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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1921
Page
2
Fragmentary lines hint a one reel comedy shown without a theater and a fat man attempting to land a trout. The passage also mentions concerns about forgetfulness and references to Excelency and the Christian.
A fragment suggests an absurd tax calculation method: add your income, add your wife’s income, divide by your eldest son’s age, then add your telephone number. The piece reads as a satirical aside about tax puzzles and personal finance.
A quirk filled passage muses on arithmetic with life finances and social cracks. It jokes about taxes bills and aging kin while weaving in lines about a Pittsburgh hotel bill for Marshal Foch and a commentary on manners and city life.
A sharp editorial question asks whether public virtue earns pay, noting officials who trade noble acts for compensation. The piece probes ethics in government service and the value of public duty versus personal gain.
A fragment portrays Ferdinand Klick’s body line and a satirical note by Herman Rave proposing an international conference to disarm pensmiths. The text reads like a playful political mockery with archaic phrasing and allusions.
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