The Mismatched Vows and Ghostly Lesson Tale
A comic marriage scene opens with a justice of peace confirming the union and quipping about payment. The groom protests lack of funds, the justice threatens voiding the contract for misrepresented age, and the bride, aged about seventeen by appearance, pays five dollars. A second tale describes a wife frightening her inebriated husband with a ghostly ruse, prompting his startled quip about having married her sister.
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Justice of Peace
Baseball's home run race shifts in late season scramble
The piece reviews AL power leaders led by Ted Williams and Hank Greenberg with Keller and DiMaggio close, notes Ruth's 60 homer mark likely safe, and contrasts AL power with NL pitching while evaluating spectator value and sport costs across favorites from World Series to the Derby.
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Ted Williams
Hank Greenberg
Charlie Keller
Joe DiMaggio
Red Sox
Wakefield
Babe Ruth
Jimmy Foxx
Yankee
Maryland Mauler
Keller
DiMaggio
Henrich
Gordon
Lindell
Fast Growers Offer Ends With Hammock Purchase
A young bride asks about fast growing trees and seed guarantees. The clerk affirms, promising tall thick trunks. She then buys seeds and adds a hammock, signaling a humorous purchase.
Not So Sweet Music When You Buy Things for a Song
A cautionary note warns buyers about hidden costs or poor quality goods sold at low prices. It highlights the risk of tempting offers without full disclosure of terms or after sale support. Potential pitfalls include misleading advertising and surprise fees.
Retreating Maneuvers Highlight Uneven Backward Advance
In Louisiana a captain struggles as his unit is repeatedly outflanked and forced to pull back. A private, briefly captured, escapes and asserts the enemy is retreating. The captain, skeptical, asks what retreat looks like, and the private dryly replies he has accompanied the captain through these maneuvers.
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Louisiana
A Vain Search for Sympathy By Betty Jane
Betty Jane a three year old girl plays quietly on the floor as her aunt entertains Mrs. Moore. Betty Jane crawls under the sofa and explains she is looking for sympathy for Mrs. Moore, prompting amused reactions from the surrounding ladies.
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Betty Jane
Mrs. Moore
Explanation of Woman Beauty and Dumbness Joke Exchange
A humorous dialogue contrasts an irate husband with his wife over why women are beautiful yet described as dumb. The wife replies that beauty serves love for men and dumbness keeps love mutual, turning a domestic quarrel into a witticism.
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Joe Louis
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Jeff
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