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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1896
Page
3
A vivid comic set piece shows well dressed society guests at a large restaurant eating corn on the cob in a grotesque, exaggerated display. The narrator notes the crowd’s eyes bulging and teeth gleaming as they mock or revel in the spectacle.
While touring Joliet penitentiary Governor Altgeld observed a convict making shoes in a careless manner. The convict replied he did not apply for the job and was not committed to it, offering to quit if the governor objected to his work.
A man tormented by gout receives comfort from his wife who quips that he is fortunate compared to a thousand legged worm, a line cited from Youth's Companion.
A collage of humorous clippings features a counterfeit artist debate from the Detroit Tribune, jests about matrimony from Truth, a quip about Aunt Jemima, and a stage farce note about an unnaturally bold father from the Detroit papers.
Dialogue excerpt shows Penelope praising Charley as guardian who misses nothing and Charlie promising to marry Penelope when the agreed time arrives. A brief stagey snapshot from a humor column reflecting courtship banter and social satire in early 20th century press.
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