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  • Human OCR: THIMBLE THEATER NOW SHOWING-HOSPITABLE MR. BLABBER tVE BEEN TALKING TO THE PROFESSOR AND HE ADUISES US TO INVEST OUR MONEY Tomorrow-Straight as a Corkscrew WHY DON TCHER BUY A SWELL SHP AND LEMME BE CAPTAIN? THAT'S OUT-NOW SHUT UP! IT WONT HURT A THING TO GO DOWN TOWN AND LOOK ARDUND LET'S GO IN HERE AND SEE WHAT THEY HAVE GLIB8 AND BLASBER INVESTMENS OF ALL KINDS SURE IF WE CAN RUN OUR CAPITAL UP TO A BILLION WHY NOT WELL WHAT DO YOU WANT? OHFOR HEAVEN'S SAKE ! HAVE A CHAIR- MAKE YOURSELVES AT HONE WE HAVE THIRTY MILLION DOLLARS TO INVEST MRBLABBUR THIMBLE THEATER NOW SHOWING-HOSPITABLE MR. BLABBER tVE BEEN TALKING TO THE PROFESSOR AND HE ADUISES US TO INVEST OUR MONEY Tomorrow-Straight as a Corkscrew WHY DON TCHER BUY A SWELL SHP AND LEMME BE CAPTAIN? THAT'S OUT-NOW SHUT UP! IT WONT HURT A THING TO GO DOWN TOWN AND LOOK ARDUND LET'S GO IN HERE AND SEE WHAT THEY HAVE GLIB8 AND BLASBER INVESTMENS OF ALL KINDS SURE IF WE CAN RUN OUR CAPITAL UP TO A BILLION WHY NOT WELL WHAT DO YOU WANT? OHFOR HEAVEN'S SAKE ! HAVE A CHAIR- MAKE YOURSELVES AT HONE WE HAVE THIRTY MILLION DOLLARS TO INVEST MR

    Wed, September 25, 1929

    Thimble Theater

    By Elzie Crisler Segar
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  • Mammal OCR: THIMBLE THEATER NOW SHOWING-THE PROFESSOR'S NO MAGICIAN Tomorrow-Hospitable Mr. Blabber IM SORRYBUUT I CAN DO NOTHING WITH MR. POPEYEHE'S A NATURAL BORN ROUGHNECK WHO'S A ROUGHNECK?! GUESS YOU'RE RIGHT YOU ARE! NOW FADE OUT I WANT TO TALK TO THE PROFESSOR IWANT TO ASK YOUR ADICEHAM AND I HAVE THIRTY MILL ION BETWEEN US - WOULD You ADUISE US TO INVEST iT OR NOT? THIRTY MILLION DOLLARS WORKING FOR YOU WOULD SOON TUN INTO A BILUONBY ALL MEANS INVEST IT BUT - INVEST IT WISELY DON'T USTEN TO HIM- HE AINT SO HOT- JUSTA FLOP HE AIN'T SMART! YOU'LL NOTICE HE GUED UPHE COULDN'T LEARN ME NOTHIN' WHATS BATIN YOU? THIMBLE THEATER NOW SHOWING-THE PROFESSOR'S NO MAGICIAN Tomorrow-Hospitable Mr. Blabber IM SORRYBUUT I CAN DO NOTHING WITH MR. POPEYEHE'S A NATURAL BORN ROUGHNECK WHO'S A ROUGHNECK?! GUESS YOU'RE RIGHT YOU ARE! NOW FADE OUT I WANT TO TALK TO THE PROFESSOR IWANT TO ASK YOUR ADICEHAM AND I HAVE THIRTY MILL ION BETWEEN US - WOULD You ADUISE US TO INVEST iT OR NOT? THIRTY MILLION DOLLARS WORKING FOR YOU WOULD SOON TUN INTO A BILUONBY ALL MEANS INVEST IT BUT - INVEST IT WISELY DON'T USTEN TO HIM- HE AINT SO HOT- JUSTA FLOP HE AIN'T SMART! YOU'LL NOTICE HE GUED UPHE COULDN'T LEARN ME NOTHIN' WHATS BATIN YOU?

    Tue, September 24, 1929

    Thimble Theater

    By Elzie Crisler Segar
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  • Organism OCR: THIMBLE THEATER NOW SHOWING-KNOWING HIS WORTH Tomorrow-The Professor's No Magician I CAN'T HANDLE YOU MYSELFSo IVE HIREDA BIG BRUTE TO PUNISH YOU WHEN YOU DISOBEY ME COME IN. MR. HOGAN YA HAS. HAS YA? WHERE'S DE GUY) YOUSE WANTS PUNISHED ? POPEYE) YASPOPEYE! WHAT! YOU FEAR HIM?/ PART OF SEEN'IM IN ACTION DOWN AT DE DOCKS- I DON'T WANT NO I'M A MERCY! WHAT SORT OF A MAN ARE YOU?! GOOD MAN DAT BABY THIMBLE THEATER NOW SHOWING-KNOWING HIS WORTH Tomorrow-The Professor's No Magician I CAN'T HANDLE YOU MYSELFSo IVE HIREDA BIG BRUTE TO PUNISH YOU WHEN YOU DISOBEY ME COME IN. MR. HOGAN YA HAS. HAS YA? WHERE'S DE GUY) YOUSE WANTS PUNISHED ? POPEYE) YASPOPEYE! WHAT! YOU FEAR HIM?/ PART OF SEEN'IM IN ACTION DOWN AT DE DOCKS- I DON'T WANT NO I'M A MERCY! WHAT SORT OF A MAN ARE YOU?! GOOD MAN DAT BABY

    Mon, September 23, 1929

    Thimble Theater

    By Elzie Crisler Segar
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  • Organism OCR: THIMBLE THEATER NOW SHOWING-THE SANDMAN'S LULLABY Monday-Knowing His Worth I HAVE HIRED AN EX PRIZE FIGHTER TO HELP ME WITH MY UNRULY PUPIL -I CAN'T HANDLE HIM MYSELF IF HE MOVES CHE WATCH HIM. MR. BOPPER!! TENTH OF AN 'NCH. UNILE I GET LL MURDER UM MY BOOKS GOOD 1DEA: POPEYE MUST GET AN EDUCATION YOU AND WHO ELSE WHAT IN THU- WHY I'LL BREAK 1 HOW'S YOUR CORNSMR. BOPPER WHAM WHY- WHAT'S THE MAT TER WITH MR. BOPPER ? SAID HE NEEDED A NAP - WU2 OUT LATE LAST NIGHT THIMBLE THEATER NOW SHOWING-THE SANDMAN'S LULLABY Monday-Knowing His Worth I HAVE HIRED AN EX PRIZE FIGHTER TO HELP ME WITH MY UNRULY PUPIL -I CAN'T HANDLE HIM MYSELF IF HE MOVES CHE WATCH HIM. MR. BOPPER!! TENTH OF AN 'NCH. UNILE I GET LL MURDER UM MY BOOKS GOOD 1DEA: POPEYE MUST GET AN EDUCATION YOU AND WHO ELSE WHAT IN THU- WHY I'LL BREAK 1 HOW'S YOUR CORNSMR. BOPPER WHAM WHY- WHAT'S THE MAT TER WITH MR. BOPPER ? SAID HE NEEDED A NAP - WU2 OUT LATE LAST NIGHT

    Sat, September 21, 1929

    Thimble Theater

    By Elzie Crisler Segar
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  • Cartoon OCR: THIMBLE THEATER NOW SHOWING-POPEYE WASN'T ON THAT B??T Tomorrow-The Sandman's Lullaby STOP! STOP: STOP: STOP! STOP! STOP: STOP: STOP: STOP: STOP: STOP! STOP! HOW CAN I TEACH MR. POPEYE WHEN HE RUNS AWAY ALL THE TIME! WEL.CHASE HIM- IM PAYING YOU TO EDUCATE HIM AND YOU'VE GOT TO DO IT: WELL HELP YOU) WHAT'D HE DO CATCH HIM. MISTER MURDER SOME- BODY? GRAB IM DON'T • LET HIM ! GET AWAY STOP! STOP! STOP STOPWHO DISCOVERED AMERICA? WE GOT 'IMMISTER!) WHAT DO YOU WANT HIM FOR? S-RO THIMBLE THEATER NOW SHOWING-POPEYE WASN'T ON THAT B??T Tomorrow-The Sandman's Lullaby STOP! STOP: STOP: STOP! STOP! STOP: STOP: STOP: STOP: STOP: STOP! STOP! HOW CAN I TEACH MR. POPEYE WHEN HE RUNS AWAY ALL THE TIME! WEL.CHASE HIM- IM PAYING YOU TO EDUCATE HIM AND YOU'VE GOT TO DO IT: WELL HELP YOU) WHAT'D HE DO CATCH HIM. MISTER MURDER SOME- BODY? GRAB IM DON'T • LET HIM ! GET AWAY STOP! STOP! STOP STOPWHO DISCOVERED AMERICA? WE GOT 'IMMISTER!) WHAT DO YOU WANT HIM FOR? S-RO

    Fri, September 20, 1929

    Thimble Theater

    By Elzie Crisler Segar
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  • Style OCR: THIMBLE THEATER NOW SHOWING-A HOOKEY- PLAYER HOOKED Tomorrow-Popeye Wasn't on That Boat MR. POPEYEOH MR. POPEYE! WELLGET ON HIS TRAIL I'M PAYING YOU FANCY WAGES TO EDUCATE HIMWHAT WILL I EVER DO WITH A PUPIL LIKE HIM? SLIPPED OUT WHEN MY BACK WAS TURNED AND YOU'VE GOT TO KEEP BUSY! YESMR OYL rLL HIDE OUT IN THE MOUNTAINS-EDJACATION IS HOOEY -I'D RATHER WORK THAN THINK ANY DAY YA DON'T GOTTER HAVE EDJACATION TO SCRUB DECKS NOHOW PEACE! BLOW ME DOWN: PEACE AT WHAT'S A VERB LAST! NOw FOR A SNOOZE THIMBLE THEATER NOW SHOWING-A HOOKEY- PLAYER HOOKED Tomorrow-Popeye Wasn't on That Boat MR. POPEYEOH MR. POPEYE! WELLGET ON HIS TRAIL I'M PAYING YOU FANCY WAGES TO EDUCATE HIMGOOD HEAVENSWHAT WILL I EVER DO WITH A PUPIL LIKE HIM? SLIPPED OUT WHEN MY BACK WAS TURNED AND YOU'VE GOT TO KEEP BUSY! YESMR OYL rLL HIDE OUT IN THE MOUNTAINS-EDJACATION IS HOOEY -I'D RATHER WORK THAN THINK ANY DAY YA DON'T GOTTER HAVE EDJACATION TO SCRUB DECKS NOHOW PEACE! BLOW ME DOWN: PEACE AT WHAT'S A VERB LAST! NOw FOR A SNOOZE

    Thu, September 19, 1929

    Thimble Theater

    By Elzie Crisler Segar
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  • Font OCR: THIMBLE THEATER NOW SHOWING-WHENA WRONG WORD'S CORRECT! Tomorrow-A Hookey-Player Hooked THINK - CAN'T YOU THINK: WHAT HAVE YOU BRAIN IN YOUR HEAD FOR ? WHAT'S AN ADJECTIVE? SEARCH HE BALLAST TELL ME A UORD THAT CAN BE USED AS AN ADJECTIVE RIGHT Coel in nge O IeITHIMBLE THEATER NOW SHOWING-WHENA WRONG WORD'S CORRECT! Tomorrow-A Hookey-Player Hooked THINK - CAN'T YOU THINK: WHAT HAVE YOU BRAIN IN YOUR HEAD FOR ? WHAT'S AN ADJECTIVE? SEARCH HE BALLAST TELL ME A UORD THAT CAN BE USED AS AN ADJECTIVE RIGHT Coel in nge O IeIIng Festures Sritk

    Wed, September 18, 1929

    Thimble Theater

    By Elzie Crisler Segar
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  • Font OCR: THIMBLE THEATER NOW SHOWING-STOP STRAINING YOUR EARS! Tomorrow-When a Wrong Word's Correct! IWILL NOW TELL YOU A STORY AND I WANT YOU TO PAY ATTENTION ALL RIGHT. TEACHER A STORY WITH A MORAL- ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WAS A VERY WISE MAN- ETC BLA- BLA NOW YOU TELL HE A STORY IF YOU HEARD THIS ONE STOP ME ONCE UPONA TIME THERE WAS TWO IRISHMEN - PST- PST PST - PST-PST PST- PST- THIMBLE THEATER NOW SHOWING-STOP STRAINING YOUR EARS! Tomorrow-When a Wrong Word's Correct! IWILL NOW TELL YOU A STORY AND I WANT YOU TO PAY ATTENTION ALL RIGHT. TEACHER A STORY WITH A MORAL- ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WAS A VERY WISE MAN- ETC BLA- BLA NOW YOU TELL HE A STORY IF YOU HEARD THIS ONE STOP ME ONCE UPONA TIME THERE WAS TWO IRISHMEN - PST- PST PST - PST-PST PST- PST-

    Tue, September 17, 1929

    Thimble Theater

    By Elzie Crisler Segar
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  • Gesture OCR: THIMBLE THEATER NOW SHOWING-COPY CAT Tomorrow-Stop Straining Your Ears! HOW DO CATY SPELL I WILL NOW TEST YOU AT SPELLING DO YOUR BESTI'M PAYING YOUR TUTOR FANCY WAGES k-A-T WRONG OKE HOW DO YOU SPELL DICTIONARY? D-1C-T-ON-A-R-Y RIGHT! HE CAN'T SPELL SMLL WORDS LIKE *CAT" BUT DIO YOU HEAR HIM SPELL DICTIONARY? YEAH I SAW HIM SPELL IT THIMBLE THEATER NOW SHOWING-COPY CAT Tomorrow-Stop Straining Your Ears! HOW DO CATY SPELL I WILL NOW TEST YOU AT SPELLING DO YOUR BESTI'M PAYING YOUR TUTOR FANCY WAGES k-A-T WRONG OKE HOW DO YOU SPELL DICTIONARY? D-1C-T-ON-A-R-Y RIGHT! HE CAN'T SPELL SMLL WORDS LIKE *CAT" BUT DIO YOU HEAR HIM SPELL DICTIONARY? YEAH I SAW HIM SPELL IT

    Mon, September 16, 1929

    Thimble Theater

    By Elzie Crisler Segar
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  • Font OCR: THIMBLE THEATER NOW SHOWING--ACCIDENTAL MATHEMATICS Monday-Copy Cat THIS EDJACATION BUSINESS IS HOOEY TO DAY I AM GOING TO TEST YOU AT MENTAL MULTIPLICATION IT IS NOT GO IN THERE AND GET BUSYYOUR TUTOR IS WAITING QUICKHOW MUCH IS 6%x656 ? QUICK : BLOW ME DOWN: 4.264 RIGHT! ANYBOOY WHAT CAN GUESS LIKE THAT DON'T NEED NO EDJACATION SEG THIMBLE THEATER NOW SHOWING--ACCIDENTAL MATHEMATICS Monday-Copy Cat THIS EDJACATION BUSINESS IS HOOEY TO DAY I AM GOING TO TEST YOU AT MENTAL MULTIPLICATION IT IS NOT GO IN THERE AND GET BUSYYOUR TUTOR IS WAITING QUICKHOW MUCH IS 6%x656 ? QUICK : BLOW ME DOWN: 4.264 RIGHT! ANYBOOY WHAT CAN GUESS LIKE THAT DON'T NEED NO EDJACATION SEG

    Sat, September 14, 1929

    Thimble Theater

    By Elzie Crisler Segar
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  • Organism OCR: THIMBLE THEATER NOW SHOWING-A BEASTLY TRICK Tomorrow-Accidental Mathematics NOW YOU SIT. THERE AND THINK- YES YOU'LL HAVE TO STAY THERE TILL YOU TELL ME WHAT A VERB IS BLOW ME DOWN! I OUGHTA CRACK 'IM ONE OHYOU CAN T DO THAT - YOU MUST OBEY YOUR TEACHER IF YOU WANT TO GET EDUCATED HEY. TEACHER -I KNOW P-ST- WHAT'S A VERB WHAT IT IS-1 BEEN FOOLIN' YA ALLA TIME I'LL TELL YoU THIS TIME.BUT DON'T LET "IM KNOW I TOLD You A VERB IS AN ANIMUL WITH A LONG TAIL AND HAIR ON ITS NECK THIMBLE THEATER NOW SHOWING-A BEASTLY TRICK Tomorrow-Accidental Mathematics NOW YOU SIT. THERE AND THINK- YES YOU'LL HAVE TO STAY THERE TILL YOU TELL ME WHAT A VERB IS BLOW ME DOWN! I OUGHTA CRACK 'IM ONE OHYOU CAN T DO THAT - YOU MUST OBEY YOUR TEACHER IF YOU WANT TO GET EDUCATED HEY. TEACHER -I KNOW P-ST- WHAT'S A VERB WHAT IT IS-1 BEEN FOOLIN' YA ALLA TIME I'LL TELL YoU THIS TIME.BUT DON'T LET "IM KNOW I TOLD You A VERB IS AN ANIMUL WITH A LONG TAIL AND HAIR ON ITS NECK

    Fri, September 13, 1929

    Thimble Theater

    By Elzie Crisler Segar
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  • Organism OCR: THIMBLE THEATER NOW SHOWING-"GRAMMAR" IS JUST GRANDPA'S WIFE Tomorrow-A Beastly Trick HERE S YOUR TUTORPOPEYE. NOW PAY ATTENTIONYOU DIDN'T DO 50 WELL YESTERDAY - AND WANT YOU TO HAVE AN EDUCATION WHAT'S A VERB? ARE YOU STILL HARPIN ON THAT? OKE ANSWER ME WHAT'SA VERB? IT'S A VEGETABLE A ???? WRONG! FRUIT GO OVER AND SIT ON THAT STOOL AYE AYE SIR. BLOW ME DOUN THIMBLE THEATER NOW SHOWING-"GRAMMAR" IS JUST GRANDPA'S WIFE Tomorrow-A Beastly Trick HERE S YOUR TUTORPOPEYE. NOW PAY ATTENTIONYOU DIDN'T DO 50 WELL YESTERDAY - AND WANT YOU TO HAVE AN EDUCATION WHAT'S A VERB? ARE YOU STILL HARPIN ON THAT? OKE ANSWER ME WHAT'SA VERB? IT'S A VEGETABLE A ???? WRONG! FRUIT GO OVER AND SIT ON THAT STOOL AYE AYE SIR. BLOW ME DOUN

    Thu, September 12, 1929

    Thimble Theater

    By Elzie Crisler Segar
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