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Editorial
March 1, 1915
The Fool Killer
Moravian Falls, Boomer, Wilkes County, North Carolina
What is this article about?
The editor introduces 'The Fool-Killer,' a monthly satirical publication from wooded hills that blasts societal ills with wit, humor, and sarcasm, emphasizing its total independence and appeal to the wise.
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Well, dear sinner friends, this is The Fool Killer.
How does it set on your stomach?
If you like it, you can get more at headquarters.
The Fool-Killer is not even a forty-seventh cousin to any other paper on earth.
It stands in a class by itself, and its field is as broad as the English language.
This paper wears no bell, muzzle, collar nor halter.
You can put that down to start with.
I am the fellow who works at the pump-handle on this pungent periodical of thrilling thought. I print only what I write; I write only what I think; and I think what I doggone please.
I own this entire establishment, and Rockefeller isn't rich enough to buy one share of it.
Does that sound strange?
Well, bless your soul, I am a great deal richer than old John.
I never travelled any to speak of, but I have read a great deal, and have thunk some.
I have also writ a few books which I know are great, because they don't sell worth a cent.
Great books never do.
And then I started The Fool-Killer, just to quiet my nerves and keep the old press from getting rusty.
From the seclusion of these wooded hills there will go forth each month a bundle of literary dynamite that will shake the rotten foundations of society and cause the Church of Mammon to at least turn over in its sleep.
The Fool-Killer is a monthly mustard-plaster for the blood-boils of Society, Church and State.
It is salted with wit, peppered with humor and seasoned with sarcasm.
Every line cuts like a whip, and every word raises a blister.
If you are a fool you had better not subscribe for The Fool-Killer. If you are wise you will. And so that settles it.
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Over
Well, dear sinner friends, this is The Fool Killer.
How does it set on your stomach?
If you like it, you can get more at headquarters.
The Fool-Killer is not even a forty-seventh cousin to any other paper on earth.
It stands in a class by itself, and its field is as broad as the English language.
This paper wears no bell, muzzle, collar nor halter.
You can put that down to start with.
I am the fellow who works at the pump-handle on this pungent periodical of thrilling thought. I print only what I write; I write only what I think; and I think what I doggone please.
I own this entire establishment, and Rockefeller isn't rich enough to buy one share of it.
Does that sound strange?
Well, bless your soul, I am a great deal richer than old John.
I never travelled any to speak of, but I have read a great deal, and have thunk some.
I have also writ a few books which I know are great, because they don't sell worth a cent.
Great books never do.
And then I started The Fool-Killer, just to quiet my nerves and keep the old press from getting rusty.
From the seclusion of these wooded hills there will go forth each month a bundle of literary dynamite that will shake the rotten foundations of society and cause the Church of Mammon to at least turn over in its sleep.
The Fool-Killer is a monthly mustard-plaster for the blood-boils of Society, Church and State.
It is salted with wit, peppered with humor and seasoned with sarcasm.
Every line cuts like a whip, and every word raises a blister.
If you are a fool you had better not subscribe for The Fool-Killer. If you are wise you will. And so that settles it.
What sub-type of article is it?
Satire
What keywords are associated?
Fool Killer
Satirical Paper
Social Critique
Independent Journalism
Literary Dynamite
What entities or persons were involved?
The Fool Killer
Rockefeller
Church Of Mammon
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Introduction To The Fool Killer Publication
Stance / Tone
Irreverent And Boastful Satirical Manifesto
Key Figures
The Fool Killer
Rockefeller
Church Of Mammon
Key Arguments
The Fool Killer Is Independent And Unrestricted
It Critiques Society, Church, And State With Wit And Sarcasm
Subscription Recommended For The Wise, Not Fools