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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1913
Page
11
Isidore, a clever student, tries learning why the moon rises. He misunderstands, asks his teacher, and discovers Isabelle’s ring shows the moon’s path. A comic classroom misadventure ends with Isidore kissing Isabelle’s ring as moonlight falls.
A justice fines Bildad for speeding, dismissing his protests with stern remarks. Bildad retorts and disputes the judge while the road commissioner role is asserted, highlighting local tensions and humorous courtroom bravado in a Harper's Weekly style excerpt.
An experienced suburbanite refuses to reveal the next train time to a new neighbor. He explains the chance of catching it depends on effort: run and you’ll wait fifteen minutes. walk and the train will depart as you arrive. The exchange highlights practical humor about commuter timing.
A quiet visitor enters a music store to buy the Mikado opera libretto for her daughter. The surprised salesman repeats the title in confusion as she assures him she does not speak Italian.
In a Harper's Weekly cartoonish courtroom scene, the magis trate questions Patrick Casey who answers with a Gaelic accent. The judge, a moment of humor, declares Discharged and calls the next case.
Mr Skinnem explains car sale price to Mrs Skinnem who grows curious about abbreviations. He hints the Wank-Wank car could be a fine old bust if he bought it, then suggests a trolley ride for Mabel and his wife as a distraction.
A tailor jokes that a customer who recently visited seems obsessed with charging everything. The patron asks why, and the tailor confirms the habit indicating an electrical fixation.
A brief club exchange notes a compliment on a costume followed by a playful jab about it being scanty and a suggestion to powder the nose. The lighthearted dialogue captures social etiquette and humor among members.
The Atlantic Monthly argues lies vary in permissibility, noting the law, courtroom, marriage, dating manners, and social norms tolerate deception in some cases. It contrasts excuses for lying with moral outrage, suggesting that while lying is never permissible, social and legal norms sometimes permit or require it to avoid greater harm.
The German writer Goethe severed ties with the Weimar theater after an animal appeared on stage. He ruled as despotic director for 27 years, insisting the directorate follow its own views rather than audience demands. The final straw was inviting an actor known for a performing poodle in The Dog of Montargis, leading to his withdrawal after the first rehearsal.
Two women sought a money order for a Turk with no Christian name in Oxford Street. The Hampstead Green post office clerk insisted on a Christian name, and upon reading the bill that said Notzemolien, ordered the name cut in two to make Kotze Molien payable. The tale recalls a Hodgman anecdote from Baines's On the Track of the Mai Coach.
The Armenian peasants follow a patriarchal system with extended families under one roof. Men and women work the fields in a primitive manner, and they offer a grain sheaf to travelers for blessings. Homes are stone or mud, often half underground, with dome roofs that resemble prairie dog mounds.
The Stranger notes Hank Hooper’s release despite accusations of drinking and domestic neglect, explaining he cannot be spared because he is the best checker player in the entire town district.
The exchange spoofs Miss Budlong’s engagement to Timid Smithkina as an Envious Contemporary jokes about a sweet inscription for the ring. The banter turns on a mock suggestion that the word Hureka would suit the moment, fitting a playful Puck-like tone from the era.
A quoted exchange from the Baltimore Sun asks about the meaning of the word nucleus and discusses a previous incident involving upsetting a beehive in the dark. It reflects dialect and curiosity about language terms within a Black vernacular context. The snippet highlights linguistic inquiry rather than a broader news event.
A woman teases about not carrying the umbrella she gave, while the man laments he cannot afford it and jokes that he would need a taxicab to avoid getting it wet. The exchange hints at poverty and practical constraints in a rainy moment.
Simeonford the humorist recalls a lobby debate on happiness as three men listen to a long costly cigar. A stranger proclaims he is perfectly happy, arguing that bliss exists in the moment. He reveals he has just started a six day honeymoon and finally found time to smoke.
A Civil War veteran living on the coast claims Oregon yew provides the best bow material. He sources 5,000 foot cascades yews, cuts eight to ten inch trunks into 3.5 foot sticks, removes heart wood, and packs the bows to buyers. One bow killed a deer at 62 yards and nearly 500 bows are in use by archers in America and Europe.
A Midlands tradesman proved his will, noting little property and urging his children not to revile him for foolish spending. He laments fierce competition and shrinking profits, wishing he had saved more, though his estate appears to leave a fair competence for his heirs.
A columnist laments irritating catch phrases in Paris and among English speakers mixing French like Thanks for the lobster and Merci pour la langousta. The writer notes these phrases invade postcard captions and conversations, calling them a passing, annoying trend that crowds Parisian life.
A dialect joke where Biddy O Galway recalls a dentist visit. She describes the dentist not pulling a tooth but scooping it out with a wee hoe and securing it with a plug. The memory includes a toppled chair, a dirty gum shoe used as a bib, and a rattling noise in her head, ending with a wish to walk the street and scream.
A New York woman confesses to a friend that her second husband is extremely fastidious he eats little while her first husband who died would eat anything she cooked she says she told her present husband and that is the reason he remains reserved.
The discussion questions whether the parasol is the feminine counterpart of the umbrella and if the first parasol used an umbrella rib. The dialogue explores the origins and construction of early parasols with casual curiosity.
A New York Saturday Evening Post excerpt describes Miss Rabbitt a northern social worker in Lost Cova helping covites with a mission. A covite trader and townsfolk debate her work and character while a flirtation leads to a clever moral moment and a turned plan.
In a terse social joke exchange Dickson asks about entering society while Trickwon and his wife discuss debt avoidance. The trio highlights attempt to maintain status and financial boundaries with playful banter.
In a playful exchange two women discuss whether Archie Allscadds will marry Virgie Skeemer. The blonde brands him indecisive, while the brunette notes his resigned look and lack of flight when Virgie approaches, signaling a looming engagement rumor.
Mrs Jenner Lee On dego laments political terms while recounting her husband’s dismissal from a collectorship. He grimly notes drawing in his bonus on household expenses as he jokes that they’ve got his goat at last, reflecting burdens and humor in polite society.
A street instruction tale notes that gaining access to Hasy street via Perseverance avenue seems straightforward until the sighting of a final name on a lamp post causes many to retreat. The dialogue hints at social or reputational barriers affecting progress despite a direct route.
A brief puzzled note describes a comical mishap where caretakers faced neighbors after their parrot was eaten by a cat, which then died from indigestion. The fragment hints at social embarrassment and neighbors’ reaction without further details.
A brief exchange in which Mrs Matchem notes her forty year marriage status while Mr Singleton replies with optimism about finding love in the future. The lighthearted Q&A reflects social expectations about marriage in a dated voice.
A young woman asks how to respond when asked to marry. Miss Cayenne advises not to plan speech but to rehearse a surprised look as the proper reaction. The exchange focuses on social etiquette and improvised reply.
Wiser and Toa discuss marital changes with Henry. Mrs. Peck asserts drastic methods were used to sober him, claiming he is sober now. The exchange suggests a dramatic shift in affection and behavior within a married couple.
A shopper asks where to place an advertisement in the paper. The reply offers a choice between the latest developments in the Thaw case or a baffling murder mystery defying solution.
A humorous exchange shows a family member asking about saving, the reply to put money aside, and the aunt confirming with a decorative gold-handled umbrella valued at twenty five dollars as the rainy day fund.
A witty speaker claims to know a man who can supply affinities at short notice. When asked who, he replies the shoemaker, saying he makes a business of providing sole mates.
A young wife pleads with a physician about her wealthy husband’s fate. The doctor reassures she may expect many years of recovery, but she faints and declares she felt she must be prepared for the worst.
In Le Sonrire a light anecdote contrasts a wife who always complains of illness with her husband who promises to pay her a monthly sum for dresses and her doctor. Since the arrangement, she has become quite well.
A humorous exchange depicts Uncle Henry chiding a young man for supposedly mortgaging his house and car to buy a motor car. The reply downplays his business ability, noting occasional mortgages on personal property while defending his competence.
A brief exchange contrasts grand ventures with ordinary burdens. Mrs Coarn tossel notes a man’s love of heroic deeds while Alexander laments endless worlds. The dialogue highlights unseen, everyday labor as a quiet burden.
A mill owner cites a Puck quote noting that fewer than half of children born survive to age five. The remark prompts discussion on child welfare and the future labor pool as the speaker laments the high mortality and considers action to protect and employ youth.
In a lively exchange, Devlin is praised for his sausages and the London dining scene. The quotes evoke a nostalgia for European meals and highlight a preference for jautton chops as a standout dish. The recollection centers on food as memory and travel.
A reader laments that children now spend time cutting paper dolls and making mud pies while the world map changes daily. Until events settle, history and geography cannot be studied and simplified spelling has unsettled spelling lessons, leaving children with little to do.
A suffragette jokes about an invitation from Mrs Militant to her daughter’s coming out party. The twist reveals the daughter is thirty and “coming out” in jail, highlighting the era’s militant activism with a witty legalese spin.
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