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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1907
Page
7
A garbled column of jokes mocks epidemics, beauty, courtship, and politics. It features a scatter of quips about doctors, a glance at a dog, a Mich anglers remark, a professor’s take on marriage, and a jaw with a playful exchange about woman suffrage with a punchline about holding office.
A fragment from a domestic scene features Mr Justwed and Mrs Justwed debating home life and independence for their daughter. Dr Price notes melancholia in a husband while Mrs Wise hints at easing funds for his comfort as a peasant surprise. The text hints at trust, truthfulness, and social expectations amid a playful, cryptic exchange.
Dialogue fragments reveal a social scene with housewives plotting and witty exchanges about manners. References to a “Spring Fool” event and a mysterious portrait disappointments surface amid casual comments on captious etiquette and coffee habits.
A humorous fragment features an aging rake and bickering banter about teeth, dinners, and jokes. Notes include lines about a birthday gift, profanity, and light quips on wages versus boodle, ending with a stormy telephone encounter and a playful exchange with a wife.
A fragmented humor column parodies daily life with snippets about wealth bias, fashion, home life, and light scientific quips. It includes quips about a lazy character needing a kick, suggestions on a mustache, carpet holes from dropped cookies, and a playful take on confidential telephone chatter.
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