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Newspaper
Farmers Champion
Location
Elgin, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1915
Page
2
Historonic Wonder William Barnes Jr of New York recalls a theater anecdote about a prominent blonde in a club tale. The story centers on a friend pointing out Miss Smith and praising her dramatic ability as capable of turning tragedy into amusement.
Tommy, living with an invalid mother and stern Aunt Lavinia, longs to fly away. He imagines winged escape and then, in a twist of humor, envisions dropping Aunt Lavinia from the air.
A witty exchange at the opera house features Mr Highbrow and others debating fashion morality. A claim about shoulders justifies decollete gowns while a jab likens today’s fashion to a prophet, noting foreign origins. Also includes quick quips about animals and a child pleading guilty in a light joke strip.
A fragmentary dialogue presents a boy and his sister in a jesting scene about practicing music. The wording mimics a phonetic, humorous spelling style, conveying amusement over a child’s piano practice and an elder’s mock concern. No clear event or names are provided.
In a comical court scene, Brother Jackson explains being accosted at ten thirty near the mayor’s henhouse with a dead chicken hidden under his coat. He narrates a chaotic nightly chase where a rooster charged him, the alley fight circling near the warm place, ending with the rooster apparently dying, and Jackson claiming self defense while returning home from prayer meeting. The judge challenges the tale and suggests accountability for the apparent crime of chicken theft.
A short quip from the Indianapolis Star notes a farmer named Bill-Why with a well on his property. The exchange jokes about being behind the times and the phrase it’s an all well, reflecting a light, humorous item in a column.
Polly the washerwoman jokes about her son Jange, likening him to a grasshopper. The tale mocks family shortcoming and mispronunciations as neighbors react with surprise and laughter in Layleville Timer style.
A Sunday school exchange prompts a debate on whether animals go to heaven. Emily’s teacher asserts animals cannot reach heaven, while Daley insists they do, citing biblical imagery of a promised land flowing with milk and honey as support.
The passage jokes about men explaining to their wives where they have been, noting clever evasions. A comparison then cites a large gap of about 380 million between Ching's John C. and ours, implying a financial or numerical discrepancy.
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