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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1906
Page
8
A collage of humorous dialogue and quips from a late past era, including lines about kissing, being “game,” and society’s big guns versus smooth bores. Dialogues touch on romance, gossip, and everyday observations from mothers, daughters, and fathers.
A page of quick quips and wry exchanges shows Santa themed lines and short captions. Dialogues include a death joke about a schoolmaster versus a college professor and a gag about bonnets going to church. Various social snippets mix with playful banter and casual conversations.
A quirky dialogue story unfolds with a fiend questioning a doctor about smoking and life expectancy. The doctor replies that stopping after long use can stretch days, while other snippets tease puns, marital banter, and theatrical phrases. The piece blends humor and character sketches in a restless, vaudeville tone.
A compact collection of witticisms and banter after a funeral and in daily life. Jokes range from inducing agreement by insults to playful mockery of youth and beauty, with a line about a rat as a tool and a remark on a college team tiring out.
A first year married life tale features a woman claiming mistaken identity intent in a courtroom exchange. The judge probes the lawyer as the client admits striking a book agent with cas pion while asserting misidentification. A separate note recounts a freight mix up where Rob returns with one baggage piece after a claim about a big trunk and a twenty cent access.
The exchange questions a hopeful marriage proposal with a sharp reply denying any promise, suggesting a contrary stance and a tension over anticipated commitment.
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