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A New Start | 新生
Mark Twain protests a mistaken obituary, and the editor humorously offers to list him in the Birt...
How to Get a Seat by the Fire | 火炉旁的座位妙计
On a cold day, Mr. Brown cleverly diverts a crowded inn's patrons by claiming his horse eats oyst...
A Life for a Life | 以“命”抵命
Impoverished author Richard Savage, unable to pay his doctor's bill after recovering from illness...
Souls and Nuts | 墓地里的灵魂与坚果
A boy misinterprets two children dividing nuts in a cemetery as a supernatural division of souls,...
The Personal Ad Prank | 一则征友广告的玩笑
A cleverly written personal ad, purportedly from a woman named Daisy, attracted over 15,000 calls...