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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1938
Page
4
A humorous dialogue about a woman seeking a man to do chores while an applicant notes she seeks a husband, not a servant. The exchange includes a quip about a wife driving everywhere and a kitchen rule about unreadable rules, reflecting light domestic satire.
Jones and his wife are described as devoted to golf and auction sales. The humor centers on them talking in their sleep with Jones shouting Fove and his wife replying Five, heard by neighbors in the next flat.
A vintage ad touts Pepsodent with Irium as a unique toothpaste. It claims the cleanser brightens teeth and removes surface grime gently, promising stronger brushing without chalk, grit, or pumice. The copy urges trying Irium for notable dental benefits.
A survey of famous hoaxes from Eugene Field’s taunting of Edward Bok to a Tennessee lawyer’s claim of being John Wilkes Booth. It covers the Pinkham engagement ruse, Paris shopping tale, a quizzical interview spoof, and a clay pot of museum tricks. Also recounted is the 1929 shotgun wedding hoax and the origin of badminton’s name.
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