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...bathtub over the caption "Cut Out by the Censor"; on its first page appeared a joke that was characteristic of the issue?a joke printed in French, and making a play of the words "habits" (clothes) and "explorer" (to go through). "Translation on page 31," said the editors. "Ha! this matter must be salacious," cried the vulgar reader: ". . . habits de mon mari. J'ai I'habitude de les explorer tous les soirs." Though ignorant of French he would not deign to turn to page 31; no, and what's more he would put the magazine where his wife could...
About Theodore Roosevelt: "Roosevelt could be rough, and he was always ready, and his manner in controversy was that of a fighter. There was not much of the patience of Job; there was a great deal of the war-horse rejoicing in his strength and saying 'Ha, ha,' among the trumpets...
...hamstringing the meagre success which Pater Baldwin has achieved in dealing with unemployment, ha wrought upon his hearers' feelings by recounting the suicide of a workless former soldier, and concluded: "He is only one of the many men who, during the last few months, have been sacrificed on the altar of the Government, which is far more concerned with the profits made out of industry than with the lives of its own people...
...past, professional football ha thrilled the sporting public about as deeply as the national chess tournament. It is a herald of a new era, therefore, to learn that the New York Football Giants, a professional team, have found it necessary to hire a cheer leader and band for their home games. The public, of course, is accustomed to taking its football with a good deal of seltzer in the shape of organized noise, and if sport enthusiasts are to be enticed into transferring their favor from college to professional games, nothing should be spared to make them feel at home...
When the Italian Premier saw that half the journalists were missing from his "interview" he cried: "Ha! There is a demonstration? I hope they send in a petition. I have a big waste basket...