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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1910
Page
2
A collection of humorous bon mots from London Tit-Bits on weddings, love, marriage, courts, and dining. Jokes include quips about Wodan, women, matrimony, a deaf couple, a writer of comedies, the bench and bar, and a duchess turning eighty.
Delineator recalls Annette in a family scene where she signals for quiet by raising a finger and whispering that her foot is asleep, a humorous moment as her two talkative sisters dominate the conversation.
She asks if a man declares women are not honest. He replies that he was right, then she retorts about not being dishonest. He confesses by saying she robbed his peace of mind and stole his heart. The exchange echoes a playful literary quarrel from the New York World.
A tall pale gentleman with bushy brows enters a London tavern and smashes a glass in a fit. The waiter explains the man is Lord Macaulay, noting he has broken many glasses and appears absorbed in thoughts.
A fragmented summary covers banana cultivation practices, noting bunches ripen off the tree and the plantation regrows from stumps, plus a historical outline of Cuba’s names from Columbus onward, including Juana Fernandina Santiago Ave Maria and the Indian name Cuba preserved today. It also mentions polished rice and beriberi concerns in Japan.
A brief note recalls rice stored in its husk for oriental use, likening it to horse oats and other traditional staples. The fragment suggests preservation methods and cultural contexts without full details.
A London wit asks a ship captain how dinner is managed aboard a board laden craft. The captain replies they always cook aboard. The wag quips about cooking a board and being well provided with provisions this trip.
A reader asks if they can sue Dr Lucision for damages after an operation left surgical scissors inside the patient. A lawyer replies with a scolding bill for storage fees instead of legal advice.
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