Big Stories Maker Crowley: Rochester News Printer Turned Trickster
The piece profiles Crowley a redheaded Irish reporter in Rochester around 1880 who penned sensational imaginary tales that drew crowds to crime scenes and sparked viral plots. He staged a lightning escape from Forepaughs circus and toured with Adam Forepaugh before a selfdestructive end. The interview hails his genius and warns of missed wealth. Also notes Julian Ralphs claim about whitefish.
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Rochester
Amd
Geninus
Gane
Fairport
Erie ‘Canal
Forepaugh
Lake Ontario
Brinker
Brinker Farm
Adam
Adam Forepaugh
Philadelphia
Buffalo Express
Birthday gifts shock husband in Detroit tale
Mrs. Jones plans an elaborate birthday for Jeptha with gifts including a four in hand neckwear set and a novelty shaving mirror. The self adjusting mirror traps his head and prompts comic chaos before a hollow peace ends the scene. Detroit Free Press records the misadventure with light humor.
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Mrs. Jones
Maria
Mr. Jones
Mrs. J
Dre
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Detroit Free Press
Business on Mand Breakfast Message From Cholly’s Father
A Washington Star snippet describes a breakfast conversation where Cholly’s father urges him to visit the office immediately. The reply explains cannot attend due to needing to be weighed, joking about growing fat and potentially needing to hire a tailor to split legs, illustrating a humorous exchange.
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Cholly
Wrong One monograph causes defense defense clash
A court scene is described in a fragment from the Indianapolis Journal where a husband and wife argue over an organic poisons monograph. The wife’s confusion reveals which side is using a specific text in testimony. The exchange hints at the defense preparing for trial.
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Tam
Cam
Indianapolis Journal
A Seasonable Explanation from The New York Sun
The Husband and Wife exchange a quip about a garden where the “flowers” are laths with papers stuck in them, revealing a playful misdirection about unseen blooms. The brief humor captures domestic wit in a dated newspaper style.
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New York Sun
Refugee recounts Mississippi to Oklahoma flood tale
A drifter from Mississippi tells a brutal, abridged life story to a householder about losing wealth to the Tombigbee flood and the Tallahatchie floodplain, then mocks his own tale as he is threatened with eviction. The episode ends with the traveler leaving, vowing to finish the story later, and the host warning him off the premises. The snippet concludes with a joke about burial reporting in a Chicago Tribune and a Brooklyn Life gag.
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Ion
Noosir
Mississi
Secon
Mississippi
Oklahoochee
Chicago Tribune
Lana Flood
The Last Resort Jab at a French Chair Fight
A stout tourist in Life quips he has paid his last sou for smashing feeble minded and decrepit French chairs, while Garcon-Ah sits on the floor unable to serve himself.
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Garcon
The Adjustable Baseball Report of Plunkville
The Indianapolis Journal notes a grand afternoon baseball display. Spectators filled the concourse as players delivered an exhibition of skill and passion. The piece humorously invites reporters to record scores and highlights.
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Plunkville
Indianapolis Journal
Courtship Rejected As Father Steps In Playfully
A humorous note recounts a suitor’s failed attempt to win Miss Croesus. He asked her father for her hand and received a comical, literal boot his reply, leaving the courtship in an awkward, playful stalemate.
Becoming Clara Cloak Review Dialogue
A brief dialogue passage features Maude complimenting Clara on a veil described as thick. Clara responds that its thickness makes the veil become her. The exchange reads as a character moment within a cloak review context.
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