His Mistake at Sea Side Lodgings
A telephone operator vacations by the sea and judges a maid for alleged negligence. The maid insists she called “Seven thirty” but the operator only sees a busy line, revealing a humorous miscommunication.
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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1928
Page
7
Mysterious maid brief silence unsettles mistress
A woman hires a new maid who appears self possessed and independent. On the first morning after arrival no sound is heard. The mistress rings the bell and calls up the stairs asking if Mary is awake. The maid answers, Yes, rather, prompting mystery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Dialogue Fragments Reflecting Hesitation and Wit
Brief, fragmented lines show a momentary indecision between Miss Sharpe and Mr Sapp. The exchange hints at light social banter and a near comic hesitation about choosing or deciding.
Genius and income tax shake faith in genius
A witty remark questions whether John Milton could have solved income tax, suggesting even great minds may struggle with modern finance. The line toys with the idea that genius does not guarantee tax acumen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Milton
Scene Cut in Uncle Tom’s Cabin over Cork Undershirt
A behind the scenes moment during the making of Uncle Tom’s Cabin shows Simon Legree poised to strike Uncle Tom. The actress stops the take shouting he forgot to put on the cork undershirt, delaying the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Tom
Simon Legree
Private Door Sign Sparks Frustrated Canvasser Encounter
Brief exchange shows a canvasser insisting on speaking with a prospective customer despite a door marked private. The customer reacts angrily, asserting the sign’s meaning and impatience with interruptions.
Wanted Them Outside on a Five Goof
The scene depicts a householder insisting that visitors leave the premises. A visitor asks to take off gum shoes, but the owner demands they exit without removing footwear, reflecting a domestic altercation over entry and etiquette.
Unattainable Highbrow Elf Speaks in Quiet Sleep
Poem fragment presents a figure claiming refinement and depth. The speaker says the subject was evasive and difficult to grasp while claiming superior intellect, described as a deep talker who lulls others to rest.
Movie Star Reveals Secret Double for Studio Meeting
In conversation with Joe the movie star declares an inability to marry. The star then offers a plan to introduce Joe to her double at the studio the next day amid media chatter and fan interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe
Everybody's Weekly
Tough Luck Job Tale From Old Time Speech
A fragmentary column uses dialect humor to recount a failed job pursuit. A man allegedly tired during a contest for a position, prompting a quip about the outcome and the way the winner was chosen. The piece reflects rural speech and social attitudes of the era.
Wonderful Johnny I’d like to live in Iceland
A playful child asks to move to Iceland while a parent recalls long days and imagines the humor of an all day sucker. The dialogue centers on curiosity about living in a place with extreme daylight as a joke.
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Johnny
Iceland
Trouble Ahead Edwards I dont think much about drums
Chester You dont know much about boys either.
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Edwards
Chester
Campaign Against Worms and Disease in Poultry
New Jersey State Agricultural College urges poultry farmers to wage war on worms and disease with seven tips. Hatch or Buy Chicks Early, keep brooder houses clean, provide clean range or confinement, separate old and young stock, build screened manure pits, supply screened droppings boards, and clean dropping boards daily from May to October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey State Agricultural College
New Jersey
Gapeworm Risk: Keep Chicks Off Turkeys and Clean Ground
The U S Department of Agriculture notes gapeworm control hinges on keeping young chicks away from turkeys and brooding on clean ground. Turkeys can carry gapeworms without showing symptoms, and outbreaks often involve turkeys on infested farms. Ground previously used by poultry harbors worm eggs. plowing to disrupt parasites helps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Poultry Tips For Spring Management And Growth
A collection of practical poultry notes covers lighting, feeding, housing, and culling. Advice includes delaying lights, using blue bulbs for night culling, milk addition for starter appetite, summer mash balance, shelter for weather protection, double-floor construction, tar paper floors, breed traits, separating sexes for growth, and keeping layers indoors on muddy days to protect egg quality.
Preventing Bloat in Cattle Aids and Precautions
United States Department of Agriculture guidance warns stockmen to prepare for grazing season to prevent bloat. It notes improper relief methods such as knife cuts on cows, explains causes including alfalfa and frosted pasturage, describes symptoms like drumlike flank and distress, and outlines humane remedies from rope bits to trocar and cannula performed by a veterinarian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
Live Stock Losses Can Be Cut by Sanitation
Dr. W A Riley of the University of Minnesota warned at a farmers short course that infant mortality in livestock largely stems from parasites. He urged proper sanitation and moving young stock from infested areas to clean quarters to cut losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Riley
Department of Biology
University of Minnesota
Alfalfa or Clover Hay in Ration for Calves
Written guidance on using alfalfa or clover hay in calf fattening rations. If legume hay is unavailable, ground limestone or bone meal at one tenth pound per steer daily is suggested. A ration of silage and grain plus two pounds alfalfa hay and one pound cottonseed meal per calf daily yields good gains. Alfalfa or clover hay with full grain feeding is satisfactory.
Sows Seek Balance for Strong Farrowing
Sows improve with proper feed and moderate condition. Thin active sows gain about 75 pounds before farrowing with good feeding, while fat sows bear weaker pigs and may be restless. Overly thin sows lack milk reserves for their litter.
Host's Little Daughter Says Thanks After Violin
A brief humorous note from the Boston Transcript records a child asking an amateur violinist if audiences say thank you after a performance. The response from Miss Smith affirms the custom with a playful aside about her father’s phrase.
Removing the Cause Strangers In Stray Stories
A cartoon caption shows a member of the Society for the Prevention of Profanity proposing to remove profanity from life. He calls to his wife Mary as a man offers to buy their car, illustrating a comic scenario from Stray Stories.
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Society For the Prevention of
Scientists Debate Neanderthal Origins Across Continents
British anthropologist G Elliott Smith argues in Nature that Neanderthal man is a separate species based on Morant's investigations. American expert Dr. Alex Hrdlicka counters, advocating Neanderthal as part of the main human lineage, a view he reiterated in England during the Huxley lecture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
G. Elliott Smith
Nature Magazine
G. M. Morant
Alex Hrdlicka
Huxley
England
Hrdlicka
Charlie Chaplin and the Elephant Hip Pocket Trick
The Kansas City Star recounts Chaplin starting his career as a circus performer. Before shows he placed peanuts in his hip pocket for an elephant, prompting a trunk snuffle. He once added popcorn, leaving the elephant stuck, and Chaplin would pause to quip about hearing an elephant trumpet in a hip pocket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie
Kansas City Star
Ancient Alpha Delta Phi charm found near Hanover
Dirt between Thayer school and Hanover inn in Hanover New Hampshire yields an Al pha Delta Phi watch charm dated 1832. Inscribed with the name Gabriel Campbell once head of the Dartmouth philosophy department when the chair defined the department.
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Thayer School
Hanover Inn
Hanover
N. H
Ceylon
Hadlock
Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity
Gabriel Campbell
Dartmouth Department of Philosophy
Bronze and Brass in Ancient Metalwork
The article explains Bronze as an alloy of copper and tin used since the Bronze Age and notes its continuing general use. It compares bronze to brass, describing brass as primarily copper and zinc and similar in appearance to bronze.
Hard Work Man Bragging On Golf Lukes
A terse exchange features a boast about hard work and a sharper remark about visible effort on the golf course, suggesting recognition of diligence in sport.
Lipton Quotes on New York Dinner Remark
Sir Thomas Lipton recalls a visitor who stayed two weeks in New York and, on returning home, described his experience by saying his mouth felt sun burned from the roof. The remark was shared during a dinner in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Lipton
New York
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