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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1921
Page
5
He recounts a dream where he proposed to her and she handed him to her father. She asks what the father said. He woke on the floor, unsure of the response, realizing it was only a dream ending abruptly.
A young man explains to his Sweetheart that he felt drawn to her as a bee to a flower and as a mouse to cheese, then she rises and leaves the room. The vignette appears in the American Legion Weekly.
Advertisement for a ten cent cigar from J J Gans distributor located at 309 So San Pedro Street in Los Angeles California. Includes price and distributor details with period style phrasing.
A prosperous bootlegger boasts of a diplomatic customer who opened talks by asking if he had anything to create a little interest in a mince pie. The genial prohibition officer questions the nature of the deal as the exchange hints at possible illicit arrangements.
A remark notes Doctor Pillers as a chic physician with clients at upscale health resorts across America and a waiting list of people whose health would fail without funds to consult him.
A humorous exchange where a father tells his child that musicians like bagpipers and violinists are preferred creditors when payments are due. The line plays on the idea that artists are prioritized for money, delivering a wry jab at financial priorities.
A child, Little May, boasts to her younger brother that the baby’s neck grew to three feet long. The mother corrects her, asking which baby she means and the child clarifies the joke about a giraffe’s newborn.
The text presents a sketch where a selfish man might stop annoying others if he learned what he pretends to know. A financier and a woman discuss a jumper bought with money the man gave for her hat, which is charged to his account.
A citizen collapsed in front of a new 400 car garage, foaming at the mouth. The incident prompted concern but officials noted the man was simply trying to locate a house to live in.
Miss Cayenne doubts English society was shocked by Lady Quickhash’s book. She believes friends feigned indignation to boost publicity, suggesting a staged reaction rather than genuine scandal.
In a short exchange Miss Cross lets questions the familiarity of addressing a cook by her first name. The reply dismisses the practice, asserting social boundaries and implying rank governs domestic relationships. The vignette highlights class distinction in everyday service.
A suspicious remark about Jones is tied to a farmer recalling checking a herd of sheep for cotton in the wool. The anecdote frames suspicion through a quirky wool inspection metaphor, illustrating prudent scrutiny.
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