Strict adherence to rules draws snide remarks
A witty exchange mocks a rule follower known for procedural rigidity. The speaker notes that even household furniture is bound with red tape, highlighting excessive compliance as a humorous trait.
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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1918
Page
7
Virgin of Fate
A plutocrat reflects on wealth and his vow to quit business after reaching a million dollars. He notes repeatedly surpassing the target, yet always finding more to accumulate. The other man observes the ongoing struggle and its curse.
Boschee’s German Syrup Ad Hyping Cough Relief
An old advertisement touts Boschee’s German Syrup as quieting coughs soothing inflamed throats and lungs and aiding sleep. It claims fifty two years of American manufacturing and usefulness in lung trouble asthma and bronchitis with sale in civilized countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Adv
Rasp
Wayare
Rupus Rasp
Parable class joke about tears and mother
A teacher asks who sowed the tares in a Bible parable. A boy latches onto a pun, saying his mother sews all his tears, referencing his patched trousers. The moment blends lesson with humor as students react.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Red Cross Bag Blue Advert Aims at Laundries
The brief ad touts Red Cross Bag Blue as a laundry aid that makes the laundress happy and clothes whiter than snow, noting availability from all good grocers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
All Good Grocers
Evidently Contemplated Visit Ends With Fowl Mischief
Mrs Joynson planned a quiet home scene as hens wandered from the coop into the veg bed. Her son rushed back to report the fowls had escaped only to find them reentering and wiping feet on the onion bed. The tale closes with a moral about cheerfulness and unspoken grievances.
Cattle Growers Meet in Willcox and Tucson Parades
Arizona news notes a March 15-16 Cattle Growers Association meeting at Willcox, a Washington’s Birthday parade in Tucson, a looming seven hour six dollar strike rumor, and ore shipments from the Puzzle Group at Chloride with highway work between Nogales and Tucson nearly finished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cattle Growers’ Association
Willcox
Tucson
Washington
Governor Hunt
Chloride
Nogales
Pete White
Union Pass
Tom Sisson
Powers Brothers
Turkey Creek
Bowie
John
Thomas Powers
Thomas Sisson
Graham County
Harry Wheeler
Cochise County
Wheeler
Rye Miles
Pima County
Arizona Cattle Growers’ Association
C. ®. Mullen
Yavapai County
E. H. Crabb
Coconino County
Fen S. Hildreth
Phoenix
Sam B. Bradner
Oatman
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Ad Promotes Relief
Skin conditions that itch burn and disfigure are claimed to be soothed and healed by hot baths with Cuticura Soap and gentle Cu ticura Ointment. Free samples offered at Cuticura Dept. X Boston. Soap 25 cents Ointment 25 and 50 cents. Advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dept. X
Boston
Talk and Talkers in a Dinner Comment
Attorney General Gregory quips at a Washington dinner about great talkers and great bore using a luncheon anecdote. The exchange cites Judge Coleridge and a man who escaped the judge as the finest talker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregory
Washington
Coleridge
Red Cross Bag Blue Ad and Ohio Gamble Raid Note
An advertisement for Red Cross Bag Blue detergent appears beside a law note about gambling raid costs and the Ohio Attorney General McGhee. It mentions Scotland’s waterfalls may yield one million horsepower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGhee
Ohio
Peruna Relieved My Cough Says Mrs Gertie Ebhardt
Mrs Gertie Ebhardt of 219 East First St Kewanee Illinois says she used six bottles of Peruna for a severe cough and eyes irritation. She credits Peruna with restoring her health and plans to keep it in her house, noting tablets are available for those who object to liquids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dasie Brum
Twelfth St
Greeley
Colo
Dean
Gertie Ebhardt
East First St. Kewanee
Illinois
United States
Canada
Western Canada
U. S. Employment Service
Department OF Labor
Etta Dorion
Ogdensburg
Wis
Lydia E. Pinkham
Marie Boyd
5Th &T
N. E
Canton
Ohio
Getting Even With Grump
A sharp winter exchange underscores a tense moment between two characters. One line reveals a grudge and a plan to retaliate, while the other dismisses the danger with a casual retort. The dialogue hints at a petty conflict shaping their interaction.
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