Divorce Joke From New York Press
A humorous exchange notes Mrs Jones obtaining a divorce after a husband threw salad in her face. The punch line reveals she received the salad rather than alimony.
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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1906
Page
3
A humorous exchange notes Mrs Jones obtaining a divorce after a husband threw salad in her face. The punch line reveals she received the salad rather than alimony.
The Ohio State Journal notes the season’s feature of extraordinarily long blacksnakes, often described as seven to eight feet and even thirty to forty feet in illusion. A York State incident cites a seven foot snake fought by a dog, dispatch by a girl with a pitchfork, warning readers not to exaggerate life events.
A new monthly magazine called the Coos Bay Monthly appears on the Pacific coast published at Marshfield Oregon. The November issue runs about 125 pages of largely local reading with illustrations and general Northwest interest and includes nearly 80 pages of local advertising.
Mothers plan to send Mrs Winmows Soothing Byrup the Dest remedy for teething children referenced in a Cleveland Leader snippet. Mrs McSosh expresses disappointment as John signed the pledge and went fishing this morning.
In a Boston Transcript quotation, Mister Sparke asserts man was the chief consideration at creation while woman is described as only a side issue in the discussion titled Origin of Woman.
A fragment shows a gambling raid warning with a 4 o'clock alert and 4:30 follow up. It features a Burton assayer chemist in Leadville Colorado and references a specimen gold and a satirical exchange about automobile goggles.
An old advertisement mash notes Allen's Foot-Ease powder for sweating feet and mentions Hall's Catarrh Cure by Frank J. Cheney & Co. plus a blurb for Blairs Firminy Pills. The text includes quips about a cigar named after a dead author and a Washington Star quote.
A fragmented excerpt discusses Brandreth's Pills as a safe reliable laxative used for a century and sold in drug stores in plain or sugar coated forms. It shifts to a fictional scene with Adam presenting as Exhibit A in a ethnological department, followed by a comic serpent entering.
Joveeph Wilgue of Montpelier Ohio says exposure and driving caused kidney trouble with retention and frequent urination and pain. He credits Smee's Kidney Pills with relief from the first and renewed life and endorses them. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A string of humorous exchanges and quips drawn from several papers including Harper's Bazar Philadelphia Record Detroit Free Press Chicago Record-Herald Washington Star Yonkers Statesman and Philadelphia Ledger. Jokes span social banter romance marriage and daily life with playful lines about secrecy aging golfers and prison life.
A G Snyder reports from Bogota that the first automobile appeared on city streets causing unprecedented excitement. Crowds blocked streets and traffic halted as interest grows in future possibilities. an American auto may prompt catalog requests for a local reading room.
The article recalls New York Justice Daly using wit to puncture a tedious assault damages case. A reluctant witness faced cross examination while the court supported the judge’s remark that the underlying principle lay with the plaintiff’s attorney.
A juror asked to be excused for deafness after a court charge. The judge asked if he heard the previous address. The juror replied that he heard every word but could not make sense of it. The exchange provoked laughter, and the judge did not excuse him.
Excerpted lines show a Milwau kee sentiment with a wife restraining access to a den described as cozy yet off limits. The exchange centers on the den as a symbol of home and control within a marriage.
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