.
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Yonder Castle
Drarmas
Mary
George
New York Herald
Chicago
Dream of murder spares Rutherford daughter and murderer hanged
A Rutherford daughter in Ederton dreamed her mother would be murdered by a black servant. She warned a watcher who found the servant with coals and a hidden knife. The servant confessed and was hanged for murder, intending to kill Mrs Rutherford.
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Rutherford
Ederton
Sir Walter Scott
Mrw. Rutherford
Scene of a Boston Lady and a Naughty Porter on a Pullman
An anecdote about a Pullman porter pressured into a tip then the lady passenger from Boston repels him by dumping a tipped nickel onto the track. The porter reflects on fooling Yankee women. The tale shifts to Haschmann Germany where prizes are offered for marrying the ugliest or most crippled, funded by a big financier with rewards varying by year and person.
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St. Louis
Chicago
Boston
West
New York Press
Haschmann
Germany
Tatler
Mindful thief foils arrest hue and cry in Chicago tale
A Chicago thief tricks a policeman by claiming to be wanted and bailed out. the officer dismisses him, realizing the ruse, while another tale recalls El Dorado and its golden myths at the headwaters of the Orinoco. The article links bold trickery with mythic gold legends from Spanish traditions.
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Chicago
Orinoco
el Dorado
Poem to Mabbel Tore by Belle Sparks Controversy
A Philadelphia Record item notes Nell and Neil discuss a torn poem titled Lines on Mabbel's Face. The exchange mocks declaring every man’s price and praises steadfast men, mentioning a schoolmaster and a map and woman as rebukes.
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Neil
Belle
Mabel
Philadelphia Record
Domestic John Hunted Rattlesnake for Baby
A Billville matron quotes John as spending the day under the hot sun trying to kill a rattlesnake to obtain a rattie for the baby. The remark captures frontier grit and domestic concern in a colorful local vignette.
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Billville
Atlanta Constitution
Comedian and Poser Wedding Announcement Sparks Debate
In a cheeky exchange, the comedian questions a postponement rumor while the heavy quips that the bride chain of command favors her name appearing first in the wedding notice. The chat hints at a forthcoming public announcement and playful dispute over ordering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Poser
Bacon Wit Lapses Into Death Truth in Yonkers Notes
A Yonkers Statesman tidbit recalls a man who can’t take money after death and a friend who died owing ten dollars, playfully framing debt as left behind in the afterlife.
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Egbert
Yonkers Statesman
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Arizona
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Matilija
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