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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1906
Page
7
A whimsical verse fragment depicts lovers separated by distance. Messenger imagery uses moonbeams and stars to convey affirming messages of true love. A humorous dialogue shifts to a local joke about a colonel and lieutenant as a marriage proposal debate.
In a town scene Jones jokes about a boy and his father. Brown riffs on old maxims about hidden qualities cropping up in sons, while a mute fellow recalls planning and misplacing a house. The quip centers on the idea that traits pass from father to son.
A collage of social quips and humor notes with banter about parenting rewards, self control, and compliments. The item includes lines about marriage, compatibility, and daily life in a light, satirical tone. Names and places are sparse, but the pieces reflect a society column flavor with wry observations.
A fragmented comic column presents quips and sketches about a tourist in an Arizona restaurant asking for toothpicks and a waiter’s interjections. It includes lines about advice, youth and aging, undertakers as final runners, and social quirks. The piece weaves humorous vignettes and aphorisms about fame, ethics, taste, and money.
A fragmentary dialogue shows a trust senator discussing a colleague as an informant, with lines about fear and turning state's evidence. A barber shop style banter follows with remarks on nobility and sacrifice. The pair condemn idle speculation and end with a quip about pleasure leading to financial ruin.
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