Driving His Nails Straight
In Drydenville Rose asks John to hide $30 and Nan’s jewelry in his safe after a robbery and drugging scare. A trap is set for Jimmy Crocker. Rose steals cash and, hidden in John’s property, authorities uncover counterfeit money and a secret loot stash. The tale ends with John declaring, I drove the nails straight.
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John
Rose Burnham
Rose
Laddie
Nan
Drydenville
Reece
Jimmy Crocker
Schol
Alice
Jones
Jiminy
Crocker
Cam
Jimmy
Omcer Murray
Sunday School Prize Joke About Making Others Glad
A teacher offered a prize to a pupil who could prove he had made someone else glad. A boy proudly claimed he had made his Granny glad by visiting her for three hours and telling her he was going home, prompting her to respond with pleasure.
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Tit-Bits Magazine
Three Poplars Haunt Julie and Return to Roots
Julie Manton resigns to escape a haunting memory tied to three silver poplars by the old house. She travels to reunite with half sister Sarah and a child, hoping to start anew with a small, close family after past losses.
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Shlig
Molly
Julie
Mrs. Pent
Pal
South America
Julie Manton
Sarah
Lamb
Mollie
Mrs. Bent
Well Trained Tales and Light Anecdotes
A collection of village humor and brief anecdotes features a child naming railways in biblical terms, a woman tied to music for survival during a flood, and a pianist who floated on a folding bed while her husband rode along on the piano.
Forbearance and a Hip Flask Dispute
In a terse exchange Cactus Joe refuses to kick a man when down or up. He admits dislike for a fellow yet says he bears no grudge against the man’s hip flask, noting his lack of grouch toward it.
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Cactus Joe
Conversation Sparks Tease Over Terms of Endearment
A light exchange unfolds as one person recalls Jack calling them dear while another quips that the rest of the group views them as expensive. The banter hints at humor and social dynamics within a small circle.
Pat seeks loan from Michael over child revelation
In Montreal Star style, Pat asks Michael for ten dollars but is refused. Michael reveals the child with his wife from her first husband, complicating the request and exposing a family detail.
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Pat
Michael
Mike
Montreal Star
Thought and Sound Philosophical Violin Exchange
A thoughtful person asks why the violin is played. He replies that he is a philosopher and a musician only in the sense of distressing himself if he were a true musician. The exchange highlights a witty tension between art and philosophy.
Well He Was a Widower Longtime Suitor Chides Hope
A Vancouver Province quip notes a widower, noted as not handsome, pressing five proposals with little luck. The witty reply from the girl suggests trying a tie to improve chances.
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Vancouver Province
Mothers Discuss Discipline In Exchange
In a Windsor Star humor exchange Mrs. Multikids asserts she never punishes her children and explains it goes against her principles. Mrs. Morekids counters that she cannot imagine managing them without discipline and notes she tells her husband when the children misbehave and he lashes out.
Unhappy Boyhood Days Simmer in Congressional Memoir
The quote frames a Senator Sorghum reminiscing on his boyhood as unremarkable and contrasts it with his current role. He says he never wishes to be a boy again, claiming the privilege of embodying supreme intellectual authority now that he is a senator.
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Senator Sorghum
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