Dinner in a Chafing Dish of One
A humorous dialogue between two women in a boarding house imagines living with a chafing dish. They discuss budgeting meals for one, maid costs, and the lunchly elaborate menus they will prepare, detailing oysters, creamed chicken, and decorative canapés for a single dinner service.
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New Tork Sun
Keith
Mons Wien Tam
Eth
Boarder
Doyle
Ball & Co
Veteras
Lorie Chien
Sata
Humor of the Day Reflections and Jokes from a Local Scene
A collage of comic snippets and social jabs about club women, a wooden husband, Hall of Fame fame, a hunting dog misfire, neighbors gossip, a slang class critique, and a political orator pausing to sip water. The piece adds a wry voice on everyday follies and public persona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tam
Scott
Plucky words flare in crowded campaign scenes
Dispatches recount a river water typhoid suspicion, a Gloucester township plowing match at Joe McEwen Farm, and a bustling political day with registration bragging rights. A collage of editorials, jokes, and society chatter follows, including sketches of marriage banter and romantic reminiscences.
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Aidky
Gloucester Township
Joe McEwen
Ottawa Journal
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