London street scene satire and brief sketches
A collage of overheard jeers about theft and charity on a hot London street. An old man mocks a poor thief while handing a coin, a shopfront scene prompts a lemonade joke, and a memory of taking an old black man to a cinema adds a wry note.
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London
Engagement Announcement Between Angeline and Edwin
Angeline pleads for public announcement of their engagement while Edwin vows to declare his love to the world. The couple expresses deep affection and a desire for wider recognition of their commitment.
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Angeline
Edwin—Darling
After-Dinner Skits Mock Public Dangers and Stereotypes
The text presents a satirical exchange about danger in acting and humor in speeches. It features Hank Ippank and Herb Blurb debating risky jokes and notes Dobb-Yes’s growing need for sharper humor. It also references a fading stereotype on Chinese laundries and the so called yellow peril in a dated chatty tone.
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Flubb
Dobbs
Dobb
Cruel and Unusual Punishment Quips Appear
A snippet shows a barbered quip about singing to prisoners and a joke on women as housekeepers. The dialogue references the penal code and social expectations, reflecting public humor and attitudes of the era.
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Kasper
Royal photo row stirs London circles over Mountbatten
In London chatter and arts pages the mounting anger at Lord Mountbatten grows after a photograph showing him mowing Charlie Chaplin's lawn surfaces. A royal dispute centers on dignity and propriety, with critics urging restraint and a reminder of hierarchy.
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London
Lord Mountbatten
Charlie Chaplin
John Foster Fraser
Russia
Nicholas
Count Fredericks
Cardus Boosts Fort Towson Woman Through Ills
Mrs. M. C. Ragsdale of Fort Towson Oklahoma praises Cardui for years of relief from long standing womanly troubles. She says the medicine strengthened her, improved sleep, and revived her energy, turning a near fainting condition into health and vitality.
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Cardus
M. C. Ragsdale
Fort Towson
Oklo
Game Birds in Danger
Our native species of quail pheasant and wild turkey are at risk of extinction without strict protections. Imported birds may be allowed but the familiar bob-white quail and the whirr of the pheasant are cherished by hunters and warrant legal safeguards.
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Pennsylvania
Battery Storage Delay Improves Radio Reception
A storage battery should rest briefly after charging before connecting to a radio receiver. Skipping this waiting period can cause brief voltage instability and produce audible static in headphones due to tube amplification.
BORE ON TOO HEAVILY
A village postmaster returns a bulky missive to Mr. Jones saying the writing is too hedgy and heavy handed. He recalls warning the writer to ease up as the text remains hard to read and would cost more to produce.
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Mr. Jones
Administrator's Sale of Lumpkin County Property
An order from the Lumpkin County Court of Ordinary directs an administrator's sale of city land in Dallonega Georgia. The property covers about one-fourth acre at lot 950 in the First Section Westside Chestiree Street, with buildings and improvements listed, to be sold at public outcry on the first Wednesday in June 1928.
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Georgia
Lumpkin County
J.M. Anderson
J. C. Anderson
J. M. Anderson
Ninnie E. Johnson
Ninnie E. Norel
Jack Norel
Court of Ordinary
W. B. Townsenn
Oridnary
W. B. Brackett
Bradford W. Brackett
Eston Brackett
Tom Brackett
Lettie Brackett
Addie Brackett
Clarence Brackett
Hub Brackett
Harmon Brackett
Armegine Brackett
General Assembly of Georgia
Ifle
W. B. Towaner
Jobin
Dallonega
County Aid See
Chestiree
Chesintee and
Sbrvets
Sile
Sheriff’s
Court House
Said
Towit
G. E. Williams
G. Be, Williams
A. J. Anderson
Department of Georgia
Farmers & Citizens Bank
Dawsonville
J M. Davis
The Cat and The Elephant Exchange Fears
A brief cartoon line features a cat claiming fear and offering protection, while an elephant jokes about not having a mouse to chase. The dialogue humorously reverses expectations between the two animals.
Jimmy and the grapevine a seaside cottage tale
Professor Cunliffe notes folly of amateur editors. Jimmy James hammers ten yards of vine and nails to a cottage wall while admiring a prior owner’s wall decor. The grapevine collapses as tea awaits, ending the comic misadventure with a failed restoration.
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J. W. Cunliffe
Columbia
School of Journalism
James
Jimmy
Not All His Fault? A Man Seeks Work and Blame
A man meets his minister near a railway station while the minister hurries to catch a train. The man admits continuous unemployment and the minister reproaches him for changing employers quickly, while the man defiantly says he never tires of his employers first.
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