Quips and Anecdotes From Newspapers and Courtroom Snapshots
A collage of humorous snippets and misheard lines from newspapers and a court setting. Witness panels, bystander remarks, and a joke about a dog and a budget speech accompany recollections of editors and actors. The notes include Belfast and Dublin souls, Mr. Shuter, Parson Bradlee, and a farmer Rogers misplacing a cow.
A Certain Man and the Drunkard’s Certainty
A preacher cites Luke ten in a sermon noting the phrase a certain man as proof of certainty in character. He claims the Bible’s single word reveals he was sober punctual industrious and married, contrasting with drunks unreliable men and bachelors. The talk pivots on moral judgment.
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Lis
Ireland
Belfast
Dublin
Cork
Gorham
Jefferson
Polk
Tyamscripe
Jericho
Hope in Hard Times Drives Boarder Plan
A poor man seeks work to feed his family but finds no luck. In despair he laments there is nothing to eat. His wife suggests one last resource to survive by taking in boarders for income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord North
England
Lerk
Clark
House of Com
Philadelphia Record
Office Stupidity Laugh Line From Chicago Record
A Chicago Record line jokes about workplace mismatches as a typewriter vows to quit, asking why a worker seeks a job with an employer who sees beyond a recent fix up and aims for a stable position.
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Chicago Record
Illustration contrasts sit and set in teaching
An illustration shows Teacher John explaining the difference between sit and set. A bright patriotic boy notes the United States as a country where the sun never sets and the rest of the world never sits, reflecting a newspaper humor tone.
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John
United States
Detroit Journal
Pine Grove House Opens for Limited Boarders at Pinehurst
I A Flint of Stone Farm House N rap ING Mass will run Pine Grove House offering salubrious climate for health inclined guests. Open to a limited number. Terms eight to twelve dollars per week.
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Plaice
Pine Grove House
Department Store Ad Highlights Broad Goods and Groceries
An extended department store advertisement touts sections for Drugs and Proprietary Medicines, Dry Goods, Gents Furnishings, Hats, Boots, Shoes, Groceries, Fresh Meats, Hardware, Stoves, Crockery, Furniture, Electric and Viubing supplies, Grain, Paints, Silverware, Toys, and more. It emphasizes full lines of groceries, Northern-sourced dry goods, and cold storage meats. The copy notes stock from New England grocers and current hat and fashion offerings.
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Larry
Chicago Daily News
Mr. Corntossel
Washington Sher
Deily Chronicle
Bagshot
Vitoria
Sleswick-Holstein
Balaaniv
Hrcheniye
Shuter
Shuuter
Lidy
Himmer
Mons
Barkshire
Rogers
Mr. Rogers
Mr. de Speptie
Washington Star
Pinehurst, N. C
I. A. Flint
The
Stone Farm
Ing, Mass
DEPT
New England
Meat and Fish Market
Lenox
J. Milton Robinson
Canada