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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1900
Page
6
A humorous piece on film making at home and abroad and witty quotes about marriage and a Dresden doll. The dialogue shifts to a cash quest for treasure and a comic dog returning home with a newspaper in its mouth after a reward notice.
A humorous exchange features a mama cautioning Benny about bread on the front steps and Benny replying he was named for Benjamin Franklin who once carried a loaf of bread in Philadelphia, reflecting a light domestic moment in dialect.
The fragment cites comic quips about Gamper fear of entering his home and domestic tasks, a quip about the Daughters of the American Revolution, and brief humor lines about work and recreation and a witty exchange with a wealthy bachelor and a janitor philosopher.
After a heated scene the confrontation subsides as Martha and an unnamed rival agree to pause hostilities and discuss peace. A bystander recalls the moment when a player offered to lay down the pin and talk things over.
A Jacksonville Times Union quip notes a young man sowing his wild oats fails to grasp the value of diversified crops, cautioning against single-minded ventures.
A Philadelphia Bulletin fragment depicts a tramp entering a cheese merchant’s private office on South Water street. The exchange mixes boastful slang and humor as the would be Boer claims help to land in South Africa, while the merchant retorts with a streetwise quip and a punchline about a simple address. The scene ends with the tourist vanishing amid a bombardment of ripe cheese.
A war correspondent jokes about firing a camera as a weapon, noting another photographer’s camera resembles a machine gun with instantaneous exposure. The exchange frames a light moment amid conflict.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer line about drawing a line against the Prince and refusing to travel the country while tinsmiths shoot at them. The exchange shows resolve and humor amid political or social pressure.
A wife warns her husband with a Bible story parallel saying his club will be the death of him if he does not return home more often. The exchange frames a tense domestic warning with a grim metaphor.
A collection of humorous lines and quips from various papers. Jests touch on popcorn packages, busy editors, rationed diets, skeletons in houses, rational dress, fake medicines, and dialect humor. The pieces parody mid century newspaper banter.
A jumbled page notes a hot biscuit demand, arsenic found in a drugstore package, and warnings about fake medicines. Other items reference political shifts, a Peru cabinet crisis, farm bargain day, and personal tragedy in New York.
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