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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1918
Page
13
A quirky column by Howard L. Rann titled Of Shoes and ships and scaling wax of cabbages and kings humorously riffing on language and wordplay. The piece blends whimsy with literary parody, delivering playful observations on phrases and idioms.
The essay discusses the pressure to stretch a modest income to match rising expenses. It critiques the urge to display wealth for social acceptance, the impact of debt and foreclosures, and contrasts wealthier circles with frugal, plainspoke couples. It treats social climbers and economic stress with a steady, moral tone.
A collage of quips and vignettes from 1917, noting Prohibition zeal, humorous exchanges, and social asides. It names Burd Crum, Oswald Wall, Luke McLuke, and Luke Méliike, with jokes about fishing brains, eating whales, fashion, and married life set against wartime mood and local places like Ironton Ohio Elkin North Carolina and Dandridge Tennessee.
Beatrice Gracy's sorrowful domestic scene unfolds as Albert Gracey and Beatrice quarrel over love interests and a yearlong separation. Their young son Bobby, playing Cupid, runs into traffic while awaiting a reunion, is struck by a car, and later smiles softly as he drifts to sleep after querying if his father is coming to him.
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