Sleep on the job across risky halls and towers
A man was found fast asleep on a one foot wide plank of scaffolding during church spire repairs, nearly 120 feet above ground. Similar danger was noted at an electrical plant chimney with a worker asleep on brick ledges 80 feet up. A circus crew also faced sleep deprivation affecting performances as a lion tamer napped with his head resting on a lying lion between acts.
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London
Dan O'Brien
Cincinnati
Sixth Street
Vine
O'Brien
Don
Thames as Physician Aids Wounded Soldiers Trips Riverward
London charitable effort expands river outings for 12,000 invalided lads. River trips extend to Richmond with disembarkation at parks for light refreshments. Local and city committees plus medical staff ensure useful convalescence. Funds pour into the relief fund.
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Thames
London
Richmond
Man Made Sleeves From Union Suit Blunder
A husband shows a bizarre tale of his wife allegedly cutting off his sleeve and leg from a union suit. He asserts the garments were altered every alternate week and that a seam on the left leg marks the attempted alteration. He claims proof exists in the laundry and in the altered suit.
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Bill Smith
Bill
Union
Once-Overs on Plainly Dressed Wives and Financial Sense
The text argues that a plain appearance does not signal unhappiness and suggests such wives may be saving for old age. It warns against pitying them as they may later feel secure, while others who spend may regret scant savings. The piece cautions readers to value prudent budgeting over appearances.
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Iife
Editor Pleases Nobody Says Glass Plate Over Face
A humorous Thomasville Times note cites Collier's Weekly quote about editors who please everyone will have a glass plate over their face and will not stand up, used to illustrate critical wit on a rainy day.
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Thomasville
Collier’s Weekly
Keeping Friends and Self Respect in Verse
Brief quoted reminiscence from a Kansas City Journal line about addressing self acceptance. The speaker recalls calling themselves names and acknowledging past acts not approved. The dialogue tone suggests a reflective piece on inner friendship and self judgment.
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Kansas City Journal
Hence the Delay The Kiddie Comes Quick Fight With Father
A fragmented derailed dialogue recounts a man fighting the speaker's father for over half an hour. A policeman questions why the boy did not report earlier, and the boy answers that his father was winning until a late moment.
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Peliceman
Old swimming hole versus city tank marks changing times
The Omaha Bee notes a memory of a rural swimming hole on a riverbank with elm and oak shade, clear waters, and a sandy beach. It contrasts that cherished, hard to access spot with a modern city park pool, well kept and regulated, praising progress yet lamenting the loss of nature’s free spots.
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Omaha Bee
Judge Tests Actress Witness in Courthouse Scene
Col Riker of Harrodsburg recounts a trial where a popular local actress testified. The judge paused proceedings to ask her age, then warned to tell the truth as cross examination loomed. The exchange highlighted courtroom courtesy and procedure.
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Col. Riker
Harrodsburg
Everybody's Magazine
Interesting Instrument From Downed German Recon Plane
A German recon plane was shot down over the French lines and an intact aerial camera of an unusual design was recovered. Popular Mechanics describes the device with illustration noting a revolver-like shutter trigger, two-hand grip, universal focus lenses, and tested photo quality from 160 to 1800 yards.
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Popular Mechanics
Flying Corps
The Masters of Music and a Witty Name Joke
An artist should study masters calmly to gain self insight. A talented composer named Smithkins appreciates his work, and a friend jokes that great composers all start with M. The composer confirms the pattern and notes examples Mo zart Mendelssohn Meyerbeer Moszkowski and Me.
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Smithkins
Passing Master in Hollywood Ends with Chorus of Daring
A bashful hopeful lists feats he can perform for a film director, who then asks if he can act. The exchange leads to a hiring, launching another screen star into Life.
Faint Heart and Widows in Witty Exchange
A brief exchange features a quip about courage and romance with a playful twist on widows and fair ladies as a light-hearted remark.
The Steeple Jumping Impulse of Dan OBrien
A veteran worker recalls Dan OBrien on a Cincinnati steeple where a crisis nearly turned fatal. He describes a bout of madness and a moment when both men faced a plunge, barely halted by lifelines and quick action ending with a weapon and a fallen foe.
Treat the course as though you loved it golf sign
A Cincinnati golf club posted a large sign beneath the bulletin board on the first tee reading Treat the course as though you loved it, aiming to urge players to care for the turf. A similar sign was placed at the tenth hole, per Popular Mechanics.
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Cincinnati
Two French Flying Machines Lock Horns and Fall
Two French airplanes with pilot and observer reportedly collided in midair and plunged six thousand feet before crashing into a tree. Spectators watched in horror as the four occupants were recovered unharmed.
How We Waste Wood Report
The piece notes over 48,000 saw mills in the United States generate about 36 million cords of waste yearly. Sawdust shavings slabs and refuse could fill a half mile high bin over a forty acre base or form a square block more than a quarter mile per side.
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United States
Literary Digest
Pants and Patches From Farm Life Satire 1875
A humorous 1875 Farm Life piece contrasts human and dog pants, noting winter versus summer wear and oddities of patched garments. It recalls long days in a wheat field, describes asbestos pants with sandpaper, and ends with a quip about seeking death's stinger.
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Hostetter's Almanac
Thad
Deer Island Jeans
Woman's Winning Force and Life Purpose
A persuasive 19th or early 20th century essay urges women to adopt a clear personal purpose rather than drift. It warns against yielding individuality for others and praises steadfast effort, self-discipline, and deliberate cultivation of character through intentional, persistent work.
New Russian Oil Fields Open Vast Patches in Urals
The Wall Street Journal reports a newly verified Russian oil field spanning about 70 000 square miles from the Caspian sea north to Alexandrovsky Gas and Temir, expanding toward Emba river. It notes the field’s fanlike shape and cautious optimism about Russian output amid high petroleum prices and renewed exploration.
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New England States
Caucasus
Russia
R. Martens & Co
Ural
Caspian Sea
Alexandrovsky
Temir
Emba
Wall Street Journal
Newlywed Artists Laugh Over Misplaced Kitchen Creations
A friend visits the studio weeks after a wedding to find the artist husband and his wife laughing as they guess the purpose of items she cooked with that morning. They humorously misinterpret the objects, showing love’s blind but not tasteless mixups.
Costly Remark Sparks a Daring Bargain
A man overhears a racy exchange about a three carat diamond ring for twenty dollars between two women. He realizes the quip may lead to a costly bet or financial consequence as the remark echoes in the room.
Maynard Senior Class Fair Impresses With Entertainment
The Maynard High School senior class hosted a two night fair in Cooperative Hall drawing large crowds. The program featured Henrys Minstrels style entertainment, parades, songs, puns and multiple student booths including Frankfurt, flower, cake and candy, with proceeds supporting the class trip to Washington. Gavin Taylor Jr. presides over class arrangements with 16 members serving.
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Gavin Taylor
Billy Ballon
Albert Mullin
Alabama
Walter Mullin
Maynard
Frankfurt
James Eaton, Jr
Lauri Williams
Lillian Townsend
Anna Coughlin
Fidelis Callahan
Irene O'Donnell
Ruth Stevens
Maude Cameron
May Driscoll
Genevieve Coughlin
Florence Gustafson
Mildred Carlson
Lucille Simms
Elizabeth Little
Theresa Murray
Rachel Gates
Oddette Pollard
Charles Distasio
Joel Parmenter
Grace Holbrook
Washington
Gavin Taylor Jr
Paine Proposes on Operating Table Weds in June
Norman Mo Paine assistant football coach at the University of Chicago proposed to Miss Lara Parne Katherman a graduate nurse from Lawrence Kap while he was on the operating table a year ago. The couple married in June in a formal ceremony.
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Norman Mo Paine
University of Chicag
Paine
Lara Parne Katherman
Lawrence
Kap
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