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Newspaper
Lynden Tribune
Location
Lynden, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1916
Page
6
A drill sergeant orders soldiers to take cover on a wide heath. One recruit hides behind a mound and reveals his position by wriggling. Asked why the movement, he calmly replies that the target is an anthill, not enemy activity.
A New York Telegram quip notes a society wife proves thrift by spending on Turkish baths after one month of avoiding clothing purchases. The joke hinges on a husband’s stinginess and a wife’s deductive scheme to own the discounted $30 suit at $29.98 despite constraints.
Glendale notes report boys basketball wins and losses, social gatherings, visitors, and civic updates. The Glendale boys beat North Bellingham 33 to 1 while the girls lost 22 to 2, with community reminders about dances, library donations, and a Maxwell price increase pending January. Funeral for John A. Froberg is listed.
A clergyman fond of a hot pickle brand entertains a stranger at table by passing the pickle and provoking tears through a joke. The stranger identifies him as a minister and asks if he preaches on hell fire, prompting a witty exchange about clergy and samples. The piece ends with a verse encouraging living in the present, by Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
A grandfather recalls Lafayette visiting the United States during the nation’s early development. At a reception Lafayette spoke with two men, praising the married man and calling the single man a lucky dog, highlighting his humor and tact.
Ikku the Japanese joker, famed for immune humor, dies and requests cremation with body laid as is. In the pyre a coffin burns as a strange tattoo appears, then an explosion and a fire pillar reveal a hidden fireworks display in his kimono, his final trick.
In a village inn a visitor boasts of a Colorado tree bridge carved by hollowing a massive tree across a ravine. He claims he once drove across it with hay and helped another wagon pass by backing into a hollow branch. The audience reacts with disbelief and amusement.
The piece recalls Thomas Hood jokingly outwitting a slip at his lodging stairs. Campbell and Campbell’s guests watched Hood slip but quip that he was rolling rapidly, a line praised as a lasting quick quotation record.
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