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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1916
Page
3
The Chicago Tribune criticizes a national pledge plan urging 5,000,000 voters to back only candidates who support prohibition and a national platform against liquor. It warns such tactics override vital issues and could threaten national safety and unity, urging education over coercive pledges.
A collection of short items on historical submarine dreams and eccentric anecdotes. Tales include Napoleon’s suggested kidnap by a copper submarine halted by his death, New Year banquets for horses in England, quips about market directions, proofreader woes with Bible editions, hydrofluoric acid dangers in glass work, and a quip about an inveterate bride.
A writer recalls staging a modern drama order with Forman of a big film company about restless married life. He imagines a Greek chorus audience reacting to a wife, husband, former lover and child, and finally quits when the public rejects his play as too scandalous.
The piece traces gaiters from a late entry in English, noting Johnson's Dictionary lacking it before 1760 and a 1892 military dictionary defining it as spatterdashes. It cites Guerre and a fifteenth century root, suggesting etymologists compare many words while asserting gaiters is unrelated to gait. The London Spectator is referenced for the punning note.
The Savannah resident and Chatham county plantation owner buys a mule famed for strong hind legs. After sending the mule to his cotton plantation, a worker reports the animal can kick with surprising force, prompting a bobby-like exchange about the creature’s prowess.
A. Reeve arrives with a head cut and a doctor treats him. The physician warns about bad company, but Reeve laments he cannot afford a divorce. The exchange highlights poverty constraints and personal ruin from unlawful unions.
A Baltimore American quotation notes, No man can be always guarded in his conduct. They claim an exception for one class of men, asking Where are they In the penitentiary.
The report notes Pretty Post Hicks Bluffer discussing buying a car while Wicks Bluffer questions his ability to afford even a small purchase. The exchange hints at public skepticism about financial means.
A witty exchange in the Boston Transcript notes that married life may be touched by finance as a joke about cash dividends. The quip compares marriage bonds to investment returns, reflecting social commentary on union and money.
The attache says negotiations may continue as the woman’s reply is only partially satisfactory. If she marries, she seeks a partner with good looks courage and ability, per a judge’s remark.
In Farm and Fireside notes an Iowa man suggests placing four quarts of salt in the hayload to deter spontaneous combustion while stored in the barn mow. The tip emphasizes salt as a fire preventive measure for farm storage.
Entrepreneurial note from Kansas City Journal inverts craft and commerce a claim that handsome men convert lemons into a salable extract called Jemon. The quip suggests witty brand creation and market-ready product ideas reflective of early 20th century satire.
An Albany Argus exchange questions Greece’s performance and batting. Optimist says Greece produced, while the pessimist notes today could not produce a base on balls in the same discussion.
In this region catarrh is claimed to be widespread and historically incurable by local treatments. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio is advertised as a constitutional remedy taken internally to reach mucous surfaces through the blood. A reward Offers one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure.
A clerk recalls marrying Lucy and living in a small two story cottage on city outskirts. Loneliness and a volatile mood lead to a dramatic night when a robber breaks in. Lucy shoots at the intruder from the garret and the couple see their valuables ruined then replaced by concern and a move to the city.
A narrator describes a tense Negro quarrel on an early morning street edge. An axe and a blackjack threaten violence until inaction and a shotgun discharge end the confrontation. Spectators flee, a hospital visit follows, and the crowd disperses to dreams of chickens and watermelons.
Ancient and eighteenth century diners followed strict social rules as carvers sized up guests and portions. The sixteenth century artisan matched joints to guests, while later masters taught hostesses the craft. Anecdotes from the London Chronicle and a light quip from the Philadelphia Ledger illustrate social pressure and humor at table.
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