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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1908
Page
7
A fragmented public notice style piece recalls a college crowd shouting Raw Raw Raw after a joke about hydrophobias and water. An elderly friend questions happiness while noting wealth and contentment. Mr Brown remarks he is not rich but unlikely to be broke.
A comic vignette from 2000 detailing a couple's courtship and marriage talk. Dialogue sparring about proposals, happiness in married life, and the social comedy of romance. Characters discuss proposals, weddings, and the awkward timing of saying I love you and I do. The piece ends with witty exchanges about money and matrimony.
A fragmentary column mixes wry quotes and humorous exchanges on fortune effort loss taste and fashion. Snippets show banter about opportunity, fancy dress, good intent, and clever comebacks, all in a light conversational tone. The disjointed items resemble a humorous society page or radio jingle teaser.
A jumble of punchy lines shows characters labeling rivals as impostors and expose a quick back and forth of street slang. Pairs are described as partners in crime and a fake duo as a song and dance team. The chatter shifts to risks, luck, and a remark about a baby show prize.
A fragment presents a curious dialogue about tailors, luck, and breaking a man with little effort. Neighbors are described as poor shots and a sly old fellow muses on time and killing, with scattered quotes about learning to play a carnet.
The text outlines a dramatic marriage gone wrong, with a woman branded as marrying a nobleman deemed worthless and facing despondency. It notes she was jilted by a coachman connected to her father and describes bringing him to terms. A dialogue line questions how money was obtained from the husband and mentions economizing by discharging a large sum.
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