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Proverbial Wit and Domestic Spelling at Issue
A long roundup of humorous quips and social notes. The piece features jokes about proverbs letters, sharing cane courtship and politics, and a comic domestic spat over spelling buggy with two g s ending in a broken cat and a chaotic scene. It also includes cost of living advice with frugal meat dishes and dinner ideas from Dio Lewis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josh Billings
Kate Field
New York City
Dan Rice
Harvard
California
Japan
John Henry
Missouri
Milwaukee
Miss Eastman
Boston
Oneida
New York
Board of Excise
Grandma
Nebraska
State Agricultural Society
Colorado
Jonathan Coffin
Old Bazaar
Dio Lewis