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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1908
Page
6
A collage of 1900s commentary questions progress in women’s rights, public health, schooling, and social norms. It cites Mme Melba, a German income survey, and a New York voter incident, while lampooning attitudes toward domestic life and international affairs. The piece blends satire with social critique across regions and eras.
A bizarre tale follows Pa under a gas bag in Africa where hypnotism, a 60 wife horde, and a jealous husband clash with hippos, lions, and elephants. Pa survives by wit and gas tricks, marries all wives, escapes a coup, then helps capture hippos and drive elephants away, ending with a comic, chaotic camp scene.
The Willis Wood Theatre opens Sunday night December 13 with Henry W. Savage’s production of The Devil a Molnar comedy noted for its sensational success. Matinees Wednesday and Saturday, features include a Viennese-praised staging by Julius Herzka and comparisons to a Paderwski concert.
A collection of humorous asides and puns from readers and columnists. Jokes play on misheard lines about job offers wine lists and travel plans. Entries showcase light tone and period voice reflecting social banter.
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