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Newspaper
Richmond Collegian
Location
Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1920
Page
3
A playful column from Westhampton features humorous notices about students and visitors in the dorms. It lampoons social chatter, misspent outings, fashion, and campus court gossip with light jests and cheeky asides about girls, boys, and campus life.
A playful monologue about Isabellas romantic entanglements with George Jim Percy Bill and Jack, noting Henry as the marriage target others envy. The verse hints at social norms and curiosities, questioning what some people will do for love and status.
The fragment notes Brewster's Million left a fortune and the speaker spent it on everyday items. Purchases include butcher bills rent taters gasoline sugar beans bread and a hint of liquor. The stanza ends with buying shoes and a reference to Ellis VanCamp.
A quirky local item notes a man named Dob bin on vacation fever with rising temperature and a joking reference to railroad folders. The piece plays on a double meaning of judge and deferment while hinting at a humorous mix of names and small-town dialogue.
Two sailors swap odd metaphors about a hen and hatch near the deck as they ponder love and beauty. Wise One questions the time spent, while the other frames love as a skin game amid sea air banter.
A dialogue ponders whether observed ear tips signal an accident or a gradual return of ears. The exchange hints at a mystery about aging or transformation with a direct, curiosity-driven tone.
A playful verse depicting a student routine from breakfast to a failed exam at Harvard Lampoon. The speaker notes a yawning morning, a boring lecture, and a muttered dawn as the survey ends with a snorted flop.
A sharp quarrel erupts as she slaps him after his kiss and he retorts to remove her from his lap in a charged Iowa Frivol scene. The brief exchange highlights stubborn pride and romantic tension in the strip.
Dialogue captures a light exchange about decorating a dorm room as a mother plans to visit, implying a forthcoming display of photos and personal effects. The vignette hints at youth, family expectations, and the college setting labeled Brown Jug in a casual, humorous tone.
A brief dialogue showcases regional banter with a Florida hotel reference and a judge scene. The Washington Sun Dodger is noted in the snippet, hinting at a column or caricature exchange about regional identity.
A fragment from the Cornell Widow appears to play with inheritance and intellect, noting that the speaker’s ancestors were brainy people while implying the speaker was disinherited.
Izzy notes they have been married about five years. Dizzy asks if she was good wife and Izzy replies she did not make him a good wife but she made him a good husband.
An excerpt from the Yale Record humor page referencing a joke on free love and an expense account sketch. It notes a nonexistent item as a gag and plays with self-aware satire of campus life.
A fragment shows a shy young character resisting a kiss and a veteran acknowledging the difficulty. The dialogue hints at seeking a seat amid a scene involving Princetown Tiger.
In a crisp exchange from Life magazine the speaker informs his wife that Uncle George will lend ten thousand dollars to launch a new business venture. The remark underscores anticipation and family support in the enterprise.
A reflective aphorism notes that outcomes in life hinge on inner vitality and attitude. The phrase contrasts bitterness with improvement, implying that personal growth arises from how one engages with circumstances. The source presents this as a moral prescription rather than a narrative.
A fragment notes that Dasher's homemade brew was undrinkable yet he sold the recipe to the government as a high explosive formula. The line implies a dubious, perhaps wartime context with a questionable scientific misuse.
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