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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1921
Page
6
A miscellany of witticisms on waiting, advertising, politics, wealth, marriage, appearance, illness, blushes, and driving habits. The piece critiques cynicism and social norms with compact quips and sardonic observations.
A humorous exchange shows Mrs Nagatem scolding Richard for table etiquette at Mrs Smiths. Richard admits watching the child and jokes he is too old to be caught by such tricks, quipping about bent pins and manners.
A Manchester Guardian piece recounts a proposed foundation stone casket for a large England building. Mr Wells suggests commonplace items with current prices, including a safety razor, cotton reel, pickles, a mail order catalogue, prewar medicines, and a dietary for citizens.
The Yapese currency is noted for extreme durability and security, with limestone wheels up to 12 feet in diameter and coinage that resists fluctuation. The article contrasts these with Yap coins and explains why large, center holes hinder stringing and why checks would require a motor truck.
A Columbus Dispatch quote compares blonde and brunette chickens as road safety types. The blonde chicken appears uncertain and fluttering, while the brunette moves calmly to safety, illustrating driver caution and decision making.
A pasted London Tit-Bits anecdote tells of a burglar nearing release saying twelve years. He receives a letter from a fellow inmate who is in for life and asks it be posted after his own release, illustrating a chance encounter in prison.
English tourists abroad adopt a clever pictorial scheme to show hotel attractions. Icons like a boy for an elevator or a car for a garage let visitors glance which hotels fit them, avoiding excessive advertising and guiding choices efficiently.
Bur bank the plant wizard presents a new cactus variety that yields fruits resembling peaches melons and pineapples in flavor and appearance. The fruits are very sweet with 12 to 16 percent sugar and can be eaten fresh or made into sweetmeats with juices useful for coloring ices jellies and candies.
Fragmentary OCR shows phrases about Somme and uniforms, hinting at a war era item. Readable names or full events are absent, yielding a partial note rather than a complete report.
Sam comments that too many Americans discuss prespiration by stressing the suffix shun. He urges clearer speech and cautions against mispronunciation influencing public discourse.
A narrator recounts a quirky visit to the Tyringham estate with Alice and Mrs. Farnsworth. They treat danger as playful, while the narrator grapples with being a comic figure in a story as Montani, Barton, and Bashford intrigue unfold around a guarded house and a mysterious prisoner.
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