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Newspaper

Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Mar 19, 1909

Page

7

Court Comedy and Courtroom Tales From Old Times

The piece recounts a 19th century court scene where Hicks defends himself amid a tale of a donkey, laughter erupts, and Spry accuses the judge of insult. It then shifts to anecdotes about William the Conqueror mocked by Philip of France, a bilingual speaker in New York narratives, Mann in Europe’s dueling culture, bricklayers versus clerks in boarding houses, and a note on animal actors in early theatre with The Dog of Mentargis referenced.

Hilcks Hicks Sir Samuel Spry Bodwin bin Weet Fulcks Weil Samuel Spry God Perwues Armaur New York Mentargis Quade

Oddball Comic Snippets From Old Newspapers

A collage of wit and slang from a Boston English ideal to provincial burrs. Characters like Otis Skinner praise Boston speech, while scraps from Chicago Tribune and Kansas City Journal humorously flaunt urban quirks and misquoted banter.

Boston United States Otis Skinner Newngland Philadelphia Pittsburg Middle West Kansas City Journal

Hamptons Magazine Ad Highlights Apes Sale And War Topics

Hampton's Magazine promotes wide reading with features on Emerson Hough and muckraking pieces. It touts The Last Stand of the Indian and A Square Deal for the Babies by Rheta Childe Dorr, along with pieces by Rex Beach Jules Dasham Bacon and others. The issue promotes patriotic writing and battle ship dangers, urging readers to buy today for 15 cents.

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