Pie the American staple returns to daily life
The article extols pie as a symbol of American tradition retreating from French linguistic influence. It laments modern fancy menus and celebrates pie in breakfast, praising its historical role from Valley Forge to Lincoln and beyond, urging pies morning noon and night.
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Charlie Chaplin
France
Uncle Sam
Valley Forge
Longfellow
Emerson
Webster
Lincoln
Texas
League of Nations
The Rampant Bulls On Wall Street Rise Unparalleled
Wall Street remains in a sustained bull market with relentless daily activity. Brokers work round the clock amid booming commissions as stock exchange seats rise to 135000 from two years ago.
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Wall Street
Stock Exchange
Bank and Trust Company
The Come-Back of Pie Breakfast at Eastern Hotels
An essay recalls pie’s American origins and its fall after French cuisine overshadowed it. It argues restoring pie breakfasts could revive old virtues, from sturdier manners to nobler laws, and restore American spirit across society and history.
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America
New England
California
The Truth About Damascus Bombardment Debated
The piece argues the Damascus bombardment was likely unjustified and mishandled by French authorities. It cites missteps, unsafe warnings, and political tensions among Syrians, Christians, and Muslims, while noting broader, unrelated politics and society echoes in Wall Street and U.S. figures.
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Damascus
Balaklava
Paris
Solomon Baddour
al Bayan
New York
Baddour
M. Mokarzel
al Hoda
Syria
New York City
Buster Bear and the Mushroom Cache
Buster Bear watches Chatterer gather mushrooms into a tree to dry for winter stores. He decides not to steal, noting the hoard as a future dinner, while a separate 1925 horoscope notes marriages, wealth, travel, and business signs for the year.
Chatterer Moves Mushrooms To Thwart Bear Heist
Chatterer the Red Squirrel secretly hides all store mushrooms to deny Buster Bear. Buster eyes the tree, but Chatterer swiftly relocates every cap to a safe, groundless cache. Dawn notices the scam, and Chatterer plans to keep his spoil safe from the bear.
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Chatterer
Buster
Red Squirrel
Buster Bear
T. W. Burgess
Horoscopes Signal Busy Day For Travel And Trade
Astrological forecasts say friendly planets favor business and travel today. Middle aged and older people are seen as well guided by the stars, farmers gain, and diet concerns loom as the government seeks to protect public health. The seers predict wealth and national strength through conservation and new fame, with auspicious beginnings for winter journeys in the South and West.
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McClure
United States
Uncle Sam
Farmers seek protection from foreign grain price influence
Senator Albert Cumming of Iowa says American farmers demand legislation to shield prices from foreign markets. He notes large grain surpluses require exports and suggests a possible excise tax on grain producers to cover losses from exported grain. The push reflects growers wanting living incomes and price stability.
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Congress
Albert Cummine
Iowa
Major General Fred W Sladen West Point Commandant Named To Court Martial Board
Maj. Gen. Fred W Sladen, superintendent and commandant of West Point, is named to a court martial board to try Col. William Mitchell. Born in Massachusetts, Sladen served in the Philippines and China, led training camps at the Presidio and commanded the Fifth Infantry Brigade in France earning multiple decorations. He also served on the Mexican border and at San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake. In 1922 he became West Point commandant and was promoted to major general in 1924.
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West Point Military Academy
Fred W. Sladen
William Mitchell
Sladen
Achusetts
Military Academy
Nebraska
Philippines
China
Presidio
San Francisco
France
Germany
United States
Fort Sheridan
West Point
Not Vesuvius on the distant islet sighting joke
A two mile offshore rocky islet near Naples prompts a witty exchange about Vesuvius. An elderly man asks a youth if the islet is Vesuvius, and the youth says it is not, arguing Vesuvius is inland and larger. A further anecdote shows a railroad officer mislabeling carcass disposition as kind and gentle. A burglar signals his own business as quiet.
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Bay of Naples
Mount
Vesuvius
Eastern Railroad
Court Fair shop ZL S SUDELL
Readers invited to contribute humorous epigrams poems and anecdotes with payments offered. Manuscripts on one side of page to Standard Fun Shop Headquarters 33 West Park Street Butte Montana. Various jokes verses and cartoons featured in a bright humor section with mock dialogue and classic poems reimagined for a modern audience.
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Fun Shop
West Park Street
Butte
Montana
In Klass at Krazy Kollege Poem Recitation
A short humorous classroom recording by Gertrude features Ira Call and N. E. Howe answering prompts. Ira Call twists Paul Revere into a line about loaning American. Howe crafts a sapient word sentence revealing a country hick with money once.
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Gertrude
Call
Ira Call
Paul Revere
Mr. Howe
N. E. Howe
P. Pitzer
In Klass at Krazy Kiddie College
A playful classroom scene led by Gertrude Jr features Katie Didd and Sid Down as the teacher prompts with words venom and deceitful. Aunt Julia’s quoted lines reflect mischievous schoolyard banter about temper, fears, and painting mishaps.
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Gertrude Jr
Teetcher
Katie
Katie Didd
Venom
Heart and Home Problems Dear Mrs Thompson
A married woman narrates 26 years of abuse by her husband who drinks weekends and moves out to a sister. She seeks guidance on divorce, alimony, and securing support while facing family pressures. Answers urge legal steps, caution against bloodshed, and advise handling the sister and guardianship issues. Mentions pension rights for a Civil War veteran and a reader note on fortune tellers.
Teen seeks independence amid parental control dispute
A nearly 17 year old writes about friction with a stepfather who requires permission to go out. She stresses lack of relationship and ongoing arguments at home, noting she views him as unimportant yet feels constrained by his rules while her mother is involved.
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Reform School
M. F
Mrs. Thompson
Sea voyage advised toiling patient with ship role
A doctor examining a first time patient declares his health poor and suggests a sea voyage. The patient replies he is the second mate aboard the Anna Marie, recently arrived from Hongkong, implying he can manage the voyage.
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Hongkong
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Sid
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