Oddities and jokes from a bygone issue
A collection of satirical snippets and anecdotes, including quips about marriage, age, and social norms, plus brief notes on curiosities such as a large man exhibited in London, a fatally curious boy, and local oddities like potato bugs on Lake Superior. Various punchlines and puns reference newspapers, editors, and public figures of the era.
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Connecticut
Hancock
Lake Superior
Kansas
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Hillsboro Coal Company
Hillsboro
Germantown
Clinton County
Illinois Sportmens’ Association
Peoria
Pontiac
Xenis
Clay County
Orchard City Bank
Center
Tazewell County
Vandalia
Milner
Macoupin County
David Gore
Mt. Olive and Staunton Coal Company
Staunton
Illinois
Barnsback
East St. Louis
Sangamon
Carlinville
H. Burton
W. A. Steidley
Gillespie
St. Louis Bridge
United Mine Workers of
Salem
Alton
Jerseyville
Decatur
Consolidated American Match Company
Philadelphia
Capital
Diamond Match Company
Western
Frank M. Young
New
Portland
Denver
Gold
South
Phaoct
Phan and Phancy
Ohio
A. Cat
Jip
Detroit
Pennsylvania
Daniel Lambert
London
Appauper
Minnesota
Mil
Gedauer Bros
Market Street
Troy, Ill
Troy City
John Deimling
Prop
Corner Market
Hickory Streets
Troy
Baird
Accomodations
Main Street
Fred Kuntzmann
WM. F.peter
City
Fonsorial
H. E. Brown
Meiner
Mains'Market
J. Astienhans
Brne
Matin
Troy, IL
J. W
Gornet
JT. MO
Odd Fellowa’ Building
Main
M. F. Allwarter