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Newspaper
The Democratic Press
Location
Eaton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1889
Page
4
A collage of jokes and quips from early 20th century papers. Brief gags about domestic life, manners, weddings, and social scenes feature clerks, wives, musicians, and light domestic crises. Players include Mrs Postlewait, Miss Aj Hist, and a parade of puns via Harper's Bazaar and New York Sun items.
A long odd tale contrasts imperial China’s thirty umbrella bearers and seventy five astrologers who predict the next day’s weather. It recounts Hung-Beef-Tung’s dream episode and notes that since Chow’s death astrologers now prophesy only weather, with execution for wrong forecasts. A New York dispatch carries the anecdote amid other brief notes.
Philadelphia Belle Marie asks about Mr Gotham who sent his card from New York society. The dialogue recalls Samuels Tilden obituaries and a doctor’s note on his last words. A Japanese government rule about visiting offices is mentioned, noting abolition of a prior lim it.
A civil engineer James Cadman seeks shelter in a New Brunswick farmhouse during a snow storm. A collie signals the farmer’s missing ram to the Newfoundland, suggesting animals possess a supersense. The note includes further anecdotes of dogs guarding owners and a man from Illinois about marriage luck.
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