Notable Quips and Domestic Foibles From Golden-Age Jests
A collage of witty exchanges and social missteps. Jokes about advertising persistence, bad eggs in engagements, bank failures, fashionable butterflies, and domestic power dynamics appear through playful dialogue. The piece frames ordinary life with sharp humor and irony.
When Baby Burns His Hand and Siblings Suffer
A mothers comfort relies on Dr Sheldon s Magnetic Liniment. The ad claims rubbing the liniment eases pain from burns cuts bruises and wounds and speeds recovery. A bottle should be kept at home. © Gibwon row likely repeats sale details.
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Dr. Sheldon
Gibwon Row
Court scene punctuated by sharp retort and a withdrawn witness
An Orange Police Magistrate vocally challenged a young witness with a paradoxical question causing embarrassment and prompting the ward witness to retract his testimony as a crowd snickered at the proceedings.
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Orange
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Ethel
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Mrs. Jones
Baby
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Gibson Bros
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Waugh & Josephson
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Witay Steam Borena
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A. N. Davey
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Stott & Hoare’s Business College
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DEP. T
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Auso Hicks
TH. Higes
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Royal Hotel
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J.P. Reilly
Mingelo Hotel
Parkes Road
Mingelo
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Wm. Norris
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R. J. Parker
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Cambridge Club
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Josey Axa
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