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Newspaper
Wauwatosa News
Location
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1908
Page
2
A humorous reminder that a jeweler’s name on a ring box does not prove where the ring was purchased. The line plays on appearances versus origin, cautioning readers about assuming provenance from branding.
In a Matron's Club gathering, five women joke about marriages sparked by bets dares and larks. A brunette, Titian-haired dame, a blonde and an old fashioned dove each claim different motives, while one remains silent as the humor unites them in lighthearted chat.
A short quotation notes the manager withholds part of a villain's salary to curb sloppiness. It asks if fear of skipping motivates the action, then attributes better performance to anger, as cited by the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
A light note from Catholie Standard and Times features a guinea fowl and bantam rooster joking about a hen. The hen is described as worried, with the pair speculating she fears her eggs will be used for egg nog.
A playful Town Topics item features a quip where one person declares love could lift mountains while the other coolly notes only dust need be raised. The light exchange reflecting local social wit appears as a brief humorous item in the column.
A Washington Herald quip recalls Montaigne and his habit of annexing a good thing. The saturnine joke smith notes the idea fits running a humorous column, implying sharp contemporary wit and cultural reference in a compact exchange.
In a quip cited by Success Magazine, a man replies to inquiries about his name with wood themed answers. The playful back and forth humorously highlights a pun on the surname Wood and its potential for clever exchanges.
A playful verse from Carlyle Smith in Harper's Weekly celebrates garden sounds. The speaker notes bluebells cowslips tiger lilies and most of all the evening garden chorus of Johnny-jumpups, likening the plants to barking creatures in a whimsical rural scene.
In The Sacred Heart Review a reader notes an author who keeps his identity closely concealed and jokes that the author’s discretion is mistaken for modesty until his books are read. The exchange spotlights anonymity in literary publishing.
A playful exchange unfolds with playful banter as TRAAER declares to marry whom he chooses. He responds with confident cheer, claiming she is pleased by his claim and the moment ends on a buoyant note.
The snippet notes Murray and Swift creating chaos in Westend with a bizarre act described as ducks and drakes of Sevicine and a goose of himself, provoking local town pie uproar.
A dialogue from Success Magazine features a proud mother and a professor discussing her daughter’s execution. The Great Musician weighs in, endorsing the idea as a notably excellent plan.
A playful quip features Plodding Pete addressing a woman as he offers aid with an old map in need of care, a scene that evokes lighthearted commentary on weather and travel. The line hints at a longer narrative or cartoon-style humor from a periodical.
A playful miscellany item notes a shop window display in Cornwall reading RAZORS AND PIANOS GROUND AND TUNED. The clipping juxtaposes quips about social manners and clever witticisms from various periodicals.
A teacher asks what a skeleton is and Johnny Goff offers a punchy definition. He quips that a skeleton is a man with his insides out and outsides off, reflecting a humorous early 20th century style per Mary G. Rector in Lippincatt's.
Mrs Wilson instructed a young Japanese servant to confess any broken dishes. He agreed, then at a party reappeared with a beaming smile and announced in pidgin humor that he would tell when he broke something, joking that he would break his pants instead.
A curious young person asks about divorce and a wise friend notes the initial strangeness of living alone without teasing over meals. The exchange reflects themes of adjustment after separation in a humorous, everyday tone.
In a remark cited by The Herald and Presbyter the Sab bath school superintendent compares Gideon’s choice of men to vigilant watchfulness noting he chose those who watched with one eye and drank with the other.
A sharp remark claims brides are led to the altar as folly. The piece counters that a bride can navigate the dark herself, asserting independence and familiarity with the path to marriage.
A Baltimore American oddity quotes talk of measuring a man like a great financier by the Bertillon system. The line ponders the idea and adds a wry, era-tinged remark on fingerprint style profiling.
A clipped dialogue from Comic Cuts features a sentinel on duty challenging a visitor and demanding the countersign. The exchange includes the phrase Colonel-Fool and a cue for Sentinel-Advance, creating a playful jailbreak of authority and wit.
A collage of aphorisms and fake quotes mingles lines about French pheasants singing mayonnaise and a nurse reporting Nora's spit curls. Other snippets claim truth through lies, critique dying rich, and declare work the only way to kill time, creating a quirky, satirical mood.
Unique Christening, Tha Conquest, the actress in The Wolf at the Lyric theater, presided at a Bronx Zoo ceremony naming a Canadian gray wolf Ida. She sent a silver collar with a gold name plate, poured water over the pup, and arranged occasional visits to her. A hotel reception plan followed for friends and colleagues.
A brief quip from the Philadelphia Inquirer notes a maid responding to a question about a mustard plaster and its effect. The exchange highlights playful domestic banter between Bridget and her mistress, with a humorous twist about biting the tongue during the treatment.
A grieving speaker asks his wife to set aside the Bible and reflect on their aging years. They recall their children Jack Clare and a son on a ship, now grown and scattered among society. The couple laments loneliness and the distance between private hearts and public life as they wait for old age and death.
Mrs. Seton Hall flaunts three pleasing daughters Marjorie Blake Eunice Adair and Anice Hart as possible brides for Bob Waldersen Penelope Chalmers Mrs Seton Hall companion with a hidden influence over Bob is praised for her quiet efficiency and charm at Dream Vale where she orchestrates games readings and errands Penelope emerges as the unseen power behind the scenes while Bob surveys the scene and flirts with the girls
Penelope, under Mrs Seton Hall’s gaze, confesses laziness and is teased by Bob Waldersen. He proposes not as Eunice or Anice but asPenelope’s future husband, offering to make her his wife and companion rather than a servant. Penelope tearily accepts a possible future with him.
Italian Joseph Branchi stood on Sixth Avenue kissing passersby including a blonde in dark blue a magazine model and a crimson black ensemble. Two detectives arrested him in night court where he received a three month sentence in the house of refuge. they joked about Moore being locked up too.
A Nashville American feature quotes the performer saying some audiences enjoy laughter while others fear being laughed at. The piece notes a full house and contrasts rival reactions to humor and camp outs.
Consul George Nicolas Hift reports Germany uses hunting permits and game preserves as a major economic factor. About 600,000 people hunt, permit revenues average $3.75, and licenses bring roughly $1.5 million yearly. The annual game kill totals some 55 million pounds with a $6.5 million market value, while lease incomes exceed $10 million, and overall hunting-related activity spreads an estimated $32.5 million across the populace.
The old smooth bore cannon used as a clock weight at Cherryfield's Baptist church carries Civil War history. Brought by Gleason Campbell from Boston, it fired during Lee's surrender era and injured veteran Robert L. Willey. Spiked after a misfire, the gun later served as a clock weight in 1873 and again after a 1908 fire, until the new clock replaced it.
The Florida and Arkansas monitors in Hamp ton roads demonstrated their fit for modern gunfire. Despite hits from the Arkansas twelve and four inch and Florida facing high explosive shells, Florida sustained no serious damage. The turret’s armor and masts endured though the 11 inch plate was stove in. Crews retreated below deck during firing to avoid shock. Turret tenability remains conjectural and volunteers replaced sheep for testing, now abandoned. Monitors are ready for coast defense and cheaper to maintain, good for Atlantic and Pacific ports, per Evening Wisconsin.
The Senate now has three Indian members with Curtis and Gore as senators. Senator Clapp of Minnesota has just become chief of the Crow tribe and wears the war bonnet gifted by Washington braves. It is said women are crazy over it and may copy it for Easter hats.
A guide to creating tub ponds with water lilies, water hyacinths, and other aquatic plants. Describes setting, soil mix, depth, stocking one lily per tub, storage of roots in winter, and varieties including hardy and tender nymphaeas with day and night blooming types.
The National Association of Tobacco Manufacturers gifted Speaker Cannon a record cigar, 1 to 22 inches long, two inches thick and costing $30, to be smoked on the session’s final day. Cannon, celebrated in New York at a previous piano men dinner, quipped about smoking history as the group showcased the world’s finest tobacco in a single oversized cigar.
New York, dubbed the Billionaire City by opponents pushing subway expansion, faces a clash over new lines. Comptroller Metz, opposed to more subways due to the city’s debt, notes real estate holdings near two billion dollars, three times current net funded debt, while planning to borrow 45 million dollars on July 1 for minor improvements.
The passage describes diverse creatures with curious traits. It cites a 12 foot giant and a 13 inch Brazilial wing span motif, notes a game cock lacking white plumage, explains the phrase to show the white feather, and details a starfish that dissolves when netted then resurrects into new starfish pieces. It mentions the peniophthalmus or walking fish of the South Pacific seen at low tide on white coral beaches.
The London Chronicle notes muff wearers were mostly men in Paris, defining muff as a soft thing that holds a lady's hand without squeezing. It traces muff to German where the term also means a sulky person or a growing dog, suggesting two distinct origins and pondering if the metaphor alludes to effeminacy or urban fashion.
Mark Twain visited Deal and Elberon New Jersey wearing all white attire and staying with Col. G B M Harvey. He attracted crowds and reporters but offered no jokes, needing rest rather than entertainment for coin.
Mrs Hetty Green of New York famed as Americas richest woman plans a Newport stay at Linden Gate next month. Countess Leary, known for influential gatherings, will host Miss Sylvia tore as her guest. The cottage settlement near Boston and New Bedford may see Green reside there, given her large interests in the area.
A Montpelier banker recalls the late Senator Procter and a Proctorsville farmer in homely sayings about energy work and patience. The speaker warns against waiting for others to act and uses rural imagery of a cow and milk to illustrate self-reliance.
A fragment highlights a dialog about a photograph and a portrait, mentioning Washington Herald. The exchange suggests reflection on identity and belonging through a historic image and press source comparison.
In a foreign trade move described in imperfect text, Germany reportedly ships a vast quantity of seat year goods to England for millinery purposes. The fragment hints at large scale exchange linked to fashion supply chains and postwar commerce.
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