RANN-DOM REELS By Howard OL. Rann
Novel column by Howard OL. Rann titled Or Shoes and ships and sealing wax of cabbages and kings offers whimsical verse and satire exploring language play and nautical whimsy in a compact literary column.
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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1918
Page
18
Novel column by Howard OL. Rann titled Or Shoes and ships and sealing wax of cabbages and kings offers whimsical verse and satire exploring language play and nautical whimsy in a compact literary column.
A humorous piece on the old maid stereotype contrasts with a wartime trench story. It critiques social pressures on marriage and independence, noting how women earning their own living gain respect. A Newark minister named Gus Hartman becomes unintentionally exposed when a comfort kit reveals his name and prompts a peculiar letter from a service member.
A boy recounts a chaotic morning with chores and family tensions about butter and the cow, then describes Sunday school mischief, a girl named Hartid Holmden, and a growing crush. He hid away with Jubilee, faced parental reminders, and ends with plans to run away, hoping for warmer weather and a sense of freedom.
Izvestia publishes an appeal signed by Trotzky urging mobilization to defend the revolution and announcing a decree for universal obligatory military training. The text calls former officials into active service and outlines new national measures.
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