Grace and Maude discuss water fears and attention
Grace says Maude hates water and fears men staring. George adds she would be angry if they did not stare.
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Grace
Maude
George
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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1907
Page
11
A Distinction or When Not to Be Punster Wit
Thoughtful debate over marriage humor and timing. A punster jokes about marriage while others question the moment to wed.
You Know Him The Spade Card Sharp
The speaker calls out a person who always tells the truth bluntly and who will forget a spade is a club when clubs are trump in a mock verse about cunning and mistake.
Pond Invokes Mystery as Cattails Multiply
In a terse exchange Mollie explains the cattails flourished by the pond due to “little kitties that people have drowned here,” suggesting a grim local legend tied to the water feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earlie
Mollie
Poetic Reflection on Art and Happiness in Marriage
A brief verse notes that choosing a profession does not guarantee happiness and that artists, though enduring in craft, are often short in life. The lines hint at the tension between lasting art and fleeting personal fulfillment.
Fortunes and Controversy Around a Lawn Mower Inventor
A column reflects on the fate of inventors who rarely reap lasting rewards from patent profits. It contrasts sentiments about fair rewards with the brag of patent success, noting a inventor who created a lawn mower and the common belief that wealth rarely accrues to the creator.
Never too late to learn, yet we learn little as age grows
The passage argues that aging brings little new learning and laments a sense of missed opportunity. It frames learning as constrained by time and life’s progression, suggesting persistence in growth is limited by age.
Dialog of a witty remark about a woman
A playful exchange compares a woman to Saturn, noting that her rings are hard to identify. The joke hinges on the ambiguity of what the rings signify, prompting amusement through wordplay.
Kiss Marks Unexpected Proof of Affection
A man leaves a powdery kiss on a woman's cheek after she resists him. She shows the mark as proof of the incident, highlighting the moment in a cautious social setting.
Dinner Dilemma Sparks After Dinner Smoke
A pair of clerks debate skipping dinner to preserve time for an after dinner smoke. The first clerk cites lack of time as the reason to abstain. The exchange highlights a light, humorous office moment.
Parody of Toombs Examines Law Career
A witty exchange mocks Toombs for considering a legal career at his age. One speaker questions his law knowledge while another quips that his wife’s “word is law” after eight years of influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toombs
Promised to quit smoking cigarette fiend vows abstinence
A troubled youth, once labeled a cigarette fiend, pledges to never let another cigarette touch his lips, aiming to honor his parents and overcome his addiction.
Nighttime Farewell Echoes From The Parlor
A fragment depicts a farewell at a late hour with a sigh and repeated good nights. A clock in the parlor marks the time, first striking one then two as the scene ends on a nocturnal note.
Hen pecks carpet tacks in yard proposes odd plan
An old hen pecks at stray carpet tacks in the back yard. Jones muses what she is eating. His partner jokes she might be planning to lay a carpet.
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Jones
What’s the Use of Women’s Wrongs and Fights
A poem fragment laments women who vie and voice protests and gatherings questioning what they would fuss about if their rights were removed. The verse critiques agitation and calls for reflection on gender tension.
The Mean Thing Gown Dilemma
Marjoria curses her spring gown and asks for a fix while Myrtle suggests letting another girl wear it. The dialogue showcases fashion concerns and social flippancy in a light tone.
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Marjoria
Myrtle
The Dark Ages Dialogue Sparks Doubt
A fragment from a dialogue features a speaker challenging another with the line I simply don't believe you. The exchange centers on trust and accusation as a reasoned doubt emerges within the tense discussion.
The Stage. Miss Blow Aims for the Stage
A theater critic notes Miss Blow intends to pursue acting on the stage. The manager sighs that the stage is paved with good intentions.
Beyond His Depth in Sharp Exchange
A terse quarrel unfolds as one speaker accuses another of being beyond his depth while a counter remark claims the opposite. The exchange hinges on perceived skill and confidence, highlighting a clash of egos and reputations in a terse dialogue.
Why Some Fools Succeed In Thinking Before Acting
An aphoristic note urges restraint and contemplation over haste. It argues that prudent planning prevents failure, likening prudent thought to steering a vessel with a lumber load to avoid sinking.
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