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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1936
Page
3
A mother asks for a switch and Tommy reports no switch but offers a big rock he can throw. Jones and Smith argue whether monkeys resemble humans, with Smith dismissing the idea. A joke about sugar in curing hams ends the snippet.
A humorous reminiscence centers on Pat Scanlan real name T D Scanlan, a transatlantic cable pioneer, famed swimmer and fisherman. The piece mixes tall tales of Pat’s fishing feats with versions about a mythical philly-loo bird and its supposed extinction, including accounts from Larry Flint and F F Fuller.
Chicago Daily News city editor Lewis W. Hunt recalls Montana winters and a tale from Kansas asserting drought. He narrates a yarn about a long nosed man, snow for a remedy, and a nine day recovery, in a Western Newspaper Union piece.
An article notes nine insane monarchs ruled across seven countries in the late eighteenth century. Abdul Hamid I of Turkey is highlighted, with Cox credited as author in Collier's Weekly. It recalls Abdul Hamid I’s early life before becoming sultan serving years under care.
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