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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1918
Page
13
A satirical piece mocks crowded streetcars and the straphanger culture as Utah and Vermont politics loom. It then recounts J J A Murphy’s British spy scare on a liner, where a German failed to say squirrel and an English captain freed him.
A collage of humorous exchanges and quips from a Cincinnati Enquirer humor column. Snippets feature marriage riffs, farm talk, phrases about calves, Go To jokes, and social interactions with playful jabs at husbands, wives, and local figures like Luke McLuke and readers from Cedarville and Tullahoma. The column blends light satire, household teases, and editorial asides in early 20th century vernacular.
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