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Newspaper
Columbus Daily Herald
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1901
Page
6
A collage of humor and light verse notes from early 20th century newspapers. Short jokes, wry exchanges, and a humorous vignette about a plucky child and a nervous suitor, plus a lengthy obituary-poised verse about a bill and a pipeline.
A lighthearted exchange notes the late Mr Light weight who died last week. The landlady praises his punctual board payments and quiet nature as reasons he went to Heaven. Other quips play on social pretensions and a seven year old’s engagement.
A collage of jokes and light humor from various papers. Observational lines touch on editors, readers, and everyday ironies. Included are quips about journalism, social manners, and playful banter involving hats, engagements, elections, and horse racing outcomes.
A manager declares a preference for an unmarried actress for a part. The actress responds she will obtain a divorce to qualify, reflecting backstage tensions in Chicago’s entertainment scene.
A brief quoted exchange shows Molly hearing John declare he wants to be cremated if he dies first. The piece ends with a wry aside about coal possibly rising to six dollars per ton. The tone mirrors a column anecdote from the era.
A Chicago Post quip contrasts a secular view of success with a church teaching on payment for perceived value. The exchange moves from money for services to paying for what is promised, then shifts to a deacon’s orderly counting method as a sleep aid joke.
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The Wednesday issue centers on News Matters and the Saturday issue on Home Matters with a liberal commission to Agents. Sample copies are cheerfully sent free to all who request them by writing to Courier-Journal Co. in Louisville Kentucky.
Tickets to points in the West and South will be sold via the Pennsylvania Lines on November 5 and 19 and December 3 and 17. Further fare details and train times will be provided upon request to Passenger and Ticket Agents of the Pennsylvania Lines.
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