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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1927
Page
7
Gap Johnson tries to back a wagon from a crossroads store as his daughter whips the mules while bystanders heckle. A salesman arrives and jokes that an automobile would spare trouble, while Johnson quips he prefers mulework and notes the daughter will soon marry and needs husband training.
The saying appears in many languages and is often linked to Ecclesiastes 10 20 which warns against reviling rulers or the rich in private as a bird of the heavens may carry the voice and a winged messenger may carry the matter
The piece shows a humor exchange where a timid lover jokes about kissing, and a flapper retorts that a whole mind would have acted sooner. A closing quip cites bathtubs as the leading home accident cause per insurance stats.
The article traces Santa Claus origins from Sinterklass and Bishop St Nicholas to Americanized Santa. It notes Dutch, New Amsterdam roots, St Nicholas day customs, Washington Irving influence, Clement Clarke Moore’s 1822 verse, and the poem that popularized the modern Santa with reindeer and a sleigh.
Prof. Moore, author of America’s first Greek and Hebrew lexicon, aimed for lasting fame through the work but reluctantly admitted writing what he called a silly verse. The line, copied by Hh SA SAS, spread nationwide and into school readers, though he wished it hidden.
iSae admitted authorship and gave the autographed original to the New York Historical Society. The 1822 Christmas poem, once forgotten, is seen as the birthday of the American Santa Claus cherished by American children.
The article traces asphalt use from Sumerians to Egyptians and the La Brea pits in California. A separate report notes a violent electric storm where lightning struck a peak, striking a rope and killing a priest while injuring eight others.
Nine alpinists including a priest died in a bizarre accident during a mountain climb in the grol. The group was testing a cape with a pliable steel strand and had reached the summit of Marmalade mountain at about 10 000 feet above sea level when the mishap occurred.
A six foot ten inch traffic officer in Minnesota draws mock caution about height. The comment notes he may be a good cop yet his stature risks appearing overbearing in public duties.
An Observer snippet shows a shouted canine inquiry met by a spokesperson denying stray dogs and noting a black dog passed by. A quip contrasts two women’s envy and a wife’s reaction to a new frock with a husband’s faint praise. A Twain quote closes the passage.
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