Odd town names and a window washing joke
A quirky list of U S town names includes Ash Kan Carpet Tex Mount Wash Ogoo Ga Odear Me Skeleton Ky Shoo Fla Kay Houdy Miss Fiven Tenn and Precaution. A series of thin, humorous exchanges follows about washing windows, undertakers, back rent, teaching a girl to swim, and a crude joke about a sister with Swartz’s punchline.
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Ash
Kan
Carpet
Tex
Mount
Wash
Ogoo
Odear
Skeleton
Shoo
Fla
Kay
Houdy
Miss
Fiven
Tenn
Prayer ends with a warning about the President
A child Mary, unseen on the porch, prays at bedtime asking God to take care of her parents. She adds a pointed line that if anything happens to her father, they would only have the President, who has not lived up to his expectations.
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Mary
Daddy
Dolly Sends Money by Fake Return to Mother Claim
A dialogue line shows Mabel remarking that Dolly persuades her husband by claiming she will return to her mother, prompting him to give her train fare. The exchange suggests Dolly exploits the situation to obtain funds from her spouse.
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Dolly
Mabel
Masquerade Mischief Sparks Choice Words
At a social masquerade, a husband grills his wife about flirting all evening, while he admits he did not recognize her. The exchange turns light as humor meets marital banter. A bystander party guest recalls the wry moment, capturing a snapshot of domestic wit.
Punny Household Quips and Lawful Wives Jokes
A mash of dated quips features a mistress of sarcasm about a new electric washer causing a splashy complaint and a pharmacist in joke form. Other gags question higher prices, dental patience, a doctor’s tongue and prescription, and an Indian inspector’s wartime plural wives banter.
Not $30 Difference Judge Divorce Fee
A humorous courtroom exchange centers on a judge stating a divorce costs exactly $30 in court fees. Jim balks, noting no $30 difference between two women, while the judge confirms the charge before the man backs off the divorce.
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Jim
Busy Housewife and Hobo Exchange Craveables
A humorous dialogue features a busy housewife snapping at a hungry hobo who lists luxury items an automobile a flying machine a rich wife a steam yacht a private car valet and butler and then settles for a ham sandwich and coffee. The exchange highlights class fantasies and simple needs.
Farmer Seeks Town Hours in City Visit Comic Exchange
A country visitor asks a hotel clerk for meal hours and is told breakfast from seven to eleven, dinner from twelve to thirty eight, and supper from six to eight. He then asks what time he can see the town, noting the long meal windows during his stay.
Joe Louis Example Of Fame In One Fight Earnings
The quote contrasts brains with brawn and notes Joe Louis earns more in a single fight than a college professor does in a lifetime, using the heavyweight champion as a benchmark for financial power in sports.
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Joe Louis
Weather forecast prompts shopping in brisk breakfast chat
Ethel asks George about the forecast for shopping day. George checks the paper and reports a stormy outlook with rain hail sleet thunder lightning snow and fierce winds. An old lady calls to cheer a crying child, who jokes about bananas hot dogs and ice cream.
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Ethel
George
Senator Foolzem Seeks Support From Coon Lake Ladies
Senator Foolzem wrapped up his speech at the Coon Lake Women's Club telling the audience he will appeal only to the most intelligent and beautiful constituents for support. He secured pledges from the group, claiming they represent the key voters this year.
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Foolzem
Coon Lake
Painless Dentistry Claim By Hartman Promises Quick Relief
Dr. Leroy Hartman of Columbia University announced a desensitizer that, spread on a tooth, allegedly destroys pain within 60 to 90 seconds. After 20 years of work and 18 years of testing, Columbia holds a basic patent but plans to allow free use. The discovery is already in production and being sold to Texas dentists. Also reported is a silencer tube for radios by James J. Lamb that converts noise into a single short pulse, imperceptible to the ear.
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Leroy Leo Hartman
Columbia University
Hartman
Texas
James J. Lamb
QST
American Radio Relay League
Dangerous playthings for children to have in city
The Dallas Times Herald urges enforcement of a city ordinance banning airguns and target rifles for youths. It warns careless handling injures city youths and argues guns should be used only in rural areas, or not at all, to prevent community danger.
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Dallas
Dallas Times-Herald
Life insurance swindles target mutual policies in Texas
Kemp News warns policyholders about life insurance scams in mutual companies. If behind on death payments, drop the policy and seek a traditional line you can pass an exam for. The letter from Austin cites a company $64,000 in arrears. Also advice on removing candle grease by blotter and warm iron.
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Mutual
Texas
Old Line
Austin
Kemp
Inositol Could Rival Dynamite If Purified
A sugarlike compound named Inositol, once costing 400 to 500 dollars per pound, was shown by Prof. Edward Bartow of the University of Iowa to be extractable from corn starch processing water at about one dollar per pound. If refined to 40 cents or less, inositol, sharing the same chemical formula as glucose but with a different structure, could become a commercial rival to dynamite, since three pounds of explosive can be made from one pound of the substance when combined with nitric acid.
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Edward Bartow
University of Iowa
Stay Married: Judge Sabath's 46,000 divorces and 3,000 reconciliations
In fourteen years on Cook County Superior Court, Judge Joseph Sabath presided over 46,000 divorce cases and effected 3,000 reconciliations that stuck. He notes small troubles spark divorces, urges couples to avoid mountain out of molehill thinking, and marks December 2 as his silver jubilee anniversary of elevation to the bench.
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Cook County Superior Court
Chicago
Joseph Sabath
Mole Hills
Advice on marriage and home life from a jurist
A field day for florists and friends of the jurist features his counsel to spouses on partnership and finances. He urges wives not to fear motherhood or work and to share duties with husbands beyond money. Also notes on seed germination stressing even moisture and avoiding mud.
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