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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1891
Page
5
A collage of humorous quotes and anecdotes from various papers. A Texas lawyer’s boastful courtroom line. Mrs Jones in Rome mistaking classical sculpture. editorial bits about boat Kite and Arctic travel. a play title suggestion exchange. a ballroom quip and a comic miscue with a bull. Local humor tone throughout.
In a Youth's Companion account Mrs Bar key recalls a police matron's work with a despised woman named Sally. The matron comforts, styles her hair, and speaks softly, aiming to prevent relapse by humane treatment. Sally recalls fear from the first station visit and agrees to enter court with the matron's support.
An anecdote from a public school shows a teacher asking students to define words. A girl, unsure of chasm meaning gap, wrote When I am sleepy I always chasm. Another tale recalls a bank-note misanalysis by a student who split the term bank note into bank side of stream and note to set down. The Youths Companion and New York Truth quote similar classroom curiosities about word use and interpretation.
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