Means Death of Grammar In Modern American Speech
The Spokane Spokesman Review laments decline in grammar as mass media and rapid communication push for concise everyday language. It recalls Cobbe Coleridge DeQuincey and Hazlitt as journalist writers whose style remained powerful and argues compressing ideas into 1000 words harms literary form.
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Spokane Spokesman Review
Cobbe
Coleridge
DeQuincey
Hazlitt
Lindley Murray
Propinquity and Marriage Advice from a Father
A father of three single daughters outlines a theory of marriage by frequent visitation. The mother questions the idea and jokes that their daughters may end up marrying bill collectors. The dialogue unfolds in didactic tones with a humorous undertone.
Marriage qualification bill proposal ends in limbo
A Buffalo News note recalls an old bill requiring physical and mental qualification for marriage. The measure stalled in committee, while a Main Street car outing yesterday revealed a man declaring he was about to become a benedictine.
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Sone Genius
Buffalo News
Buds Sympathy Speechless Boy Replies to Grief
A seven year old named Bud overhears a neighbor’s sorrow after her mother dies. On meeting her, he asks in a solemn tone if her mother died and then blurts out the blunt remark Ain't that the devil of it. The moment reveals a child’s raw, unfiltered empathy.
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Bud
Buddy
Shake Into Your Shoes Allen's Foot Ease Advertisement
The antiseptic powder shaken into shoes or sprinkled in foot baths relieves swollen sore feet and bunions. It eases sweating tired aching feet and makes walking comfortable. Sold everywhere.
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Allen
Four ply slam equals homer in Boston sports slang
A Bos ton sports beat analyzes a reversed odd headline about McNally. Editors debate slang, noting four ply slam means homer and kayo implies knockout, while a detective-like editor suggests a new breakfast ad.
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Boston
Telegraph
McNally
Sporting
Society Reporter
KX. O
Brockton Enterprise
Compensation discussion in judge receiver case
The attorney argues for $1000, plus $500 for the receiver as a fair fee. The judge asks for the receiver’s current funds, the attorney replies that the total involved is fifteen hundred dollars.
Wise is the man who closes his face before he says too much
A terse proverb notes prudence in speech, suggesting restraint protects reputation. The line frames a caution about revealing thoughts aloud and the value of measured responses in conversation.
Storm sparks five new forest fires near Missoula
An electrical storm in western Montana caused five new fires near Missoula within four hours, all lightning sparked. District Forester R H Rutledge warned the fire danger is extreme, with 1 000 men still battling flames and more fires likely as winds rise. Rain is needed to relieve the dangerous situation.
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Missoula
Montana
District No. 1
Forest Service
Weadgulch
Rattlesnake Valley
Marshall Creek
Deer Lodge
Warm Springs
Mount Gold
Rutledge
Idaho
Northwest
Minnesota
Federal approval for three Montana bridge plans
The U S Bureau of Public Roads approved Montana highway plans for three federal aid bridges with total cost about 270000 dollars. The Huntley bridge east of Billings tops the project at roughly 166000 dollars, followed by the Toston bridge over the Missouri at 65000 dollars and a Carter Park county reinforced concrete bridge near 40000 dollars.
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Helena
United States Bureau of Public Roads
Montana Highway Commission
Montana
Huntley
Yellowstone River
Billings
Toston
Missouri River
Broadwater County
State Highway Commission
Carter
Park County
Coroner Probes Death of Hello Girl in Butte Inquest
Testimony at the coroner's inquest into Ruby Pascoe death centers on where she fell from the car driven by Lewis Keller an instructor at Butte High School. A milk wagon driver found blood stained blouse and gloves suggesting a struggle a half mile south of the alleged site. Doctors testifying say talking after skull fracture is possible but unlikely. Separate note reports work horses valued differently by counties with $65 to $200 per head shown by the state board of equalization in Custer county.
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Butte
Ruby Pascoe
Lewis F. Keller
Butte High School
Keller
State Board of Equalization
Custer County
World War Veterans Convention to be Held in Malta
Malta prepares for the first annual Montana World War Veterans convention on June 30 and July 1. Three Phillips County cowmen will oversee an old-time barbecue as a featured event. Two meals will be provided free daily to all visitors, with extensive arrangements planned to entertain the attendees.
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Malta
Phillips County
Montana
Montana News Roundup Reflects War Scrutiny and Relief Plans
In Helena and beyond, wartime editorial battles surface as W F Dunn fights sedition charges tied to a Butte Bulletin piece. A new Veterans Welfare Commission aims to cut red tape and provide relief funds to wounded soldiers, while state agencies address feed shortages and typhoid precautions amid drought conditions.
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Veterans’ Welfare Commission
Stewart
Major C. Sheridan
Bozeman
Wiliam Cuttes
Butte
Corp. C. E. Pew
Helena
Gold Medal Baarlem Oil Capsules Promoted for Kidney Ailments
An old advertisement warns that kidney disease affects all ages and lists symptoms such as headaches indigestion and back pain. It touts Gold Medal Baarlem Oil Capsules as quick relief imported from Holland with a money back guarantee and urges buyers to ensure the genuine sealed package.
How He's Judged by His Wife's Clothes Joke
A brief quip from Pearson's Weekly notes the comedian's remark that a man is judged not by his own attire but by his wife's dress, reflecting a humorous social standard.
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Mr. Bacon
Mrs. Bacon
Bayer Cross on Genuine Aspirin Warns Consumers
A 1920s warning explains that Bayer Tablets of Aspirin must bear the Bayer Cross to be genuine and safely relieve headache toothache earache neuralgia colds and pain. It notes unbroken Bayer packages with proper directions, and that handy tins of 12 tablets and larger packages are sold at drug stores.
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Bayer
Grasshopper Tale Shows Perilous Sea Hoping
A dialogue fragment contrasts two grasshoppers with a grim fate. The first asks about a brother while the second explains the drowned grasshopper’s attempt to become a sea hopper, illustrating a cautionary maritime mishap.
Gambling Teaches Hard Lesson on Making Money
A concise note reflects on how gambling has shown many young men the difficulty of earning profits.
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Gambling
Transform Thinness With Bitro-Phosphate Regimen
Georgia Hamilton recounts a dramatic 15 pound gain using Bitro-Phosphate to relieve nervousness and weakness. The ad touts organic phosphate as the solution for thinness and waning health, urging cautious use for those unwilling to gain weight.
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Georgia Hamilton
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