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  2. YARNS.

    He: "You were no spring chicken when I married you." She: "Right you are. I was just a goose." ...

    Article : 22 words
  3. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 523 words
  4. Two Points of View.

    "Will you be my wife?" "The idea. Don't be ridiculous." "Yes, I know it sounds ridiculous but I'm not so particular as some men are." ...

    Article : 29 words
  5. Where There is Rest.

    Binks: "Yes, our friend Brown has gone to Ms everlasting rest." Shinks: "What! you don't mean to say that he got that Government job after ...

    Article : 31 words
  6. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 302 words
  7. The Catch.

    "So Mrs. Strong is going to marry again is her prospective husband a good catch?" "I hope so. They say she used to throw things at her first one." ...

    Article : 31 words
  8. Always, Sir!

    Employer (engaging typist): "Can you punctuate?" Typist (brightly): "Oh, yes. I'm always early in the morning." ...

    Article : 20 words
  9. Plain Evidence.

    Magistrate: "Have you any proof that he hit you in the eye?" Witness: "Proof. Why, here it is in black and white." ...

    Article : 25 words
  10. She Was Tough.

    Diner, in restaurant (looking at the dish the waiter has just brought): "What's that, waiter?" Waiter (thinking he refers to the music): ...

    Article : 36 words
  11. Then he was Dethroned.

    Father (impressing his daughter's fiance): "Yes, I started in an office with nothing, and at 25 I was my own master." Daughter (somewhat tactlessly): "And ...

    Article : 41 words
  12. He Understood.

    Young Housewife: "I want some lamb, please." Butcher: "Yes, madam; which part?" Young Housewife. "Oh, you know—the ...

    Article : 29 words
  13. The Hope Chest.

    Bride: "My husband had a hope chest, too, before we were married." Friend: "For mercy sake! What was in it?" ...

    Article : 32 words
  14. The Important Part.

    "Yes, granny, I'm to be married this Christmas." "But, my dear," said grandma, "you are very young. Do you feel you are fitted ...

    Article : 44 words
  15. A Precaution.

    A Highland ferryboat, laden with passengers, was caught in a sudden squall when half-way across the loch. "It looks goy bad," said the ferryman. ...

    Article : 35 words
  16. Handy in One Particular.

    Sea Cook (sarcastically to new helper): "Ever been on a ship before?" Helper: "Yes, I was a gunner in tko navy at the Battle of Jutland." ...

    Article : 43 words
  17. The Obliging Salesman.

    Customer (after shopman has pulled down all but one of the blankets on the shelves): "I don't really want to buy a blanket to-day. I was only looking for a ...

    Article : 55 words
  18. The Last Straw.

    The stout woman had been in the boot-shop nearly an hour, and the patient shop assistant had had half the stock down for her inspection. ...

    Article : 78 words
  19. Just the Thing.

    "I want to buy that book in the window called 'How to Captivate Men,'" said the little girl to the assistant in the bookshop. ...

    Article : 100 words
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