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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 09, 1920
Page
9
A collage of quips and vignettes from a Cardiff letter box and everyday life. Jests on hunger strikes, the futility of worship, and human foibles parade through brief mock dialogues and pithy one liners. Names, places, and light social humor flavor the page.
A witty exchange reveals a man who quits smoking and drinking to please his partner. She responds with a blunt verdict that he now seems uninteresting, highlighting a humorous twist on self-improvement expectations.
The piece notes how at American party conventions cheering for candidates became a major feature. It cites Blaine in 1892, Roosevelt in 1908, Parker in 1904 as benchmarks, with clocked durations illustrating rival factions striving to outdo each other.
A North of England miner who fed prize dogs a toxic mixture labeled ketchup to heighten aggression is discovered when his wife reports sausages fried with the mislabeled substance causing the animals to convulse. The scene unfolds as she describes the alarming effects in the house.
A teacher recalls a problem given to students about a rich man who leaves a million pounds to relatives and hospitals. A small pupil answers that the lawyer gets the rest, highlighting how children can see beyond adult assumptions and spot the legal twist in the will.
A Glasgow Sunday encounter shows a tourist leaving a hotel eyed by a stern police constable who warns him that his cheerful mood may violate the Sabbath. The tourist protests, while the officer notes the look of happiness as if it were not a Sabbath.
Tim, a protege of Mr. Black, a renowned Boston lawyer, was often in trouble but escaped severe penalties due to personal influence. He boasted that Black’s legal knowledge protected him, as he claimed to outsmart his attorney with what he knew about the law.
A kind school master, moved by pity for poor pupils, buys new clothes for them at his own expense. One boy, seven, had worn knickers so tattered they barely covered his knees. After receiving fresh breeches, the boy asks to return the old ones so his mother can shorten them for his brother Tommy.
Four year old Jack mistakes a song lyric about gravy for a sorrowful tune. His mother struggles to understand until she sings lines about the grave. Jack exclaims that the line was about gravy, not meat, ending the humorous exchange with a playful mishearing.
A collection of curious claims and facts from various cultures and eras. Topics include breeding cattle in Abyssinia, coffee consumption, whale weight, palm leaves, the Washington Monument, Chinese headmaking, and diverse beliefs about Eve, lions, and astrology.
A brief exchange unfolds in a railway carriage as Bounder speaks of words and the Stranger agrees that the phrasing is not quite right. The scene captures a moment of social bluff and linguistic play within a confined travel setting.
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