Bested the Parson and Billiards Origins
A wedding ceremony anecdote shows a parson halting a bridegroom who insists on placing the ring on the right hand. The groom quips the bride has none, ending the dispute. A separate note traces billiards origin to William Kew a London pawnbroker who used a yard measure as a cue.
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London Express
Sweersetshire
le O
British Museum
London
William Kew
Kew
Paris Witaro
How To Break Glass And Other Quips From A Penny Dreadful
A collection of odd notes and jokes including a glass breaking trick using heated iron, a daring rescue tale with a daughter’s betrothal, and humorous cartoons on smoking in various cultures. It also features a quip about a judge and officer exchange and a final rhyme about someone who gives less than the nefarious.
Nesting Wood Ducks And A Roaring English Retort
A humorous colonial-era miscellany notes that wood ducks nest in hollow trees with the female tending eggs while the male loafs harmlessly nearby. It then recounts an old English servant tale where a coachman quoting loyalty refuses to leave, vowing to drive his mistress to wedding and funeral alike.
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Muwyn
John
Poisonници Era Venetian Council of Ten Docketed Death Fees
A historical note describes a fifteenth century Venice council of ten that ordered executions. It cites a document listing poisons and fees for various targets including the Duke of Milan, the pope, the king of Spain, and the great sultan with charges ranging from 60 to 500 ducats depending on rank and travel.
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Venice
Council of Ten
John of
Raguba
Mian
Spain
Dual career talk and marriage dilemma in fashion plots
An interview with an author who also illustrates his books reveals praise for self-made earnings from stories and drawings. A social scene follows as a narrator jokes about choosing between two handsome suitors, with Liddy deliberating between Alphonse in cream or Joseph in blue for her wedding attire.
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Liddy
Alphonse
Fat Joseph
Witty quips and funeral clock echoes across papers
A compact collage notes witty exchanges from Washington Times and New York Times about differences of opinion and aging. It cites Atchison Globe observations on funeral hour sounds and playful editor pranks, capturing newspaper tone and humor.
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Atchison Globe
Train Schedules Take Effect Sunday for Hagerstown Lines
Taking effect Sunday September 88 1902 Rail service links Hagerstown with Baltimore Chambersburg and Shippensburg. Morning departures include 702 am 210 pm and 412 pm from Hagerstown with connections to Gettysburg Hanover Spring Grove York and points on the Baltimore and Harrisburg Division.
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Hagerstown
Baltimore
Highfield
Gettysburg
Hanover
Spring Grove
York
Eastern
Pointe
Harrisburg
Chambersburg
Quinsonia
Frederick
Bruceville
Lawdodreer Eo i
Shade trees and shrubs trimmed by Thomas W. Sreex
Persons seeking shade and fruit trees grape vines and shrubs trimmed should call Thomas W. Sreex Spring Garden. Satisfaction guaranteed.
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Thomas W. Sreex
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Christos
Weingarten Bros
Broadway
New York
Tere
Boo Levers
T. M. Bantz
Court House
James W. Spellman
Kentucky
OLD Judge
NHOE
Melrose
ECLAR
East Water ST
City Hall
Ramsburg
S. East Procadilly Street
Neonat’s
Phone 5
Carnations
Misses Laurie
Braddock Street
Winchester
Winchester Hand Laundry
Arice
Logices
EL Evrice
Kiehelber Er Building
Chester White
Hogg
P. M. Fonkhouser
King Solomon’s
Born’s
E. M. Dehaven
DeHaven
George H. Heist
North Main Street
Ever Miller’s Drugstore
Buchman
New York Press
A. Lyons
Winchester, Va
Aize Bros
Bow
Forve Ghee
Santa Claus
Funk & Ray
South Main Stree
K. R. Bryarly & Bro
Roussave
Old Line Fire Insurance Cos
Strem
Polynesia
China
Japan
Siam
Burma
Central Africa
Orient
Wiltshire
Jock
Bégu
Caeed
Franck Baker & Son
Pharmacists
I. Guilianni
C. B. Henry
South Main Steel
J. W. Henshall
The
Laat
Kirk
el Stay
Atlanta Constitution
Jahney
Algy
Washington Times
News
New York Times
Baltimore American
Russell and Green
Harper '‘ Kentucky Whiskey
Paria
J.P. Haddox
Huyler
Fred S.boyd
New England Conservatory of Music
Boston
Ivers & Pond
Poe
Winchester Banks
J. W. Eberly & Coo
Strasburg, Va
Maryland
R. B
Cherry Run
Shippensburg
STAR
Philadelphia
Strasburg
Harrisonburg
Tomo
Lexington
Taunton
Harrisonburg Strasburg Junction
Summit Point
Charlestown
Harpers Ferry
Washington
All Pointe West
B. “Bs Flroad
Angi
D. B. Martin
B. Patton
Straus Gunst & Hi
Gearing & Shiner
Noonan & Noakes
Harmer & Conner
R. M. Henry
H. & W. Seabright
Anheuser-Busch
Ssis Beer
Harmer & Conner’s
Norra Mary Street
Cras. EB
Sah
Eaat
Piccadilly Street
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