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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1913
Page
2
A neighbor’s child loses a dime after being sent to buy stamps with two dimes given for payment. The boy explains the extra dime was for the man, calling it his dime lust. A second joke notes a man’s failed compliment about his wife’s looks ending in a demand for money for a photo.
A collection of brief witticisms from Chicago News and Baltimore American features humor about dental fixed plans and domestic disputes. Jiggers is described as in hot water with his wife over keeping the pot boiling.
The article argues the biblical forbidden fruit may not be an apple as widely thought. It suggests evidence points to the quince, valued by Orientals and sacred to Venus, with Babylonian roots in Ishtar and creation myths influencing the tale.
Column of quirky excerpts on dreams of falling and near-fall phenomena from Chicago Tribune style clippings. Includes analysis of the fear of impact, an Irish quip, a restaurant anecdote, and notes on Indian caste and diet shaping spirit, with varied remarks from a satirical tone.
A concise dialogue contrasts the clever but lazy person who aspires to the top with his alternative view of finding space at the bottom. The exchange playfully examines ambition and contentment through wit.
A veteran excursion boat captain recalls near disasters that caused gray hairs. He recounts fog near Coney Island with a dynamite scow, a near collision that required swift reversing, and a hawser break at the pier that nearly dumped passengers into the river, all shaping his gray hair tally.
A New York Sun note explains how to tell direct from alternating current using a magnet near an incandescent lamp. If the filament vibrates the current is alternating. if it moves toward or away from the magnet pole the current is direct.
An essay contrasts English and continental meal patterns from breakfast to supper and notes ancient Xerxes dined once daily. The author argues that full effort requires a focused mind and decisive action from Bar row.
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