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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1918
Page
16
A playful satirical piece recounts Leonidas and Thermopylae with humorous asides on Sparta Xerxes and Persian war myths. It mixes exaggerated history with college humor and a series of pasted quips about college life and corking on stage.
An appeal from a decision awarding Bertha Widelman of this city a real estate commission of 35.50 was filed yesterday afternoon in the Common Pleas court. She sued Ysane Gerber of this city alleging he promised to pay the commission in a deal involving property worth 2700. The case was tried in a justice court with plaintiff claiming 100 damages before the awarded 85.50. The action is returnable to the June Pleas court term of the Common.
A column of light verse and jests reflects prewar humor with snippets about waltzing, love, gossip, and patrons like Curley Parsley, Fisher Bachrach, and Sam Walton. It toys with social foibles, flirtations, and the era’s common notions while naming local places and people in a playful, era-accurate voice.
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