Thompson’s Charity Claim Cited By Hayes
Hayes says Thompson is not a bad fellow claiming he is first to give when charity is needed and keeps it in his pack until danger passes. Bottom agrees. London Tit Bits report notes the cautious evaluation of Thompson’s character.
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Thompson
Hayes
Bottom
London
Apple Worms Evict Landlord in Strange Case
A chaotic scene unfolds as a landlord complains of infestation and unpaid rent while describing half the house damaged by apple worms. The bizarre report frames a rent dispute amid unusual pest damage.
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Scott
Knights and Armor Echo in Gridiron Metaphor
An antiquarian notes knights wore armor for battle but Miss Cayenne argues modern football outfits reveal the true costume for real action. The exchange frames sports as a spectacle paralleling historic armor. The dialogue blends era contrasts and playful insights.
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Miss Cayenne
Quote about signed books and George Ar tiss
A film actor remarks on receiving ten of his signatures to swap for one from George Ar tiss. Pathfinder Magazine records the playful exchange about celebrity autographs and famed actor status.
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George Artiss
Pathfinder Magazine
Safe Prediction Judge in Traffic Court
In a brief traffic court exchange the driver quips about weather and a future jail, while the judge and driver draft a forecast like prognosis for fines. The dialogue hints at a fine today and cooler weather tomorrow.
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Pru
Camp party cook answers critics with duty tone
A remark about enduring ingratitude frames a reply from a person who cooked for a camping party last summer. The exchange hints at personal resilience and the act of serving others despite criticism.
Successful Tour Concludes With Stratford Visit Query
A tourist spouse dispute in Montreal Star recounts a visit to England where the traveler declares Stratford is essential beyond sending postcards and vows to write his name on Shakespeare’s tomb, amid light domestic banter.
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Stratford
England
London
Montreal
Star
The Forty Thieves Play Ends With Stage Entrance Gaffe
An eight member English theater cast of The Forty Thieves staged the cave scene by exiting at the back and reentering at the front. A robber tripped on a Unip and after five entrances a gallery voice cried Stick it Hoppy last tap.
Scrib bler's best work comes by day in Montreal Star
In a quip about authors who work at night, A asks when Scrib bler does his best work. B replies daytime, noting he mows the lawn and keeps the garden orderly. The remark appears in the Montreal Star.
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Scribbler
Montreal Star
Dodging the old task wife teases about late nights
A domestic exchange hints at a quarrel as a wife complains John stays out past ten while a neighbor’s geometry lessons are blamed for the delay. The husband begs silence, exposing a lighthearted but tense domestic moment.
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John
Bobbie
The Grass Is Greener Man
A brief Chelsea Record item notes a quiet domestic scene as neighbors argue, drawing attention away from a late return home and leaving one speaker in relative luck. The fragment emphasizes social bustle rather than a formal event.
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Chelsea
Sinister-Looking Man Returns Home In Back-Garden Scene
A snippet from London Tit-Bits depicts a tense exchange where a woman asks about her husband, who is said to be finished with revolver practice and may be in the back garden with their bloodhounds. The dialogue hints at danger and suspense.
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London
Hard Luck's Limit Incomes Tax Joke
A dialogue notes phrases about bad luck and a dollar bill tossed in the air turning into an income tax demand note, reflecting humor over financial woes and misfortune.
Illness Knocks Out Montreal Man After Seven Weeks
A dialogue notes a man named Smith saying he has been in bed for seven weeks with flu and has now crashed, signaling a health setback reported from Montreal in a brief exchange.
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Smith
Montreal
Pretty Slumber Sewing Pattern for Pajamas
Jean loves her new pajamas and lingers with Teddy at bedtime. Pattern 9108 offers neat roomy nightwear with back buttoning and a pocket, available in sizes 4 6 8 10 12. fabric 2 1/2 yards of 36 inch. send 15 cents to Sewing Circle Pattern Dept New York for pattern 9108 and size details. complete sew chart included.
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Jean
Teddy
Sewing Circle Pattern Department
West Eighteenth Street
New York
N. Y
Archimedes and the Bath Time Eureka Joke
A Terre Haute Tribune quip uses Archimedes to teach a schoolboy moment. The boy declares Eureka meaning I have found it, and the punchline arrives with a bath soap miscue, yielding a humorous classroom exchange.
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Archimedes
Terre Haute Tribune
Proper Treatment Joke From Pathfinder Magazine
A nurse admits a cross-eyed woman to the hospital as tears run down her neck. The nurse jokes that she treated her for bacteria, reflecting a wry Pathfinder Magazine humorous exchange between a boyfriend and nurse.
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Pathfinder Magazine
Fiance Loses Money in Stock Market Crash
In a clipped exchange Edithe laments that her fiancé lost all his funds in the stock market crash while Bessie suggests he may feel sorry for him. Edithe notes he will miss her.
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Edithe
Stock Exchange
Bessie
Road to success blocked by trees in family line
A proverb style exchange notes that success is a hard path and frequently hindered by family lineage. The speaker affirms the challenge and the other counters with a witty twist on family trees.
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