Favorite Stories of Big Chief Meyers Revealed
Big Chief Meyers, a Giants catcher and Californian Indian, valued two paintings his favorites Abbey's The Quest of the Holy Grail and Custer's Last Stand. He explained Abbey’s piece appealed as the only white artist’s work showing his people getting a fair break.
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Meyers
New York Giants
Mathewson
Anld
Abbey
Boston Public Library
Boston
Custer
West
Golfing Gentlemen Clash Over Rules At Country Club
In a September afternoon duel at the country club Miessra, Abrams, and Shapinsky play for a dollar a hole. Abrams lifts a bunker ball with his hand contrary to rules, sparking indignation from Shapinsky who cites the rule book. Abrams replies with a quip and the exchange turns litigious as the dispute deepens.
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Miessra, Abrams
Shapinsky
Montague Glass
Theie Country Club
Abratus
Mn Shaplusky
Mr.Abrama
Mr. Shapinsky
Afr, Abrams
North American elk discuss autumn scenery and antlers
Two North American elk debate the meaning of scenery and why they look their best in autumn. They describe leaves turning color, antler renewal, and how outdoor scenery belongs to everyone, not just galleries, while noting humans value their life and avoid harming them.
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Itag
See Eod
Bulger recalls his Alabama visit and a draft tale
On a last trip to his old Alabama home Col. Bozeman Bulger met a husky darky he recalls as a ragged pickaninny. After serving with the A. E. F. overseas Bulger asks what service he saw and learns the man avoided the draft with a jokey errand from a examining officer who sent him away.
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Alabama
Bozeman Bulger
Ai Ragged Picka
Bulger
Darky
Negro
Genelnian
George Barr McCutcheon Signs His Book in Boston Shop
In a Boston bookstore, author George Barr McCutcheon spotted his own novel O Granstark. He signed the fly leaf in a distinctive hand and asked the price, learning the edition with his signature is a reprint selling for seventy cents.
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George Barr McCutcheon
Boston
Ogranstark
AfcCutcheon
McCutcheon
Devotion Theme Prompted by River Rescue Scene
A teacher asks students to imagine a man drowning and the wife rushing to help. The class jokes that she would seek insurance money, highlighting a grim moral in a brief classroom parable.
Junior Coats in Paris Mode Offer Sophisticated Childrens Wear
Julia Bottomley notes Paris designers influence on American youth fashion with junior coats in satin and velvetcen. Navy and taupe dominate, with putty duvetyn accents, gold and silver braiding, braid yokes, and fur trims. Dark greens and metallic trims mark the season, as crepe satin and velvet dominate afternoon frocks and coats for girls.
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Paris
Taris
Awelveteen Ceat
Druss
The Kitchen Cabinet Delicacies From a Bygone Cookery Page
A dated culinary feature offers savory and sweet recipes. Hot Ham Sandwiches, Fig and Cheese Salad, Honey Dressing, Spaghetti Italian Style, Honey Fruit Cake, Thousand Island Dressing, and beverages or broths pepper the page. It includes tips and preservation notes for White House Pound Cake and Spanish Rice, with instructions for preparation and serving.
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White House
Nine Eyes
Price Talk Sparks Discount Debate At Local Hardware Store
A humorous exchange recalls an alarm clock priced at 110 dollars with a discount, ending at a few cents. The wife notes cheaper options at Brown's for 75 cents, while the husband jokes Crown's would not have discounted either, highlighting rival stores and price wars.
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Brown's
Crown's
Lantern Test for Honest Men Quip by Diogenes
The excerpt shows Diogenes explaining the lantern test to a citizen. He says the method seeks an honest man who returns the lighted lantern, noting it proves rarity as one in ten thousand. He jokes that the umbrella remains undiscovered as a comparison.
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Diogenes
Righteous Sale Leads to Honest Regret
An oll stock salesman quips about feeling righteous after selling hundreds of dollars in worthless stock. His partner scoffs as the buyer planned to purchase a used car with the money, illustrating a moral twist in a brief, ironic exchange from the American Legion Weekly.
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Ollstock
American Legion Weekly
Not So Wonderful Witty Exchange on Wooden Limbs
A brief quip frames a darker joke about wooden legs and wooden heads. The exchange contrasts theatrical charm with a harsher image of violence or danger implied by a wooden head motif.
Pumpkin fashion or feast on golden glow
A quirky note describes a pumpkin as a meat fair for ses with yellow luster praised as unbeatable. The writer muses the vegetable resembles a gold brick when eaten, mixing playful metaphor with food imagery.
Ring Echoes Past Engagement in Theatrical Quip
A playful exchange recalls a prior engagement as two characters debate if the speaker is the only girl loved. The line hints at romantic history and a comic memory within a stage or screenplay context.
Helping Her Along Ends With Final Break
An irate wife declares she will leave forever and challenges her spouse asking for a reply. He answers by proposing to call in the dressmaker to craft an ongoing asay gown, signaling a dramatic end to their relationship.
A Slam Landlord and the Night's Lodging Practice
A Boston Transcript quip notes a harsh landlord who takes in a poor man for the night, only to treat him as a regular guest. The exchange contrasts McCaustic’s sharp remark with the landlord’s stubborn hospitality in a wry urban vignette.
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Seikem Hotels
McCaustic
Boston Transcript
Grim Reaper and Flapper Compete in Odd Exchange
A humorous fragment shows the Grim Reaper urging a partner to hurry while a flapper delays for a final touch up with her compact. The exchange blends macabre imagery with Roaring Twenties style.
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Grim Reaper
Split Pens For Dinner Debate
A fragmented dialogue wonders about splitting pens for a meal. The speakers debate practicality and time, noting the awkwardness of dividing the writing instruments and signaling a lighthearted, coinfused exchange.
The Motorist's Lament of Fatty Fuel Fumes
A humorous verse laments the recurring problem of “fat again” for motorists. The speaker mocks wasted fuel and wasted effort as vehicles burn excess energy while navigating daily drives.
Grammar school certificate question and vaccination scar remark
Mrs Brown asks if her son received a certificate from the grammar school. Mrs Town replies no and notes only a vaccination scar, commenting the boy’s mental health made his education unlikely to progress.
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Brown
Town
Same Mind Watson and Bilson in a Love Triangle
A quarrel between Watson and Bilson over a shared love interest ends with Watson marrying the woman they both pursued, illustrating rivalry and envy in a domestic dispute.
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Watson
Bilson
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