British Wartime Slang Misses the Point in Mock American Talk
London May 2 Capt Bruce Norriefather, author of The Det ter Ole and Old 1h creator, reportedly reveals American military secrets in a Sunday World piece. He quotes conversations showing misused slang and stereotypes, noting American troops in France and the banter around weather, trains, and humor.
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Hy Patin Press
London
Bruce Norriefather
Ole
North
Soul
Qwest
Inactivity Real Enemy of Boxer in Philadelphia Bout
United Press reports Benny Leonard the world welterweight champion fought Young Joe Bar in Philadelphia. The story argues inactivity is a real enemy for boxers and cites Leonard's performance as evidence.
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Boxer
LY H.C. Hamilton
United Press
New York
Leonard Overcomes Willard In Lengthy Philadelphia Bout
The Philadelphia bout ends with Leonard prevailing, though a younger challenger gives him notable trouble. Willard has not fought in over a year and may be less effective next time. The piece notes the need for constant mental and physical training to stay in fighting form as champions age.
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Jess Willard
Havana
Willard
Benny Leonard
Frank Moran
New York
Moran
Pittsburg
City 10 Handles Scavenger Service
Announcement stated the city will run scavenger work in the future. Property owners must provide ash cans and garbage cans with tight lids by May 10. Ashes should be placed in the waste containers and not in the evening to cut fire risk by about 40 percent.
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Ety
Cheyenne
Zip
Idolon Reid
Joan of Arc
Flolen Tyson
Rev. J
Stubbletion
McGonngie
Jack Amio
Glenn Huntoon
Cohool
Wuckfeldt
Conslatory Choir
T. Blake Kennedy
Ka B. Foe
Lome
JL. W. Trumbull
Plano Duct
Laura Lee
Lulan Blalmey
Mario Lawler
Beate
Theodore
Diere
Adi Mafistot
Famous Bloodhounds Brought to Cheyenne
W Hodson of Greeley arrives with track dogs Maxcraft and Lady Darnott to assist local authorities. The hounds helped convict Frank Laveller for arson on a threshing machine owned by farmer Spats north of Hillsdale months ago. Indictments and convictions in Colorado crimes have leveraged their evidence.
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W. Hodson
Greeley
Cheyenne
Howe
Hin
Theao
Maxcraft
Lady Darnott
Frank Laveller
Spats
Hillsdale
Laveller
Grand Jury
Dia
Colorado
Help Wanted Classified Fragments
Multiple short worker notices appear, seeking a girl 16 to 18 for housework with fair pay, a 16 year old boy for light work, two ladies to travel with a manager, and other job ads. Names and contact points include Barkalow Brow, 134 Ft Nueeed, 46 1Tha0f, Mr. Jones, Bank ora & Stockmen's Trust Co, Carey and 1Tth, Beaumont on W. 17th Street.
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Jones
Bank
Ora & Stockmen's Trust Co
Carey
Action on Booze Problem Still in Doubt Here
Speculation runs high in Cheyenne after Mayor Stone orders saloon men to halt bootlegging. Officials say closing saloons may be possible by War Department action within five miles, but liquor could still flow from Laramie and Pine Bluffs. Police warn enforcement would require a larger force as bootlegging might shift to Colorado. A track meet for seventh to twelfth grades is planned for May 18 at city park with events to be announced.
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Stone
Cheyenne
War Baker
United States
Laramie
Pine Bluffs
Washington
Polie
Colorado
Laranito
Cooper and
Wheatland
Cheyenne Ann
War Department
Mest
William JF. Leo
Women of Cheyenne Host Big Food Show and Demonstration
The City Federation of Women's Clubs leads a Cheyenne food exhibit and substitute demonstration on Saturday at the Burlington depot. A patriotic parade forms at the Carnegie Library, then programs run all afternoon into the evening with recipes, booths, and talks by local figures, including displays of wartime substitutes and the potato topic.
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Kithier
Cheyenne
City Federation of Women's Clubs
Kathryn Bennett
Burlington
Carnegie Wbrary
Uber
Couvert
Exisalt
Willa
le Wehools
Uncle Sam Oy
Methodist Sunday School Bake Sale Item List
A readable fragment lists bake sale items with prices including pineapple at 2.6.5 per unit, spinach, watercress, sweet potatoes, and other produce. The text appears to be a damaged OCR of a church bake sale manifest offering assorted foods.
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Methodist Sunday School
Bake Sale
Unu'etecs
Fourth on the Bend Cadet Procession Route
An OCR fragment lists groups marching on Capitol and Twenty-fourth avenues with directions. It names a drum corps, Mich school cadets, Red Cross units, domestic workers, schoolchildren, amateur gardeners, and women in cars moving along Twenty-fourth, Twenty-third, and surrounding streets, ending with Pioneer and Lincoln way movements.
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Repahl
Captol
Army
Fepitel
Cara
Apital Avenue
Capitol Avenue
AL Rein
Capitol
T. Drum Corps
S. Mich Echool Cadets
Terbnty
Sigte
Red Cross
City Park
Rehool
PyUikelis
Hoy Stotts
Ena
Cary Avenue
Twente
Carey
Central Ave
Joan of Arc
Central Avenue
Econd
Capitol Avenua
Seventeenth Street
Seventeenth Atrocdea Pioneer
Pioneer
Lincoln
Warren Avenue
Water for War Gardens Debated at City Hall
City officials discussed providing water for war gardens on vacant lots but no action was promised. The mayor commented the city’s attitude toward garden water will be liberal, though details on supply remained unsettled.
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Yiu
Mr Vine
the Wyoming Trust and Savings Bank
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Leonard
Jearn
Ako
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U. S
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P.m. Mra
R. Beaumont
Atreet
Hrife
Albany
Women of
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Charles
Irwin
L W. Bullock
Kelley Mercantile Co
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Atotic
Cudahy
Pure Beef
Hamburg
Grocery Department
Walter Bakers
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White House
van Camp
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