Shocking Days and Wit in Anecdotes and Quips
Readers are invited to submit original humor epigrams jokes anecdotes and bright sayings. Accepted pieces earn 1 to 10 dollars per contribution and 25 cents to 1 dollar per line. The letter notes mischievous tales from the Ekwa nock club golf tale and a playful exchange ending with a punch line GOOD NIGHT.
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Standard, Fun Shop
West Park Street
Butte, Montana
The Windbag by Arthur L. Phillipson
A satirical piece in verse about a driver argued with by a pompous traffic officer. The speaker questions cops eloquence and power, then imagines police officers sneaking home to whisper after a day of official talk. A separate anecdote shows a flapper daughter prompted to remove stockings.
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Arthur L. Phillipson
Mervin M. Martin
Keeping the Set Pace in Exclusive District Housing
Mr. Shippery notes that in buying a home in an exclusive district the ongoing costs matter more than the initial price, stressing the burden of upkeep over the first cost.
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Mr. Shippery
Dr Baldpate and the Clever Golf Stroke Tale
The passage notes a mother washing Nona’s mouth after she repeats a forbidden word in front of two children. Lila answers the question by implying the punishment may teach others not to say such words. Dr George A Baldpate quips about fish and golf stories told to Arnold Kiegeling.
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Nona
Dr. Baldpate
George A. Baldpate
Arnold Kiegeling
Halfback Twist Sparks College Football Quip
In a playful exchange, Clayton says he is practicing with their college football team amid Miriam's shocked reaction. I. I. Quimby provides the framing line.
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Calyton
Miriam
Clayton
I. I. Quimby
Impromptu Canoe Incident Then Tea Dance Tease
Gladys Ray recounts Ed and a co-ed friend canoeing before a tea dance. The canoe tipped causing a damp spill and the girl’s silk dress resisted shrinking or fading. They rushed to a friend’s house for the girl’s pressing duties and faced teasing at the dance about the non shrinkable dress.
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Gladys Ray
Domestic life versus career in a modern woman’s choice
A reader's letters debate whether a professional woman can marry a home-loving man without losing identity. Advice favors considering separation or divorce for unhappy marriages, while urging tactful guidance on etiquette and mutual respect to avoid harming feelings.
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N. B
Ried
Brew Eries Rush Orders Amid Trade Low Mood in Prussia
In Prussia trade remains subdued yet breweries rush to meet demand. Industry sources report most lines operating at limited capacity as orders pile up despite a generally weak market sentiment.
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Prussia
Amoura Reconsiders Public Links as Wedding Plans Unfold
Amoura Ainsley assigns Sam Sherwood as public relations for the Community House after a tea visit, while her fiancé Philip Weinrich presses for a church wedding. A sudden departure to New York ends their dinner plans as a cryptic letter from Philip arrives, hinting at trouble and a Vega era confidant.
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Amoura
Vey Archie
Vey
Sam Sherwood
Daily News
Indian Hill
Amovure Ainsley
Cynthia Ainsley
Robert Copley
Ainsley House
Mr. Sherwood
Della
Ainsley
Community House
Westland
Philip Weinrich
Chicago
Philip
J. Reginald
Weinrich
New York
Vera
Stewart A Davis Dies in Pittsburg Overnight
Stewart A. Davis age 58 vice president of the American Sheet and Tin Plate Company died suddenly at midnight in his home in Pittsburg on November 6. The AP report notes his prominent role in the industry.
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Stewart Davis
Associated Press
Pittsburg
Stewart A. Davis
Amercan Sheet and Tin
Plate Comany
Hidden powers lecture series by psychologist Helen St Albans
Helen St Albans a psychologist will give a free lecture on Genius at the New Finlen hotel ball room Monday night at % o'clock with a second class starting Wednesday night at 8. She says everyone has latent powers that express as genius when physical and mental health are optimized and energy and enthusiasm are needed. She likens mental mechanism to an automobile and stresses positive ideas and change as keys to personality and success. The talk connects environment to personality and notes universal change.
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Helen St. Albans
New Finlen Hotel
Finlen
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