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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1908
Page
28
A collection of quick quips and comic bits about painters lawyers politicians wives and fishermen. The humor centers on honesty graft jokes about marriage and a farmer’s fishing boast delivered in light newspaper style. Notable lines include an Easter hat painting gag and a gag about a minister’s naked chickens at dinner.
A nostalgic reflection on the phrase Auf Wiedersehn vs Good-by. The speaker questions why the German farewell conveys more affection, noting the longing it expresses when parting and the hope to meet again.
Pat and Mike discuss how professors might determine that humans evolved from apes. Mike asks how they tell and Pat suggests they study the similarity in faces as the clue.
An Irishman in dirty overalls drives a loaded wagon to a broker’s office and offers a streetloaded payoff. The broker questions the clipping promising riches for cash while the visitor reveals he has no cash but a load of other goods to offer.
A slangy exchange shows Slumber claiming the sight of him inspires others to work, with Ike questioning and Slumber insisting the inspiration drives labor.
A quip contrasts a bank cleaner with a bank president, revealing a humorous mislabeling as a man over there cleans banks while a banker appears well dressed, sparking a punchy exchange about status and job titles.
A country schoolmistress, laid up by illness, dismisses for the day as students send a bouquet of wildflowers. While unwrapping the gift she reads a note from the class promising another bunch if she remains ill tomorrow, reflecting their cheerful sympathy.
Silas notes Dave Carey’s son has traveled to the city and joined a whist club. Eli asks about the new activity, and Silas confirms the move as the latest pastime.
A drill sergeant questions a recruit about why a sabre blade is curved. The recruit claims curvature adds force, but the corporal retorts the blade fits the curved scabbard, mocking the recruit's reasoning.
A brief clubroom exchange labels McGann a hard loser as one speaker notes he lost all he had. The other quips the loss costs him the price of his morning eye opener.
In a quirky exchange, Pat the coachman tells Bridget the cook that society women are dying off at receptions due to a disease called Ennui. The dialogue hints at boredom as a fatal social ailment in a satire of upper-class life.
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