Stating the Facts at a Social Evening
A brief newsroom anecdote recalls a young reporter noting Brigadier General Blazer among party guests. The next day the editor questions the line, and the reporter explains with a witty remark about the assignment.
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Blazer
No Second Escape In Paris Guide Describes Napoleon Tomb
A Paris tour guide shows visitors Napoleon Bonaparte’s tomb with a 40 ton sarcophagus and a 12 ton steel receptacle over a lead casket. A skeptical Yankee jokes about canceling travel expenses if he ever escapes.
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Paris
Napoleon
Pie Crust Inspires Artist Husband on Grim Boarder Visit
A landlady laments her husband, a sculptor, while she hacks at the pie crust. The gloomy boarder notes the artist's inspiration from her cooking, framing a domestic scene with wry humor.
Transformation
A quotation study contrasts marriage expectations with gender roles. It notes a man marrying “a girl like a magazine cover” and then expecting her to function as “a cook book.” The lines critique idealized beauty and domestic labor norms in a satirical voice.
Divorce March and Movie Cowboy Tales in Punch Style
A collection of quips and cartoons from Punch Magazine featuring a musician planning a Divorce March inspired by Mendelssohn, a cowboy lamenting film fame, party banter with a combative wife, bath singing, a wife correcting a husband, and a riddle about widows remarrying.
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Mendelssohn
Right to Vote Debate Between Mrs Battlecry
A public exchange centers on suffrage where Mr Battlecry accuses of shouting for voting rights yet not voting, while Mrs Battlecry says she sought the right to vote rather than the act itself.
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Mr. Battlecry
Surgeon Repair Banter: A Recovering Patient Keeps Laughing
A humorous exchange frames a surgeon and patient after a beating, highlighting the patient’s readiness and the surgeon’s replying perseverance. The dialogue underlines resilience and the humor found in recovery.
They Look Good Now in the Secondhand Trade
The Cincinnati Enquirer notes how former pity boys buy back discarded clothes at the old clothesman’s shop as business picks up. The dealer boasts surprising counts of repeat customers returning profits in a resurgent market.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Time to Shoot Have you and your husband really fallen out
A Hollywood star sobs and asks to send for photographers as she confirms a rift with her husband. The exchange suggests a public, camera ready moment amid a personal dispute.
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Hollywood
Jimmie’s Secret Earns Him a Mechanical Rise
Carol debates marriage to Roy while Jimmie secretly studies autos and solves a car breakdown. A mountain date ends with Jimmie revealing he will become a mechanic, promising a home and cake with frosting. Carol replies with happiness as Jimmie plans to come up and share the news.
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Jimmie
Caro
Roy Thompson
Roy
Carol
Fellows
O. K
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