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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1919
Page
11
A collection of short yesteryear quips and sketches. A niece kills seven times in a night threatened by telegram endings. A studious person clashes with slang about Shelley. A married couple debates women voting and politics in light humor.
A wife asks her husband to match a sample of silk she showed him. Titus Wadde objects saying the only similar fabric costs six dollars a yard and cannot be matched.
A terse joke piece contrasts a dismal life ending money with social isolation. A dialogue between Mrs Flatbush and Mrs Bensonhurst plays on sandals and scandals, revealing humor through misheard questions.
A retelling notes the paradox of a multimillionaire once described as a poor boy. The phrase persists in local speech, with observers joking that wealth cannot buy a farm hand’s appetite or the simple appetites of labor.
Two audience members gossip about a striking man with a red necktie and tan suit seated behind them at the Orpheum. The exchange hints at curiosity over his looks and style during the show.
A dialogue hints at Briggins proposing a highly social democracy where meetings end with singing rather than roll calls. The exchange mocks Wagner operas and underscores differing views on civic participation and culture.
The fragment hints at romantic nicknames and a mock engagement between two couples. It mentions friends meeting to marry on nothing with playful, casual phrasing. The piece reads like a lighthearted exchange or spoof dialogue.
A fragment hints at a past figure described as patient and steady. The text references a missed twelve inch pate and notes a fine example. No clear event or identifiable names are present.
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