Mistress assigns kitchen needs in curious demand
A mistress tells the new maid Alice they will need a new griller for the kitchen. The maid questions the term and the mistress explains griller as a big hairy monkey the size of a man, prompting the maid to threaten to leave.
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Alice
Montreal Herald
Tommy-Pa exchange hints money's farewell driven by talk
In a folksy quip, Tommy asks what money does when it talks. Pa replies that money says goodbye, implying money brings parting or departure rather than influence or persuasion.
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Tommy
Timid Among Strangers in the United States Capitol
The Washington Star quotes Senator Sorghum in a quip about being among friends in the Capitol. He says he is happy to know the recently elected men and fears only needing to meet a brand-new set of lobbyists.
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United States Capitol
Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
In Church of All Places Guide to Old North Church
This Pathfinder Magazine sketch notes Boston landmarks with a tablet at the Old North Church where Paul Revere awaited the signal. It wryly wonders why the historic church became the setting for the hanging referenced in the tale.
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Boston
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Old North Church
Pathfinder Magazine
Fifty Fifty Business Bath Chair Sympathizer Quip
A London Answers quip contrasts sympathy with practicality as a narrator jokes about a husband confined to a bath chair. The speaker notes they rotate caregiving duties, with the husband riding in the morning and the partner in the afternoon, reflecting a humorous take on shared burden.
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London
Schmidt's Intentions Questioned Over Car and Wife
Quote from Lustige Blatter in Berlin ponders Schmidt letting his wife drive the car and asks about his true aims. The gag imagines two possible motives: a new car or a new wife, reflecting humorous social ambiguity.
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Schmidt
Claudie Is Willing Dialogue Reveals Affection
A brief exchange shows CLAUDIE expressing willingness as Claude responds he tries to love, albeit with restraint. The conversational snippet conveys a mutual, tentative affection between the two speakers.
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Claude
Summer egg work by feeding wet mash for hens
L. M. Hurd of the New York State College of Agriculture advises wet mash feeding to boost summer laying. Use skimmilk or semisolid buttermilk when available, or a dry oats and water mash if milk is absent. Feed late afternoon, limit to twenty minutes, and ensure shade, fresh water, and green food. Tobacco dust may be added at two pounds per hundred pounds of mash to help control worms and coccidiosis.
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L. M. Hurd
New York State College of Agriculture
Hurd
Hen offspring best indicator of a hen's breeding value
A three year USDA experiment at Beltsville tested 793 White Leghorn hens from 19 sires and 135 dams to assess progeny testing. Results show no reliable link between a sire's dam egg production and progeny performance, with full sisters often varying widely. thus selecting breeding stock by dam or group average is unreliable.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Morley A. Jull
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Lice on Poultry Article Describes Louse Habits
A correspondent notes in the Indiana YWarmer's Guide that poultry lice feed on dried skin and feather fragments rather than blood. They crawl constantly over hen skin, causing significant discomfort and nervousness among hens, who may suffer more than commonly realized.
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Indiana
Connecticut House Bill Regulates Egg Labels
A measure passed by the Connecticut General Assembly requires eggs to be labeled as fresh eggs cold storage eggs preserved eggs or incubated eggs. If an egg does not fit these categories but remains wholesome and edible it may be labeled simply as egg.
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Connecticut
House of the General Assembly
Wash Sale Parker Dropping In I See a Dog
A brief exchange notes Parker's arrival and a remark about a dog. Peck clarifies that he does not like dogs, while his wife bought a large amount of dog soap at a bargain sale.
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Parker
Peck
Boston Transcript
Mustache Gives Truth Shield In Banter Talk
Two men spar over a quip about honesty and appearance. One declares only a mustache can save a person from being called a bare-faced liar. The other asks what it is, prompting the sharp reply about facial hair as a social signal.
Poultry Facts Highlight U S Farm Production and History
Ohio ranks fourth in poultry production with 24 954 000 chickens and pullets lay about 20 percent more eggs than yearling hens. Seneca county poultry raisers sold 1 800 000 eggs last year. A Rhode Island hen owned by Ernest Bahr laid an egg 9 inches in circumference. Farm poultry income trails only cattle cotton hogs and milk. The first poultry exhibit at an American fair featured Emden geese by Mr Sisson at Pawtucket Rhode Island in 1826. A Tyrrell county North Carolina farmer built a brick brooder for baby chicks costing 60 cents for stove piping and 20 cents for lime. He says it works fine.
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Pomeroy
Ohio
America
Sisson
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Mutual friends fuel gossip in Montreal Gazette clash
Maisie asks how scandal knowledge spreads when she and Phyllis are not speaking. Phyllis answers that they share mutual friends, highlighting social circles as the bridge for rumors. The line underscores covert networks behind contemporary gossip.
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Maisie
Phyllis
Montreal Gazette
Place First Shopwalker Hearing Loss Threatens Job
In a terse exchange from the Guelph Mercury two shopwalkers discuss Perkins losing his hearing and a potential transfer to the complaint department as a remedy. The dialogue hints at workplace adjustment issues and job security amid the hearing impairment.
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Perkins
Guelph Mercury
Massacre of the Innocents Quip From Sawdust Scene
A LA Times fragment notes a child observing sawdust on the meat shop floor and quipping that the man must have broken many dolls. The item lightly sketches a grim moment through a child's innocent remark.
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Los Angeles Times
Little Nick’s Hoard Of $10,000 For Funeral Of Fame
A cellar dweller in Minetta Lane becomes a legend as Little Nick dies, leaving a treasure for his funeral. The burial club buffs receive a grand send off with mass, wine, and a $10,000 hoard earmarked for the rites.
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Sullivan
Bleecker
Piedmont
Minetta Lane
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How She Lost 29 Pounds in Three Months
Thelma Gravely of Roseville California reports using Kruschen Salts with a 4 week jar to lose 29 pounds in three months while dieting. The ad promises fat loss and improved appearance with half a teaspoon daily in hot water before breakfast and a money back guarantee if dissatisfied after the first jar.
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