Fragments on New Orleans San Francisco and Irish humor
A travelogue of New Orleans French Quarter charms and San Francisco bias ends with light anecdotes on Irish and Jewish humor. The piece references old curiosities, lace and Dresden china, tea readings, souvenir shops, and playful quips about national identities.
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Frank Norris
United States
New York
New Orleans
San Francisco
Norris
Dresden
France
Surprise Recruit Menu Answer Beans
A humorous exchange shows a recruit asking what’s for dinner and a cook replying there are hundreds of options, then naming beans as the sole item. The cartoonish dialogue highlights a playful banter over meal choices.
Quote about belief and curiosity in everyday signs
A reflective remark contrasts how people accept vast facts like 270 678 934 341 stars with skepticism toward simple signs such as Fresh Paint. The point highlights human curiosity and the tendency to verify ordinary details.
Tough War Tough Men
Robert Quillen in Dallas News urges American resolve and ruthless leadership to win World War II. He warns against soft policy and calls for internment of suspects, seizure of homes for war work, and elimination of civil rights constraints to build a single hard war machine.
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America
Hitler
Japan
Europe
Asia
Mercy
Hawaii
Congress
Civilian Rail and Bus Travel May Face Restrictions
Washington officer Joseph B. Eastman, head of the Office of Defense Transportation, said civilian passenger movement could be limited at times or in certain areas, but no general rationing is planned. He warned July and August could strain carriers due to troop and freight movements and urged staggered vacation dates and possible changes to convention schedules.
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Washington
Joseph B. Eastman
Office of Defense Transportation
Eastman
Rumpus rooms become safe shelters for air raid prep
Americans convert basement spaces into refuges with protection sanitation and sustenance essentials. Portable Zenith radios ensure communication when power fails. Commanders tout radios with short wave reach to receive distant broadcasts during raids.
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America
E. F. McDonald, Jr
Chicago
Zenith Radio Corp
E. F. McDonald
Old West wit and Cripple Creek graveside quips
A collection of humorous snippets and grave inscriptions from Cripple Creek Colorado and surrounding dialogue. Jests include sharp lines about liars watchers and hats and a bus passenger mistaking a stop for Boonville with a driver retort about his stomach.
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Cripple Creek
Colorado
Bill Smith
First Bellboy Chats About 506 Guest
Dialogue between bellboys describes a new guest in room 506. The guest is left handed and keeps his change in his right hand pocket.
Jokes and Favors Mark Missouri Governor Folk Visit
A story recalls Governor Folk arriving at his office to find many men in the anteroom. He jokes about which supporters laughed at his tale while noting those who asked for favors. A Kansas farmer jokes about his son John failing a civil service exam and plans to teach for a living as times stay hard.
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Folk
Missouri
Kansas
John
Child at breakfast wishes hens would speak besides eggs
A six year old at the breakfast table wishes the hens would say something besides eggs. The child’s whim reflects a playful moment of imagination in a household morning scene.
Court records show request to increase support due to wife’s extravagance
The text notes a husband seeking aid from church officials by requesting an increase in support after describing his wife’s spending as excessive. It implies a financial hardship tied to expanding expenditures and a formal appeal to church authorities.
True Too True The Negro Sexton At Wealthy Church
A fragmented notice notes a Black sexton at a wealthy church referenced with a style and expense angle. The readable text implies social status and church role though details are missing.
It's Mighty Hard to Keep a Scale Skin Wife on a Muskrat Salary
A newspaper excerpt notes a letter whose closing line mocks a man’s pay. The line declares it is hard to support a wife on a muskrat salary, implying a low income and strained finances.
City Boy Tries Bridle on Cow in Cold Barn
A city boy working on a farm tries to bridle a cow in the dark before daylight. He cannot get the bridle over the horns because the cow’s ears are frozen, prompting the farmer to urge speed.
Remembering rules of a journalism course note
A correspondence school instructor urges writing on one side of the page and a new pupil asks which side to use. The exchange highlights instruction clarity and the practical question of formatting in learning journalism.
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Correspondence School of Journalism
No More Debts After Religion A Baldwin Club Exchange
A pugnacious clubman declares I am a self made man and seeks forgiveness. An elder replies we accept your apology. Ephraim boasts of religion, Mose questions churchgoing and charity. Ephraim concedes churchgoing and helping widows, but refuses to settle debts, calling it business.
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Ephraim
Mose
Jerk in Gear Becomes Sales Laugh Line
A humorous exchange about a used car features a salesman declaring the vehicle is “rearin’ to go” as a tale of resourceful sales banter. The line captures a lively streetwise automotive quip from an era of informal ad prose.
New Chain Letter Warned By Valley City Officer
Dr A D Ottinger commander of Edgar A Fisher Post Valley City N D warns of a bizarre chain letter started in Reno promising happiness to tired businessmen. The letter asks readers to send copies to five men then send their wives to the top name on the list promising 15176 gorgeous girls in return.
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A. D. Ottinger
Edgar A. Fisher
Valley City
N. D
Reno
Philosopher and Cynic Exchange on Happiness
A brief dialogue echoes a philosopher asking what happiness requires and a cynic replying that it lies in what one lacks. The exchange highlights contrasting views on desire and fulfillment.
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Ikey
Mike
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Tim
Robert Quillen
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Whitewright Lumber Co
Josephine
Joyce
Smith
Boonville
Legal Reserve
Barbee & Bassett
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Rearin
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Glen Earnheart
Whitewright, Texas
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L. LaRoe & Company
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