Random Shots in the Paper Stir Odd Social Observations
The column parodies safety, fashion, and social vanity with quips on lemonade, Mormon women, ballroom tumble, Parisian fashion, and urban life. It jokes about ties, modest betrothals, and public spaces while noting authorities and revival managers daubing sidewalks.
Summer Squalls and the Hatched Matched Snatched Tradition
The Culver Indiana newspaper humorously notes bright foot high street letters hardly fitting a lay town and questions Nebraska style ordinances. It recalls an editor who once ran a single column listing births marriages and funerals under a playful heading Hatched Matched and Snatched.
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Man Describes Sneaking Past Wife with Quick Wit
A man recounts sneaking into a room unseen and closing the door before a half asleep wife notices. He claims he used quick presence of mind to calm the moment by licking her hand as she questioned his actions.
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Dr LeGear Antiseptic Healing Powder praised by riders
An old newspaper piece quotes Mr. Luther Carmen of Valley Park Missouri praising Dr LeGear Antiseptic Healing Powder for treating horse wounds after a fall. The ad-like testimonial urges dusting the wound for quick protection against infection and healing, claiming excellent results.
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