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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1925
Page
9
Readers are invited to contribute original humor and verse including epigrams jokes anecdotes and poetry with payments ranging from 25 cents to 10 dollars per piece. Unaccepted manuscripts cannot be returned and should be sent to Standard Fun Shop Headquarters 33 West Park Street Butte Montana.
A quirky note suggests each state could spare an extra bureau or chair to make room for a bed so the All needle s laws might soundly sleep. The text appears as a garbled historical snippet with possible regional terms.
A playful math riddle shows a teacher asking Tommy to subtract debts from ten dollars. Tommy answers that his father would still have ten dollars, highlighting a trick in the phrasing rather than arithmetic. The dialogue captures a child’s literal interpretation and humor.
A collage style item by Lee Shippey explores school days, then jokes about youth, movie dreams, and rebellious stunts. It includes quoted bits from Sara Rummey and Ruth Stein, plus a fragment about a neighbor and jokes on relatives. The piece cites Paul Aarons and notes copyright 1925 with reproduction rights.
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