Isle of Home Poem Reminisces a Prodigal Return
The narrator recalls childhood returns to a rural home, climbing the road to the old barn, the light of home shining from a window, and the river of memories shaping an evocative romance about infancy, family, and reunion. The verse links memory to the timeless tale of homecoming and joy.
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Mar Thore
Yfar
Paradiae
Jessia
Happy Shore
Heaven's Amie
A. Edgerton
Tree Toad Impersonation Turns on a Boyhood Prank
Robert H. Davis recalls a childhood tale set in the far west where a tree toad becomes the focus of a prank by him and his brother Will. A green-painted disguise, a pear tree capture, and a father’s spanking culminate in a long memory of mischief and motherly admonition.
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Will
Far
Bob
Robby
Bobby
Mace
Willie
Guru
Tie
Robert
Guy
Hiv
Wille
Robert H. Davis
San Francisco Examiner
Commodore Philip Faces a Persistent Autograph Seeker
On his Texas voyage Commodore Philip endures a bold young woman who enters his cabin seeking his autograph, mistaking ship etiquette for office access. The scene underscores the ship’s crowded cabin and the commodore’s candid, terse responses as visitors press for attention amid ongoing wartime duties.
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Sampson
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Texas
Philip
Sun
Commodore Philip
Philips
Flo
New York
The Jinks war tale and other light verse snippets
A collage of late 19th or early 20th century quips and anecdotes. A Detroit Press misquote, a dodge about war substitutes, a coroner’s inquiry lampoon, and various humorous exchanges from Harlem Life Chicago Post and similar papers. Names and places appear in brisk, punchy one liners.
Arbitration Over a Fight for a Girl
A dialogue fragment discusses avoiding violence by choosing arbitration between two suitors. They consider letting the girl decide or letting a neutral arbiter settle the dispute. The exchange shifts to unrelated newspaper bits and quotes on honesty and counting change.
A Great Battle Tewksbury and a Fabled Waiter
A traveler asks a waiter for the field of Tewksbury’s famed battle. The waiter offers to guide him, insists the battle is only 400 years past, and recalls the one true fight many have heard of between Conky dim and Porky Pete. Paris to Have a Great Theater. The Paris exhibition of 1900 will host the world’s largest theater, seating 12 000 to 15 000. Gray Mercee Live Longest, veterinarians say gray horses live longer.
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England
Tewksbury
Conky Dim
Porky Pete
Detroit
Paris
M. Roulin
I. A. Johnston
Pilham and
Ripley Sts
Montgomery
Ala
Man-s-lin and Rejoice To Say, “God Bless Dr. Hartman
Pe-ro-na
Cartman
Columbus
Remarkable Recovery Tale From Appleton Pill Cure
A Wisconsin family credits a miracle cure with freeing their son from paralysis. Willard Creech, once bedridden by spinal disease, reportedly recovered after taking pills recommended by physicians and Canada contacts. Now eleven, he attends school and enjoys normal health, per his father Richard Creech of 102 Second Street Appleton.
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Evening Crescent
Appietop
Win
West End
Appleton
Willard Creech
Rishard Dt Greach
Cox River
Creech
Second Street
Wisconsin
In Tr Canada
Jiama
Pak Pilla
Wilfiam
Hood's Sarsaparilla Purges Catarrh And Restores Health
A neighbor advised Hood's Sarsaparilla for catarrh. After several bottles my blood was purified and my heart grew strong again. The testimonial cites James Angina of Athensville Illinois as a satisfied user.
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Hood
Angina
Athensvills
Lliuoin
Hood's Sarsaparilla and land prospect ads mix in early 1900s page
An assortment of penny circus style ads and light quips appears. Hood's Sarsaparilla touts cures for liver ills at two cents while a land prospect advertises affordable farms near schools churches and railways in the “Fed River Valley.” Short jokes and theater notes follow including Mrs. DeStyle divorce gossip and To live in a mild climate ads.
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Gii Edwards
Mayville
SyDe
Goodrich
Virginia
Chesapeake and Ohio
E. J. C. Tucker
Clark
Chicago
Ill
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