Background jokes and a restaurant quip collection
A Detroit News line on being knowledgeable and well-connected seeds a string of humorous vignettes. One tale: St Moritz reports a slight earthquake and a waiter’s confusion as a guest jokes about earthquakes arriving from Zurich. Another farmer in a city restaurant overhears two men ordering near beer while pigs curl a quip about water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Moritz
Giuseppe
Zurich
Noonday Luncheon Highlights Sheffield News
The Sheffield area reports the monthly Chamber of Commerce luncheon, Pathian Sisters served the meal, and Leonard Larson spoke on the Roosevelt highway. Mrs Edith Carlson of Brookston and Miss Dorothy Gould visited, baby news as Hazen Carlson welcomed a son, and social gatherings marked the day with several club meetings and friendly visits.
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Sheffield
Edith Carlson
Brookston
Dorothy Gould
Sliver Creek
Ruby Work
Chamber of Commerce
Pathian Sisters
Auat
Leonard Larson
Kane
Roosevelt Highway
New York
Great Lakes
Hazen Carlson
Spencer
Corry
Cedar Run
Minor Carlson
Pittsburgh
Rasy Korner Klub
Harry Kilbourne
Central Pennsylvania Lumber Company
C. A. Dahl
Main Street
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Picketts
Ferry
Mandeville King Co
Landreth
House of Quality
Warren Co
Chico Journal
Service Appliance Co
Hickory St
Detroit News
West Main St
Youngsville
C. P. Cloak
Glen Ave
Ellwood City, Pa
Stanley
Hou
Pythian Sisters
Larson
College
Lindsay Rogers
Public Law
Columbia University
New Process Co
Liberty Street
Win-Rose Shop
Mr. A. Winston
Win- Rose Shops
Coats