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Newspaper
Orland Zenith
Location
Orland, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1905
Page
7
How It Happened and Other Teasers
A collection of humorous exchanges and one liners from old newspaper jokes. The jokes feature a parson a pill dispenser and a lawyer in wry exchanges. Readers encounter light quips about accidental travel and near marital strife in a period voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Detroit
Snappy Dialogue Snips Highlight 19th Century Humor
A Philadelphia Press jab notes self made man pride and Providence. The Wire rails against bigamy as crime and punishment. Ally Sloper mocks bachelor life and brutal ideas about marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Philadelphia Press
Ally Sloper
Ninth Commandment Definition Explained in Rhyme
A joke from Cincinnati Enquirer uses a teacher and student to explain bearing false witness. The boy redefines lying as when no one acts and someone reports it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
Cincinnati Enquirer
False Teeth Rewarded After Night Horse Ride Incident
A man borrowed Alvah T. Decker’s horse in Orange New Jersey and rode all night returning it at dawn. The stable hand found a set of false teeth in the stall and Decker circulated the tale. The owner later claimed the teeth and paid a substantial reward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange
N. J
Branchville
Alvah T. Decker
Exhibits on drugs and world happenings across nations
A long syndicated column contrasts a drug exhibit showing quinine to opium with other curiosities. It notes Rome rumors of a pope’s auto, London oyster consumption, and a cross section of world events, including a Paris violinist fatally stabbed amid a street brawl.
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