# thevictorianbookofthedead

sewing joke du jour 1869

“Why are you so late this morning?” we asked our boy.
He answered, “’Cos I held the candle till midnight for mother, who sat up mending stockings. She says she saw a book in the shop-window that says, ‘It’s never too late to mend.’

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2020-09-01

on the lament of a man cast out of his home by fruit. The Women Folk are Canning Fruit. https://t.co/5baYCa1ZBJ

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2020-08-23

on a little girl convalescing at the sea-side and how she used her camera. https://t.co/n1Qa4UDDCF

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2020-08-12

on a magical path to matrimony--just one block over. "The Bridal Path: 1891" https://t.co/HOaje9zfHY

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2020-06-03

on a jealous husband, his cold-hearted, faithless, abominable wife, an insurance policy, and the undertaker. Hilarity ensues. https://t.co/ShshR98H15

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2020-05-15

joke du jour 1880

Young swell: “Schnieder, I should like to have my mustache dyed.”
Polite barber: “Certainly, sir; did you bring it with you?”

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2020-04-30

on creating an impromptu sorceress fancy dress. https://t.co/EN5doDIT8m

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2019-10-28

tells of a new bride who realises that the honeymoon is over. https://t.co/sFw1jKpm7O

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2019-06-30