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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1917
Page
8
A cat, a dog, and a hen guard a house while the family is away. A visiting cat asks questions about mice, worms, and guarding. They discuss eyes in the dark, the sun’s warmth, and a planned supper when the family returns, ending with a feast.
A child Ernest speaks to his mother about a woman nearby who often talks to him. The mother confirms the exchange and notes the woman warns the boy not to throw stones at her dog again.
In a busy New York shopping district a mild mannered gray haired man is crowded by the crowd. A well dressed woman with a small boy realizes she is holding his hand and responds that she wants her son.
A reflective note on worries that never materialize as atmospheric calm returns and misfortune fails to appear. The speaker contrasts anticipated bad luck with the absence of trouble after a period of anxious rumination.
The Philadelphia Ledger quotes Professor Hilary McMasters at Harvard Medical School praising Mark Twain style routines. It notes Twains strict regimen including meal tied habits and limited cigars while recalling his childhood dealer father and nine barrels of cod liver oil as the family’s remedy.
A stout old traveler trying to exit a crowded Bunway carriage stumbles at the door and drops a No 8 boot on a Scotsman’s toe. The injured man curses in broad Scots and the traveler retorts that he is a traveler not a motor bus.
Antonio Scotti of the Metropolitan Opera says the public misses art if the frame is wrong. He notes he cares little about winning and recalls singing scales while getting ready, then overhears a rival bathhouse voice bidding him to be quiet.
Acrimonious exchange spills from yard to garden as Mrs Moggins warns Erbert and Ned about past pranks and a saucepan left unreturned. The child’s reply hints at a triumphant yet messy scene behind the hedge.
A brief fragment shows a quoted exchange with dialect style: yesterday, didn't you, dearie raise a rebuke followed by Beat it back by 'er dog as spoken by Her bert.
A collage of gag snippets from vaudeville performers and visitors in a city dinner house. Anecdotes include a comedian and a flexing acrobat at a restaurant, a world of linguistic mishaps, a splinter tale, a courtroom glare, and the Worm That Turned in a witness chair.
A Kansas boy recounts his father keeping a rattlesnake at home and an alleged burglar attacked by the snake, while a soldier on the Mexican border grumbles about scorpions rattlers and tarantulas. The anecdote appears as quoted reporting from the New York Times.
Mrs Shimmerpate orders odd household chores before a visitor arrives. She asks her husband to take the cat and dog to Mrs Umson and lock the pump handle with a padlock while storing items in the attic and cistern. She fears the sister with six boys.
A businessman recalls taking his wife to a well known restaurant where he introduced two friends as "his wife" to play a joke. His wife was convinced by the tale and the incident left him sorrowful as he admits the joke has ended.
A western city mayor is remembered through a story about a small boy who later becomes the mayor’s nephew. The anecdote highlights family ties shaping local leadership and community esteem.
A classroom scene has a teacher explain a monarchy runs by a king and queen rules if the king dies. A pupil names the jack as successor and the moment invites a light tale. Walter Passmore recalls a student who misreads a wire about a trip and pockets his father’s money.
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