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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1938
Page
3
A light exchange between spouses centers on dancing with the husband boasting he makes his partner dance, while the wife confirms she can make him dance as well. The remark captures a playful domestic moment.
A Philadelphia Bulletin snippet shows a committee urging Sam to donate to a church fund while he resists, arguing that while he owes the Land something, the Creator isn’t pressing him like other creditors.
Two friends meet in the street. One man, with a broken arm from a motor accident, wears a sling. The other asks how long it will be slung. The injured man notes a doctor says two weeks while his lawyer says twelve.
A Scots actor in London lodgings complains about bread and butter portions. After two days of one and three slices, the landlady doubles the loaf and offers a quarter pound of butter per slice, prompting the quip that two slices remain the complaint.
A witty exchange recalls the narrator keeping a boarding house in the West, implying a humorous encounter with wolves. The playful banter contrasts wild danger with daily life in frontier settings.
A brief dramatic exchange unfolds at a lonely seashore where a youth and maiden discuss recognition and self-awareness. The youth recalls an unknown man from a week ago, while the maiden asserts she knew herself even then.
Wilfred warns against punishing a boy for spoken words. The minister agrees and a remark about cookies follows, noting two dozen instead of a dozen given by Wilfred.
At the club he spoke on politics for an hour and a half. A member quipped that the situation was a nut shell and another called him a nut, prompting light laughter among neighbors.
Two mosquitoes exchange taunts after a screening test. One boasts success while the other questions the fuss, framing a lighthearted scene of competition and humor. The brief hinges on rival banter and a mock triumph.
Two students discuss Miss Jones age and claim she once taught Caesar. The dialogue hints at ancient lore and reputation, mixing curiosity with a humorous exaggeration about longstanding teaching tenure.
A humorous exchange between a polite driver and a traffic officer unfolds as the driver suspects his engine is dead while the cop urges action. The dialogue captures a lighthearted clash over mobility and duty.
The speaker boasts of honesty in paying debts, claiming never to skip out on a collector even when penniless. The line captures a boastful character trait and a humorous moral stance.
A comic exchange in Stray Stories Magazine where a suitor seeks approval to marry a daughter. He boasts of a wealthy bachelor uncle aged 65 who has just taken up flying, to impress the prospects.
A newspaper snippet presents a humorous exchange where a father defines an optimist to his son. The witty dialogue hinges on a belief that worn shoes lead to renewed footing, capturing a light moment of humor and chipper resilience.
A brief exchange recalls a former opera singer and a claim of an eight thousand square foot space. The dialog hints at a larger property or venue context with a focus on performance and scale.
An elderly man asks a traveling menagerie keeper about the camel’s hump. The keeper explains the hump’s purpose in a humorous exchange, noting the camel would be less useful without it and that audiences pay to see him with the hump.
The exchange hints at marrying for money and history, with a playful challenge to find a man about six decades older who is financially secure. The dialogue frames a marriage primarily through wealth and longevity as sought criteria.
A young flying officer near Egypt declares they are inside St. Paul’s cathedral after navigation work with a sextant. He tells the pilot to take off his hat, prompting disbelief before realizing the joke.
A large crowd at a zoo on a bank holiday watches a small boy with a bun dash into an elephant’s path. The elephant extends its trunk to grab the bun and a voice from the crowd warns Willie to mind the animal lest it sting him.
Pat asks Michael for a loan of ten, remarking on his small companion. Michael declines, noting the boy is his wife's child by her first husband, a detail that explains his refusal.
A jokey exchange features a wife claiming 500 Foollum's Food coupons will earn fine musical instruments and her husband replying they should get harps, framing a light domestic quip about rewards.
A sparring exchange reveals a professor forgetting his own wedding anniversary while his wife reminds him it is the day. The pause hints at affectionate humor and a domestic moment from Santa Fe magazine.
A farmer jokes about counting ten thousand sheep and sending them to the city before realizing it is time to wake up and milk. His wife notes if you can’t sleep count sheep. The farmer replies with a humorous tale of losses and morning chores.
A brief dialogue shows a mistress asserting readiness to meet a maid halfway for an evening out while the maid points out she is not afraid to return home in the dark. The exchange hints at power dynamics and social norms in domestic settings.
A chiropodist recalls always being at the foot of the class and drifting into the profession as a natural outcome of early aptitude.
A grocer advertised apples and nuts for sale with the sign Shop Early The Early Bird Gets the Worm. The phrase appears aimed at urging early shopping and draws attention to the store’s promotions.
In a lighthearted schoolyard moment, a child warns another about making faces at a bulldog while the other retorts that the dog started it, showcasing a typical kids’ dispute over a pet.
A fragment notes a person nicknamed The Proper Dave He I born on April 2. The text is sparse with no additional context or affiliations.
The sermon bases life sacred on God’s image and Noahic covenant. It distinguishes murder from justifiable killing, cites 1936 murder and auto death stats, and links anger to murder. It urges heart change through Christ’s guidance, promoting forgiveness and nonretaliation to prevent murder.
Col. A A Anderson recalls a wild west tale from Wyoming mountains. A judge, after swearing in a jury in a log cabin, discovers he swore the wrong oath and must swear them in again. The anecdote appears in Experiences and Impressions.
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