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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1907
Page
7
A fragmented column presents wry exchanges and quick quips from a 19th century panel of jokes. It features lines about manners, money, marriage, and social habits with playful titles such as NOT STANDARD and HARD LINES. The compact joke snippets reference neighbors, typewriters, wealth, and debt in a brisk, punchy style.
A fragment from a society column shows playful lines about a man’s fortune tied to shaving his face. It notes a fashionable air and a joking reference to his new wealth and manners. The excerpt includes quoted lines about attire and perception from a lighthearted context.
A playful exchange features Tenpin and Messenger discussing grogginess and fairness. The Kingpin jokes about being knocked out and unprepared to meet it while a scolding line blames the lack of justice on desire itself.
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