Subscription Scams and Delivery Mix in Post Telegram
A garbled notice outlines subscription scams involving Telegram and Sunday Post delivery, with prices and payment terms unclear. It notes advertising representatives across metropolitan areas and references the Associated Press, with some publisher and circulation lines partially visible.
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Foy Carr
Telegram
Sunday Post
Soreten
Metropolitan
Tawar
Fisaror
Chicago
Beschange
Midas Steel
Bydeedort, Geum
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Assoceated Press
Associated Press
A Line O' Cheer A Suggestion
A playful verse urges readers to spread Christmas cheer by giving a helping hand and lifting others. It evokes Santa Claus imagery and calls for broad, joyful acts of kindness to reach both near and far during the festive season.
The Three Types of Drunkards and Alcohol’s Doom
A sweeping warning on alcohol as a deadly force. The author classifies three drunkard types and argues alcohol and drugs wreck health, mind, and future, predicting paralysis, tremor, blindness, and insanity as inevitable outcomes. Prohibition is blamed for accelerating the “harvest.”
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John Barleycorn
Alwa
Drurekard
Editorial Notes From A Scrambled Page
A fragmentary editorial note page reflects garbled lines about rule setting, movie fate, a proverb on character and progress, and scattered aphorisms. It hints at aging, prosperity, and evaluation of leadership amid noisy, incomplete text.
Weather or Not A Satirical Note From Tom Gilliam
A fragmentary satirical weather piece questions authority figures and modern trends. It ponders who informs Saint Peter about contemporary sins and profane influences, asking who judges seekers for admission to the afterlife amid changing conditions and social disguises.
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Peter
Weather forecast for New England and Atlantic states
Daily almanac notes snow in northern border regions and rain in southern New England and Ohio valley Friday with a colder trend spreading from the Atlantic states to the Ohio valley by Saturday. A storm near Nova Scotia and another disturbance over Lake Superior influence the outlook with rising pressure and wind shifts across the region.
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Booth
New England
Nova Scotia
Poundland
Atlantic States
Georgia
Middle Atlantic
North Atlantic
Laks Superior
Upper Lake Region
Mississippi Valley
West Gulf States
Canadian Northwest
Saskatchewan
Ohio Valley
Lower Lake Region
Fedis
Weanasr
Tennessee
Porters Shaped the Pullman Car Through Reforms
In early trials George Pullman faced crude designs for the sleeping car. Porters proposed changes from rounded vestibule corners to inward edged wash basins to curb water spills, shaping the famed Pullman palace car through practical, labor driven improvements.
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George Pullman
Pullman
Inventor Dunlop and the unseen quiet heroes of invention
Here and There with the Editor recalls John Boyd Dunlop who popularized the pneumatic tire for bicycles in 1858. The piece notes the ignored creators of everyday devices and praises agricultural and general research in Ohio that boosted crop yields from 73 to 107 bushels per acre over 60 years, highlighting accessible, practical inquiry.
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Dublin
John Boyd Dunlop
Tila
Wfe
Dunlop
Byt
England
Duntan
Tunlop
Ohio
Neofi Oy
Death Toll Figures Recast Into Human Scene
A 1920 official mortality tally shows 1,142,578 American deaths, up 1 per 1000 from the prior year. The piece envisions a funeral of that scale with 1,142,578 hearses entering a sunset and baby carriages streaming from the sunrise, hinting at life’s journey.
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Father Time
Serta
Silence Osteopaths Convene Amid Speech Restoration Claims
A report from New York State Osteopaths convention discusses finger surgery aiding speech restoration for patients who had lost ability. Public reaction remains muted as victims are moved by ambulance to hospitals. disease control faces new challenges as nature keeps delivering fresh health threats.
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New York State
York
wWilliam
Pusayfoot" Johanson
India
Adriatic
New York
Nickname to Real Name Of Harvard Scholar Revealed
The note discusses nickname origins for John Nichols Brown known as Baby Brown born wealthy in Newport Ta. He earned a Harvard scholarship and is set to graduate next June after decades of strong study.
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Tie
Baby Brown
John Nichols Brown
Lila
Newport
Baby” Brown
Harvard
Tanors
Oil Right Poteet Faces Family Strife and Land Loss
In Paters circumstances, Poteet resists disruptive claims as his wife and child struggle with tensions over farmhand Tut Poteet’s work on land lent by employer Simpson counts in Kentucky. Affected parties weigh financial stakes, including a potential $30 million figure, amid fuel price anxieties and property pressures.
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Simpson
Slippers and Gifts at Christmas Time in Verse
A reflective poem contrasts gifts for children with adult gifts at Christmas. The speaker laments adult gifts causing effort and expense, while children enjoy toys and slippers. The postman trudges by, and the speaker imagines a tree lit for kids, questioning why adults must bear the cost and toil.
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Jane
Landlords Claim They Are Most Abused by Renters
Dec 21 Paris landlords say they face widespread abuse from tenants across 26 100 rental units and balking bids to reclaim properties. They blame wartime rent protections for immune tenants who must vacate. The piece notes hardship in housing sales amid current rules and market resistance.
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Paris
Correcting English a Daily Quiz in two days time
A fragmented historical prompt questions correct English usage and phrasing in several examples. It mentions wording like correcting “This is the best of any T have seen” and references double negatives and autobiography wording while noting pronunciation and phrasing issues.
Scotsman at the Zoo Misreads Creature
A Scotsman visiting the zoo misidentifies an animal, asking a keeper about a creature he calls a mocke. The keeper corrects him, saying it is a moose, prompting the Scotsman to remark that even worse beings would be fearsome if this is a mockery.
Pollyanna Versus Doom Attitude in a Candid Take
A vivid personal critique contrasts Pollyanna’s perpetual cheer with grim pessimism. The writer favors Pollyanna over doom prophets, praising her “gladness” while denouncing the Avatars of Doom as false and smirking conservatism. The piece champions resisting wrongs rather than surrendering to hopelessness.
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Foliyanna
Péliyanne
Potivanna
Kcor Qilite
Glenom
Family Discipline and Child Respect Explored in Aged Voices
A fragmented reminiscence contrasts adult claims of children’s disrespect with scenes of family life. A mother disciplines Benny and Belle over table manners while siblings clash and toy towers fall, revealing tension between generations and the pace of virtue in daily chores.
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Chile
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Bella
Pinos
Belle
Neiderntr
Gardan
Berns
Boston man arraigned in shoplifting case at city court
Edgar Lorimer of Boston charged with shoplifting was arraigned in the city court yesterday and bound over to the criminal Superior Court on $1,500 bail. The incident involved an attempted theft of a bundle of clothes on Gain Street. A companion is at large.
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Edgar Lorimer
Boston
Criminal Superior Court
Chester
Hand Found Dead in Limestone Farm Area
Omar Grandmalson, a Limestone County farm hand, was found dead near her home with indications of violence. The body was damaged by a nearby fire in an undertaking building. investigators suspect the blaze resulted from a defective flue and the cause of death remains under inquiry.
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Yictde
Limestone
Omar Grandmalson
Your Health Cats Sickness And How To Relieve It
Health column by Dr. Copeland answers reader questions on car and seasickness, eye strain, digestion, freckles, ear noises, nasal issues, and hair care. Includes guidance on cold baths, constipation, and using coco butter or olive oil for hair. Readers may enclose stamped envelopes for full treatment details.
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Royal
Copeland
New York
Ealing
Boreas Fredagi
Washington
el Medical
Oranges Provide Vital Vitamin Aftercare Ad
Public health notice warns of tragic malnutrition linked to vitamin deficiency in children. It promotes orange juice as a tasty source of essential nutrients and offers a free booklet with methods to prepare oranges and lemons, requesting name and address with two cents for return postage.
Answers to Questions on Joint Pain and Gout
The reader asks how to distinguish gout from arthritis and whether toe pain is from gout. Advice notes testing uric acid, reporting to a doctor, and pursuing appropriate treatment. Additional guidance mentions possible neuritis and urges dental, tonsil, and nerve checks, kidney and bowel health, and constipation management. The final query asks why the face and hands turn red and flush.
Grange and Lemon Booklet Postage Slamps Report
Frederic J. Maskin directs the Information Bureau in Washington D C to issue two ventera slamps for recien postage on a free copy of the Grange and Lemon Booklet, noting an administrative action by the bureau.
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Frederic J. Maskin
THE
Bridgeport Telegram Information Bureau
Washington, D
Telegram Information Q and A on science and history
A reader asks questions about enamel on copper wire, the Rock of Gibraltar, naval pay, births and deaths in the United States, mythological origins of continents, tuberculosis trends, West Point timelines, and an underground passage between the Capitol and the White House. Answers address enamel baking, joint Dutch English capture, pay scales, birth and death totals for 1923, etymology of Europe, tuberculosis decline, and historical timelines.
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United States
West Stration Area
A Corner in Nonsense by J P McEvoy
In this letters page humor column readers criticize a contest and discuss the ongoing exchange, with McEvoy’s persona defending his stance and deriding rivals. The thread mentions holidays, toy history, and mock disagreements about a rattle and a tablecloth hole remedy.
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