He was 101 years old and lived in a nursing home at the hospital. 10 at the Mary McClellan Hospital in Cambridge, N.Y. Monand, an artist and creator of the comic strip "Keeping Up With the Joneses," died Nov. Monand, Comic Strip Artist, DiesĪrthur R. This is a pretty good showing for the Millers and the Kniselys, when they can keep up with the Smiths and the Joneses.Īrthur R. The New Philadelphia Directory shows the names of 30 Smiths, 30 Millers, 29 Joneses, and 28 Kniselys. To fail to "keep up with the Joneses" is perceived as demonstrating one's socio-economic or cultural inferiority.ġ5 February 1894, Ohio Democrat (New Philadelphia, OH), pg. Keeping up with the Joneses is a popular phrase in many parts of the English-speaking world referring to the common desire to be seen to be as good as one's neighbours or contemporaries, thus maintaining a favourable image in comparison with them. It's been said that the name "Jones" comes from a family who lived on the east side of Manhattan, but I find that doubtful.
"Jones" is a popular name Momand almost went with "Smith." "Keeping Up With the Joneses" was a popular comic strip by Arthur "Pops" Momand that began in the New York World in 1913.
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