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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1913
Page
2
A humorous collage recounts quirky remarks and misheard lines from sailors on Great Lakes trips and domestic anecdotes. Jokes involve a Dutchman escaping disaster, a mistaken coin reference, a tricking iceman, a seasick girl, and a parboiled waiter answering a numb thumb question.
A compilation notes horizon distance from 13 miles at 100 feet, 1910 Afro American voting age population at 2 459 327 (9.1 percent), a 3 mile stroll equaling 85 255 miles traveled, Pacific quake shocks five times Atlantic, a 2000 foot camera skyrocket test in Europe, climate not affecting human longevity with Eskimo, Hindu, and gourmet diets compared.
Fresh crisp garnishes like watercress parsley lettuce and capers enhance meats fish and vegetables. Pairing dishes such as hashed brown potatoes with lamb hash centers the plate and creamed fish sits atop mashed potatoes with browned buttered crumbs. Crisp dry bacon crowns liver or eggs, avoiding greasy limp portions.
A collection of child friendly riddles and games with jokes and light humor. Includes a poem line about a cat and a tiger lily, chalk soldier game instructions, and quips from newspapers about manners and daily life.
The article cites the difficulty of sourcing a beef a la mode recipe. A writer in The Cook's Oracle laments lacking an accurate description and notes the secret lies in thickened gravy from slowly stewed beef flavored with hay leaves. It quotes Tabella Ciberta on the long gentle musings and heat required before serving.
A jesting piece notes excuses for not knowing or doing what one dislikes. It cites a senate inquiry on minor prophets and a schoolboy’s fake medical certificate to excuse attendance. The doctor’s note read 3 or 4 days, altered to 304 by the pupil.
Dr A A Berle argues that how words are spoken shapes a child’s development. He notes many adults retain childish pronunciations learned early and warn against the amusing urge to imitate baby speech.
A London Tit-Bits note explains that a lion's or tiger's whiskers never regrow after removal and that cats shed hair yearly except whiskers. It links shedding to climate and claims animals moved from Asia or Africa to Europe shed differently, including changes after crossing the Red Sea.
A mother counsels her son against marrying a fortuneless girl. The son cites her and his father’s poverty at marriage. The mother replies she chose the father because he would rise, and the son notes the girl accepts him for his future prospects.
In a humorous exchange from Harper's and Chicago Tribune humor pages a man praises his car a trolley twelve miles daily yet has never paid repairs while court dialogue features a tailors bill dispute and a starving Seedy Vagabond. The vignette mixes playful quips and courtroom banter.
A playful pair of quotes from Toledo Blade and Washington Star frame a debtor planning marriage to a rich widow and a wry remark about income. The exchange ends with a humorous take on wealth and appetite.
A collection of short exchanges and jokes from Detroit Free Press Boston Transcript and similar papers. The captions include consoling thoughts on failure and success and light banter about dunning letters and the silent majority.
The Frenchman was found guilty of murdering his mother in law. When asked for final words before the sentence, he replied that he had lived with her twenty one years and had never killed before.
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