Throwing Passengers' Trunks Around

1920—

They Were Soon Undeceived

Travelers' Amazement Fades When Station Master Chirps

The traffic was at its height and there were the usual piles of passengers' baggage on the platform. In the usual way the porters were banging it about, while the owners mournfully looked on. Suddenly the station master appeared, and, approaching one of the porters, shouted in stern tones:

"Here! What do you mean by throwing those trunks about like that?"

The passengers pinched themselves to make sure that they were not dreaming, but they returned to earth when the official added:

"Can't you see you're making big dents in the concrete platform?"



Just Ask Jones, He Knows!

So Will Brown When Those House Repairs Are Finished!

Brown was going to have some alterations made on his home and asked Jones – who had just got rid of the builders – the best way to go about it.

"Oh," said Jones, "you call in a decent builder and tell him the limit you are prepared to pay out, being sure the sum you mention to him is about a quarter of what you have for the alterations; and then, if you are lucky, and keep your wife away while the work is proceeding, you may get half of what you want done for about twice the total sum you want to spend."

--The Saturday Blade, Chicago, May 22, 1920, page 9.