South to North invitation to visit Knoxville and Chattanooga
The South invites the North to visit Chattanooga for the first national Grand Army of the Republic encampment south of the Mason Dixon line and to Knoxville for the National Consenration Exposition from September 1 to November 1. The South promises hospitality and urges visitors to see the region’s advances and future prospects.
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Chattanooga
Grand Army of the Republic
Mason’s and Dixon’s
Knoxville
Tenn
South Awakens To Nation's Great Exposition
A national exposition gathering attention from citizens as South and nation engage with a world audience. The event aims to showcase the country’s progress and conservation efforts to visitors and delegates.
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South
National Conservation Exposition to Open in Knoxville
The National Conservation Exposition in Knoxville Tennessee runs September 1 to November 1 backed by U S government support. It showcases nine major buildings and multiple departments highlighting minerals waters education health forests agriculture and live stock with exhibits from government states and industry. The event aligns with the G A R encampment in Chattanooga and aims to present a modern South embracing progress and conservation to visitors from across the nation.
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Chattanooga
Grand Army of the Republic
Knoxville
Tennessee
South
Liberal Arts
Land and Agricultural
Mines and Minerals
United States
All-South
Child Welfare
Woman’s
Department of Minerals
Department of Waters
Department of Education
Child Welfare Department
Department of Health
Department of Good Roads
Woman's Department
Department of Music
Department of Forests
Department of Agriculture and
Julia C. Lathrop
Children's Bureau
United States Department of Labor
Harvey W. Wiley
Don Carlos Ellis
Washington
United States Forest Service
North
Southland
Tenn
Exposition City
Low Rail Rates for G A R Encampment and Exhibition
South railroads set very low fares for the Grand Army of the Republic encampment in Chattanooga and the National Conservation Exhibition in Knoxville Tennessee from September 1 to November 1. Liberal stopover privileges and many side trips are offered.
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South
Grand Army of the Republic
Chattanooga
Knoxville
Tenn
Farragut Birth Cabin Featured At Knoxville Exposition
A log cabin on the National Conservation Exposition grounds near Knoxville is highlighted as the birthplace of Admiral Farragut. The article recalls his Civil War service and notes the cabin's significance to visitors from the North and others interested in Union history.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Admiral Farragut
Farragut
Union
North
Arkansas Pearls Said to Rank With Deep Sea Jewels
Arkansas leads the nation in freshwater pearl production with hundreds of pearl divers. Freshwater mussels yield true pearls baroques and slugs, while smaller pearls are sold as chicken feed. Shells from the Mississippi River fisheries are made into pins cuff links and buttons.
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Arkansas
Union
South
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi River
Popular belief about the Eden fruit questioned
The article notes that Genesis does not name the forbidden fruit and argues scholars favor the quince over the apple, linking quince to Venus and Ishtar in ancient writings. It suggests Babylonian origins for the creation story and questions the apple as the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge.
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Garden of Eden
Venus
Babylonia
Ishtar
Wordsworth Predicts Martineau Property Boom
A Wordsworth visit to Miss Harriet Martineau at Ambleside features a remark on her self-kept domain. He praises the views then quips that her property will likely triple in value within ten years, surprising guests with a practical forecast.
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Wordsworth
Harriet Martineau
Ambleside
A. C. Benson
Century Magazine
Miss Martineau
Living In Poise And Imagining Greater Talent
The text argues that first prevent energy waste by living in poise. It urges using imagination to picture desired achievements now. Visualizing larger talents aligns mental creative forces with a better model, shaping growth toward greater capability.
Supposing a Lawyer Stealing a Horse in Court
A Kansas lawyer uses a hypothetical case to illustrate a point before a judge. The judge corrects him, saying a mere supposal is different from actually stealing a horse. The exchange ends with the judge urging the lawyer to proceed.
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Kansas
THAT WONDERFUL BABY
A street corner exchange between Jones and Smith centers on their infants. Jones boasts his baby talks and chirps, while Smith laments his son's lack of walking. The banter moves to parenting and trivial comparisons, concluding with a quip about safety razors.
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Jones
Smith
New York American
I Want You to Know My Collar Is Too Tight
A man on a parlor sofa nervously confesses his collar is so tight he may have to go home and change it. Elizabeth Crumpitts reacts with encouraging urging as the awkward moment unfolds in this humorous Detroit Free Press excerpt.
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Elizabeth
Bok
Detroit Free Press
Doctoral Advice From a Reluctant Patient
Sandy Maclver visits a doctor saying he feels unwell and drinks whisky daily. The physician prescribes giving up whisky and tobacco, but Sandy exits without paying, insisting he is not taking the advice.
Feathered taxidermy dispute at local shop
An irate customer complains to a tar dermist about a partridge mounted last summer with feathers falling out. The shopkeeper retorts the display is lifelike and feathers molt in season, highlighting the humor of the old fashioned quarrel reported by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Factory Clock Hands Run Nonstop Around the Clock
Quote from the Portland Oregonian about workers in a factory who are said to be on a non stop schedule. The joke contrasts long hours with the clock hands that never stop moving.
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Portland Oregonian
Amusement on a New Canoe Sparks Shore View Laughs
A Washington Star quip about a man enjoying a new canoe while his wife watches from shore for safety and humor. The joke hinges on the contrast between his onwater thrill and her shoreside amusement.
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Washington Star
Store advertises bagpipes and musical instruments
A Houston Post quote praises a store owner for having the right idea by advertising bagpipes and other musical instruments, highlighting bold merchandising.
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Houston Post
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Family Pills Advertisement
An advertisement from New's Thisy and F J Cheney Co of Toledo Ohio endorses F J Cheney as trustworthy for 15 years with the National Bank of Commerce backing. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally for blood and mucous surfaces with testimonials and price 75 cents per bottle and alsoHall's Family Pills for constipation.
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F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo, Ohio
F. J. Cheney
National Bank of Commerce
Hall
Peckham Schoolboy Ostracized for Education Deficit
An education committee report from London County Council describes a nearly 13 year old Peckham boy who cannot read or write and has forgotten almost all learned letters. The committee decided to expel him from school and seek medical and corrective aid.
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Peckham
London County Council
Sehonl
Notice of Administration executrix appointed in Fountain County
The Circuit Court of Fountain County Indiana appoints Florence Flabdill as Executrix of the estate of William SR Foster deceased. The estate is stated as solvent. Attorney John B. Martin. Date 9.5.13. Jw
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Circuit Court
Fountain County
Indiana
William SR. Foster
Florence Flabdill
John B. Martin
Atty
Notice to Heirs and Creditors in Alderson Estate
In Fountain Circuit Court September Term 1973 notice is given that Harry Alderson as Administrator has filed account and vouchers for settlement of the Henrs Alderson estate. A hearing is set for September d ath, 19 and all heirs creditors or legatees must appear to show cause why the account should not be approved. Heirs must prove heirship. John B. Martin attorney for estate. 912 DS aw
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Henrs Alderson
Fountain Circuit Court
Harry Alderson
Henr Alderyson
John B. Martin
Trustee's Notice for Fulton Township Meetings
Trustee Jos. Starkey announces weekly office hours at his Gates residence to transact all township business. The notice specifies Fulton Township matters proceeding on Saturdays at the trustee's location.
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Gates
Ind
Jos
Trustees' Notices Troy Township Readiness for Weekly Meetings
Trustees' Notices from Troy Township announce office hours in the K P building room for township business on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Charles Dicken, Trustee, notes Western Information Bureau and Oregon Journal bureau activity, offering a free illustrated booklet about Oregon resources and opportunities via address in Portland.
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Troy Township
K. of P
Charles Dicken
Western Interuunition
Orewo
Dauena
Bureau of Western Information
Oregon
Oregon Journal
Portland
Unlucky talk between Mrs Gnaggs and Mr Gnaggs
The Philadelphia Record records a light exchange where Mrs Gnaggs jokes about marrying many men and Mr Gnaggs confirms thirteen as his unlucky number in a brief dialogue captured by the paper.
A Woman's First Thought Exchange Irony
A brief dialogue exchange notes resilience of truth with a witty line about how its clothes will look, reflecting a woman's perspective on optimism after setback.
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Benham
Harvard Lampoon Hoax Outwits Crimson Readers at Memorial Day
A Tub of microbes rumor and fake Crimson issue trigger Cambridge turmoil. A Lampoon prank in Harvard’s Lampoon office fabricates news about Memorial day, student tuition, and university signals, fooling freshmen and spreading through the campus. The joke includes bogus financials and an alleged honorary degree decision.
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Harvard University
Richard Washburn
Child
Bookman
Harvard
The
Lampoon
Crimson
Harvard College
McElhinley
Cambridge
Holmes Declines Lecture Invitation Over Health Fears
Pr Oliver Wendell Holmes, famed poet and wit, writes to a committee that he cannot accept a lecture invitation. He states he is not in good health and humorously adds that even a fifty dollar offer would not tempt him to speak.
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Holmes
Oliver Wendel Holmes
A Real Skeptic at Dayton Banquet
Orville Wright spoke at a Dayton banquet about a stubborn resident who doubted early aviation. The skeptical observer watched Wright biplanes circling smoothly and muttered that he could not be convinced yet while refusing to call it fake.
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Orville Wright
Dayton
Crinus
Practical Politics in a Tiny Town
In a small town a political office paying 2250 a year drew keen bid. Candidate Kehkie Licks was stoic yet defeated. A party leader laments the loss, while Ezekiel explains he shunned high pay, choosing a truck farm instead.
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Kehkie Licks
Hicks’ Party
Ezekiel
Professor’s wife discovers new social form at shindig
A prominent college professor and his cultured German wife attend a formal reception. He mutters about the shindig on the way, and she exclaims delight at the evening’s social form, praising Mrs B for the enjoyable shindig.
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Harper's Magazine
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