The Framed Life of a Failing Novelist
George Collier a nine and twenty year old literary man faces debt and despair after his book fails to sell Eva his wife grows distant and a lawyer Horace Orkney becomes entangled in a plan to secure money through a life policy and possible suicide. Collier discovers letters revealing Orkney’s confidential affair with his wife leading to a dramatic moral turn and a surprising ending.
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Quoney
George Collier
Eva Kingston
Eva
Pandora Road
Balham
George
Tie
Chick
Horace Orkney
Orkney
Wentlemai
Tam
Collier
Mr. Florave Orkney
White Tam
Kent
Darenth
Sam
Esa
Hhik
London
Mareh
Oldest Tree in a New Country Joke
In Harper's Round Table a tourist party in California admires a grand tree and one jokes it could be the world’s oldest. An Irishman laughs, noting it’s a new country and asks how such an ancient tree could exist there, highlighting the humorous clash of ages and place.
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New Country
California
Harper
Mer
One Good Turn and Reserved Church Seats
A collage of comic snippets notes Miss Fliptop's handsome custer and reserved church seats in Mariah with a card reading SV. P. The chatter covers social plans and gifts such as a gold watch potentially delaying club night hours. Small-town banter contrasts with humorous misreadings and wry character quips.
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Hayseed
Fliptop
Custer
Uncertain Witty Exchanges Across Newspapers
A collage of quirky quotes from Washington Star, Youth's Companion, Chicago Tribune, and Harper's Magazine features snippets on nerves about notes, bold claims, early rising mothers, stage dialogue, and neighborly gossip, illustrating light, humorous glimpses of daily life.
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Washington Star
Little Boy-Pop and Editor Jokes Revisited In New York Papers
A composite quip set riffs on editors and reporters from New York publications. A burlesque line lampoons editor in chief duties versus managing editor work. Additional light verse contrasts wages and marriage plans with a flirtatious maid remark.
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Wn. Y. Weekly
His Inferiority. Josh Gray neck-So you heard the celebrated violinist play
Jay Green from the metropolis says the famous violinist didn’t impress him. He notes that four other players performed better and that the performer appeared less energetic during the city event.
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Josh Gray
Jay
Jay Green
Metropolis
Reflection and lantern humor in Chicago Tribune quip
A humorous exchange notes buying a bicycle and needing a lantern for night riding. Baldwin quips about a man with a large nose needing no extra headlight, reflecting witty Chicago Tribune wordplay on bicycling accessories.
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Tambo
Baldwin
Scott
Chicago Tribune
Fragmented quips from old papers on money and manners
A collage of humorous snippets references to country living versus city costs, romance, social flyers, and witty exchanges. It notes characters like Mr Subbubs and Mrs Goodleigh, with a drift of magazine quips such as Power of Money and odds and ends.
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Serbia
Chicago Tribune
Borden Burglar Checks House For Diamonds
A fragmentary report notes the burglar examined the house for valuables and claimed to have found all the gems, departing cheerfully with a whistled line about leaving no stone unturned. The item centers on theft and the burglar's mindset.
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Borden
Ye Olde City Chatter And Quips From Mirthful Columns
Readers share humorous exchanges from Yonkers to Indianapolis. Mixed snippets recall church seating norms, a coroner's doubt, and a running joke about a boy and a seventh husband. Witty exchanges highlight daily life and local humor.
Can You Grasp the Idea of Eternity
A brief quip by Becora on lending ten dollars for three days that stretched into seven years, reflecting on time and patience in a humorous tone. The exchange highlights impatience with delay and the irony of perpetual repayment.
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Becora
Farming Lands Open for Settlement Along Railway Line
Notice announces unoccupied lands along the Chicago and St Paul line open for settlement. Details provided by agent B F Humiliation of South Dakota. Includes unrelated literary quotes and promotional lines for Stomach Bitters, praising its use for various ailments.
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Chicago, St. Paul
Reyal
B. F. Humilation
South
Datota Yoarborn Street
Chicago
Mineapolis
St Paul
St Louis
Jsunel
Mississippi
Walt Kenyon
EFSPA
Stpaul
Minn
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Williston
CoPevasa
N. Dak
G. Haeselbarth
Leonard Merrick
Hit
Mr. Orkney
Thoreau
Jonathan Swift
Gulliver
Sequiintancus
Lemuel Gulliver
Fliegende Blaetter
Meantog. Bellefield
Spiffus
Bloomfield
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
Atlas
N. Y
New York
Brooklyn
Indianapolis Journal
Monay
Miss Thinleigh
Goodleigh
Mr. Blossom
Yeast
Yonkers
Tenderfoot
Alkali Jim
Pardner
Mopetal
Wabash
Johnny
C.L Hood &Co
Lowell Hood
Nce
Aia
Dreasmaking
Emma M. Hooper
Ladies’ Home
N. Vi
Azitys Pamitea Co
Woodfords
Tate Sheeewe
Whiting TS Apyretraert
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