Profitless Lives and a Sailor’s Mystery
Obscure moral tales from newspapers recount two Massachusetts stories of wealth with no help to others and a mysterious 1700 voyage passenger who claimed nobility. The column blends essays on liv es wasted on greed with a nautical anecdote and a tale of a man who believed he was dead and nearly starved.
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Massachusetts
Essex
Somerville
Crittenden
Benjamin Hadley
America
Hamburg
Captain Ewing
Louis Philippe
Orleans
Louis Philippe d’Orleans
The Lovely Life
A playful dialogue in which Mrs. Proud notes Myrtle’s essay titled The Lovely Life and Mr. Proud responds with a sly remark about Myrtle’s alleged behavior, suggesting people might misjudge her.
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Mrs. Proud
Myrtle
Mr. Proud
Chicago News
True Business Instinct and the Mortgage Request
A village brief of humorous vignettes and curiosities. Ed, a bright Black servant in Columbia, asks his master to draft a mortgage for his cow and calf after lending five dollars to a neighbor, prompting a humorous exchange. Other items include a backwoods court quip about a man named Thomas Jones and a Martian inquiry on living in time, plus notes on Somaliland natives using twig toothbrushes.
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Columbia
Tena
Eid
Datatrust
Thomas Jones
Nashville American
Baby Talk Sparks Amused Exchange in Yonkers
A lighthearted Yonkers Statesman note recounts a visit by Mr. Bacon to see the Bmarts' infant. The baby’s utterance is unclear and prompts a joke about a mother teaching a child to talk while hairpins are in her mouth.
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Mr. Bacon
Mrs. Bacon
Yonkers Statesman
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Qne Price House
O. W. Horne
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Vienna News
T. A. Adkins, Jr
Ed. & Pub
Postoffice
Vienna
Actor Congress
Profitless
Savannah News
New York
New York Times
Napoleon Bonaparte
Cromwell
McKinley
DeWitt
Burns
Puck
Somaliland
Dundee Advertiser
Aslam
Ihande Ge
Rome
P. C. Everett, Mgr
Arbuckles
Ariosa
Kake
Ross
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