World Weary Notes Stir Oddities and Whims
A parade of quirky items from advance Indiana to New Jersey reports: a peach crop failure era, hot nights and steamy showers, a physician on big hats and brain fatigue, a father’s disbelief, a mosquito-raising arrest, and a war to watch. Other bits mention Kaiser Wilhelm hats, war correspondents, a fortune to Italy, and a Harvard professor claiming life restoration as undertakers react. A motor car owner with no mortgage, fly swatting, a late night phonograph, and a Pittsburgh man misread for a New York thief.
Oddities of War and Law Highlighted in Briefs
French army planes ferry ammo yet seem dangerous even unloaded. A Californian seeks the Congressional Record to cure insomnia. A Norwegian inventor’s noncapsizable boat prompts witty print. A court rules poker in one’s home is not unlawful, but secrecy matters. A Berlin policeman shoots three burglars without warning film crews. a Paris mistake would cost him his job.
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Berlin
Paris
French duelist and taxi bandit alter city habits
A French duelist is called harmless like a chess master while a French taxi bandit alarms. in Chicago a hotel drops the register and guests sign cards filed out of sight, marking the passing of another cherished institution.
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Chicago
New York Bride Seeks Divorce Over Sleep Talk
A New York woman seeks a divorce claiming her husband raves in his sleep about Blondie and she dislikes the color of his affections. The piece presents a domestic dispute framed as a quirky doings item from a local column.
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New York
Blondie
Chicago man sails home on lake amid quirky science feats
A Chicago resident moved his home by sailing it on the lake demonstrating local lake use beyond boating. A scientist reportedly produced artificial malaria. The public reaction echoes the protesting frogs referencing unsettled science in playful headlines.
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Chicago
Gentle critique of singing the Star Spangled Banner
A Washington man argues the Star Spangled Banner is not singable and mocks national pride speakers while noting how ill suited after-dinner talks can be. The piece ridicules a self important scientist and questions musical survivability under political testing.
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Washington
House of Representatives
College students pledge to stop treating one another
New York college students adopt a resolution not to treat each other. If they sustain the plan, they expect a gain in moral courage and in their spending money by cutting social expenses.
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New York College
Judge jails wife for beating husband sparks rights concern
A New York judge jailed a woman for beating her husband and argued he would jail the husband in the same case suggesting equal treatment. The decision drew criticism that it undermines women's rights and equality before the law.
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New York
Theusband
Cows and Clover Boost Soil Fertility and Dairying
Farmers are urged to keep cows and sell butter to enhance soil fertility. Clover hay is praised as superior feed, reducing grain needs while improving pasture and hay quality. The piece argues that butter offers little soil fertility, while milk solids support soil health when managed with clover-based feeding.
Excellent Feeds to Fatten Lambs
J R Mc Nulty discusses economical concentrates for lamb fattening at Colorado Agricultural College. Corn and barley with alfalfa or clover improve weight gain. cottonseed meal with alfalfa often unbalanced. Peas with corn, barley, or oats boost gains, especially with timothy hay or corn stover.
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J. R. Mc Nulty
Colorado Agricultural College
Colorado
Purdue Circular Promotes Supplementary Pasture Crops
Purdue University Lafayette Ind publishes a circular on Supplementary Pasture Crops. It details crops for continuous hog pasture, sowing times, pasturing periods, hogs per acre, and other practical values, available on request.
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Purdue University
Lafayette
Ind
Cement Wallow for Hogs
A cement tank sunk into the ground filled with water provides pigs with a cool drinking and bathing shelter. Surrounding gravel allows drainage so no muddy hole forms in the hot weather.
Use of Gypsum or Land Plaster in Farm Practice
Gypsum or land plaster boosts clover and pea growth and, when mixed with wood ash, helps early potatoes, corn, beans, and cabbage. Apply two bushels per acre at first leaf stage and test on separate plots to gauge value, noting soil variation and cost effectiveness.
Preparing Soil for Planting Trees and Corn
The article emphasizes soil fertility as essential for successful planting of trees and corn, arguing that rich, well prepared soil yields better establishment and growth for both crops.
Bridal Roses and a Death in the Moonlit Garden
A flower speaks in a first person tale of a garden’s beauty and a human love triangle. A bride named Ruth plans a wedding with Maurice, but he hints at deceit. Ruth drinks poison in grief, dies, and a rose is found afterward, witnessed by the narrator flower in Buffalo Express.
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Maurice
Ruth
Lesson on The Wheat and the Tares
In Matthew 13 24 30 26 43 the kingdom shows mixed character and eventual separation of two classes The Son of Man sows good seed in the world while an enemy sows tares The master allows both to grow until harvest when angels will separate the tares to be burned and the wheat gathered into the barn The lesson warns against human attempts to separate before God s timing.
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Satan
God
Jesus
James
Hell
Peralfiage Hostess Conversation
A hostess worries about making ends meet while a companion suggests a simple meal plan. The idea is to place roast duck at one end of the table and cold beef at the other as an easy solution.
It Repeats a Woman's Child Biting Men
Voice notes a repeated incident as a woman’s child allegedly bites men, prompting concern and discussion about behavior and safety. No further details available.
Moody Bible Institute presents International Sunday School Lesson
By E. O. Sellers director of Evening Department. The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago announces the International Sunday School Lesson program.
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E. 0. Sellers
The
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Garfleld Tea Ad Parodies Constipation Relief Claim
A vintage advertising passage teases readers with quips about aging and love while promoting Garfield Tea as a health aid. It presents social humor alongside a product claim that it quickly relieves constipation and benefits are realized.
Inventor of Popped Grits Revealed as Not a Literary Man
In Harper's Weekly a cartoon caption asserts the author of a popular serial is not a literary figure but the inventor of popped grits, the best selling cereal on the market. The visitor questions the claim while Tompy defends the reveal.
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Tompy
Harper’s Weekly
Countess Sparks Wave of Attention at Dinard
Gossip swirls on the casino terrace about a beautiful young countess in a bathing dress seen by town men. They compare the attire to her dinner dress at Mrs Hughes-Hallets ball the previous night, noting she wore diamonds then.
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Ruth
Buffalo
Express
Dinard
Springs On The Brains In Gallery Quip
Two French visitors admire an American painting in a gallery. The artist, present, explains with a far away look that the work was an off spring of his brain. The second Frenchman seizes on the pun and wonders if Americans act queerly when they have springs on their brains.
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Monsieur
Misread Golden Text Turns Sutra to Sees
A father teaching his son the Golden Text before Sunday school ends in a humorous misquote. Johnny repeats the verse incorrectly, saying Whatsoever a man sews always rips. The father’s final rehearsal yields a playful misunderstanding captured by Harper's Bazar.
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Johnny
Harper’s Bazar
Good Night’s Sleep Through Grape-Nuts and Postum
A letter extols Grape-Nuts and Postum as cures for insomnia and indigestion. The writer claims improved sleep, reduced vomiting, and better digestion for herself and her mother, calling the products brain and nerve restorers. The ad urges readers to look for The Road to Wellville and notes new testimonials appear periodically.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Tigre
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