Romance Up To Date And Witty Snippets Of Corner News
A collection of light verse and humorous exchanges from various papers. It includes a romping couplet about a modest maid and a red rose, a joke about a Georgia battery in an electrical store, a quip on the last word on Earth, a wartime exchange on range and dinner, a courteous highwayman accepting an apology for a watch, and a shopgirl nodding while fitting pompadour.
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F. M. Knowles
New York Herald
Chicago Daily
Mr. Stubb
Mrs. Stubb
Chicago Daily News
Bad Fix. The Lieutenant rushed to the bridge
A lieutenant hurries to the bridge amid tense events as responders scramble to manage a deteriorating situation. The scene unfolds with officers coordinating a rapid assessment and backup to secure the area and protect civilians.
Publicity to Counter Mail Order Ad Tactics
Community columns urge local businesses to rival mail order sellers through increased publicity. Readers are advised that publicity is the same tool used by the mail order man to draw customers, and local ads can level the field with stronger visibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
Taft
Hughes
Henry Watterson
Lincoln-Douglas
Bry
Europe
Lincoln
Neb
Shopping mix over ten cents and change debts
Humorous quip from Cleveland Leader about a morning shopping spree. A woman and narrator dispute small sums totaling fractions of a dollar, ending with a claim of seven cents owed. The text blends jokes and captions, including references to Dashaway and other syndicated quips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Leader
Quackery and Jealousy in Banter Across Papers
A collage of cartoonish dialogue shows professional jealousy as a young student mocks a woman doctor as a duck, while an old doctor defends her as a quack. Separate jests reference Browning and a playful couplet about Gerald and Geraldine, illustrating period humor and wordplay.
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Baltimore
Arctic explorers face cramp claims and patience tested
Busy explorers and writers discuss cramp and patience, noting arctic expeditions pose physical strain. Patrice suggests writer's cramp as a joke, Yonfers Statesman adds context about endurance and focus during exploration and reporting.
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Patrice
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KentUcky Farmer
Kentucky
South
Springfield Sun
Louisville
Sprinfield Sun
Springfield
Out Ear Daily
Louisville Times
Evening Post
Louisville Herald
Farmers Home Journal
Weekly Courier-Journal
Cleveland
Esmeralda
Gwendolen
Chicago Tribune
Courier-Journal
Daily Courier-Journal
Sunday Courier-Journal
Dashaway
Hashaway
Anna Wynne
Kipling
Bobbie
Mr. Jones
Bobby
Harry
Jones
Pard
Bones
York Herald
Browning
Gerald
Geraldine
the Minster
Bardstown
MR. Bryan
United States
Bryan
Ign
Fred
Morocco
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Chinsee Ee Bryan
Springfield, KY
Sun
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