Prisoner Defies Walls With Witty Retort
A sympathetic visitor quotes a famous line about freedom while a convict retorts that stone walls and iron bars trap him, challenging the notion of escape. An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap for shaving and skin health for daily use.
Unaccommodating Parent in Boston Transcript Note
A fragment from the Boston Transcript quotes Mrs Billups arguing with Willie over his engine and his demand for her false teeth to use as a cowcatcher. The odd exchange shows a caregiver refusing the child’s request in a domestic scene.
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Its Class and Riddles on Knights and Steeds
A student class pose about chivalry asks which steed topped medieval popularity. The witty reply suggests the “knight-mire” as the clever answer, blending humor with historical play.
Improvements to Casper fire department authorized at last meeting
Casper City Council approved a 100000 expenditure for a modern fire alarm system and a new truck station. The move is expected to cut insurance costs and enhance safety.
Russian Bolsheviks seen doomed without outside aid
Col. Edward W. Ryan, Red Cross official, reports from his voyage with the Estonian peace delegation that the Bolshevik government is a socialist venture collapsed by lack of aid. He warns revolution within six months, predicting a western middle class intelligentsia settlement may emerge after a massive pogrom.
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Farmer confesses to killing eight near Turtle Lake
Henry Layer, a Washburn farmer, admits fatally shooting Jacob Wolf, his wife, and five children plus a chore boy Jake Hofer on the Wolf farm three miles west of Turtle Lake on April 22. He cites a quarrel over injuries to cattle by Wolf's dog as the motive. In India, Bishop Warne reports rapid social change and growing home rule impact. A Missouri mob threatened a jail prisoner after a poison plot case, but the sheriff spirited him away to prevent lynching.
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Houser Charge Not Sustained in Grain Case
Federal inquiry found no sustained charges against Max Hl Houser vice president of the United States Grain Corporation for using his office to influence grain prices and reap profits. Attorney General Palmer announced.
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Wilson Again Vetoes Bill Against Printing Supervision
The president vetoed the legislative executive and judicial appropriation bill due to a provision that would place all government publications under a joint congressional committee on printing supervision. The veto highlights a dispute over control of official printing and publication oversight.
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Election Held In Holy Land Palestine Assembly Seats Won
The Zionist Organization of America reports two women won seats in the Jewish constituent assembly of Palestine in the recent election. It was described as the first popular election in the Holy Land.
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Vitalizing dew and its air origin in morning freshness
The passage argues dew provides invigorating effects not only by water but due to dissolved oxygen and ozone formed during its creation. It suggests morning air's refreshing quality may stem from this and explains grass under trees struggles to flourish because dew does not form there, while rain and light reach grass normally.
Unexplored Libya and its northern coastal provinces
Italian Libya comprises Tripolitana and Cirenaica along the North African coast between Tunis in the west and Egypt in the east. The region spans roughly 9 to 28 degrees east, with its northern edge near 33 degrees north latitude and the southern extent merging into the unmapped Sahara.
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To Be Washed Out Ballad Advice
A brief humorous note from London Tit-Bits jokes about an unfinished ballad. The speaker asks for advice on what to do with it and is told to send it to the laundry, signaling light social wit and casual publication chatter.
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Engagement With Snap Over St Maud Sparks Domestic Storm
Edith suggests an engagement with bite about St Maud, noting one that breaks easily and an occasional domestic storm is necessary to clarify the matrimonial atmosphere.
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A playful exchange on wit and spirit contrasts a young man’s self perception with social expectations. The dialogue notes tension between appearances and realities, with quips about restraint and humor in everyday life.
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