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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1907
Page
6
A dialogue between a Spinster and a Bachelor contends with women as incomprehensible yet shrewd. They argue that men are the true unpredictable beings while poking at conventions and language. The couple enters a house as the man asks for more time to explain. Follows His Father's Trade.
A Chicago Record-Herald item recounts a humorous patient tale in which a lady seeks a thorough eye examination from a wary oculist. The doctor explains that most people suffer an affliction of the optic nerves, often remedied with glasses, while mocking another doctor’s aging theory. The scene ends with the patient intending to leave a blank check after praise.
A regular customer accuses a restaurant of serving pure food as prices rise. The proprietor replies with a baffled remark and cannot concede a direct answer, ultimately shrugging off the question. The exchange reflects tension over pricing and quality.
In a humorous exchange a judge notes Gottrich’s sundial in a sunken garden. He reveals an electrician hid an arch light in a balcony above the sundial to illuminate it at night and on cloudy days, while a companion quips about women’s spiteful talk.
A witty verse fragment shows Puck noting a widow in half mourning confesses indecision. The playful line hints at a readerly puzzle about choices and signs in a humorous, Elizabethan tone.
A brief comic exchange from the Cincinnati Enquirer features Dolly Sweetface boasting about 23 sleigh rides this winter. Her Practical Father questions the expense, Dolly replies the cost was small per ride since there were three of them.
A brief exchange jokes about hiring a new cook. One says they got along fine with the previous cook yesterday, the current cook left this morning, and they have not yet met the cook who arrived this afternoon.
A terse exchange from the Chicago Record Herald features a tenderfoot asking if Arizona Al has ever killed a man. Al replies with quiet grit that he has always eaten his prey alive, underscoring frontier myth and hardboiled bravado.
A fragment from the Baltimore American notes witty paradoxes and dry humor, joking that Bibblea has a lot of dry humor and that he is beer ASU king, reflecting a light editorial quip in the paper.
Simon Pure recounts a farcical railway trip to New York after a plan to impress Mandy with travel in style. He details ghastly delays, a two story sleeper berth, a box aboard, and comic misunderstandings with conductors and passengers. He ends with a promise to share more on his return to Mandy.
A brief item from the Home Office Ketherville Iowa notes free consultation with careful examination and glasses recommended only when needed. A long list of grateful patrons testifies to our success this work in Ketherville Iowa.
Practice before all Iowa courts and member of the D C Bar with emphasis on trial work probate patents and trade marks. Represents Knight Bros patent lawyers established 1844 with offices in Washington and New York, Grand Block.
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