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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1911
Page
5
In a light skit of neighborhood calls and wry humor Miss Goggins teases Mr Hotspur about surprise and suspense. A stage joke and witty exchanges roll through a social visit, with a playful jab about stenographers and government service and a quick quip on matrimony's net.
A collage of humorous exchanges and one liners involving Mrs Matt, Miss Brown, Dr Paresis, and other locals. Quips cover attire, courtship, mistaken identities, and playful urban wit with brief punchlines and cartoonish banter. The bits reflect light social humor and dated slang.
A light humor piece features a domestic scene with Socrates and a witty refrain about economies and telegram costs. A telephone joke about saving on a broom is paired with a quip about a suitor’s kneecaps and a mock courtship misunderstanding. The dialogue includes Miss Pookepsie and Miss Highlands with a playful jab at Dr Limberly’s trousers and a punchline about a proposed engagement.
An indignant clerk questions authority asking if Slash omy is authorized to discharge him. The boss confirms Slash omy as the shipping clerk.
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