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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1902
Page
8
A collage of quips and dialogues from social talk and jokes. Light banter covers house parties carpentry jokes about hair automobiles and fish stories with a pun on a sailor’s storm saying and a painter's reflection in a mirror from the Yonkers Statesman.
Farmer Honk discusses a death at EH Summertime’s farm described as peculiar by city standards. The judge notes the death resulted from a combination of mushroom appetite and toadstool judgment, a common failing among city folks.
A collection of short comic snippets and quips from various newspapers. Lines poke light fun at money, theater chaperones, summer plans, and political wit. Notable items include exchanges about Smith and his finances, theater invitations, and a senator’s remark on political plums.
A customer asks to trim his whiskers, while the barber in Boston replies in a humorous exchange. The Chicago Tribune caption-style joke captures a light moment in a barber’s chair with playful dialogue.
A Philadelphia Press snippet shows a boarder protesting a dish as overdone while a new waitress contends it is the same meat as yesterday. The exchange highlights a meal service quip amid dining room chatter.
Detroit Free Press quips that burying hatchets would have spared them, suggesting the tools could serve as decorative items. The light remark frames a cultural stereotype with humor about Native Americans and historical conflicts. No specific events or dates are given.
A humorous exchange about marriage quotes a Baltimore Herald gag. The witty lines imagine a couple reflecting on their relationship with sharp opposites and a playful sting. The brisk quip highlights domestic banter as a social jab.
A Life magazine quote notes automobiling is unlikely to endure in sport with public apathy rising and risk of harm making success feel like luck rather than skill. It reflects contemporary doubts about the viability and safety of auto racing as a popular sport.
Mr Erastus Pinkley says the dog tag expense is for social standing rather than value. The Wagshington Star notes the exchange highlighting class concerns and status signaling in costlier public appearances.
A brief exchange at work features Nervous Employer-Thomas admonishing an office boy who replies he is merely whistling while not working. The script line captures a tense workplace moment and a disciplined response.
Mrs Newed boasts she made the entire cake by herself. Newed expresses disbelief at the strength in her hands as he doubts the claim. The exchange is recounted in the Chicago News.
In a playful exchange Hasker-Hello asks Crabbe what they will do with the camera. Crabbe jokes about boring an artesian well in their dining room, then questions if photos were ever the plan.
A clipped exchange from Boston Corrier reflects on virtue and vice. A midnight distress cry interrupts a police moment, with a fleeting quip about advertising in the want column reported by Philadelphia Press.
A. B. Clarke announces a major range horse sale in Billings Montana from October 27 to 31 with buyers lined up for 5000 horses. He notes past Sheridan and Miles City sales drew buyers from Vermont to Maryland and Louisiana to Mississippi, with strong demand for heavy feeders mares colts yearlings and two year olds.
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