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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1908
Page
8
A satirical verse on self image, bravado, and eloquent rhetoric. It imagines orators deterring a distant hostile fleet with speech alone, promising bold talk to drown cannons and force aggression to retreat. The speaker mocks boastful self-regard and national bravado through playful rhymes and coastal defense imagery.
A mosaic of quick quips and vaudeville-style gags. Jokes cover ambition, cures, fashion, love for money and a rich uncle’s tall tale. Snappy exchanges include a pugilist dream, a cured patient, pest control humor, and a comical misheard heirloom anecdote.
A peculiar interview with a Matrimonial Agency operator reveals how writers shape couples and how real marriages often diverge from fiction. The narrator learns the agent’s view on romance, marriage, and the risks of “stories” ending in happy ever after.
Major Holmes Day recalls a Maine bank on two legs and Uncle Nate Swan, longtime Bangor and Piscataquis railroad conductor. Woods crews rode the train, receiving pay and depositing it with Swan who safeguarded their money, never disputing with any depositor.
A Hall Caine anecdote from My Story recounts a compliment about Count Fosco met with a boastful jab from Edward Bulwer-Lytton’s wife who claims to know a far greater villain. London Standard recalls fixed bayonets rights for regiments like Royal Fusiliers and East Kent Buffs, plus Marines, and notes a Grenadier Guards tattoo reading Rule Britannia.
A collection of quick quips and observations from various sources. It contrasts a New York businessman's demand for a prompt prompt "Now listen" with a New York Press remark on attention. It includes light humor about books versus real life and a few short jokes about daily mishaps and relationships.
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