Word: humorous
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...humorist "Eli Perkins" delivered a lecture at Boston University on the "Philosophy of Wit and Humor," on Thursday evening...
Although Prof. Cohn is not wholly successful as an interpreter of woman's character, his intellectual grasp of character and dialogue, and his keen and discriminating sense of humor are surpassed...
...Nineteenth Century Romance" is an entertaining story, told with a real Thackerayian humor. Under "Topics of the Day," preparatory schools are discussed. Though the position of the writer is "thoughtfully taken" and in the main fair, the criticisms upon private and high schools are rather severe. There are undoubtedly many inefficient high and private schools, but such sweeping condemnation is hardly just. The article is clearly and forcibly written. The last article is "King Cobbler," a character sketch." The idea is original though scarcely realistic. The story is told picturesquely and with a touch of pathos which is very effective...
Notwithstanding the excitement of a political campaign, Mr. Chauncey M. Depew found time recently to deliver an address to the graduating class of the Syracuse Medical College. The speech was full of wholesome common sense and bristled with keen sallies of with and humor. The following is an extract of the address...
...intelligent, high-minded and broad minded public, and never considering who or what will be helped or harmed by the publication of the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. The ideal journal's statements of fact will never be colored by prejudice, passion, bombast or humor (so called,) but will be rigorously exact, and will be expressed in simple, clear, compact and agreeable English. Its comments on current events will be animated by a steady purpose to say the right thing in the right way at the right moment, and will be characterized by accurate and independent...