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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1911
Page
7
Privetta Leonard recalls Chauncey M. Depew’s honor dinner remark in New York where an upstate farmer praised his after dinner oratory. The farmer quipped that even if Depew faced typhoid or yellow fever a lockjaw would finish him, a witty reflection on resilience.
Joseph P. Sherer jokes about an automobile ride and a new dog pledge after a dog’s death. He recalls an irate woman, calling drivers murderers, and his failed attempt to appease her with a replacement.
Jerome K Jerome rejects being called a humorist pure and simple stating his humourous writing and lectures brought him public attention. A tour's New York arrival had reporters asking if he was nervous about American audiences and he quips about facing a damp Scotch audience without fear.
Mr Gumble visits Coney Island ruins after the Dreamland fire and buys lemonade from a boy, then buys another drink for a second child. The scene shifts to a Harvard chemistry anecdote about Professor Job Cook and a pun involving a student named Slyck.
While on a training trip in Hannibal Missouri the St Paul baseball club visits a stock company show Josh Clarke attends twice and explains he enjoys the show not for the performers but to be present when the burglar who cracks a safe in the third act is eventually caught and revealed
A rector at St Luke's clashes with his vestry over coal storage. The rector orders differ from the vestry plan to save coal, and a drayman misinterprets. The diverging instructions lead to a clash when the coal ends up in the wrong cellar as the rector accuses a worker of disobedience.
A guide for hosting a birthday party outlines invitations decorations and seating arrangements. It suggests seasonal decorations music dancing and serving ice cream cake candy and fruit with age appropriate refreshments for warm or cold weather.
A fragmented reminiscence recalls Queen Victoria asking a drink to an Irishman in a dream like sequence. The tale features playful dialogue about tea, a kettle, and a waking moment with a humorous line about preferring a cold drink next time.
An elderly couple strolling the avenue witness a young woman stumble and fall. The man rushes to help the stranger, offering assistance as the wife glares, then quiets him, recalling a past joke about his own fall. The scene ends with a quiet exchange about care and discretion.
Edmund Clarence Stedman recalled a New England dinner when the head of the house asked for a blessing. He admitted being tempted to joke but rose to the moment and offered a grace recalling Charles Lamb. The tale ends with a prayer for all mercies.
While serving in the House Amos J. Cummings hunted with Captain Howard F Kennedy. They found an open farmhouse and a welcoming bulldog. Kennedy climbed toward the portico as the dog growled, and Cummings advised him to proceed, offering to flee if the dog attacked.
An old description explains Wink Ye an acuine game with chairs in a circle and players assigned behind chairs. The sixteenth boy would find an empty chair while all girls look at him then the cued girl must jump and sit in the vacancy. The boy behind her must wink at another girl afterward.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention rustic songs from Elizabethan and Charles I eras, with lines about Queens, pirates, and a note on girls learning to sew in Hindu families. Also cited is the Sutlej River as the fastest flowing river with details on its source and descent over 180 miles.
A wordplay riddle asks for a worn item that signifies mystery. Each clue points to letters by inclusion in certain words, building a six letter answer linked to the puzzle creator’s hint and signature Puzzie.
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