Munsey Club Reorganizes After Semiannual Election in Johnson City
Johnson City's Munsey Club held its semiannual election with Prof. W. B. Hough as President and Miss Ruby Carr as Vice President. C. A. Hall was Secretary and Miss Claire Fulton Assistant Secretary. Roscoe Low is Treasurer with Miss Margaret Horner as Assistant Treasurer. Devotional Committee members include John Massengill John Hale W C Phlegar and W B Earnest. Each department will be reorganized immediately to meet member requirements.
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Munney Club
W. 8. Hough
Ruby Carr
C. A. Hall
Claire Ful
Best Circus Coming to Johnson City Friday
The Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth announces two Johnson City performances on Friday October 8 with a new morning street parade promised. The circus touts European acts, a large modern equipment setup, and a vast canvas city moved by a five section train across fourteen acres of ground.
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Johnson City
P. T Karn
James A. Bailey
Tts
Europe
Asia
Vic Barnini
Bailey
America
Desperato
Jupiter
Old Cy Young’s frugal line to the farm director
The tale centers on Cy Young known as a thrifty baseball man. While attempting a long distance call from a Cleveland booth, Unglaub and McConnell interrupted as Young counted change. McConnell quipped that long distance telephones make you short, a wry remark about cost.
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Cy Young
Unglaub
Washington
Boston
Young
Cleveland
McConnell
Col. Joga
The perilous life of ship wreckers and their toll
The article portrays wreckers as among the most dangerous workers, facing storms, blizzards, and freezing conditions. It notes many die or suffer severe injuries while rescuing liners and salvaging cargo, with amputations and prolonged exposure common among the crew.
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Saye
Appleton’s
Emperor’s Orderly Dusts Napoleon’s Tomb Mystery
A Parla Insurance manager received a plate gift from clerks and found a visiting card reading The Emperor's Orderly. An old Invalid soldier, employed as door opener, saluted and claimed he serves Napoleon though the emperor is dead. The soldier insists on dusting Napoleon's tomb. Leaves fall as babies avoid teething syrup risks.
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Parla Insurance
Legion of Honor
the Invalides
Case of the Polite Peons
An engineer from Mexico tells of workers misinterpreting his commands in a railway yard. He orders peons to throw stones across and along the tracks using mixed Spanish and English phrases. The men, puzzled, debate meanings and eventually bow, saying supremely polite yes in response.
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Mexico
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Ustedes Hombres
Via
Senor
Ustedia Hombres
The Mission of Jimmy in Cove City
In Cove City two equal contact methods spread word quickly. Jimmy Palows acts as town info hub. He oversees coroner, wharf master, undertaker and notary duties, tracks farmers visits, Helping Hands, doctor, and next Sunday’s services, while waiting for the next steamboat.
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Jimmy
Cove City
Jimmy Palows
Alles Hogan Rice'a
Opp
Century
Dickens in China and Western Tales
A note on Chinese reception of Dickens and Western novels. Translations amuse more than move the celestial reader, who finds love plots morally foreign. Detective and adventure stories draw greater sympathy, while David Copperfield’s romance distracts from the hero’s character. Dickens' works still sell steadily.
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China
David Copperfield
Dora
Agnes
John China Man
True and Faithful Tomb Oaths in Hagerstown Yard
A churchyard inscription in Hagerstown Maryland tells of Mary F wife of Walter Jenkins who died December 20 1981 aged 70 years nine months. The epitaph honors her as a true and faithful wife to Jacob Wineman Henry Snow Philip Harrow Walter Jenkins and Harper’s Weekly notes the fictitious names used for obscurity.
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Hagerstown
Mary F
Walter Jenkins
Jacob Wineman
Henry Snow
Philip Harrow
The Ruling Passion and a Jailed Proverb Seller
The man known for titling proverbs for cheap magazines was arrested for misdemeanors. He overpowered by authorities and placed in manacles. He denied innocence, eyeing his shackles and claiming fines make fine jailbirds.
The Qualifications of a Red Cross Nurse
A light interlude notes a nurse wearing a band on her arm as a Red Cross worker. A father questions it while a child learns about teething syrup and baby care. A pastor jokes about a wife’s coughing fit drawing church attention, while noting she wore a new hat.
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Freddy
Pop
Lile Freddy—Weill
Red Cross
New Waterworks Debate Prompts City Upgrade Plan
A fragmented letter and notes discuss a proposed larger waterworks plant for the city. Proponents argue the new system, financed by inspections and population growth, would pay for itself within twenty years and leave the city owning a valuable asset. The plan includes reinforced cement concrete pipes as a cheaper, durable alternative to cast iron, with joint methods similar to the pipe body.
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Qimiity
Sts Pielon
Eity Mien
Tam
Ety
Hue
Ulue
Tyold
Ib Id
Tree Nore
A. Papperson
Immigrant Tales and a Stolen Purse in New York
A misread story recounts Pat Sullivan arriving in America with dreams of wealth, befriending misread coins, and briefly recounting a purse theft on a streetcar. The narrative names figures like Lewis, Clinton, and a conductor, as passengers disembarked.
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Ap Trishijan
Pat Sullivan
America
New York
Pat
le Howard
Lewis
Mat
Clinton
Willenberh
Sullivan
Rural routes in Tennessee lead in number of deliveries
Tennessee has 1 018 rural delivery routes in operation, the largest total in the state. The First Congressional District shows the most established routes, per a summary issued by the fourth assistant postmaster general.
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Tennessee
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South Carolina
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Archer A. Phiegar
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