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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1920
Page
4
A man ends his relationship with Winklewood after she shows off her face for engagement. He storms out and goes to Angelo Vespucci's barber chair seeking distraction with a strange cosmetic routine. He plans to forget while muttering of foolish fashions.
A newly married Brooklyn couple endures a frugal week with a near empty larder after a market delay. The wife breaks down at dinner, plans to return to her mother, and the husband offers to accompany her home.
Till the foreman reports an incident on the line at the railway office. He struggles to write remarks after Pat Murphy’s toe is hit by a hammer, describing the humorous mishap in the incomplete form.
An Englishman at his first ball game grows uneasy after the fifth inning and asks when tea is served. The American explains no tea at baseball and no tea between innings. The Englishman then asks the purpose of the game.
A domestic interruption unfolds as Mrs Youngwife and Captain Hawley argue about presence and manners while Miss Plute flirts and muses on aging. The baby cries, dinner nears, and the grand singer Madame Patti becomes a whispered echo in the room.
In an Irish police court a prisoner was asked if he followed a thief’s callings and if he robs pockets. He replied he does not pick pockets but takes them as they come, provoking a terse exchange with the prosecutor.
Fernley, a proverb peddler, hounds Morrison with adages as he battles heavy drink craving. Payday misfits lead to meal-ticket plan and a burned Tee-totaler cafe. Morrison demands a proverb to swap for bread as his faith in proverbs falters.
A real estate man tours country property with a farmer. The farmer’s dog hides under the seat and follows back to town. At a junction the farmer chases it away but the real estate man questions if the dog can find home. The farmer replies he has sold the dog four times.
A Georgia judge recounts a case where a man accused of stealing pantaloons was acquitted and refused to leave the bench until his own words reveal the truth. A Richmond funeral scene adds a humorous exchange about a generous neighbor, Dick Williams, famed for lending his plug hat.
In New York a hat store scene ends with De Wolf Hopper outwitting a rude customer. Atlantic City life guards discuss odd duties after a society belle fearing loss of her wig as a wave sweeps it away.
Miss Audrey visits a New Jersey town and notes the absence of mosquito netting on the porch. Her host William replies that they are using mouse traps instead. The quip frames a light local humor about pest control methods.
A comic sketch shows Bradder Rumpus asking about quarrels with his wife. The reply humorously portrays a wife who talks back in every direction and repeats herself, ending with a confident affirmation.
A coal dealer asks law students for the trade’s favorite authority. Responses include Coke Blackstone and a final quip Lit cton prompting the dealer to smile.
In a terse dialogue a caller asks after a mistress. The maid mirrors ambiguity noting the mistress is absent and had instructed to say she was out if not seen. The exchange unfolds with understated humor and social restraint.
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