Odd Anecdotes and Local Gossip From Basin to Paris
A noisy breakfast disrupts a new waitress in Basin Wyoming. A bank hold up plot collapses when the would be bandits realize the cashier remains secure. A Virginia North Carolina border mix up yields a running gag. Detective Adair recalls a humorous shirt tale. Paris police chief Claude is distracted by Beranger song loving dancers as an escaped prisoner slips away.
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Grio
Basin
Basin Bank
Virginia
North Carolina
Efi Adair
Market Street
Mr. Adair
Monsieur Claude
Paris
Pierre Jean de Beranger
Claude
Beranger
Painting Pitfalls and Practical Advice for Homeowners
The piece warns homeowners about meddling with painting work and choosing the right painter. It cites consequences of interference, suggests using paint testing guides from National Lead Co, and notes that poor supervision leads to poor results and wasted money. The essay juggles unrelated anecdotes and tips on frugality and politicking.
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National Lead Co
Trinity Bldg
New York City
Sailor's Prayer Book Mocked in Leader’s Satire
A Cleveland Leader piece compares a seaman’s logbook remark to a sailor’s holystone ritual. It notes the humor and bitterness in the seaman’s saying that the prayer book label masks the profane act of holystoning on Sunday.
Coffee Harm Alleged By Washington Woman In Letter
A Washington woman claims coffee caused various ailments and rheumatic pain. She cites sleeplessness and nervousness, credits quitting coffee with Postum aid, and urges readers to try Postum as a healthful alternative. The letter, from Postum Co. of Battle Creek, Michigan, praises The Road to Wellville and invites further reader letters.
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Washington
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Pkys
Elevator giant seed firm breaks ground in Wisconsin
The John A. Salzer Seed Co of La Crosse Wis announces a new seed elevator with storage for over 250 000 bushels and cleaning capacity. Clover seed tests at 99 55 percent purity and the firm promotes its Salter catalog. The notice juxtaposes social musings and light commentary on aging flu and fashion.
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John A. Salzer Seed Co
Box C
la Crosse
Wis
America
Salter
Sabec
Amercian
Gov
Noard
Wisconsin
Balzer
POR Agricultural College
Agricultural Colleges of
Iowa
Korth Dekets
Minnesota
Heath Dake
Etawi
Ainert
Cateleg
Champe
Timothy
Lover
Grauses
Teapot Tempest Mentioned In Cyclone Belt Wit
Quips about temperaments and luck pepper a short read noting a teapot in a tempest seen only by cyclone belt residents. Uncle Remus style quips contrast bragging about hardships with a powder mill comparison. An Indiana address advertises a brief cash offer and a free dinner set as premium. Weather notes remark an indefinite Weather Bureau vacation.
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Remus
Ladips
Lee
Cornell Ave
Indianapolis
Ind
Fashion Hints And Ideas For Spring Dress Styles
Fashion hints suggest planning ahead for inner dresses and simple handwork in linen braid. Notes on accessories like a round solar and a large rose with a floppy bow give a spring touch. Mentions use of tinted cloth in Rus sia for coffins and color symbolism. advise new ideas for health and happiness. A robin signals winter retreat. Cologne Cathedral spire cited as tallest. Comments on changing gender roles and a horoscope offer from Major Wm Anderson with a birth month inquiry.
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Russia
Robin
See Here Mrs Tightwad Refuses Holes in Cheese
A comic exchange features Mrs Tightwad rejecting cheese full of holes after a grocer explains the product. The dialogue includes Mrs Goswell asking about the Sphinx and a quip about keeping the mouth shut for 8 000 years.
Vanity and youth clash over study and sport
A college youth argues athletics take precedence over studies to discuss topics at home with his father. The piece reflects on vanity, with quotes about Sniffy, equality, and banter from multiple newspapers.
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Washington Star
The Newly Wedded One Divorced One at Niagara or Sioux
Apparent quip from Puck reflects on marriage and separation with a playful tone. The bit contrasts wedded bliss at a notable falls with a divorce, hinting at satire of relationships and travel or leisure. The reference blends Niagara and Sioux locations as a humorous misnaming.
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Lfe
Falls
NiIagara
Sloux
Puck
City water woes thawed by makeshift pump trick
Farm and Home notes residents fix frozen pumps by piping hot water from indoor faucets to the pump. The improvised method helps thaw the line when city supply or pump freezes, a common rural workaround during cold snaps.
Bar Break and Quick Witty Exchanges Across Town
A patchwork of humorous lines from various sources highlights bar room wit. A maiden lady greets a town gentleman abroad with cordial questions. A detective banters about a skeleton in a closet while a farmer complains of a tiny butter pat in a restaurant.
God knows every little thing says child
A four year old asks if God knows everything and if so God knows he is hungry. The aunt confirms and the boy remains convinced. The page also includes quips about snowballs and a washing incident from a Baltimore paper.
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Elsah
Harry
El sie Shy Learns Abatement from Free Sweet Pair
A fragment notes El sie Shy needing time to learn abating with guidance from Free Sweet who is teaching her. The dialogue hints at mentorship and a patient training process between two named figures.
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May
Elsie
Sue
Anecdotes and Quarrels Tangle Across Humorous Vignettes
A collage of comic exchanges and curious scenes unfolds. Harry introduces a newcomer Gilbert Spencer to Jim, a pushy friend is described, a painter and goat drawing lesson appear, a street tramp asks for a black eye to evoke sympathy. The snippets showcase wit and odd requests.
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Harry
Newcoster
Jim
Gilbert Spencer
Lippincott’s
Woman’s Quirky Question Sparks Hazy Exchange
A playful newsroom exchange centers on a woman’s cheeky inquiry about polpers and a molecharm chant. The retort dismisses shop talk and hints at a breezy, humorous dynamic in the room.
A Bizarre Dialogue Column From The Garden Themed Notebook
A quirky page presents characters like Uncle Tom Jimmy garden sprites and talking produce. Potatoes onions and strawberries speak of soil, sun and dry conditions while a diner joke about eggs and ham echoes in a Boston Transcript style. A weather remark references a government figure west to Corecastes.
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the Telegraph
A. Gapen
SPXEY
Wille
Willie
Papa
Mama
Cleveland
the Sailor's Prayer Book
Per Salser
YOU $Alzer Seed CO
Bow OH Lacrosue
N,n. Y
York, Nebr
Yuan Shi Kai
Weather Bureau
Munyon
Cathedral of
Cologne
Wm. Anderson
Clinton, Sonn
W.l.douglas
Ift
Douglas
W. L. Doug
W. L. Douglas
Spark St
Brocktos
Mass
Bex C. N
John Asalzer Seed CO
Piso
Wall Street
Sniffey
Yenast
Crimsonbeck
Yonkers Statesman
Yonker
Jenny
Lapleigh
Bute
Browns
Jove
Robinson’s
Boston Transcript
Nix
Upson
Billy
Greening
Browning
Kansas City
Kane
The
Sunday Strand
Domestia Thankes
Baltimore American
Tom
Jimmy
Waltress
Gyer
Myer
Government
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