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TOASTER'S HANDBOOK. Peggy Edmond and Harold Workman Williams. 501p. $1.80

MORE TOASTS. Marion D. Mosher. 552p. $1.80

JOKES, STORIES AND QUOTATIONS

COMPILED BY

MARION DIX MOSHER

NEW YORK THE H. W. WILSON COMPANY LONDON: GRAFTON & CO. 1922

Contents

PREFACE

INTRODUCTION

The Divine Gift of Humor

The Function of Humor

Importance of Humor

ABSENT-MINDEDNESS

ACCIDENTS

ACCURACY

ACTORS AND ACTRESSES

ADVERTISING

ADVICE

AFTER DINNER SPEECHES

AGE

AGRICULTURE

ALARM CLOCKS

ALIBI

ALIMONY

ALPHABET

ALTERNATIVES

AMBITION

AMERICANS

AMUSEMENTS

ANCESTRY

ANIMALS

ANTICIPATION

ANTIQUES

APARTMENTS

APPEARANCES

APPETITE

APPLAUSE

ARITHMETIC

ARMIES

ART AND ARTISTS

ASTRONOMY

AUTHORS

AUTHORSHIP

AUTOMOBILE TOURISTS

AUTOMOBILES AND AUTOMOBILING

AVIATION

BACHELORS

BAGGAGE

BALDNESS

BANKS AND BANKING

BAPTISM

BAPTISTS

BARGAINS

BASEBALL

BATHS AND BATHING

BEAUTY, PERSONAL

BEGGING

BEQUESTS

BETTING

BIBLE INTERPRETATION

BIGAMY

BILLS

BLUFFING

BOARD OF HEALTH

BOARDING HOUSES

BOASTING

BOLSHEVISM

BOOKS AND READING

BOOKSELLERS AND BOOKSELLING

BOOMERANGS

BOOSTING

BORROWERS

BOSTON

BOY SCOUTS

BOYS

BRIDES

BROOKLYN

BROTHERHOOD

BURBANK

BUSINESS

BUSINESS ENTERPRISE

BUSINESS ETHICS

BUSINESS WOMEN

CAMPAIGNS

CANDIDATES

CANDOR

CAPITAL AND LABOR

CARD INDEX

CARELESSNESS

CATALOGING

CAUSE AND EFFECT

CAUTION

CHARACTER

CHARITY

CHEERFULNESS

CHICKEN STEALING

CHILD LABOR

CHILDREN

CHOICES

CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS

CHRISTMAS GIFTS

CHURCH

CHURCH ATTENDANCE

CHURCH DISCIPLINE

CITIZENS

CITY AND COUNTRY

CIVICS

CIVILIZATION

CLASS DISTINCTIONS

CLEANLINESS

CLERGY

CLOTHING

CLUBS

COAL

COFFEE

COLLECTING OF ACCOUNTS

COLLECTION BOX

COLLEGE GRADUATES

COLLEGE STUDENTS

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

COMMITTEE

COMMON SENSE

COMMUNISM

COMMUTERS

COMPARISONS

COMPENSATION

COMPETITION

COMPLIMENTS

CONCEIT

CONDUCT

CONFESSIONS

CONFIDENCES

CONGRESS

CONSCIENCE

CONSCRIPTION

CONSERVATIVES

CONSOLATION

CONTENTMENT

CONTRIBUTION BOX

CONUNDRUMS

COOKERY

COOKS

COOPERATION

CORPULENCE

CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOLS

COSMOPOLITANISM

COST OF LIVING

COUNTRY LIFE

COURAGE

COURTESY

COURTS

COURTSHIP

CREDIT

CRIME

CRITICISM

CULTURE

CURES

CURIOSITY

CURRENT EVENTS

CUSTOM

DACHSHUNDS

DAMAGES

DANCING

DAYLIGHT SAVING

DEAD BEATS

DEBTS

DEGREES

DEMAGOG

DEMOCRACY

DENTISTS

DEPARTMENT STORES

DESTINATION

DETECTIVES

DETERMINATION

DIAGNOSIS

DILEMMAS

DINING

DIPLOMACY

DISARMAMENT

DISCHARGE

DISCIPLINE

DISCOUNTS

DISCRETION

DISPOSITION

DISTANCES

DIVORCE

DOCTORS

DOGS

DOMESTIC FINANCE

DOMESTIC RELATIONS

DREAMS

DRINKING

DRUNKARDS

DUTCH

DYSPEPSIA

EATING

ECONOMY

EDITORS

EDUCATION

EFFICIENCY

EGOTISM

EINSTEIN

EMBARRASSING SITUATIONS

EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES

ENEMIES

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

ENGLISHMEN

ENTHUSIASM

EPIGRAMS

EPITAPHS

EQUALITY

ETIQUET

EUROPEAN WAR

EUROPEAN WAR—POEMS

EVIDENCE

EXAGGERATION

EXAMINATIONS

EXCUSES

EXECUTIVE ABILITY

EXPENSES

EXPERIENCE

EXTRAVAGANCE

FAILURES

FAME

FAMILIES

FARMING

FASHION

FATE

FATHERS

FAULTS

FEES

FICTION

FIGHTING

FINANCE

FISH

FISHERMEN

FISHING

FLATTERY

FOOD

FOOD CONSERVATION

FOOLS

FORDS

FOREIGNERS

FORESIGHT

FORGETFULNESS

FORTUNE HUNTERS

FOUNTAIN PENS

FRANKLIN

FREAKS

FREE VERSE

FREEDOM OF SPEECH

FRENCH LANGUAGE

FRIENDS

FRIENDSHIP

FUTURE

FUTURE LIFE

FUTURIST ART

GAMBLING

GARAGES

GARDENING

GAS

GENEROSITY

GENIUS

GEOGRAPHY

GERMANY

GERMS

GIFTS

GIRLS

GOD

GOLF

GOSSIP

GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP

GRATITUDE

GUARANTEES

HABIT

HADES

HAPPINESS

HASH

HASTE

HEAVEN

HELL

HEREDITY

HEROES

HIGH COST OF LIVING

HINTING

HISTORY

HOME

HOME BREW

HOMELINESS

HOMESICK

HONESTY

HORSES

HOSPITALITY

HOSPITALS

HOTEL BIBLES

HOTELS

HOUSING PROBLEM

HUNGER

HUNTING

HURRY

HUSBANDS

HYPOCRISY

HYSTERICS

"IF"

IGNORANCE

ILLUSIONS AND HALLUCINATIONS

IMITATION

IMMIGRANTS

IMPUDENCE

INCOME TAX

INDUSTRY

INFANTS

INFLUENZA

INHERITANCE

INITIATIVE

INSOMNIA

INSTALMENT PLAN

INSURANCE, FIRE

INSURANCE, LIFE

INTERVIEWS

INVESTMENTS

IRELAND

IRISH BULLS

IRISHMEN

JEWS

JOKES

JOURNALISM

JUDGES

JUDGMENT

JURY

JUSTICE

KINDNESS

KINGS AND RULERS

KISSES

KNOWLEDGE

LABOR AND CAPITAL

LABOR AND LABORING CLASSES

LABOR-SAVING DEVICES

LADIES

LANGUAGES

LAUGHTER

LAUNDRY

LAWS

LAWYERS

LAZINESS

LEAGUE OF NATIONS

LEAP YEAR

LEFT HANDEDNESS

LEGISLATION

LEGISLATORS

LEISURE

LIARS

LIBERTY BONDS

LIBRARIANS

LIBRARIES

LIES

LIFE

LISPING

LOGIC

LONDON

LOST AND FOUND

LOVE

LUCK

MAGAZINES

MAJORITY

MARKSMANSHIP

MARRIAGE

MASCOTS

MATHEMATICS

MATRIMONY

MEASURING INSTRUMENTS

MEDALS

MEDICAL ETHICS

MEDICINE

MEMORY

MEN

METHODISTS

MIDDLEMAN

MILITARISM

MILITARY DISCIPLINE

MILK

MILLENNIUM

MILLINERS

MILLIONAIRES

MINISTERS

MISERS

MISTAKEN IDENTITY

MISTAKES

MONEY

MONEY LENDER

MORAL EDUCATION

MOSQUITOES

MOTHERS

MOTHERS' DAY

MOTHERS-IN-LAW

MOVING PICTURES

MULES

MUSHROOMS

MUSIC

MUSICIANS

NAMES, PERSONAL

NATIONALITY

NATURAL LAWS

NEGROES

NEIGHBORS

NEW JERSEY

NEW YORK CITY

NEWSBOYS

NEWSPAPERS

"NO"

NOTHING

NURSES

OBEDIENCE

OBESITY

OBITUARIES

OCCUPATIONS

OCEAN TRAVEL

OFFICE BOYS

OFFICE-SEEKERS

OFFICERS

OLD AGE

OLD CLOTHES

OPPORTUNITY

OPTIMISM

ORIGINALITY

OSTRICH

OUIJA BOARD

PARENTS

PARROTS

PARTNERSHIP

PEACE

PEDESTRIANS

PENMANSHIP

PEP

PERCENTAGE

PERSISTENCE

PERSUASION

PESSIMISM

PHILADELPHIA

PHILANTHROPISTS

PHILOSOPHY

PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS

See Doctors.

PITTSBURG

PLEASURE

POETRY

POETS

POLICE

POLITENESS

POLITICAL PARTIES

POLITICIANS

POLITICS

POSTAL SERVICE

POVERTY

PRAISE

PRAYERS

PREACHING

PREJUDICE

PREPAREDNESS

PRESCRIPTIONS

PRETENSION

PRICES

PRIDE

PRINTERS

PRISONS

PROFANITY

PROFESSIONS

PROFITEERS

PROGRESS

PROHIBITION

PROMOTERS

PROMPTNESS

PRONUNCIATION

PROPERTY

PROPOSALS

PROSPERITY

PSYCHOLOGICAL MOMENT

PSYCHOLOGY

PUBLIC, THE

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

PUBLIC SPEAKERS

PUBLISHERS

PUNCTUALITY

PUNCTUATION

PUNISHMENT

PUNS

PURGATORY

QUAKERS

QUESTIONS

RADICALS

RAILROADS

READING

REAL ESTATE

REAL ESTATE AGENTS

REALISM

RECOMMENDATIONS

RECRUITING

RED TAPE

REGRETS

RELATIVES

RELIGIONS

REMEDIES

REMINDERS

REPARTEE

REPORTING

REPUTATION

REST CURE

RESTAURANTS

RETALIATION

ROADS

ROOSEVELT, THEODORE

RUINS

RUMMAGE SALES

SACRIFICES

SAFETY

SALARIES

SALESMEN AND SALESMANSHIP

SALVATION

SAVING

SCANDAL

SCHOLARSHIP

SCHOOLS

SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT

SCOTCH, THE

SEASICKNESS

SECRETS

SELF-MADE MEN

SENATE

SENATORS

SENSE OF HUMOR

SENTRIES

SERMONS

SERVANTS

SERVICE

SERVICE STAR

SHOPPING

SIGHT SEEING

SIGNS

SILENCE

SIMPLIFIED SPELLING

SIN

SINGERS

SKEPTICS

SLANG

SMILES

SMOKING

SNOBBERY

SOCIALISTS

SOCIETY

SOCIOLOGY

SOLDIERS

SOUND

SOUVENIRS

SPECULATION

SPEED

SPELLING

SPINSTERS

STAMMERING

STAMPS

STATISTICS

STENOGRAPHERS

STOCK EXCHANGE

STRATEGY

STREET-CARS

STRIKES

SUBSTITUTES

SUBURBS

SUBWAYS

SUCCESS

SUITORS

SUMMER RESORTS

SUNDAY

SUNDAY SCHOOLS

SUPERSTITION

SURPRISE

SYMPATHY

SYNONYMS

TACT

TALKERS

TARDINESS

TAX

TEACHERS

TEACHING

TEARS

TELEGRAPH

TELEPHONE

TEMPER

TEMPERANCE

TEMPTATION

TEN COMMANDMENTS

THEATER

THERMOMETER

THIEVES

THRIFT

TIDES

TIME

TIPS

TOURISTS

TRADE

TRADE MARKS

TRADE UNIONS

TRAMPS

TRAVELERS

TREES

TRENCHES

TROUBLE

TRUTH

UMBRELLAS

UNEXPECTED

UNITED STATES

VACATIONS

VALUE

VANITY

VEGETARIANS

VENTILATION

VOICE

VOTING

WAGES

WAR

WEALTH

WEATHER

WEDDINGS

WELSH

WESTMINSTER ABBEY

WHISKY

WIDOWS

WINDOWS

WISDOM

WISHES

WITNESSES

WIVES

WOMAN

WOMAN SUFFRAGE

WOMAN'S RIGHTS

WORK

WORRY

YOUTH

ZONES