Weeping heroine flees as epigram expert enters scene
In this comic note from Puck the fainting heroine departs while Gladys praises Liarold as a self defense expert, Ethel calls it nonsense, and Edith recalls a hastily proposed match in one week.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1902
Page
4
In this comic note from Puck the fainting heroine departs while Gladys praises Liarold as a self defense expert, Ethel calls it nonsense, and Edith recalls a hastily proposed match in one week.
Pidigo has returned from New York. E J McQuail of Enn's visited. W L Henritze of Welch came to Bluefield. Mayor A I Godfrey of Bramwell visited. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs M B Potthwaite. James E Austin and A J Young of Princeton were in the city. Henry Rodgins left for Lynchburg Newport News and Baltimore. T Mann of Bramwell traveled home from the east. Womans Exchange offers candy weekly at Patterson Patersons 228. Pollock returned from Fort Spring visit. Miss Nantie Dodd returned from Bramwell visiting Rev Norman F Marshall. Sterling L Lewis of Parkersburg returned home. in town for Continental Paper Bag Co. Mrs E K Al Camp returned to North Carolina after visiting Mrs H N White. Pastor Siede will preach at Lutheran church Sunday at 11 am and 7 30 pm with Sunday school at 4 50 pm. Public invited. Mrs G Stevenson who runs Pedigo millinery returned from New York with new millinery ideas.
A fragment from the Chicago Record-Herald describes a relationship marked by allure and conflict. It portrays a magnetic partner, wealth desires, and eventual strain as financial trouble arises, ending with a note on romantic tension and material lure.
A brief exchange features She and He debating a ring motto. She complains that the phrase Faithful to the last seems cruel while recalling she was once told she was the very first, highlighting a sharp wit and romantic tension.
A brief verse hints at a couple becoming one, then splitting to two, and within a year a doctor’s visit alters the count to three. The compact riddle plays with numbers to imply growth and change in a family.
The Washington Star contrasts old habits of seeking fit praise with new tests of wit and price. The line suggests shifting expectations in public acclaim and valuation.
A Puck cartoon caption pairs a teacher and pupil debating the term quietus. The pupil answers with a punchy, literal retort about a blow in the solar plexus, reflecting a sharp humor style.
Some men prefer a dark cigar others choose a light one. Those who smoke our J-M cigars are satisfied.
A bitter exchange quotes a man admitting he pursued twelve women before his current partner, prompting a fiery response about the count and the path to love in a Baltimore World item.
An eager but impulsive astronomer steps onto a lot to observe Mars accompanied by a William goat. He then encounters a spread of Philadelphia Press items, creating a curious scene on the scene.
A Philadelphia Record excerpt presents a quip about a man’s father being a skipper and a banker. The exchange notes the father’s roles as a ship skipper and a bank cashier, highlighting a shopworn distinction in a casual street conversation.
The ad touts J M cigars costing more to produce but offering quality and satisfaction. It notes a large Havana leaf blend, careful wrapping by skilled workers, and a focus on value and taste. The piece also mentions White's Pharmacy selling Nerve and Bone Oil and cites G H Hausao recovering from kidney disease using Foley's Kidney Cure.
A short note touts a "J M" cigar as beneficial for digestion nerves and mental faculties. The claim emphasizes health-boosting effects of the cigar.
A playful exchange features Mary answering hunger with a simple request for a chosen dish. The line ends with the nursery rhyme reference Mary Had a Little Lamb, reflecting a light, whimsical note in the Philadelphia Bulletin.
A gentle young woman says if we cannot speak well of people it is better not to talk of them at all. Miss Cayenne agrees that weather dominates conversations, reflecting a social motif on polite discourse.
A playful exchange reported by the Chicago News features a young man asking for a kiss from a blue eyed girl and her witty reply calling him a lazy elf and inviting him to kiss. The brief item captures a lighthearted flirtation scene in the city.
The Philadelphia Press quotes a barber who brags of a notorious quick shave as a Shakespearean style cut. A second man examines his reflection and laments the cruel snip, calling it the unkindest cut of all.
The article notes public uproar as a group of musicians mockingly drums their discontent at the harp being dubbed a lyre, reflecting a spirited controversy echoed in Chicago News.
A terse dialogue centers on a boat with a blurred name and a mariner’s stubborn claim. The passage then shifts to a nuisance ad claiming fatal kidney and bladder troubles can be prevented by Foley's Kidney Cure, attributed to G. H. Wade.
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