The Shakespeare Authorship Debate and Family Humor
A snappy, skeptical note on authorship claims and domestic life. It jokes about bending wifely rules and the tension between belief and proof, referencing Shakespeare Bacon theories and the Stratford man as the keeper of glory.
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Shakespeare
Bacon
Stratford
Queen Mary’s Conversational Quirk Described
A report notes Queen Mary speaks with ease when engaged but then suddenly falls silent leaving listeners unsure how to proceed. The piece explains she concentrates to converse and loses focus once the thread breaks, drifting to other thoughts.
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Queen Mary
Roosevelt describes river of doubt discovery in Brazil
Theodore Roosevelt recounts before the National Geographic Society his expedition down the River of Doubt in western Brazil. He claims the river is as long as the Elbe and not on any map, details mapping errors, rapids, hardships, and dangers faced by his 22 member party led with Colonel Rondon.
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Amazon
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Paraguay
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Geora
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Tapajos
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Madeira
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Greenwich
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Perrirez
Cherrie
Lira
Rondon
The Busy Man Finds a Moment with Mr Green
A caller to Mr Green seeks an audience while reporters note laughter in the president's room. The secretary explains Green is too busy, then the caller offers two stories he claims are as good as anything heard to gain entry.
A Bunny Story at College football Tale
A father worries his son is idle at college while the boy writes his head is full of Belgian hares. The mother interprets it as the son joining the football team.
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Friend asks best man in wedding amid hour of trouble
A man asks a friend to be his best man during a wedding crisis. The friend stalls, prompting a rebuke for not standing by a friend in distress. A separate line hints that a college course won’t teach a young man to sow his wild oats.
Fragmented Advertisements and Notices Teasing Daily Readership
A collage of humorous quips and medical and household ads appears as a noisy page fragment. It includes mock dialogue about dancing teas, wild misunderstandings, a lost child’s name Fanny Eben Towne, and a string of product promotions for Castoria Fletcher's, Red Cross Ball Blue, Dr Peery Vermifuge and Pubar Fadelesa Dyes.
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