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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 05, 1901
Page
6
The Yonkers Statesman humor column features brisk exchanges among Mrs Styles and Mr Styles about fashion and chrysanthemums. Banter touches on football photos and self made men with a playful jab at Muggs hair turning white overnight.
Chicago News reports a playful quip about Sammy Monk-Oh and a comic line where a mother exclaims Eddie's swing is overpowering him.
On a near voyage back to port a young man asks to pursue the acquaintance made on the boat and to call at the maiden’s home. She learns his name is Eddy and consents softly, signaling a budding romantic encounter amid the city lights.
A Chicago News excerpt shows dialogue between a son and father with a slang exchange about visiting family. The father laments lack of time for slumming, while the son refuses to come around, reflecting a strained family dynamic.
A speaker recalls a notorious local youth named Rogers, famed for mischief and clever tricks. The narrator reflects on Rogers turning bad, leaving town twenty years ago, and hints at his later fate and a reunion with the speaker's son. The piece preserves dialect and regional voice.
A bantering exchange features Mr Backward-Well-er-yes and Miss Coy discussing wedding fate. Miss Coy suggests skipping the fortune teller to save for a ring, prompting playful reluctance from Mr Backward-Why-er-yes.
In a playful exchange, Miss Sharpe recalls a compliment from a suitor, claiming he called her the nicest girl he knew. Miss Jellus confirms hearing the remark, though she finds it surprising and hard to trust.
A wry exchange about a wife’s country visit. The narrator notes she stayed two weeks longer than the neighbor yeoman, reflecting social humor of the period.
A Philadelphia Press excerpt shows a fortune teller charging one dollar for a reading. Mr Gull anxiously questions whether money changes fate while the scene hints at a dreamlike quest for wealth.
In Cotta Saxony a public list names individuals who did not pay last year tax. Those on the list are barred from meat or drink at all city restaurants and saloons under penalty of license loss.
Through acquiring the Grand Central Belge and several minor private lines, Belgium's rail system was unified under a single ownership, consolidating control of the national network.
In Yonkers Statesman dialogue, a child questions a father about telling his fiancé’s father. The father admits he spoke to the man but lacked nerve. The scene ends with the boy’s witty remark about his mother’s engagement news.
An Australian correspondent reports Victoria spent £225000 on old age pensions last year. The Government proposes reducing the maximum payment from 10 to 7 shillings monthly. The colony's revenue shows a surplus of £125849 over expenditure.
A sentimental girl asks if the ocean is beloved and the unsentimental man agrees but wishes it were cleaner. He notes the shoreline is strewn with watermelon rinds lemon peels lunchboxes and other trash.
A brief cartoon caption from the Philadelphia Press features a merchant boasting about a superior safe and claiming sole access to its combination. The exchange highlights a punchline on cash handling versus security.
A writer replies that he never asks his wife for words as her vocabulary largely comes to him. The gag reflects a husband wife word play.
Poem from the Pittaburg Chronicle Telegraph depicts Cupid as active after June, guiding lovers to license offices to obtain marriage permits. Couples across classes rush for legal passes, receive vows, and celebrate under Parson and friends, with Cupid praised for keeping the romance alive.
Market notes indicate wheat prices slipped slightly to 81c per bushel for the week while trade remained quiet. Strong corn and oats support prices. Argentina's crop outlook affects European demand. lake vessel delays and Buffalo blockade hinder exports. Prices in Fort William, Duluth, and Liverpool steady with exports and domestic feed demand rising.
Willie Washington jokes about his memory while Miss Cayenne responds with a teasing compliment in a brief Washington Star dialogue fragment. The excerpt captures playful characterization and witty backchat between the two figures.
In a humorous recount in the column the speaker notes Mrs. Jones tells of her husband owning two revolvers and a Winchester rifle for burglars who might come. The punch line reveals the burglars took those weapons the previous night.
A Philadelphia Record brief quotes two fleas debating time off with one claiming a vacation and the other a month long tramp in a humorous exchange.
A new contributor asks if there is any point to their poem and the editor replies there is an exclamation point as the point. The quip appears in the Atlanta Constitution.
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