Quips and Quirks From American Press Notes
A collage of snappy anecdotes and observations from Chicago to California, quirks of society, aviation jests, and oddities in daily life. Notes include aviator feats, fashion remarks, and sly takes on commerce and culture across cities, with a humorous, columnist tone.
Love, flights, and onions headline odd 1920s notes
A St Louis minister praises natural love making as proper. The era touts air flight and wireless telegraphy as discoveries. Students at a women’s college will learn onion raising to return to nature’s heart, promising a weeping reunion. North Carolina reports a great grandmother aged forty six, with four generations in half a century.
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St Louis
North Carolina
Court holds honeymoon fits not grounds for divorce
A court rules that fits during the honeymoon do not justify divorce. The notion that giving her husband fits is a key duty of many wives is challenged by the decision.
Missouri bill limits planes to 1000 feet height
A new bill in Missouri seeks to cap aircraft altitude at 1000 feet. The proposal argues any fall even from lower elevation is potentially fatal, framing the measure as a public safety precaution amid ongoing aviation debates.
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Missouri
Denver man advertises Archduke skeleton for sale
A Denver advertiser offers for sale the skeleton of Archduke Johann, brother of Emperor Franz Joseph I, described as genuine and intact. The notice implies owners of such skeletal remains may be dissatisfied and presents the sale as an opportunity to acquire it.
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Denver
Archduke Johann
Emperor Franz Joseph Oa
Austria
Noted for Arguments That Won't Go Down
Farmer Corntassel recalls his representative for stubborn debates and seeds that refuse to sprout, reflecting local political humor and rural disappointments. Citizens remember his steadfast stance, even as crops fail to yield.
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Congress
Farmer Corntassel
Satanic Temptation Probed by Uncle Eben
Uncle Eben recalls the constant struggle against temptation with the line not to turn back from Satan. He notes the difficulty of staying ahead of evil and the urge to glimpse the consequences of yielding to temptation.
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Satan
Uncle Eben
Soldier of the Civil War Becomes Molokai Leprosy Missionary
Capt. Ira B. Dutton, born 1843 in Stowe Vermont and raised in Janesville Wisconsin, renounced a Civil War career to join Father Damien on Molokai. He became Brother Joseph, guiding leprosy patients, studying the disease, and overseeing care at Baldwin Home with four Sacred Heart brothers.
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Hawaii
Sandwich Islands
Molokai
Father Damien
Ira B. Dutton
Vermont
Dutton
Damien
Capt
Brother Joseph
Gethsemane
Joseph
Capt. Dutton
Stowe
United States
War Department
South
Redemptorists
San Francisco
P. A. Morrow
New York
Baldwin
Brothers of the Sacred Heart
Tie
William Morris
Board of Health
Syracuse
N. Y
Marianne
M. Helena
Kalihi
New York World
A Traveling Hospital Car Demonstrates First Aid
The American Red Cross launches a nationwide education campaign on first aid using a traveling hospital car. Experts tour railroad shops and factories offering demonstrations of dressings and devices from a full hospital lecture room. Transportation for the car is provided free by railroad companies.
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American Red Cross Society
Red Cross
Making Him Wise
A humorous exchange about a woman’s remark on a man’s humor. The man notes she said he has no sense of humor, and he recalls she omitted the words “of humor” in her critique.
Engagement Rumor Dismissed As Ring Photo Shown
A social page reports Miss Upperton denying engagement rumors to Count Dedbroke. Janet shows the gentleman the engagement ring and a photograph to confirm the truth.
Could Not Help Himself at Syracuse University
Chancellor Day shows pragmatic restraint amid a controversial romance at Syracuse University as the institution contemplates inevitable social and academic pressures. The story frames Day's measured stance as a sign of prudent leadership.
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Syracuse University
No Revolution Talk In Mexico City
Mexico City residents focus on theaters and dancers rather than the uprising. Americans report friendly treatment while Diaz avoids direct action, with rumors of illness and a park outing by the Diaz couple dampening alarm.
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Mexico City
Exico City
Mexico
Lehar
Diaz
Duke of Luxemberg
Thomas
Eliza
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
Flores Magon
California
Western Town Moved On Wheels In County Seat Fight
Lamro South Dakota with 2000 residents was moved to Winner after a county seat dispute. The entire town including banks, the courthouse, and hotels were transported on wheels to consolidate with Winner. Indians promoted Lamro before white settlers moved it, and the move followed a narrow Victory for Winner.
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Falls
S. D
Lamro
Winner
Vagabond City Proposed In Nebraska For Unfortunates
Nebraska mulls a new colony to house vagabonds drifters and the poor away from cities. The plan sets up a farming and workshop complex with several trades to educate residents and reintegrate them into society. No real criminals admitted. incarceration ends when self support returns.
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Incoln
Nebraska
United States
Prairies
Teaches Four Years by False Pretense in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia Mrs. Mary E. Irwin taught for four years at the Martin school posing as Carrie B. Green who allegedly graduated in 1888 and taught until 1891. The impersonation, revealed by witnesses and a class photo, led to her dismissal after officials learned she lacked a teaching certificate and had not finished high school.
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Irwin
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