Free From Those Worries A Commuter Joke
A hotel resident explains his easy life amid garden woes as a train companion asks about bulb rot bugs and grass. The punch line reveals the commuter avoids these troubles by living in a hotel.
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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1915
Page
3
Ear marks and jokes from a New York tea talk
War correspondent Alexander Powell notes English volunteers and others by ear marks at a New York tea. A young lady asks how to tell them and Powell cites bookkeepers as a humorous example. A printer brother gag adds a death notice caper for a boss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Powell
New York
Midlands
Manchester
London
Mr. Powell
Steep the Sassafras A St. Louis Clergyman Views Poetry's Decline
A St. Louis clergyman laments that poetry loses charm as audiences seek realities. He notes Sassafras tea, once a common remedy for mood, reflects era customs and seasonal use during the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Power from Food in a Grain of Wheat Story
A Western town reader shares how digestive troubles vanished after using Grape Nuts. She details heartburn, gas, thinning to a bedbound state, then weight gain and improved digestion. The tale promotes a ten day trial and diet choices for better health.
Preventing house flies by cleanliness and borax treatment
The article urges municipal and household cleanliness to curb disease spreading house flies. It details fly breeding, the dangers of swatting, and promotes borax or calcined colemanite as a safe, practical preventive applied to manure and garbage to halt maggot development while noting usage limits and cost.
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Ouse
Suez
Panama
United States
Department of Agriculture
Ar Moston
Virginia
New Orleans
Experience as a Teacher from Paw Story
Little Lemuel Paw asks why many borrow trouble. Paw replies that trouble is the only thing many can borrow without security, offering a wry reflection on worry and risk as a life habit. The exchange uses a folksy moral tone common to parable style teaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemuel
Paw
Growth of Western Canada Expands Railways and Education
The Alberta rail mileage has doubled to 4,097 miles in three years under Dominion Railway Commission oversight. University attendance rose 1,000 percent in five years, drawing students from 61 districts. J B Edward of Blackie testifies to prosperous settlement, detailing gains in land, cattle, crops, and health since relocating from Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western
Canada
Alberta
Dominion Railway Commission
University of Alberts
J. B. Edward
Blackle
Alta
Varying Estimates Reflect Senator Sorghum Debate
Senator Sorg hum cites reliance on the plain people while noting disagreement may arise. He questions reliance on the crowd and declares he will not yield to thoughtless popular pressure. The exchange contrasts public opinion with political resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sorghum
Flow of Language Sparks Farmer’s Quiet Opinion
In a rural exchange, Flow of Language receives praise for its cadence. Farmer Corntessel notes the praise contrasts with the speaker’s limited use, saying the language is mainly employed to drown out ideas rather than shape them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer Corntessel
The Usual Thing and Domestic Banter in Brief
A compact collection of quips on marriage advice listening wives. A joke about a baseball pitcher as an ugly mug. A woman’s defiance of norms and concern over neighbors. A nostalgic question on soda fountains and sarcparilla recollection. Concluding mentions of Easter, marriage rings, and prize rings.
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