Among the Inquirers. Boston Landladies and Curiosity
A study of Boston landladies and their visitors exposing pervasive inquisitiveness. A New York lodger, a Chicago visitor, and a boardinghouse landlady illustrate the town’s voracious curiosity. Car conductors and tenants probe strangers’ affairs, while some residents joke about the heavy demand to know others' lives. Max Exron.
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Boston
Boeron
New York
Sarah
Legion
Mr. D
Chicago
Mrs. C
Max Exron
Tournament tale and wedding capers mix in a wild sheet
A blend of humorous sketches from Western Australia to Detroit notes a modern Lochinvar figure pressing a Western market scheme with a Celt and Gael. Jests on a bouncing bride and Minneapolitan misdirection spice the page, ending with a wary hotel joke about fire precautions.
Screw Door Spring Misadventure Sparks Witty Exchange
A man visits a Jefferson avenue hardware store to exchange a faulty patent door spring for a whetstone. He explains the spring misadjustment makes his screen door swing unpredictably and even lets flies into Michigan. After a humorous dialogue about correct operation, the swap is completed as the man departs relieved, quipping that a whetstone winds up in only one way.
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St. Paul
Minneapolis
Jefferson Avenue
Michigan
Detroit
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World's Dispensary Medical Association
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