The Illiterate Digest

About this eBook

Author

Rogers, Will, 1879-1935

Original Publication

New York: Albert & Charles Boni, 1924.

Credits

Carla Foust, Emmanuel Ackerman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)

Language

English

LoC Class

PN: Language and Literatures: Literature: General, Criticism, Collections

Subject

American wit and humor

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 72717

Release Date

January 14, 2024

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.Untitled
3. 3.The Illiterate Digest
4. 4.Untitled
5. 5.TWO LETTERS AND A DEDICATION
6. 6.CONTENTS — FOOTNOTES:
7. 7.ILLUSTRATIONS
8. 8.INTRODUCTION
9. 9.BREAKING INTO THE WRITING GAME
10. 10.BREAKING INTO THE WRITING GAME
11. 11.SETTLING THE CORSET PROBLEM OF THIS COUNTRY
12. 12.SETTLING THE CORSET PROBLEM OF THIS COUNTRY
13. 13.HOW TO TELL A BUTLER, AND OTHER ETIQUETTE
14. 14.HOW TO TELL A BUTLER, AND OTHER ETIQUETTE
15. 15.DEFENDING MY SOUP PLATE POSITION
16. 16.DEFENDING MY SOUP PLATE POSITION
17. 17.HELPING THE GIRLS WITH THEIR INCOME TAXES
18. 18.HELPING THE GIRLS WITH THEIR INCOME TAXES
19. 19.THE GREATEST DOCUMENT IN AMERICAN LITERATURE
20. 20.THE GREATEST DOCUMENT IN AMERICAN LITERATURE
21. 21.PROSPECTUS FOR “THE REMODELED CHEWING GUM CORPORATION”
22. 22.PROSPECTUS FOR “THE REMODELED CHEWING GUM CORPORATION”
23. 23.INSIDE STUFF ON THE TOTAL ECLIPSE
24. 24.INSIDE STUFF ON THE TOTAL ECLIPSE
25. 25.IT’S TIME SOMEBODY SAID A WORD FOR CALIFORNIA
26. 26.IT’S TIME SOMEBODY SAID A WORD FOR CALIFORNIA
27. 27.PROMOTING THE OCEANLESS ONE PIECE SUIT
28. 28.PROMOTING THE OCEANLESS ONE PIECE SUIT
29. 29.WARNING TO JOKERS: LAY OFF THE PRINCE
30. 30.WARNING TO JOKERS: LAY OFF THE PRINCE
31. 31.SPRING IS HERE, WITH POEMS AND BATH TUBS
32. 32.SPRING IS HERE, WITH POEMS AND BATH TUBS
33. 33.MR. FORD AND OTHER POLITICAL SELF-STARTERS
34. 34.MR. FORD AND OTHER POLITICAL SELF-STARTERS
35. 35.WILSON COULD LAUGH AT A JOKE ON HIMSELF
36. 36.WILSON COULD LAUGH AT A JOKE ON HIMSELF
37. 37.A JOB WITH THE JAMES FAMILY
38. 38.A JOB WITH THE JAMES FAMILY
39. 39.LET’S TREAT OUR PRESIDENTS LIKE HUMAN BEINGS
40. 40.LET’S TREAT OUR PRESIDENTS LIKE HUMAN BEINGS
41. 41.WHAT WITH FRUIT JUICE AND CONSOMME, IT WAS A WILD PARTY
42. 42.WHAT WITH FRUIT JUICE AND CONSOMME, IT WAS A WILD PARTY
43. 43.WHAT WE NEED IS MORE FRED STONES
44. 44.WHAT WE NEED IS MORE FRED STONES
45. 45.ONE OIL LAWYER PER BARREL
46. 46.ONE OIL LAWYER PER BARREL
47. 47.ANOTHER HOT CONFESSION IN THE OIL SCANDAL
48. 48.ANOTHER HOT CONFESSION IN THE OIL SCANDAL
49. 49.THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH
50. 50.Untitled
51. 51.WELL, WHO IS PRUNES?
52. 52.WELL, WHO IS PRUNES?
53. 53.POLITICS GETTING READY TO JELL
54. 54.POLITICS GETTING READY TO JELL
55. 55.TWO LONG LOST FRIENDS FOUND AT LAST
56. 56.TWO LONG LOST FRIENDS FOUND AT LAST
57. 57.THEY NOMINATED EVERYBODY BUT THE FOUR HORSEMEN
58. 58.THEY NOMINATED EVERYBODY BUT THE FOUR HORSEMEN
59. 59.IN THE MIDST OF A 7 YEAR HITCH
60. 60.IN THE MIDST OF A 7 YEAR HITCH
61. 61.“WILL ROGERS JR.” REPORTS THE CONVENTION FOR HIS FATHER, WORN OUT BY LONG SERVICE
62. 62.“WILL ROGERS JR.” REPORTS THE CONVENTION FOR HIS FATHER, WORN OUT BY LONG SERVICE
63. 63.ROPING A CRITIC
64. 64.ROPING A CRITIC
65. 65.“THE WORLD TOMORROW,” AFTER THE MANNER OF GREAT JOURNALISTS.
66. 66.“THE WORLD TOMORROW,” AFTER THE MANNER OF GREAT JOURNALISTS. [B] — FOOTNOTES:
67. 67.SETTLING THE AFFAIRS OF THE WORLD IN MY OWN WAY
68. 68.SETTLING THE AFFAIRS OF THE WORLD IN MY OWN WAY
69. 69.A SKINNY DAKOTA KID WHO MADE GOOD
70. 70.A SKINNY DAKOTA KID WHO MADE GOOD
71. 71.TAKING THE CURE, BY THE SHORES OF CAT CREEK
72. 72.TAKING THE CURE, BY THE SHORES OF CAT CREEK
73. 73.Transcriber’s note

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