Fragmented humor notes and quips from newspaper snippets
A collage of cartoonish lines and jokes from various papers includes satire on tools names, bank runs, a judge and a bar scene. It lip syncs a mix of witty exchanges and domestic skits with playful one liners and character sketches.
Birch Wood Recalled From Old Schoolhouse Memory
A nostalgic note ties birch wood to childhood in a little red country schoolhouse. The piece reflects on durable juniper and the long memory of Cedars, mentioning Miss Hope and Dora in a light, reflective tone.
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Ootham
Yonkers
Miss Hope
Spwonamore
Dora
Chicago Tribune
Burning Question Sparks Street Conversation
In a humorous exchange, Benham chats with Mollie Wil lama about an old flame while Mrs. Benham jokes and the Maine Man boasts of bear killing with a jackknife. The dialogue shifts through quips about weather and bear encounters, highlighting city and Maine banter.
Brown Well Quar ter in Your Slster Coming Down
The speaker recounts a humorous exchange about a quar ter in a household, claiming a mistaken identity to hasten a visitor’s arrival. The Chicago Journal quotes the exchange with playful mockery and a scene of a woman rushing to don a clean shirtwaist.
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Brown
Charley Jones
Chicago Journal
Just introduced to widow ends in sharp remark
A quip from the Chicago Daily News recalls a man who, after meeting a widow, is asked about the late husband. The response hints the deceased was a fortune-seeker, noted as “one expense.”
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Chicago Daily News
Horace and Boy Sketch a Police Father
A dialogue captures Horace and Boy debating the father’s job. Boy asserts the father does not work while Horace hints he is a policeman, revealing a humorous misunderstanding about the parent’s occupation.
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Horace
Home Made Potato Cleaner and Sorter at Fairview Farm
A Farm and Home correspondent describes a homemade potato cleaner and sorter used at Fairview farm. The device uses hoops with half inch slats forming 1 1/2 inch squares inside a 20 foot long three foot diameter cylinder, with a crank driven axle and hopper at the feed end. It sorts dirt and small potatoes to the floor while marketable tubers exit at the far end into a crate. With one man turning the crank and another feeding, 700 to 800 bushels can be sorted per day.
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Fairview Farm
Farm and Home
Demand for Cherry Stock Offers Opportunity for Horticulturists
W F Helkes of Huntaville Alabama notes US imports from France total 10 to 15 million cherry stocks yearly. Only about one third of planted stocks produce merchantable trees at two years, and few meet quality grades. Losses arise from arrival condition, handling, weather, and unsuitable growing sites, creating a niche for growers to collect Mazzard seeds and raise seedlings for budding and grafting.
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W. F. Helkes
Huntaville
Ala
United States
France
Nursery Trees and Soil Fertility in Missouri
T R Peyton of Cooper county Missouri argues nursery tree cultivation does not exhaust soil fertility. He notes clay-based lands cultivated deeply lose winter protection, compact, and require rest with clover or similar herbage to restore porosity and humus for future crops.
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T. R. Peyton
Cooper County
Minsouri
Planting Temporary Trees Counters Growth Advice
A horticultural writer warns against planting temporary trees between permanent ones. The owner lacks nerve to remove temporary trees promptly, depriving the permanent trees of light and nutrients. Light exposure greatly affects a tree’s shape, with overly lit trees appearing well formed.
Fashionable Silk Robe Ideas From Autumn and Winter Fashions
The article describes white silk gowns trimmed with silver and lace, pale pink roses at the waist, and pink ribbons as elegant touches. Chiffon evening frocks and velvet cross bands surge in popularity, with tea gowns and negligees offered in fabrics from brocade to lace. It highlights indoor robes in scarlet panne velvet, emerald green mink trim, and blue satin combinations, plus simple yet charming lines for brides and matrons. A luxury velvet robe lined with white caracul suits cold days, contrasted with a Valenciennes lace tea gown for town wear and a practical pinafore blouse in velveteen with taffeta trims for smart casual outfits.
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Trousseaus
Mines and Mining Activity in Western States and Utah
Western mining drives large new projects in Nevada Utah and Idaho with plans for giant amelting plants near Los Angeles and reforms in mining laws. Major firms reorder ownership in Goldfield district while port towns see shutdowns and startups.
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Los Angeles
Oreanteing
Virgin River
Yerington
Nevada
Supreme Court
United States
Port City
Booton Consolidated Company
Garfield
Utah
Banner
Silver City
Idaho
Surveyor General of
Iron, Kane
Washington Counties
Goldfield Consolidated Mining Company
Measrs
Nixon and Wingfield
New York-Boston
Hayden, Stone & Company
Barney Baruch & Company
Goldfield
Nevada Northern Railway
McGill
Wioee
Cumberland-Ely Copper Company
Nevada Consorl
Singular coincidence in deaths of Truro bishops
An English exchange notes a striking pattern in the deaths of Truro bishops. Dr Wilkinson died during a meeting in Edinburgh. Dr Gott died suddenly while giving directions to the chaplain at Trenython. The line of predeceasing bishops also included Dr Benson before becoming archbishop of Canterbury.
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Wilkingon
St. Andrews
Blubbe
Truro
Benson
Canterbury
Hawarden
Wilkinson
Edinburgh
Gott
Trenython
Child Discovers Cow After Fence Gap
Four year old Harold plays in a yard bounded by a four foot fence. Hearing his mother call for the cow in the next lot he replies I only saw her hooks and eyes. The remark reflects a rural scene described in Harper's magazine.
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Harold
Harper's
Woman contesting damage guilt lands in Willimantic case
In Willimantic Connecticut Mayor Dunn replies to a claim by a woman over damages noting she could not have stepped into a hole, implying she lacked footing for the incident.
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Willimantic, Conn
Dunn
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Little Brother
Gem
Western Federation
Florence Annex
Dalles
Oregon
Congress
Mill Creek
Boston Consolidated Company
Nissen
Wilfley
Johnston
Boston Dispatch
Giroux Consolidated Company
Josephy L. Giroux
Utas Copper Company
Jersey City
Charles Hayden
W. B. Thompson
Trask
Pittsburgh
Boston
Harou
Consolidated Copper
Utah Copper Company