Not for Charlotte the barefooted girl tale
A three year old Charlotte from College Avenue shows being barefoot on a neighbor's porch. The neighbor warns her to wear shoes to avoid dampness. Charlotte quips I have had it. A doctor visit finds adenoids and bad tonsils in Joe and John, prompting a humorous parental exchange about ownership of the children.
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Charolotte
Charilotte
College Avenue
Charlotte
Indianapolis News
Joe
John
Father
Fletcher
Castoria
Selium and Wright Trade Banter on Market and Meals
In Short. Selium questions the market while Wright calls it rotten. He laments hunger and recalls selling slips to a junkman to buy Unlucky Hit cigarettes. Checks remain scarce, and Selium notes writers and magazines with differing fortunes.
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Wright
Junkman
Europe
First Land Sale on Record to Abraham
The first land sale on record is the purchase of the field of Machpelah by Abraham for 400 shekels of silver, the burial site of his wife.
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Machpelah
Abraham
Fragmented dialogue on politics and society in a satirical sketch
A fragmented exchange questions whether women in power would sustain tax collection on ice cream soda. The dialogue moves through speed of stenography, a parrot purchase, and a moral quip about using every man after his dessert, ending with a whipping reference.
War effort leadership clashes over publicity duties
The king dismisses the chancellor and orders publicity to be handled by women and children while noting their limited capacity. The war is described as fought bravely yet ends with little distinction in history, according to the St. Louis Globe Democrat.
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St. Louis Globe Democrat
Lumbering figure across the street draws ribbing
The passerby’s appearance prompts light taunts about him being a wooden image, with quips suggesting his slow, lumbering gait as the subject of street chatter.
Mutual Position Report Notes Returning Io Transports
The report states that the men coming back were Io transports and that the people on the shore returned as well. The lines imply a naval movement with personnel and shore observers accounted for.
Quotations and Wit from a Farm Life Column
A collection of humorous sayings and proverbs with wry observations on life, marriage, college costs, generosity, genius payrolls, and social quirks. Notable lines include a kiss on the lips worth 8,000,000 on paper and cracks about teachers preachers and elevator boys.
Wyoming Notes From Frontier Celebration and StateEvents
Wyoming briefs report University of Wyoming appoints Dr Aven Nelson as board president and Cheyenne law on lawn sprinkling saves millions of gallons daily. Notable items include George Lorimer visiting Cheyenne for Frontier celebration, a $100000 Tommyhawk hotel planned for Green River, Harold Hicks’s West Point appointment, Dan Miller case closed with body found, Casper high school to get $120000 vocational building, and a Casper bank district fire causing about 1500000 in losses.}).
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Aven Nelson
University of Wyoming
Cheyenne
George Horace Lorimer
Saturday Evening Post
Lorimer
Green River
J. W. Hawk
Thomas Welsh
Murphy & Co
Beise
Idaho
Harold Hicks
Lanier
United States Military Academy
West Point
Charles Spalding
C. D. Spalding
Laramie
Platte River
Tim Donovan
Vietum
Casper
Ecity
John L. Thomas
Thomas
Sheean
Northwestern
Rajendra Singh
India
Manville
Union Bank Company
Midwest Ol and Refining Company
Light Fare and Jokes in a Quick Witty Exchange
A light exchange riffs on a stenographer’s lunch habits with a quip about meals and a day’s routine. The joke implies a simple appetite and a playful workplace banter between colleagues.
Swamp Root Kidney Health Ad Promotes Remedy
An advertising notice claims kidney and bladder trouble cause back pain headaches and fatigue. It promotes Dr Elmer Swamp Root as a physician prescription remedy and offers a sample bottle by mail with a ten cent test.
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Dr. Elmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Peace terms described as punch and vengeance at dinner
The Manchester Guardian recalls a dinner with Edward Price Bell where epigrams about peace terms were shared. Americans called it a peace with a punch while an English speaker dubbed it a peace with a vengeance, reflecting the ordinary man’s view that it is a peace that passeth understanding.
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Edward Price Bell
Manchester Guardian
Training stunt leads to homecoming welcome at sea
The speaker recalls a training gag with Miss Peachblow and then pivots to a big homecoming. The best ever is on his way home from France and deserves a proper reception. The exchange blends flirtation with anticipation for the arrival of a returning service member.
Fats Fast Mae Day Among Department Store Clerks
In a group of clerks, Mae Day asks if the last customer was noticed and remarks on the woman’s appearance. Sally Cylie counters that the customer is older, noting gray hairs and describing her as over fifty.
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Mae Day
Sally Cylie
Bard liquor debunks myth of demon rum term
A Precision notes objections to the term Demon Rum arguing demons have no real existence while asserting bard liquor has no mythic basis. The remark challenges folklore framed alcohol as supernatural.
The Ship Berth Day Inaugurates New Sleeping Quarters
The occasion notes that work has begun on the ships sleeping quarters signaling progress on the project. The remark about it being the ship's berth day adds a ceremonial tone to the update about on board improvements.
Twelve Commandments Miscount Sparks Lesson Confusion
A fifteen year old Sunday school teacher leads ten little girls through a lesson on commandments. The end seat girl claims only ten commandments exist, prompting the teacher to search Revelation and Deuteronomy, noting twelve of Proverbs. The exchange ends with clarification on biblical counts.
Doctors at painters banquet joke about iodine
A Youngstown Telegram joke cites doctors at a master painters banquet. The quip says doctors must have a working board to paint with iodine, joking about union rules and professional scenes at the event.
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Youngstown
Liver and Bacon Dinner Breaks Gwen’s Gloom
Gwendoline de Vere gazes at the dreary day and ponders heart hunger. Tom murmurs in her thoughts as she considers relief. A kitchen call interrupts the mood with news of liver and bacon for dinner.
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Gwendoline de Vere
Gwen
The Editor Lets It Fly With Fugitive Verse
A poet remarks on fugitive verse while the editor sighs and lets it pass. The line about hard luck as a machine tests friendships, separating the wheat from the chaff.
Pardonable Curiosity Report From Sandy Mush Ark
A Kansas City Star anecdote recalls Gabe Soghack drinking heavily then returning home to collapse on his bed. His wife tied him by the four corners with an X, beating him with a wagon spoke while onlookers cheered. She claimed to love him despite the abuse.
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Gabe Soghack
Sandy Mush
Ark
Mizzus Sogback
Gabe
Kansas City Star
Death by Gold Leaf Mystery in London Ideas
A society woman questions how a Chinese man could die by his own action after eating gold leaf. The diplomat suggests the death arose from the consciousness of inward guilt, reflecting an ironic wit about Chinese Beliefs.
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London
Quotable Observations From Uncle Timothy on Divorce and Temptation
A reflective remark notes that people divorce to remarry and that unsecured pantries tempt children with desserts, illustrating human behavior and household dynamics in a compact, folksy tone.
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Timothy
The Right Thing
Flore's old Penn seeks an honest opinion on his articles. He asks what to tell him and contemplates the need for cautious appraisal. Lim Usey is urged to consider the weight of the critique.
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Flore
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