Ten Commandments Answered In A student joke
A classroom joke features a teacher asking how many commandments exist and Willie answering ten. The student then hypothesizes breaking one would leave nine, prompting humorous confusion from the teacher.
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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1922
Page
18
A classroom joke features a teacher asking how many commandments exist and Willie answering ten. The student then hypothesizes breaking one would leave nine, prompting humorous confusion from the teacher.
The notice explains stomach ailments arise from excess stomach acid causing gas and sourness. It recommends a teaspoonful of diluted magnesia in a quarter glass of hot or cold water after meals or when symptoms appear, claims quick relief and safety, and advises asking for Bisulated Magnesia from a druggist.
New York March 29 Tux Rickard, a long-time sports promoter and former cattle raiser, announces he will retain the Madison Square Garden lease and continue his other ventures. He hints at pursuing the Coliseum in St. Louis, with decision on pursuing further indictments pending.
A Norfolk girl named Ewinda was removed to Bridgeport hospital after intestinal trouble. Her family was notified and the body was turned over to Wines store for disposition.
Moscow reports four killed and ten wounded when Red guards fired on a crowd at a provincial church amid confiscation of church treasures. Officials entered Shovya, Ivanovo-Vounesensk, demanding surrender, provoking protests and a deadly confrontation. Premier Lenin's remarks at Genoa orina
London reports Professor J. W. Evans cites seismometer data from West Bromwich showing Atlantic wave quakes rattling the shore. Records indicate tremors travel through rock crust at about 180 miles per minute, suggesting earth behaves like jelly under oceanic impact.
Yale's class of 1922 answered the annual questionnaire showing a 3 to 4 preference for business life over further study, with only one third approving new classroom methods. They name DAtagnan as favorite fiction character, Lincoln as favorite historical figure, and Dickens as best prose author.
Dr Maurice Korsher of Passaic NJ argues evolution, not creation, shapes man and his stages from single cell to human. He claims humans are miracle machines, with flaws and potential, urging social reform and humane treatment of the diseased.
Announcement by Shrine committee states a special musical event will be added to the Shrines Frolic on April 3 and 4 at Park Theatre. The program features John Adams Hugo on piano, August Tergac on violin, and John Potuazi on cello, with Charley Cava in charge of production. Concert nights previously featured Hugo works at Carnegie Hall. Attendance and after theatre entertainment are planned, with reservations noted.
Miami is the scene of a civil claim by electrical engineer S. Furr who alleges he originated the motor car magneto now used by Henry Ford. He seeks 11 million dollars, asserting Ford did not pay him in full for the invention.
Fresh cod and other fish reach Bridgeport from Lae fishing banks as small fleets operate between Bridgeport and Block Island. The Independence arrived with a cod cargo and the Guicle yacht, tied to the shellfish commissioner, sailed for an inspection voyage. Yacht clubs push upgrades and fleet work resumes with many hulls to be repainted and prepped for the water as Decoration Day ceremonies loom. Captain G Henry Howe, a famed Sound shipping figure, dies in New London leaving command of City of Worcester once held.
The Board of Education announced it acquired a land strip fronting 3 feet on Linwood Avenue next to the Junior High School. Purchased from Arthur M Wheeler for 4.04, the site will be used for a playground and possibly an addition to the school in the future. An aldermen ordinance closes Linwood Avenue in front of the two schools at certain periods for pupil safety.
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