The Archive · 1941

IN PARENTHESIS Standing Still

A NEGRO stoker was erossing the ocean for the first time. He came up on deck to get a breath of air. Looking out on the water, he said in disgruntled tones: "Why, we is right whar we wuz this time yesterday!"

Delicate "Dm you hear about the delicate hint Mr. Síaylate got last night?"

"No; what was if?

"Well. Edith found that looking at the clock and other familiar devices were of no avail; so she asked for some refreshments, and her mother sent in a dish of breakfast food."

American Press Howlers The Waukomis (Okla) "Hornet" in bold face type boasts in every issue as follows:

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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