27 Dec 1907
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Newspaper
Elkhart Daily Review
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1907
Page
1
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip recounts a man vowing to quit drink after a rambling tale of schemes and misadventures. The narrator recalls street railroad debates and a late arrival home, illustrating how the “stuff” steals away men’s senses and prompting a humorous, self aware conclusion.
A witty anecdote notes a club encounter where a stranger applauds the author’s greeting. The author, not recognizing the man, replies with a calm rebuke, saying he does not know the face but finds the manner familiar. The quip reflects sharp social humor attributed to the author.
A dialogue between Mr. and Mrs. Nagget ends with the remark that peaceful cohabitation would require neither to speak. The Catholic Standard and Times notes the humorous paradox as a quip on domestic life.
A collage of satirical remarks from Chicago News Washington Star and New York Sun lampoons on germs in tears and kisses arts funding and dating missteps. Dialogues show witty exchanges and social commentary with playful jabs at culture and romance.
A quip from New York World notes a girl’s vanity now linked to a new dishpan. The piece in St. Louis Republic mocks an owl teacher correcting grammar saying Bessie Boston’s joke highlights improper usage and praises the correct form to whom.
The passage outlines month start day patterns in common years. October begins with the same weekday as January, April with July, and September with December. February, March, and November share start days. May, June, and August begin on different days from each other and from all other months. The year’s first and last days coincide, excluding leap years.
A column offers simple recipes and culinary tips including Shrimp Fricassee with tomatoes and onions, Creole Rice with bacon and rice, and Griades beef stew. It also mentions social notes about Mrs Straus, museum exhibits, and portraits of Miss Emily Talbot and Miss Alice de Rothschild, highlighting wealth and philanthropy.
Corsican funerals feature a new burial gown for the deceased, rapid interment within 24 hours, and a ritual of improvisatori who craft sorrowful prose poetry for mourners. Death hunters test affection with staged battles, while hair is torn from coiffed mourners and cast on the coffin. Widows wear black blindfolds and receive care from friends. Cemeteries hold ornate tombs with rich hangings and lamps to honor the departed.
Practical household hints cover warming knifeboard before use, snuff to deter crickets, folding paper over knives for cheese, beating egg whites into cream for easy whipping, coconut on Waldorf salad, hanging implements on fine wire, turpentine in starch for gloss, flavoring shrimp by brief boil water pouring and immediate drainage.
Mrs Russell Sage contributed to Pierson high school in Sag Harbor, Long Island totaling 102,200. Mrs Sarah Bradley, aged ninety one, resides near Darby Pennsylvania and enjoys playing the piano at the Old People's home. Gardiner notes Maine's only female truck driver is Mrs Winnie Fuster.
The empress of Japan champions education in her realm while the Spanish crown prince’s daily morning nap reception gathers ministers and officials. Queen Alexandra’s lilac wedding dress from forty four years ago remains treasured by Victoria’s successor. Princess Marie Bonaparte’s Greek crown princess trousseau promises many gowns for all hours.
A traveler recounts how some Arabs mix grand talk of honor and hospitality with manipulation to extract money. He notes the pattern begins with perceived innocence, shifts to pleas of poverty, then moves from cajolery to threats to obtain what he calls the least he could accept with honor.
A Dundee Advertiser joke recounts former Lord Elphinstone nodding off during a sermon and waking to a comical exchange with his minister. The parson accuses him of sleeping and failing to recall the preceding remark, prompting a playful duel of wits between lord and clergyman.
A New York Tribune recipe instructs to butter a baking dish, layer with American cheese, arrange four eggs on top without breaking yolks, and season with pepper and salt. Add rich cream around the eggs, cover with grated cheese, bake ten minutes, garnish with parsley, and serve with dried toast.
In J W Robertson's Personal Adventures a Turkish farrier details a dramatic shoeing process. A rope loop over the chest is used to lift the hind legs, the horse falls, four fetlocks are tied, and the animal is propped on its back while old shoes are replaced with new. The technique ends with the horse rising free.
May Irwin advises that work is the key to happiness and fulfillment. She notes mothers shape us through duties, urges getting busy, and suggests embracing a fad to stay engaged, especially for women, to avoid unhappiness.
A home crafts excerpt shows how to sew decorative comb and brush bags to organize a bedroom, with pink blue or yellow fabrics and cretonne pockets. It also explains cleaning waxed hardwood floors by sanding with No 1 or No 0 sandpaper in turpentine to restore a durable wax finish.
A Bridgeton New Jersey minister found a small surprise upon returning home an envelope containing 13 cents described as a marriage fee. The modest gratuity reflects a tiny token of appreciation from a couple seeking his wedding services.
W A Christman states he will not be responsible for debts contracted by anyone other than himself after this date December 24, 2443. The notice serves as a binding personal declaration of limited liability and future financial responsibility.
The Bucklen theatre presents Sarah Bernhardt's A Woman of Mystery with Courtenay Morgan tonight. New Year's Day features The Rajah of Bhong a musical comedy with lavish costumes and an Indian brass band leading a street parade. James O Neill s Virginius plays January 3. Also No Mother to Guide Her December 30. plus short items and a joke.
The horse reporter questions the censor about wife assistance at work. The self confessed humorist admits his wife destroys his wife and mother-in-law jokes, a remark noted by Chicago News.
In France gray hair is called it tle dust from the road of life a poetical phrase. The saying loses its charm when a little dust from the road of life is found in butter, ending the poetry instantly.
Rural delivery subscribers paying for a year in advance can get combinations with Daily Review or New York Tribune Farmer and other magazines at reduced prices. Old subscribers must clear arrears. those up to date since December 1 may add the extra amount for a new deal.
In Mound City Mrs T D Clapp reports her son nearly died from lung and throat trouble but improved after using Dr Kings New Discovery. The medicine is advertised as guaranteed for coughs and colds and lung ailments, with 50c and 1.00 prices and a free trial bottle offered by Houseworth Bros. druggists.
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