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1 of 21From the Mar. 3, 1923, issue of TIME. She must have had it hic-up to here.TIME -
2 of 21From the Feb. 3, 1930, issue of TIME. Um, O.K.TIME -
3 of 21From the Oct. 12, 1923, issue of TIME. Proof that happy families aren't actually all alike.TIME -
4 of 21From the Dec. 12, 1932, issue of TIME. Gives new (creepy) meaning to "spooning" with someone.TIME -
5 of 21From the Apr. 28, 1923, issue of TIME. Perhaps the world's only baleen bailiff.TIME -
6 of 21From the Nov. 1, 1937, issue of TIME. When he did get any sleep, it was brief.TIME -
7 of 21From the Aug. 26, 1929, issue of TIME. Presented without comment.TIME -
8 of 21From the April 28, 1923, issue of TIME. Ironically unfunny.TIME -
9 of 21From the July 23, 1923, issue of TIME. Bow down.TIME -
10 of 21From the Aug. 4, 1924, issue of TIME. They say if you love something, let it go.TIME -
11 of 21From the Aug. 26, 1924, issue of TIME. More like attachment bear-enting, am I right?TIME -
12 of 21From the Aug. 4, 1924, issue of TIME. More like sowing your wild goats, am I right?TIME -
13 of 21From the Nov. 26, 1934, issue of TIME. More like wedding ows, am I right?TIME -
14 of 21From the Aug. 25, 1924, issue of TIME. Sit! Stay! Rollover your 401(k)!TIME -
15 of 21From the Apr. 9, 1928, issue of TIME. When they got married, she bit off more than she could chew.TIME -
16 of 21From the June 4, 1928, issue of TIME. And that is why you should cover your nose and mouth when you sneeze.TIME -
17 of 21From the Feb. 3, 1930, issue of TIME. He must have had plenty of spare time.TIME -
18 of 21From the Aug. 10, 1931, issue of TIME. The ex-grain-ge rate was pretty good.TIME -
19 of 21From the Mar. 2, 1936, issue of TIME. That comes out to $3.00 for four-and-twenty.TIME -
20 of 21From the Jan. 25, 1937, issue of TIME. He wasn't Yankich-ing anyone's chain.TIME -
21 of 21From the Apr. 12, 1937, issue of TIME. Not bad!TIME
Lest anyone believe interest in weird or funny local-news stories is a phenomenon of the Internet age, here’s a look at some of the gems that ran in the “Miscellany” column — under the heading “TIME Brings All Things” — in issues of TIME from the 1920s and 1930s. Shining a spotlight on everyday people who do stupid stuff is, it turns out, an enduring news-media tradition.
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