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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1933
Page
3
In a light exchange two friends joke about a man who boasts of his fiances value. One says he tells people she is worth her weight in gold, the other replies that the boasts are aimed at his creditors. The humor rests on financial vanity.
Harold explains to a friend that a date cost him his entire week's salary. The exchange centers on Mary as the hoped for partner and Harold's reluctance despite encouragement from a friend.
In a humorous exchange, Hopkins asserts witnesses in courts tell different versions, while another recalls Shakespeare never repeats stories, highlighting ambiguity and unreliable narration.
A stray stories magazine fragment quotes a question about domestic violence and a half joking denial about a beating occurring after midnight. The dialogue hints at a hostile home situation without detailing the incident.
Walker Cup star Caddie George Dunlap spoke at a farewell dinner prior to sailing for England. He quipped about speeches and joked with a bad drive from a municipal course named the Common, remarking on the chunk of earth sent flying. The exchange reflected lighthearted sport among players and spectators.
A fragmentary column shows a quip about poverty entering and an aside about piano installments. A remark asks to speak with Mrs Bore dom for exclusion from a reception, then thanks are offered. The text reflects social banter and minor domestic notes in a diffuse, informal tone.
A London humorist asks what to call a man who plays an accordion and notes the answer depends on how he plays it. The quip teases naming conventions and performance style.
The puzzle lists horizontal and vertical clues covering diverse topics from religion to music to daily life. It references crosswise wordplay with entries like 1 13 14 16 18 19 20 21 23 25 26 28 30 32 33 34 36 38 38 10 44 48 49 39 52 563 55 5é 60 61 62 64 65 66 68 and verticals 2 3 5 6 7 10 11 12 15 17 20 22 24 25 27 29 31 38 35 87 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 50 53 54 57 58 61 63 65 67 noting the solution will appear in the next issue.
A Texas case shows abusive language is not a crime if only sign language is involved. A resident tried to file a complaint for nose-thumbing at A D A Ernest Paschal’s office but could not find a statute covering the incident, so the complaint was not accepted.
In New York City metropolitan area racketeering gangs clash over bootlegging policy games and labor influence. Police estimate about 34 gang related murders in three months, linked to Waxey Gordon and Dutch Schultz feuds. Authorities report killings often target known gang members, with gunfire and stabbings occurring at night.
London zoo’s queen ostrich Jessie died and postmortem found a stash of handkerchiefs gloves pennies nails screws washers string buttons and more. The story hints at theft rumors while lightly mocking the bird’s odd appetite and digestion lessons for young ostriches.
Mrs Frank Huston of Wintersville won Jefferson county's hot weather story prize by recounting how wrens warned her of danger from a big black snake. She found the serpent devouring a wrens nest ten feet up in a flower basket and beheaded it with a hoe after four of the five young wrens were eaten. The snake had climbed a wire screen to reach the nest.
Clarence Twyman hooked a seven-pound buffalo at Sunshine Lake near Excelsior Springs Missouri. After a 19 minute fight he landed the fish, with his wife Mrs Twyman at the oars. To keep the struggling fish inside the boat Twyman had to sit on it until docking.
Two sisters living together in Shebenik Bosnia each gave birth to triplets within fifteen minutes of one another. Their husbands, employed at a Belgrade factory, were informed of the arrivals of their eight offspring.
Sixty five baby chicks hatched from a batch of eggs discarded at the Rushville city dump by a local poultry house.
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