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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1902
Page
6
A collection of lighthearted vignettes from a late 19th or early 20th century column, weaving misprinted nuptial vows, family banter, and social gags. Jests touch on a shy minister, a mistaken marriage rite, a father’s wry comments, and playful exchanges about weddings, divorces, gifts, and hats.
In a rugged exchange, Crearly and Prewt engage a disbelieving crowd as a veteran, worn by two years of campaigning, pleads for aid beyond the trenches. The scene blends slang and harsh dialogue amid a tense, roadside confrontation.
A fragmentary family scene recalls a walk with a small girl and a family friend. The talk veers to birthdays as they debate dates and meaning, with odd mishearings and garbled dialogue reflecting uncertain memory from the era.
In a terse anecdote Longbean recounts catching two panthers as the punchline lands on liars. The tale hinges on the idea that liars are exposed by their own tales, a wry finish to a fishy story.
A practical wife asks John to write love songs before breakfast to earn sacks of flour. He snaps he is not hungry and questions the flour, adding domestic humor to a quiet morning scene.
A collage of humorous lines and cartoon captions across several papers. Bits poke at domestic life, theatergoing, aging, and human foibles with brisk punchlines and light sarcasm. Names and places appear in joking setups reflecting the era’s newspaper style.
Measures to feed two million people daily in London face a gigantic task, while another ad urges Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets to cure a cold in one day. A claim discusses schooling children later, highlighting hygiene debates on age and schooling readiness.
A historical ad advocates Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for women with long standing illness. It claims the product restores regularity, dries weakening brains, heals inflammation, and cures female weakness. It urges letters to Buffalo New York and promotes Pleasant Pellets as part of the regimen, citing testimonials of renewed health.
Brehm the German naturalist and his party encounter a herd of baboons in a valley. One sickly young ape is seized by an older baboon and carried away while dogs retreat. The scene ends amid barking and victory cries as the baby is saved from the threat. The passage also notes varying alphabet counts across languages from 12 to 50.
In the Senate chamber Tillman quips about fooling himself after a scuffle with McLaurin. A Senate employee dodges the remark, saying he cannot answer without disrespecting a senator. The item adjoins a product promotion for Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children and a German work program ordering locomotives and carriages for next March at a cost of £4,600,000.
An OCR fragment presents a Hall and Hall’s Catarrh Cure advertisement claiming a one hundred dollar reward for incurable catarrh and lists Toledo based suppliers. The text also includes misprints about directors and a sentimental Kansas editor line about phrases for borrowing money. The items mix product promotion with broken names and unrelated quips.
The note recalls General C. G. Howard, famed American soldier, emerging from the Fair Oaks battle minus an arm. He is met by General Kearny, who had lost his left arm, who quips that they will buy their gloves at the same shop, reflecting wartime camaraderie and humor.
Mrs Prxxitan recalls years on the road with irregular meals and damp beds. A physician advised complete rest after health breakdown two years ago. She quotes a wager claiming operations for ovarian troubles are unnecessary, highlighting ongoing medical debate.
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