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Editorial Notes Slang and Satire From a Haphazard Page
A jumble of editorial snippets and quips on language, manners, and society. It mocks overcoats, salesmen, and capitalism while wading through phrases about truth, courage, and Americanism with tongue in cheek. The piece blends wordplay with social commentary in a collage of odd observations.
Sentence Sermons on Habits and Fortunes
A fragmentary reflection on high priced habits and low earning capacity urging restraint. It questions grudges amid an overstocked world and warns of faults to curb in ourselves and our children. It hints at talent for fault finding and the unprofitability of animosities versus friendliness.
Weather Summary for Eastern New York and New England
Eastern New York shows generally fair conditions Monday with cooler southern portions and rising temperatures by Tuesday. Northern New England experiences cloudy Monday with possible light precipitation, followed by cooler Tuesday. Southern New England stays partly cloudy and cooler with a light rain risk in the north Monday morning. A low intensity disturbance moves southwest from Lake Superior toward western New York, soon replaced by high pressure. High winds near Sandy Hook. Data from the Telegram Almanac with sunrise and sunset details.
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Modern Cinderella Joy Leeds Wealth Saga
A foundling adopted in New York rises to eight million dollars. Joy Louise Leeds, now heiress to a Long Island estate and city townhouse, is guided by guardians to use her fortune for charitable works. The tale blends romance, philanthropy, and a touch of Providence in a real life Cinderella.
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New York
Warner Mifflin Leeds
Long Island
Common Sense Says Chapman Should Face Connecticut
President Coolidge rejects any bid to delay Gerald Chapman’s fate, urging rapid justice. He dismisses claims of a prior right to Chapman, calling them a technical quibble and siding with surrender to Connecticut authorities for final action.
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Beebe's Arcturus Reaches Radio Silence in Static Zone
After twelve days of silence the Arcturus expedition signals are picked up showing the ship and crew are unharmed. The delay was caused by severe radio static in the equatorial belt where vast interference is generated, blocking transmissions during its Pacific collecting voyage.
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Panama Canal
Pacific
Nature
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Gloversville Gold Rush Fizzles as Claim Faces Scrutiny
A 1925 Gloversville gold craze collapses under expert testing. Richard Rodman claims a gold extraction method prompting stock sales and an attorney general review. Columbia chemist Dr. Truman Beans finds no viable yield, calling the Adirondacks’ gold dream a flat failure.
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Adirondack
Alderman Baird Injured In City Hall Incident
Alderman William H. Baird suffered a splintered bone in his right shoulder after slipping on a rolled up mat in City hall. He was x-rayed and will miss attendance at the Blodgett hearing while recuperating in a sling. City Clerk Alfred W. Burdick ordered a formal tribute to Catherine Donahue Keating, who died Friday, sent by the city.
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Old Car Defies New Model Fever in Rustic Verse
A reflective poem laments the rush of new car models since 2017. The speaker praises a rusting but trusted green vehicle, contrasting shining newer cars that tempt neighbors with trade offers and rising costs, while the old sedan endures seasons and dust.
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Hula
Dales
Wreatha
Amoke
Penny Wise Pound Foolish Critics of Education Salaries
A Letter to the Editor questions NEA salary reports for teachers, arguing pay standards fail to reflect efficacy and politics may drive hiring. It claims education costs are rising, red tape burdens families, and that living conditions suffer unless the system is reformed.
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Owen Keenan Funeral Services This Morning
Fungal services for Owen Keenan former owner of Keenan Livery Stables will be held this morning at 3 90 from his home 20 Chapel Street followed by a solemn high mass at St Augustine's Church Burial will be at Michael's Cemetery He is survived by wife a daughter Mrs James P Cox a brother F J Keenan two sisters Mrs Rose Burns and Miss Catherine Keenan and two grandchildren He died after a week of illness caused by a heart condition.
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Keenan
Chapel Street
St Augustines Church
M &T
Take the Little Chances in Springtime Hum
The verse urges seizing small chances before the big one arrives. It repeats that as spring hums and growth begins, persistence in tiny steps builds toward a eventual opportunity. Readers are reminded to smile through worry and act on small tasks to prepare for a forthcoming chance.
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Dirigible Easter Trip Postponed Over Weather
Unfavorable northwest winds at 30 to 40 miles an hour force naval air station officers to cancel the planned Easter flight from Los Angeles. A new attempt to remove the airship from its hangar will be made at dawn tomorrow if conditions improve, with New York City as the scheduled destination.
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Naval Air Station
Los Angeles
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Mane Jore
New York City
The Fun Shop Humorous Snippets and Notes
A collage of edited verse, jokes, cartoons, and reader letters from The Fun Shop section. It features light verse about boxing, money, and love, brief skits, a Wally the Mystic advice column, and editor’s gossip about upcoming Fun Shop activities and reader contributions.
Our Stake in the Philippines
Our stake in the Philippines is framed around strategic and economic importance. A broader view argues retention aids Pacific balance, with the islands centered between Asia and the Pacific, offering a potential base for trade and naval operations amid a large tropical economy and resources.
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What Do Names Mean in Public Life Humor
A 1926 dispatch asks readers to guess the meaning of famous names from a quiz of 250 University of Chicago coeds. It notes varied and humorous attributions to figures such as Benito Mussolini, Dean O’Banion, Adam Smith, Feodor Chaliapin, and many others, inviting readers to identify the real identities behind the labels.
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Italy
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Charlie Chaplin
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Plutarcho Elias Calles
John L. Hines Glenn Frank Heywood
Broun
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William M. Butler
Charles H. Mayo
Gerardo Machado Bertrand Rasacil
Old pottery toy bank unearthed from ancient Utica scene
In a Winsted Citizen note, archaeologists describe finding a small pottery toy bank in a northern African cemetery. The coin bank mirrors modern piggy banks with a similar slot and a jingle when shaken, containing a handful of bronze pennies. The piece reflects Phoenician thrift and ancient public banks, while lamenting a child’s missed chances to spend.
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Former Governor Glassack Dies in Morgantown
William E Glassack aged 63 former governor of West Virginia died at his home in Morgantown early this morning after several years of illness. He was elected on the Republican ticket in 1909 and served from 1909 to 1913.
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Polish Navy High Officers Put Under Fire in Graft Probe
Warsaw reports a wide graft investigation into Polish Navy leadership. Commander Bartoszewicz and Vice Admiral Porembal are suspended amid accusations of improper influence and corruption. Nine other officers are dismissed or reduced in rank as inquiries expand. Bartoszewiesch, once in the Russian service, is also accused of treason with key documents allegedly hidden in his brother-in-law’s house.
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Porembal Thief
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Association in Stratfield to Elect Officers
Stratfield April 12 The Stratfield Improvement Association will hold election of officers for the coming year at a regular monthly meeting Monday evening at 3 o clock in the Line School. Before the improvement session owners of real estate on Stratfield road will discuss the proposed new road at Lincoln. Many property owners fear widening the road will require tearing up trees and deface the beauty of their street.
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