The Jokers Budget Conventions Reflected Warm Sacrifice
A terse reminiscence notes self sacrifice amid conventions. The speaker recalls a warm family scene with Papa cooking after gatherings, contrasting it with a mock budget of jokers.
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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1888
Page
2
Misplaced confidence and laughter in a country of readers
A collage of quips and gags from diverse papers sketches social foibles. Jokes about sermons, ministers wives, lovers, tramps and public life reflect light satire on trust and misjudgment across towns and events. The piece ties humorous lines to ordinary life in 19th century America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Journal
Thunder Kills Crabs Boosting New York Street Sales
The New York Sun reports a surge of soft shell crabs in saloons as thunder storms sweep through, killing many crabs on trains and boosting profits for peddlers and free lunch caterers who resell the spoiled crustaceans at low prices. Buyers use Worcestershire sauce to mask the odor, while physicians dispute any digestive harm from partially decomposed crabs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shrewsbury
New York
Jersey City
American Duchess Becomes Marlborough Bride in London
London notes the American Duchess as Marlborough's bride a social pivot. Dowager Duchess of Marlborough endorses the match and invites the couple to Grosvenor Square, ensuring a warm official welcome from the family. The couple has bought Earl Brownlow's Carlton House Terrace mansion and will reside there.
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London
Grace of Marlborough
Duchess of Marlborough
Grosvenor Square
Marlborough
Duchess
Curzon
Randolph Churchill
Earl Brownlow
Carlton House Terrace
Hotel Clerk Claims Sleep Differences by Height and Complexion
A St. Louis hotel clerk asserts that tall men sleep later than short men and that dark complexions require more rest than blondes. The claim presents personal observations as sleep patterns across physical traits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Orthodox Squirrel as Metaphor for Religionists in Theological Shop
A shopkeeper runs a small menagerie described as a theological shop where an "orthodox squirrel" depends on others to crack nuts. The parable likens believers who rely on creeds and clergy for answers to a creature fed by others, losing independent thought. An anecdote about a woodworker bet and a drowning man follows, illustrating cautionary tales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Wilson, M. D
Blindness Strikes Charles Cullman After Gas Incident
Charles Cullman of 52 Browne Street suddenly lost sight while auditing Bellevue Building Association records on MecMicken Avenue. Doctors say Bright's disease led to uremic poisoning causing kidney contraction and optic nerve inflammation, a rare fatal crisis. his wife and children are named as loved ones.
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Charles Cullman
Browne Street
Bellevue Building Association
MecMicken Avenue
Cullman
Schwarzmeyer
Cullmn
Bright
Cincinnati Enquirer
Philadelphian John T. Hunter Claims 1861 Enlistment Lead
John T. Hunter of Philadelphia asserts he was the first man to enlist in 1861 and telegraphed Governor Curtin offering his services on April 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Hunter
Govenor Curtin
ALLCOCK'S PON?OUS PLASTERS Offer Pure Bedside Remedy
An advertisement touts ALLCOCK'S Ponous Plasters as a purely vegetable, harmless remedy that works without changing diet or interrupting work. It claims the plastered treatment can cure while the user remains busy, suitable for all ages and both sexes, and warns against imitations and substitutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allcock
Tough man melts under charm of a good looking girl
A blunt view on romance suggests that no matter how strong a young man appears, the appeal of a attractive girl often shatters his defenses. The remark underscores the enduring pull of love over bravado in social dynamics.
Remedy claims cure for nasal catarrh with cautionary note
A promotional piece describes Manta Sage's Catarrh Remedy with pricing and warnings against untreated nasal catarrh. It cites symptoms such as watery discharge, foul smell, headaches, and coughing and warns that neglect can lead to consumption. No cure is guaranteed by physicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manta Sage
Fecak
NASA
Desert Saying Sparks Conversation About Oasis
Fragmentary line suggests a desert man asks if his sister will depart home with the question Are you going oasis reflecting a colloquial test of loyalty and belonging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Desert
Hom
Oasis
Kemp's Balsam for Throat and Lungs Advertisement
The Homethat Man in Town and others are invited to call on any druggist for Kemp's Balsam a remedy for throat and lungs. It is sold on merit and guaranteed to cure and relieve chronic and acute coughs bronchitis and consumption. Large bottle 50 cents and 1 dollar.
Mrs Partington Notes Modern Minds Suffering Sase of the Brain
The quip by Mrs Partington about people today suffering from a “sase of the brain” evokes a tongue in cheek jab at mental frailty or eccentricity in contemporary folks, attributed to her columnist persona Sipe.
Promoting Historic Patent Medicines with Dated Claims
An OCR fragment touts quack remedies including Wineras Golden Medical Discovery and Pierces Pills. It references Dr Pierre and Dr Isast Thom son Eye Water with pricing and advertising notes, reflecting late 19th or early 20th century patent medicine marketing.
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Wineras Golden
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