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Newspaper
Pinehurst Outlook
Location
Pinehurst, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1899
Page
6
A collage of humorous and satirical quips from Puck, Harpers Bazaar and other journals. It includes a painter who paints for amusement, a minister’s caution about Satan, jokes about wearing glasses, misheard Bible lines from 1864 Memphis, a Gladstone verse, quips on English words, and a German lecture quip about the spirit and flesh. Many line-by-line snippets showcase era humor and cultural references.
A friend in Germany notes a German student’s polite attempt to speak English. At a table with German and English learners he consistently uses phrases like hayve and already and adds stubborn slang. He comments on the bell or beak at the table, while his tone remains cautious and earnest.
A World War I anecdote from the New York Sun recalls Sergeant Pierson lounging by an entrenchment on July 3, sipping coffee. When asked if he was taking a cup, he mocked the question, then a Mauser bullet shattered the cup, and he quipped that he was not taking coffee.
A dog belonging to one man was killed by another. The son of the owner of the killed dog then whipped the killer. The assailant was arrested on complaint by the man who had been struck. The Chicago News reports the sequence of events and arrest.
A line from the Indianapolis Journal expresses a view on washing habits and virtue, noting an earlier start to chores by someone named Estelle and asserting a self-ideal of cleanliness regardless of others' appreciation.
A brief Chicago exchange shows a character seeking an honest living amid playful banter. The dialogue contrasts ambition with a wry remark about competition and success, set against urban life.
A courtroom exchange unfolds as a boy insists on obtaining a bottle of vaseline. The clerk asks scented or unscented, and the boy replies he will fetch it himself, prompting the judge to comment.
A cultured lady of about fifty with long teaching experience in New York City seeks a school connection or a position of responsibility. Address A.W. care of 8 D. Gilbert Pinehurst North Carolina.
The Berkshire offers modern conveniences for health and comfort including running spring water baths steam heat electric lights and open ties. Nearby sixty acres boast tennis courts and croquet grounds with horse hire at modern rates. Electric cars from New York lines will reach Southern Pines to Pinehurst six miles away. W B Peck manager of Mt Everett House in South Eyremont Massachusetts.
A compact listing details a department store with dry goods groceries meats and stationery. It notes drugs and proprietary medicines, hats, boots, and shoes, capeas, wind Thiware, and heavy groceries including Paney brands. Mentions cold storage meats and a northern market stock standard for selection.
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