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Newspaper
Pinehurst Outlook
Location
Pinehurst, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1899
Page
6
A collection of quips and mishaps from English and Irish humor, including misheard phrases and malapropisms at public meetings and social gatherings. Snatches reference Kipling, Dewey era wit, and a licensing court gaffe about bone side travellers and drink rules, with brisk punchlines and a local flavor.
The text notes that magistrates continued their efforts in behalf of sobriety, with ongoing administrative action and public discourse reflected in the record.
A Detroit Free Press excerpt recalls a Woodward Avenue lunch table scene where Jones explains a failed sign contract. A carpenter underbids by 70 percent, starts at 3 PM and finishes after dark. Jones quips the result was "only wrong side up" and laments the outcome.
Bowling fans fill Pinehurst Alleys each afternoon and evening as scores surge. The weekly high is 205 by BE Royal Ellis. A notable match on Wednesday evening featured Southern Pines and Pinehurst players, with a tennis intercity clash hoped to follow soon.
The Berkshire cottages in Pinehurst offer modern amenities including running spring water bathrooms steam heat electric lights and open fires. Golf tennis croquet and riding are offered nearby with electric car access from New York via Penn R and Rand Seaboard Air Line to Pinehurst six miles away. W H B Peck manager and Mt Everett House proprietor in Massachusetts is listed.
A historical department store list details numerous departments from drugs and groceries to meats, hardware, furniture, and stationers. It notes full lines of dry goods and shoes, northern-market stock quality, and Western meats in cold storage, with emphasis on latest styles in gents furnishings and varied merchandise.
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