On the Funny Side Squirrels seek attic lodging and a jokey quarrel with Mr Flubdud
A Louisville Courier quip cites squirrels breaking into suburban attics in search of lodgings and a man named Mr Flubdud questioning why they choose his home. A Brooklyn Daily Eagle gag follows about knocking glasses during a kiss and a wife noting postmarital economy.
Suburban Strategy Question Sparks Neighborhood Brag
A Brooklyn Daily Eagle item riffs on suburban life with a quip about raising vegetables and neighbors sharing their best yields as bragging rights. The brief notes the tongue in cheek exchange about self-sufficiency and community exchange.
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Brooklyn Daily
Eagie
Montreal Gazette: Catty Jane-Jim exchanges spark dating talk
Catty Jane-Jim are noted for original quips as he proposes and teases. Jill asks what he has been up to now, joking about marriage in the Montreal Gazette's light column.
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Catty Jane
Jim
Jill
Montreal Gazette
Eight speed maniac crashes into seven story building
An exchange recounts a maniac who ran head-on into a seven story office building. After regaining consciousness he whispered it blew my horn. The Toronto Globe notes a humorous contrast with chatter about a labor-saving device and a plan to marry an heiress.
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Toronto Globe
Dinosaur Egg Kitchenette Lesson Sparks Curiosity
In the Louisville Courier-Journal a professor’s lunch scene features a large slice of layer cake while students ask about the geologic specimen he lectured on. The quirky exchange underlines a curiosity about Humidorcas and the origin of the fossil shown.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Senate talk on forest culture and gavels
Senator Sorg hum notes the need for more and better timber as the United States Capitol will require additional gavels, tying forest culture to congressional needs and operations. He argues the policy is plainly before their eyes.
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Senator Sorghum
United States
Leaves Turn Red Ruse in Fall Banter
A playful exchange from the Boston Transcript riffs on skin and touch with Maud and Marie lines. A quip about leaves turning red in autumn suggests blushing at their own summer greenness, delivered in a colorful newspaper voice.
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Jack
Marie
Boston Transcript
Acid Test Clerk Styptic Pencil Joke Cartoon
A Boston Transcript caption frames a cheeky exchange about clerks and salary cuts. The joke lines feature a clerk offering a styptic pencil and the customer quipping about pay reductions. The caption plays on shaving and self aid products as a satirical aside.
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Boston Transcript
Occupation Question Sparks Pur Wait Remark
A witty remark circulates as a speaker answers the prompt what is your occupation by saying it is not an occupation but a pur wait and then identifies as a bill collector. The exchange highlights humor around job labels and daily roles.
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