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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1907
Page
2
A collage of opinion bits and anecdotes touching stereotypes politics and progress. jokes about Pulajanes royally profane the sugar trust and Roosevelt while a San Francisco earthquake relief tale lauds railroad generosity and a New York judge punishes misbehaving students as babies.
A collage of humorous vignettes includes Oliver Herford's epistle joke at luncheon, a millionaire quip to a laborer, a courtroom joking exchange, Irish station talk, and a mortgage mispronunciation. Henry Arthur Jones on Yale reflects on vernacular drama, and a Paris magistrate anecdote ends with a La Fontaine nod.
A Chicago Pastimes third baseman Andy Moynihan traps a line drive with his hand as it sticks, paralyses his nerves, while a runner on first circles bases and scores. The strange incident, recalled from a Chicago Tribune report, occurred during a Peoria Occidentals game in the 61st inning.
A Baltimore American snippet contrasts stoic fighters with a quip about whip status and a wry note on love. The quirky line hints at resilience, boasting, and a sardonic view of romance as a newspaper clipping tone and period voice.
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