Curse of Progress Nor Stop Sermon on Immortality
A long winded clergyman preaches immortality for an hour and a half. He cites mountains and seas with boastful lines and wonders why listeners smile at his fanciful oaths.
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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1936
Page
4
Fragmented quotes hint at light humor and stage banter
A potpourri of anecdotes shows boarding place farewells finicky landladies tax helps and home sick jokes. Dialog snippets include a landlady who weeps a new bride who saves, a witness describing expensive garb, a misbehaving child, and a boy who dreams of extra time at a football match.
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Mind Meter Famous Men Test Summary
The Mind Meter presents ten names with four professions each. Players cross out the occupation for which the person is least famed. Answers include editor for Arthur Brisbane, baseball player for Vernon Gomez, jurist for Cardozo, author for Sinclair Lewis, soprano or newspaper woman for Nellie Melba, violinist for Kreisler, actor for Tone, actor for Walter Hempden, golfer for Macdonald Smith, and poet for Riley.
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