The Cloven Hoof in Fannie Hurst's Vaudeville Tale
Renolds the vaudeville star sustains three worlds his wife Emadie and a growing animal troupe in a jungle stage tableau. He drags through fifteen years of care for a broken bride and a demanding menagerie while delivering nightly performances.
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Faan
Renold Renolds
Renolds
New York
Wenolds
Leopard
Mittie
Emadie
God
Renold
Renoids
Birds of a Feather Quip Framed as Comic Dialogue
A clipped exchange features a sharp back and forth about agreeing with fools. The humorous line contrasts stubbornness with complacency, highlighting a witty banter moment.
California Fig Syrup Relied On By Wisconsin Mother
Carolyn Babush of 800 Downer Ave Milwaukee was given California Fig Syrup to ease constipation. Her mother says the remedy relieved discomfort and boosted wellbeing, a practice her family has kept for fifty years with doctors endorsing its gentle bowel-soothing effects.
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Carolyn Babush
Downer Ave
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
California
Carolyn
Witty Paraphrase of England's Proud Beast
Noel Coward praising autumn weather at a New York theatrical luncheon calls autumns glorious and compares the sunlit day to sitting before a big bonfire on a cold winter day. He jokes England lacks such luck and quips about the sun never setting nor rising there.
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Noel Coward
New York
Mr. Coward
England
Fatal attack on taxi rider in Algerian mountains
A native chartered a taxi from Maillot to Bouira and was killed when a stone struck him in the temple near the Tizi Nkoula defile. The report notes local monkey clans in ferocious feuds launching large stones as the road became a battleground.
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Algiers
Bouira
Tizi-Nkoula
So You Have a Wonderful Understanding With Your Wife
A Brooklyn Eagle quip notes a husband claiming perfect harmony with his spouse while exposing a disguise about earnings. The joke hinges on a supposed weekly income of sixty dollars versus a secret zero.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Indecency and Morality: A Historical Distinction
A quotable line contrasts indecency as exposure with morality as a guiding principle, noting that the boundary between the two is not always clear or agreed upon.
College Life Intercollegiate Sports Investment Gains
A clipped report notes intercollegiate sports as a major financial investment with handsome returns. It mentions Pierce's Fate Prescription affecting women and a sale of liquid remedies distinct from alcohol in Ady.
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Coller's
Pierce
Best Time to See Mr Smither
Stenographer notes Mr Smither is grouchy before lunch and shows indigestion after eating, making timing crucial for an audience with him.
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Mr. Smither
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W Syndicate
Atwater
Kent
RADIO
Atwater Kent
A.C
Atwater Kent Manufacturing Company
Wissahickon Ave
Pres
Philadelphia
Leonbey
Rockies
Canada
Sunshine
W. N. U. Lincoln
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