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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1933
Page
11
A young reporter recounts a party and faces the editor after describing Brigadier General Blazer among the prettiest attendees. The exchange reveals the misstep in attempting to locate a wife for the master and the maid Bridget jokes about its futility.
A guide shows tourists the tomb of Napoleon in Paris. He notes a 40 ton sarcophagus and a 12 ton steel receptacle over a sealed leaden casket. A Yankee quips that Napoleon is secured and jokes about sending a cable if he ever escapes.
A landlady laments her late husband, a gifted artist, while cutting pie crust. A gloomy boarder remarks he was a sculptor, revealing tensions over creativity and daily life in a tense kitchen scene.
A quoted dialogue questions gender roles with the line about marrying a woman like a magazine cover and expecting her to behave as a cookbook. The fragment hints at satire on domestic expectations and postwar media ideals.
A string of humorous vignettes unfolds with a musician proposing a Divorce March inspired by Mendelssohn, a cowboy lamenting limited movie success, and a quip about forty years of grinding from a wife to her husband. The jokes hinge on wordplay about fame, marriage, and age.
A public quarrel centers on suffrage with Mr Battlecry accusing Mrs Battlecry of never voting after years of advocating for the right. She responds she merely desires the right to vote, not participation in casting ballots.
In a noisy dining room a guest pressures Mr Brown to sing while he dodges the task saying he only sings in the bath. The exchange prompts further teasing among the guests as the moment ends in light humor.
The dialogue presents a sharp repartee between a surgeon and a patient about being prepared for repairs after a beat down. The terse exchange explores readiness, resilience, and the irony of preparedness in the face of injury.
A Cincinnati Enquirer quip notes former out-of-work youths buying back discarded clothes as times improve. A Hollywood star confesses trouble with her husband and asks for photographers to be sent.
Marconi conducts tests to extend microwave range hoping to bring wireless phones into everyday use. He envisions ship to shore talk, transoceanic conversations, and access for remote areas with minimal power and no costly installations. Current experiments reach 170 miles with land to yacht links and use under 60 cm waves for secrecy. A Vatican to Castel Gandolfo link has operated over 17 miles for more than a year.
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