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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1910
Page
3
A collage of quips and brief jokes from Washington Star Houston Post and other outlets. Observations range from wasp woes and bridge players to aging pensioners and humorous exchanges about advertising and marriage.
An aged newspaper advisory touts Dean's Kidney Pills as a cure for backache and kidney distress. Endorsement from Charles Hansing of Galeng Illinois recounts relief after months of dull back pain and persistent urinary issues, claiming two boxes cured him and two years free of kidney complaints.
A fragmented dialogue recalls a master servant scene with a tray of water and a reference to bad habits from a prior location. The term Fluegende Blatter appears as a stray phrase in the exchange.
A newly acquainted couple jokes about their husbands both being barbers in a brief social exchange. The remark, “my husband is the biggest talker you ever heard,” prompts a lighthearted laugh from the other woman who adds her husband shares the same trade.
A messenger reports a man in room 496 tripped over a broom and spilled water on himself. The hotel manager orders him helped with a towel and charges for a bath, in a humorous Tit-Bits vignette.
A schoolmaster asks how to define black as your hat. A pupil replies with the phrase darkness that may be felt, as quoted by the Columbia Jester.
A Washington Star quotation frames a neighborly jab about a crowing rooster and the people it belongs to, turning a petty dispute into a pointed social jab about neighbor relations.
A fragment from Kansas City Journal and St. Louis Star describes a campaign canvass using a 1905 touring car. The text recalls shrewd campaigning and a character named Tommy Tulfout, who jokes about using a slingshot to target a bird.
The tale describes a mongoose named rikkitik from The Times of Ceylon witnessing a cobra confrontation. The mongoose dodges bites, presses the attack, clamps the cobra behind the head, and ultimately feasts on parts of the foe while avoiding the venomous glands.
Sunday School Chronicle notes Victor Hugo’s exile residence in Hauteville House St Peter Port Guernsey remains as he left it. The home features priceless art and furniture including a Michael Angelo pupil crafted salt cellar valued at £600 and mottoes in unexpected places.
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