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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1936
Page
2
A humorous exchange features Senator Sorghum claiming his duty to educate constituents for future reference. A teacher asks for amphibious usage, a boy replies fibiously. A witty jab follows about a friend who wins crowd praise, identified as a circus clown rather than a statesman.
A Lockport Illinois pigeon breeder, Glenn Butcher, recalls Petey the carrier pigeon who was abducted in Chicago and then made a 45 mile river voyage home in seven days aided by a swagger stick used as a crutch. The tale ends with Petey reaching Butcher's yard hale and hardy.
A Chicago golfer visiting De Leon Springs Florida saw his ball get stuck in a royal palm on the ninth green. After a caddie retrieved balls from the tree, Fisher learned his name appeared on thirteen items. He later linked his slice on a Chicago course to the Florida palm’s influence.
The earliest strike recorded in America occurred in 1741 when New York bakers quit over bread price rules. In 1786 Philadelphia printers protested for a $6 weekly minimum wage. The first organized strike in 1799 saw Federal Society of Journeymen Cordwainers join bootmakers seeking higher wages.
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