Earl Hurd,
Bobby Bumps Helps Out a Book Agent
(1916)
“ WANTA BUY A BOOK? !-!-!??☆!-!-@-!! "This gentleman wants to buy a book." Fido has a scheme! "Now you sit there 'till I tell you to move." "Just for that Fido I'll let you go skating with me." YES, BUT WHERE'S MY SKATES? LOOK OUT HONEY, CHILE! LOOK OUT FO' WOT, MAMMY? NEVER AGAIN! WILL I GET ON ANOTHER SKATE! ”
Earl Hurd,
Bobby Bumps Adopts a Turtle
(1917)
“ Night follows day—as nights have a habit of doing. ? CAN THAT STUFF! YOU'VE STILL GOT ME! UNSAFE This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published in 1917, before the cutoff of January 1, 1929. The longest-living author of this work died in 1940, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 83 years or less. This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works. ”
Earl Hurd,
Bobby Bumps' Fly Swatter
(1916)
“ Pa's ungarnished dome furnishes a perfect skating rink for flies. ? Horse-fly magnified 1,617.557 times. Some racetrack! IDEA An idea strikes Pa. "I'm awful busy Pa. I gotta knock out some flies for Fido." ”
