Fun Shop requests humor material from teachers in Montana
A wide OCR fragment describes Standard Fun Shop Headquarters inviting teachers to submit humor epigrams, jokes, poetry, and satirical pieces with payment rates from $1 to $10 per contribution and 25 cents to 81 per line, for unpublished material. It lists submission guidelines, sample quips, and a note on nonreturnable manuscripts at 3% West Park Street, Butte, Montana.
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Fun Shop
West Park Street
Butte
Montana
Schoolboy prank blast kills boy at McPhee school
A prank by youths at McPhee school in Colorado caused a blast from blasting powder into the furnace. One boy Rollie Boyd, nine, was killed as flames engulfed his clothing, and four other youths aged around 8 to 14 suffered serious burns as they escaped from the building.
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Associated Pre
Montrose
McPhee
Rollie
Boyd
Lonely Hearts Help Column Firelight Inquiries
Lola writes of loneliness and yearning for congenial friends and romantic company. A string of reader letters discuss dating advice, church or dance-hall social venues, and handling a mother’s harsh reputation while remaining true to herself and pursuing meaningful friendships.
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Lola
Joanne
Tales of war and wild theatricals mingle in a strange town
A narrator in Washington recounts a tale of General Hugh Drum about a French lieutenant in Africa who removes a thorn from his foot and is promoted after officers in his regiment are devoured. The scene shifts to a college town auction of a wild animal stock, where a tiger is bought with the reveal that a woman bought it. Canada projects a 400 million bushel waist crop for the year.
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Washington
Ise
Ald
Leutenant
Africa
Ton
Tala
Thor
Androcles
Hon
Maeck
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