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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1900
Page
6
A Maine country courtroom scene features a pompous trial justice and a red faced old witness whose quips provoke laughter. The exchange ends when the magistrate fines the witness ten dollars for contempt. A second brief joke notes a microbe digression about ptomaine in ice cream and a promaine quip.
The Philadelphia Press quotes a tense exchange where Mrs De Kanter seeks where her husband was and Mr De Kanter deflects with a wary offer to answer only if questioned less. The fragment captures a domestic dispute mood from a 19th century style report.
Uncle Eben offers plain wisdom about the danger of forcing responses. He suggests the worst revenge is to let a know it all face the consequences of his own choices by leaving him to handle responsibilities alone.
A collection of brief comic exchanges about neighbors and small sights. The Philadelphia Telegraph notes a stingy neighbor who lent a tack hammer and nutmeg but not eight dollars for rent. The Indianapolis Press mentions Jibberson rising in politics with bets sketched on a ten foot high ladder in a pool room.
A Detroit Free Press note describes Gladys Kanbee reporting jewels stolen but later found as mislaid. Hemlock Holmes claims a suspect confessed to taking them. The column blends fiction with brief city news and ads, including Union Pacific safety claims and cures for deafness.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt notes a humorous claim that Greekroot leads a double life in Boston. The anecdote hinges on overheard sleep talk and two grammatical errors as supposed evidence of dual allegiance.
A committee of congress questions Standard Oil over profits and political influence. The company retorts that its charter grants it right to produce lubricants, joking that money is the lubricant of political machines. the committee is impressed by the wry line.
In Irveland, the Plain Dealer cites shoppers noting a Satsuma teapot bought for 6.99, while a wartime quip praises Japanese chargers as wonderful. The exchange highlights home front thrift and light relief amid news.
Letters from Mrs. Cuar Lorre Johnson and Mrs. Charlotte Johnson of Monclova Ohio describe dramatic improvements after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for life change symptoms including womb ulceration pain backache and fatigue. The article notes numerous letters on file praising cures and highlights the remedy as a safe aid through the change of life.
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