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Newspaper
Algona Advance
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1908
Page
6
Fragmented column recalls a London bishop’s joke about Dr Creighton smoking a cigar on a train with a meek curate who quips that he’d stop when the bishop stops making him sick. The piece mixes humor, ads, and brief anecdotes from New York and Atlanta.
A fragment from the Chicago News suggests humor and social commentary on aging and changeable behavior among women and men. It notes an old age and monotony, a dry goods box philosopher, and a quip about keeping a closed face. The piece also mocks reform zeal and public help dynamics when one is able to assist themselves.
A fragment from the Minneapolis Journal recounts a battered Fairy Tale vignette with Jeff Davis as the wolf and Little Red Riding Hood, including a jokey exchange about grandma and fearsome teeth. The piece then shifts through various short items and quips about opinions, honesty, aging, and social mores. It offers ads and miscellany from the era, including a kidney medicine testimonial and light political asides.
A fragmented reminiscence recalls Tom Ochiltree, famed New York raconteur, guiding John Mackay and Count de Biscount to take in New York nights by the Battery. The Count marvels at a grand moon, exclaiming in Italian delight, until Ochiltree coolly notes the moon’s Texas allure. A closing quip about a girl’s photo hints at vanity.
In a tangled tale set around Manhattan and Edgemere, Lester investigates a murder linked to Tremaine and Cecily. A prison line of clues, a suspect Drysdale, a Martinique getaway, and Cecily’s chilling resolve drive toward a dramatic high sea farewell and looming courtroom implications. The gloss of Tremaine’s alibi collapses as Tremaine plots, Cecily’s danger grows, and Edgemere’s case converges with a wider mystery.
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