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The Winnipeg Tribune, Manitoba, February 25, 1939
It isn’t so much dumbness and a lack of card sense that ails wives… it’s their feet that are giving them the devil.
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The Winnipeg Tribune, Manitoba, February 25, 1939
It isn’t so much dumbness and a lack of card sense that ails wives… it’s their feet that are giving them the devil.
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The Winnipeg Tribune, Manitoba, February 18, 1939
Paying Up: “Here’s the egg I borrowed and - er - could you lend me your vacuum cleaner? … Mine’s bust.”
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The Winnipeg Tribune, Manitoba, March 4, 1939
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The Winnipeg Tribune, Manitoba, May 11, 1939
Muttering while asleep is all right as long as it’s shop talk like, “sue me, g’wan and sue me”, but if feminine names are mentioned - even if it’s only the name of a racehorse.. oh boy!
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The Winnipeg Tribune, Manitoba, May 20, 1939
Of course father has a heart, but he’s no good at singing lullabies… not in the middle of the night, he isn’t.
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The Winnipeg Tribune, Manitoba, May 20, 1939
Oh, sure, we were young ourselves once… still, we like to see the show.
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The Winnipeg Tribune, Manitoba, May 13, 1939
Keeping Appointments: If it’s the girl’s birthday, she’ll be on time.
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The Winnipeg Tribune, Manitoba, May 6, 1939
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The Winnipeg Tribune, Manitoba, July 1, 1939
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The Decatur Daily Review, Illinois, February 27, 1938
When They Grow Up: If she is always “doing good” and making others blow their noses, and asking “who’s your father?… what does he do?… who’s your mother?… where do you live?… have you a pain in your stummick?” — and similar questions, she’s going to be a social worker.
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The Decatur Daily Review, Illinois, February 13, 1938
Company Calling: There are husbands that should be kept out of sight until the visitors have gone - they can be sent to the garage with a sandwich or two.
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The Decatur Daily Review, Illinois, January 30, 1938
Why They Don’t Write: Some are so fully occupied in the evenings that they just don’t get around to letter writing
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The Decatur Daily Review, Illinois, April 18, 1937
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The Decatur Daily Review, Illinois, April 18, 1937
We never know if these men are great lovers - or great flops that have been thrown down by one girl after another.
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The Decatur Daily Review, Illinois, January 10, 1937
“Keep the change” — A fellow can’t afford to look cheap when he is out with the girl.