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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1903
Page
2
In this playful verse from the Houston Post, J. M. Lewis bids a parent to sleep as a child in night attire teases with phrases like doddo doe way. The moon peeks through blinds while the caller longs for rest and reflects on the child’s sleepy play.
The lightship Dora off Frying Pan Shoal carries keeper McNair who hides a violent past as two aging sailors Anderson and Peters speculate on his guilt and intent. McNair's silent mood and uneasy calm contrast with the sea's endless roll as land grows nearer.
In an Atlantic cliffside town Katharine and her companion Charlie sail despite warnings. A sudden storm capsizes their catboat. Marcus and rescue crews save them but villainous ripples expose Katharine to old pain. Hugh returns as Marcus sacrifices, James McNair dies, and Katharine’s future with Congressman-elect James Duncan unfolds.
The piece notes Jonathan Edwards born 200 years ago lived free of worldly cares, devoting himself to ministry while entrusting temporal matters to Mrs Edwards. It also recalls Mark Twain visits to Tarrytown and a humorous Exchange at a station. It closes with a Methodist funeral anecdote about truth and tact at burials from the Philadelphia Record.
A string of light hearted humorous exchanges appears in the papers with snippets about Miss Roques Light Mr Lightby and a bonnet, a show reaction, a skeptic husband and a family joke. The bits highlight social trivialities in a breezy, newspaper style.
The passage strings together brief quotes from various papers and readers. It features a Princeton Tiger line about students and faculty praise, a Philadelphia Press jab about a Russian count, and exchanges from Curate and Tit-Bits reflecting humor on harvest sermons.
A compilation of light wits and exchanges from Chicago Philadelphia Detroit and Brooklyn papers. Jokes involve hearing piano practice unfit punning about punctual theatergoing and marital quirks. The fragment captures playful banter and social one liners of the era.
A jumble of literary quips and mock dialogue references from Puck and the New York Times ad libbed asides. It notes Willies tears over a toy knife, a belted earl, and a spinster’s regret while parroting social farce and gossip about a rich uncle's death and inherited wealth.
Mrs Benham and Benham clash over money and curiosity in a Brooklyn Life snippet. The exchange centers on purchasing a new hat and whether finances allow such items.
A witty exchange from the Houston Post features a grinning reader who claims no humor in a joke yet rejoices at its amusement. The humor hinges on the reader’s subjective take, highlighting the line between perception and laughter.
A verse from the Milwaukee Sentinel recalls a man named Mr Once in a drunken stumble that led to choking on a clove and collapsing on a stove, resulting in a fatal bout of illness and death.
Cartoonish quips echo a string of humorous vignettes about failed ventures, bald jokes, a clannish crowd, and a feisty football rib, highlighting public mockery of misfortune across several Chicago papers.
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as the great kidney liver and bladder remedy. It claims broad health benefits cites testimonials from a 70 year old man and others, notes hospital and doctor use, offers free sample bottles and a policy of no cost information through Dr Kilmer Co of Binghamton New York.
A brief quoted exchange notes she has red hair and he counters with Titian. The line ends with a remark about her worth being a million in a Chicago Chronicle context.
A collage of jokes and quips from Chicago and New York publications. Humorous exchanges touch on manners, marriage, and social foibles with characters like Jinks and readers of Judge and Puck. The items reflect light satire of pedestrians motorists and domestic life.
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