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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1917
Page
3
In a 1917 Wheeler Syndicate piece, Penrod and Sam, after a bonded prisoner joke ends, ink a cat and hide in a white folks’ house. A mysterious cape rolls from Margaret’s closet, causing a chaotic chase and a late night family scene with Herman’s warnings lingering in the air.
Two of the victims were a man and wife of the upper classes buried in a villa Cloister garden when red hot stones and collapsed roof suffocated them. The man sat with head bent, the woman stood behind him with gold earrings and rings still on her fingers. A youth huddled by a garden wall hole and another man bent under debris showed a cornelian ring on a right hand finger.
The second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia on May 10 1775 as independence hung in the air. By June 7 it set July 20 as a day of humiliation fasting and prayer for all twelve united colonies though Georgia did not attend. A year later Congress declared the colonies free and independent states.
In a brief comic exchange Wiggin s asks if the speaker owns a house and is told no, noting they had no cook last month. The line hints at a light domestic anecdote and a change in household arrangements.
A sharp exchange at a theater scene features a surly citizen asking if anyone finds the show funny. An usher replies with dry humor naming ticket speculators as the audience. The moment captures a sly jab at scalpers during the performance.
In Chestnut Tree, a skeptical remark about vaccination is met with the claim that a vaccinated cousin died after a fall from a window three weeks later, illustrating fear-driven resistance to public health advice.
Each year on May 8 Japanese public bathhouses provide iris water baths. Believed to prevent colds, iris leaves release a volatile oil in warm water. The oil stimulates circulation and leaves a film on the skin reducing heat loss. Prolonged bathing should be avoided to prevent drowsiness.
Dialog exchange where Perkins regrets not planning for a visitor and Hawkins replies he would inform in the future.
A remark depicts a doctor easing a patient’s pain with a sharp line about an epidemic interjection. The exchange underscores quick wit over medical care in a humorous anecdote.
A playful line from a goods advertisement recalls a man joking about a charge for kissing a young woman. The reply twists the idea into a request to keep the charge account open indefinitely, reflecting lighthearted banter in trade notices.
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