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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1916
Page
7
A dry goods clerk recalls attending a play described as a melodrama. The scene features burglars entering through a kitchen window and a clock striking at 1, prompting a humorous exchange about which clock time was noted.
Back home the doctor jokes about his return saying there was only one sickness in town while he was away, then admits the illness was homesickness. The exchange plays on the idea of a doctor seeking relief from being far from home.
A patient listener kept her knitting ready as a long winded orator spoke to the community. Most of the audience left but she remained, saying she valued the effort while knitting. A child named Johnny humorously quips about his mother whittling in the yard sharpening a pencil.
A lighthearted note features a dialogue about aerue meets and asks what draws crowds. The punchline suggests gravity as the main appeal, reflecting a playful take on science and spectacle for readers.
A clipped verse argues against delaying women’s voting rights. It rejects excuses for balking and calls for women to vote while men speak, presenting a public stance on gender equality in political participation.
A humorous exchange features a horse dealer pressing a buyer about a horse’s flaws. The dialogue nods to a poet’s line about the head of the beast, as the buyer biases toward or against the imperfect animal.
In a light Home item Mrs Flatbush notes a New Jersey woman has used the same rolling pin for forty years. Mr Flatbush retorts about a baby’s development with a witty exchange as a spinster jokes about age and independence.
A fragment recalls a social quip about Vanessa marrying herself out of a club’s set. The speaker notes the reason is her partner is neither a dancer nor a bridge player, leaving her outside the circle.
In a playful exchange the speakers joke about attending an allegorical ball personified as Care. One notes Care has left, while the other questions dressing with care, highlighting a whimsical personification of virtue in a casual conversation.
A fragment shows a pun about a deaf and dumb friend named Manu and a reply that the conversation was handmade. The line hints at a humorous miscommunication.
A worried young man asks a doctor if baldness at forty is inevitable. The doctor jokingly replies that a fatal car accident could prevent or cause baldness, highlighting a playful, ironic exchange.
A fragment from a literary column asks a reader about the ending of a recently finished novel. The tone hints at casual criticism and playful interrogation of plot resolution. No clear names or dates are present.
A lighthearted exchange features a wrestler and onlookers as a baby bites his toe while being calmly told not to disturb him. The moment captures playful family life intersecting with wrestling imagery, highlighting the humor of a performer’s home environment.
A compact verse noting varied duties in society with lines on drivers and laborers. It contrasts carefree car travel with hard toil of quarrying stone to repair and renew infrastructure.
A courtroom exchange reveals a witness claiming to be a twin after being asked about marital status. The attorney questions the witness about his single status and his marriage history, exposing a confusion over a possible twin sibling.
A humorous exchange notes the need to read an automobile catalogue to understand the jokes. One character admits reading catalogues despite lacking the price of a car, explaining that staying informed about auto matters is essential for humor.
In a courtroom framing, Norah reflects on how her former lover helped secure a divorce. A confidant notes the mistress’s high regard, attributing her gratitude to the spoken words in court that effected the end of the marriage.
Rounder asks if a husband and wife share identical thoughts Jaggsby agrees citing a home scene his wife waiting up knows exactly what she will say and do. The exchange suggests deep synchronization in a marriage through shared intention and routine.
A gruff policeman tells a tipsy old party to stop singing or join him. The party agrees to accompany after humming a tune first, as recorded by the Nebraska Awgwan.
A lighthearted exchange in which Mrs. Flatbush cites an odd fact about a 150 pound man having enough grease for 76 candles and soap. Mr. Flatbush replies that such a man would be a good match for his wife.
A dramatic exchange unfolds as a minister confronts a parson about his son being spotted in a saloon yesterday. The minister suspects poor judgment and questions whether the boy showed proper manners in front of adults.
A light exchange opens with an apology for stepping on a foot. A witty reply follows about being a centipede with coins on every toe and finding enough blamed fools to stand up them all.
A dialogue scene notes a man’s death in Hin dustan and his widow being cremated. Homer quips that the American widow fares worse, as she would be remated if she is rich and pretty.
A fragment notes a drummer to wed a stenographer next month, with a merchant involved in the setting. The snippet lacks context but indicates an upcoming marriage between the two named workers mentioned.
Victor M. Locke, principal chief of the Choctaw tribe of Indians at Antlers Oklahoma, wins passage of a bill from Congress to pay every man, woman and child of the tribe $400. After this success he enrolls for the Plattsburg military camp starting June 6.
In Paria personal crisis reports have fallen to about two per week from fifteen to twenty in ordinary times. The article suggests fear of the war’s end and restricted access to means of self harm may reduce crises. It notes gunsmith shops closed, public monuments off limits, and sale of liquor restricted, limiting options for self harm.
The New York World argues for tightening the income tax not by broader forms but by direct individual returns. It condemns tax collection by corporations as causing evasion, confusion, and unfair burdens on government workers. It urges the government to assess incomes directly from individuals, using corporations only as information bureaus.
The piece argues that the policy of loaning government funds to banks without interest persisted across multiple administrations from Harrison to Roosevelt. It notes Cortelyou’s 1907 panic-era transfers to New York banks and questions who forgot the large sums in treasury funds stored in private vaults during a Republican crisis.
Col Willham F P Sapp, Democratic national committeeman of Kansas, declares the Republican leaders have made the party sectional not national. He cites the Republican National Committee vote reducing Southern representation as proof the party represents the North alone. He questions recent Republican optimism amid improving business.
The World argues the sixty-third congress had a larger Democratic majority and greater constructive legislation. It questions whether the sixty-fourth congress lacks sufficient Democratic strength and calls for a revised explanation by The Herald.
The United States leads in commerce and makes the dollar the world’s money measure because foreign nations must pay in money due to limited export returns.
George W. Perkins urges Republicans to mobilize fundraising and support. He calls for donors to step forward and help energize the party ahead of key political battles. Houston Posy notes the rising urgency in party circles.
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