03 Feb 1897
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Newspaper
Armidale Chronicle
Location
Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 03, 1897
Page
1
An anecdote from Lochmaben in southern Scotland tells of a bailie who cannot read yet wields political influence. A gentleman paid a servant to deliver a letter to persuade the bailie to abstain from an election, but the bailie reads the note upside down and jokes he cannot read a letter at any end.
The farmer and old man debate the value of bay as fodder. The farmer concedes bay is correct but notes no demand. The other suggests trying something else. Wind jokes about feeding bicycles as a playful quip.
In this cheeky exchange Mabel calls Mollie a real bicyclist bigamist as they joke about attracting many men and learning to ride a bicycle two years ago. The humor hinges on wordplay and flirtatious misdirection.
A fragmented item narrates a playful argument between two youths about a bicycle. One insists the bike is rheumatic while another corrects it as pneumatic, with a comical exchange about the father's involvement and a sudden change in the bike's motion.
The fragment recalls a lively lobby scene with Beane and Wiles shouting to returning figures. Several names appear in slang dialogue as characters mingle around a coat rack and balustrade in a busy lobby.
A garbled mix of letters and jokes appears as a humorous fragmentary page item. An applicant seeks a porter job, while others joke about manners, marrings, bloomers, and a mock advice book titled How to get Rich Emily. The piece mixes letters, correcting errors, and a riddle about a trap with a wall and door corner.
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