Too Much to Imagine and a Jitney Visit
A suburbs visit ends with a noisy music scene at a bungalow. Smith and Jones joke about the neighbor Green and his earless or earful music, debating whether he bangs the keys with hands and feet or uses an ax.
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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1915
Page
7
A suburbs visit ends with a noisy music scene at a bungalow. Smith and Jones joke about the neighbor Green and his earless or earful music, debating whether he bangs the keys with hands and feet or uses an ax.
An applicant’s multilingual display fails a final trial by the Milledgeville college board. After answering in German French and English, the president asks for the simian equivalent of fear in monkey language, leaving the candidate to depart in disappointment.
A brief New York Post exchange notes interest in the book Lives of the Hunted with a playful back and forth about its contents.
The line reads like a playful exchange as a speaker comments on a scene and asks another to turn their face toward them. The fragment hints at a lighthearted conversation with a affectionate undertone. No clear people or organizations are named.
A doctor with wide experience says coffee is an insidious poison to certain systems and can cause stomach and nervous troubles. He cites a patient with nervous prostration who improved after switching to Postum, gaining weight and better sleep. The testimonial notes Postum Cereal and Instant Postum, sold by grocers, with prices and preparation details.
A Kentucky congressman tells of necessity as a forceful motive. A horse hired for a canter bucks and knocks the rider aside, prompting a wry remark about necessity. A Scottish fishing outing ends with a boastful tale where one man avoids bait to win the dinner bet.
A stout policeman, leaving a small terrace house with a front garden, is approached by a boy asking him to walk up and down the path for a minute or two. The path has just been graveled and lacks a roller. The officer obliges in good humor.
A playful exchange questions the weight of a fish both literal andImagined. The boastful speaker contrasts the fish actually caught with the lingering idea that dominated his thoughts.
A brisk dialogue contrasts public opinion with personal finance and efficiency. A judge notes a man’s reputation as the core measure while a boss tests a new boy’s speed and tirelessness in a humorous exchange.
An elderly man known in the community faced trial for having more than one wife. When asked how many, he answered six. The judge pressed about reasons for trouble, and the defendant gave a farcical reply about not getting along with his wives unless away from home, ending with a humorous line about needing somewhere else.
A家庭 scene recalls a youth rushing to report a street fight with Percy Raymond. The father responds calmly saying Mr. Raymond had already visited him about it. The boy then hopes his outcome matched the elder’s in the incident.
A terse exchange unfolds as Hobbs chides a boastful tale with a sharp line Dobbs voices skepticism and confirms his disbelief. The dialogue captures a frontier tone and practical distrust between two rivals.
The Leader features a cartoon caption debating Knickerbocker’s motto while Bocker urges caution first and then bold action. The humorous panel plays on rightness before panic as a political quip.
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