Indiana Progress in Indiana, Pennsylvania

Quirky Anecdotes and Moral Lessons From Old Humour

A long jumble of travelogues, jokes, and light moral tales highlights humorous exchanges, mock wisdom, and rural dialect anecdotes. Items include a teacher’s question about church dignitaries, a boy’s answer about the weather vane, a deacon’s dying neighbor, and a playful tale of a Yankee mismanaging eggs, butter, and a hickory switch.