Colum bia State Quips and Dictator Par is
Col um bia State d rop s a qu ip on Huerta as the latest item. The South ern Bell balks at backing a late post ponement. A novelist says his plots come in shaving and may hair rais e. The erst while ruler heads to Paris and will haggle over absinthe and nuts. A market qu ip says nuts go up. The Colonel hopes to win the solid South by sugar lumps for a donkey. An owl enters the Senate and leaves in wisdom.
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Louisiana
Mason and Dixon Line
Washington
Shelby County
Middle South
Miscellaneous News Briefs and Humorous Observations
A collage of items notes Rosalie Jones, two British princesses as army colonels, and a Tren ton, New Jersey divorce rumor. It cites paydays shaping time, calf protection bills, dress debates, and Springfield cops chewing on the job. Alabama farmers benefit from recent rains as Montgomery Advertiser reports optimism for the state.
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Alabama
Montgomery Advertiser
Help the Alabama Presbyterian College Grow in Anniston
Atlanta urges raising funds to match big gifts for Oglethorpe and backs supporting the Alabama Presbyterian College for Men. Citizens are asked to enroll more students next year, keep tuition near home, and boost the local college as a vital asset, urging the Chamber of Commerce to promote its growth.
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Anniston
Alabama Presbyterian College
Chamber of Commerce
College of Veterinary Medicine
Alabama
Constructive Legislation on Agriculture and Education
The piece argues for reallocating state funds from agricultural colleges to expand a large Birmingham technical school and support agricultural teaching in common high schools. It cites The Memphis Commercial Appeal on drought risks, praises agricultural education, and criticizes federal spending while urging science based farming to stabilize yearly crops and prosperity.
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Auburn
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Pot Pourri and Verse Mixed in Somebody’s Column
A collage of quips and verse mocks political figures and public life. Snippets reference judges, bosses, flattery, and a playful million plunks theme, with brief notes on Huerta Carbajal Villa and other names. The items read like a humorous newspaper miscellany.
Too many colleges draw funds away from progress
A compilation of columns from the Anniston Star Andalusia Star and others debates university funding. Editors argue that fewer colleges with stronger resources would boost educational progress while noted quips on fashion and social topics fill the page.
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Methodist University
The
Antiston Star
Talladega Daily Home
Anniston Star
Andalusia
Breezes Bring Comfort in Attractive Annistden
Residents of Attractive Annistdén enjoy cooler evenings as Blue Mountain breezes provide relief from heat. Locals say nights feel pleasant and quiet, making outdoor life appealing while other regions endure high daytime temperatures.
Grand Circuit Opened At North Randall Track
Quartered at the North Randall racing plant are nearly all top trotters and pacers for the season. The opening meet marks the first link of the Grand Circuit and the Forest City Fair and Live Stock association event. Trainers like Me Donald Geers Murphy McDevitt Cox bring noted strings, signaling a strong summer campaign.
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Cleveland
North Randall
Great Westeas
Forest City
MeéDonald
Geers
Murphy
McDevitt
Cox
Congress considers ending beard plucking in navy bill
A long string of clippings and quotes from various papers notes satirical takes on lawmakers debating a naval beard plucking ban. The items include jokes about politicians and editors, with scattered regional mentions and humorous asides about civic life.
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Congress
Navy
Troy Messenger
Notable events in history for this date
On this date in history events include 1808 Joseph Bonaparte entering Madrid as king of Spain. 1821 Benjamin Franklin Coston born in Philadelphia, later died there on November 24, 1848. 1838 Augustin Daly born, later famed theatrical manager, died June 7, 1899. 1851 monks in Moscow drown when a bridge collapses during a religious procession.
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Joseph Bonaparte
Madrid
Spain
Benjamin Franklin Coston
Philadelphia
Augustin Daly
Moscow
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Huerta
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Raise
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Mexico
Mr. Gladstone
Pope Leo XII
Royal College of Surgeons
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Estapuisnep
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R. D. Johnston, JR
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Selma
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Calera
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Alabama Polytechnic Institute
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Auburn, AL
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