Creature of Habit and Canute Babson’s Routine
Professor Twiges claims man is a creature of habit in a Boc Et Tu Um meeting. Old Codger quips that Canute J. Babson has been rubbed by the same auto twice and returns home by the same lane at a similar hour after drinking roughly the same amount of hard cider.
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Twiges
Boc Et Tu Um Club
Old Codger
Tennyrate
Canute J. Babson
Canute
Puck
The Man and the Place
Andrew Carnegie advised a Rockefeller Bible class member on Sunday about early marriages. He urged that the right man in the right place at the right time makes a good husband reading to his wife by the radiator on a winter night.
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Andrew Carnegie
Rockefeller
Too Far for Business Phrase Sparks King George Chat
A short dialogue references King George and his uncle in New York. The exchange hints at potential trouble if the king must travel to see his uncle, implying strategic or political tension.
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King George
New York
George
Irascibility Explained In a Humorous Exchange
In a witty exchange Mrs Bhortscot asks if her husband is becoming fearfully irritable. Mrs Leedout dismisses the concern saying he is merely trying to cultivate a reputation after reading that brainy men are cranks.
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Mrs. Bhortscot
Mrs. Leedout
Abnormal Meanings in Common Speech
In a candid exchange the speaker defines abnormal as anything out of the ordinary, noting it can imply difference from expectation. The quip mentions an actress who has never sought a divorce as an example of that unusual state.
Farm Advice for Animals and Crops from An Old Almanac
A compendium of practical farming tips covering poultry feed and incubation, grain quality, hay curing, and the use of grit and sand. It stresses clean milk, proper shelter for sheep and horses, balanced rations, silage, and the value of fresh air and sunlight for livestock and crops, with notes on breeding and economic considerations.
Winslow Homer Meets Fisherman Then Sells Portrait
A New York gentleman visiting Scarboro Maine seeks Winslow Homer. He asks a fisherman for a quarter to locate the painter and is told I am Winslow Homer. Homer then brings the man to his studio, entertains him, and sells him a painting.
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Winslow Homer
Homor
Woh Downs
New York
Scarboro
Hamer
Tie
Cnaa
Tsay
Homer
Marine Eye Remedy and Cole's Carbolic Salve Adverts
An old newspaper fragment promotes Marine Eye Remedy for red watery eyes with claims of years of use and sale by druggists at 250 and 60 per bottle. It also advertises Cole's Carbolic Salve as a quick relief for burning itching skin diseases with immediate pain relief and scarless healing, priced 2c and 0c with free samples from J. W. Cole & Co.
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Marine
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Cole
Druggista
J. W. Cole & Co
Black River Falls
Wis
At the Bank. alimony check stopped payment sparks doubt
A fragment from a newspaper page presents a dialogue about alimony and trust as a husband stops payment on a support check. The line hints at lingering tension and a woman’s realization of her husband’s clever evasions. The piece reads as a fragment of a larger domestic drama.
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