Amusing Chinese Lecture Draws Crowd at Young Mens Association
Yan Peon Lee, a Chinaman, lectured in a Brooklyn hall on Chinese customs challenging American misunderstandings. The talk included a map of China and vivid descriptions, with audience laughter at cultural contrasts and a ceremonial rite described for friends and relatives with presents and feasting.
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T Brooklym Bagley
Yan Pho Lea
China
Yan Peon Lee
Optinon
Wileh
Soiteatinn
Bidas Caine
Tun Gyn ‘Homan
Owen
Ari
Lowell Athernye
Rene Hinde
Chewa
Ates
Langiitor
Bes
Aiictnes
Xen “Bs
Insta Company
Ilop Sing” Nivma
Seer Uuuriehlug
Alitis
Lea Uirhelan
Mili
Turan
Chee
Marne
Ines
Cory Pauiey
Mike Bais
Laughton
Hermans Dow
Muirenewleye
Elias
Peru
Amita
Fearon
Grange
Snake Bite on Canal Cruise Tells of Auguste Rescue
A young man and a companion on a canal excursion faced a nest of snakes near dense rushes above the bridge. A six foot serpent climbed into the oarsman’s lap and bit his thigh. He leapt into the water and sought a physician with the wound. Several bystanders helped the woman reach shore. The bite caused pain and dizziness but the man recovered after treatment. About a dozen snakes were counted. after dispersal, the incident was declared verified.
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Ludy Triand
Hurself
Angers
Ant
Imam
Burt Sve
Miogosrin
Beneara
Lucters
Silly Florence and the Amateur Editor in Sandusky
The twelve year old editor of an amateur weekly in Sandusky, Ohio recalls writing and printing fragments about Florence the comedian. He recounts early struggles with subscribers, advertisers, and a breakup with a collaborator, detailing newspaper work, pay, and a youth’s drafting of a prank letter. The piece mixes reminiscence and childish satire in a period newspaper voice.
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Horaiay
Sandusky
Florence
Hair City
Phawuce
Lim
Titor
Fourtou
Rolert
Maud
Uliak
Interpris Bury
Ming
Échame
Ancien
David
The Arkansas Traveler And The Beloved Crossing Tale
A fragmentary frontier scene portrays a traveler and companions crossing a ferry toward Hamilton, with playful dialogue and mistaken identities. The piece juxtaposes rustic humor with hints of marriage, schooling plans, and social expectations as it drifts through sketches of rural life and courting rituals.
Woman dubbed Charley Parkhurst lures Sandusky tale reaching Santa Cruz legal case
The San Jose petition for letters of administration on Charlotte Parkhurst estate reveals a California era mystery. Parkhurst, later found to be Charlotte, lived as Charley a famed Sandusky stage driver, leaving a tangled legacy with no deed, while a later insult to law and property ends in a puzzling probate silence.
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Romerkebie
Wormer
Sandusky
San Francisco
Peter Eichebarna
San Jose
Charlotte Parkhurst
Santa Cruz County
Mlle Charlotte Parkhurst
Frank Parkhurst
Charley Parkhurst
Charley
Stava-Deiring
Parkherst
Exty
Watsonvilla Atone
Tina
California
Parkhurst
Watesonville
Joan
Itera Lapeo
Biographical Sketch by Bowen Globe JH Williams
A fragment quotes a Bowen Globe JH Williams joke file suggesting a humorous biographical sketch. The skit claims to cover birthplace printing trade marriage aging and a line about growing old at twenty four hours per day. The piece reflects dated humor and ghosted persona in a countrywide press context.
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Auendograpar
Bowen Globe
Willams
Norristown Drraud
Bimwil
Bourne Eday
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